You don't need more willpower. You need a nervous system that finally believes it's allowed to rest. For years, many have to fix burnout the way they've been taught. More planning. More journaling. More apps reminding them to breathe. None of it sticks, because the body isn't buying what the calendar is selling. But a 2018 review by Andrea Zaccaro and colleagues found that slow breathing alone can shift heart rate variability, blood pressure, and anxiety at a measurable, phy