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How to Avoid Craving a Post-Vacation Vacation

July 3, 2025

Detroit Local 4 on why overscheduling a trip leaves people exhausted, and what to do differently to come home actually rested.

WDIV Local 4 Detroit segment featuring Dr. Jordan Barber on post-vacation burnout
WDIV Local 4 Detroit segment featuring Dr. Jordan Barber on post-vacation burnout

WDIV Local 4 in Detroit ran the vacation-burnout interview for its news audience.

Craving a vacation from your vacation is a real and common outcome. Instead of relaxing, it is tempting to overschedule, to try to see all of the sights or do all of the available activities.

We covered simple tips for avoiding that: leaving unstructured time, protecting sleep, and treating the trip as recovery rather than as another set of objectives to complete.

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