Someone asked me: 'Crystal, how do you stay kind when you're completely burned out?' Here's my honest answer. This question stopped me. Because the truth is, I don't always get it right. But here's what l've learned from years of this work AND surviving stage 4 cancer: You cannot pour from an empty vessel. Kindness to others must begin with kindness to YOURSELF. So when you're burned out, the kindest thing you can do for yourself is first rest, refuel, and restore.