<p>Two Autistic burnout authors in conversation for the first time. Dr. Megan Anna Neff sits down with Amelia Nagoski, co-author of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle, to talk about what it means to complete the stress cycle when you&#39;re Autistic, alexithymic, and your body doesn&#39;t always tell you when it&#39;s stressed.</p><p>They cover the science of the stress cycle, why removing the stressor doesn&#39;t remove the stress, alexithymia and interoception, sensory-based ways to find safety, Autistic persistence as strength and risk, the link between autism and long COVID, and why collective care (not self-care) is the real path out of burnout.</p>