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199 Human Design and Burnout | The Cost of Pushing Through
Episode 1999th February 2026 • Unjaded: Human Design for Intentional Entrepreneurs • Vickie Dickson
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Burnout isn’t a personal failure — it’s often a sign you’re building a business that was never designed to honour YOU.

In this episode of Unjaded, Vickie Dickson breaks down why building your business according to your Human Design isn’t just a “nice-to-have,” but the only sustainable way she’s found — after more than 30 years of entrepreneurship — to avoid burnout entirely.

Using a powerful real-life case study of a 6/2 Manifestor in deep burnout, Vickie walks you through how ignoring your natural energy rhythms eventually catches up to you — in your sales, your launches, your health, and your creativity.

This episode is a call to stop forcing yourself to work the way the online world demands — and start honouring how you’re actually designed to operate, lead, rest, and create impact.

If things that used to sell easily are suddenly stalling…

If your body feels exhausted but your mind keeps pushing…

If you’re questioning whether you can keep going the way you have been…

This conversation will land.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

  1. Why burnout is a design problem, not a mindset problem
  2. How Manifestors burn out by pushing through instead of honouring rest cycles
  3. What a “closed” (self-contained) aura actually means for Manifestors in business
  4. Why launches and sales stop converting when your energy is depleted
  5. How ignoring your creative flow eventually impacts your health
  6. The hidden conditioning behind overworking, especially with a defined Will
  7. Why many 6-line profiles feel like they’re failing before stepping into legacy
  8. How pre-selling legacy work can create space for rest and recovery
  9. Why the most magnetic offers right now are built your way, not the algorithm’s
  10. The early signs your business is asking you to slow down — before your body forces it

Key Takeaway:

You are the engine of your business. If you run yourself into the ground, the entire system collapses. Human Design isn’t about doing less — it’s about doing what actually works for your energy so you can create impact without burning out again.

Your business should support your life — not consume it.

Links and Resources:

Book a Human Design Business Reading with Vickie

https://www.vickiedickson.com/human-design-reading

Use coupon code SAVE50 at checkout

Connect with Vickie on Instagram: @vickie.dickson

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