Recovering from Burnout:
A Survival Guide for Exhausted Healthcare Workers by David Quitmeyer
Available on Amazon Kindle and in paperback from all major booksellers.

Burnout is not weakness; it is a human response to inhuman demands. Recovering from Burnout is a lifeline for healthcare workers who feel overwhelmed, exhausted, and disconnected from the joy that first drew them to their calling.

Through real stories, practical tools, and compassionate guidance, Recovering from Burnout breaks the silence around burnout and shows how recovery is possible. Each chapter offers strategies to set boundaries, restore resilience, and rediscover purpose, whether that means staying in healthcare or finding a new path.

From micro-breaks and mindfulness to navigating moral distress and transforming workplace culture, this book balances honesty with hope. The message is clear: burnout does not define you, and healing is within reach. Whether you are a nurse, doctor, EMT, CNA, or support staff, Recovering from Burnout affirms that you are not alone and equips you with the tools to move forward stronger than before.

Lemonade Tough by David Quitmeyer
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Lemonade Tough is for anyone who’s ever had life fall apart and needed more than advice, just someone to walk beside them. It’s not a quick fix or a checklist. It’s a companion for the moments when you’re exhausted, uncertain, or just trying to hold it together.

Born from real-life experience in trauma care and the deeply personal work of recovery, this book offers presence instead of pressure. It walks gently beside the reader through grief, overwhelm, boundaries, emotional survival, and the slow return to joy, not as a destination but as a way of being.

This isn’t a book about bouncing back. It’s about learning how to stay with yourself when everything else feels shaky. It’s about building a life from the inside out, even if all you’ve got are pieces.

Lemonade Tough is for those who are still standing, maybe quietly, maybe shakily, but ready to begin again on their own terms.


After the Hurt by David Quitmeyer
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After the Hurt: Moving On with Grace is a warm, empowering guide for anyone ready to release resentment, rebuild self-trust, and reclaim their life after emotional harm. This is not a book about forgetting the past or minimizing pain. It is about learning how to carry yourself forward with clarity, strength, and compassion.

Through practical tools, reflective exercises, and thoughtful guidance, this book helps readers navigate the process of letting go. Not for others, but for themselves. Inside are journal prompts, step-by-step frameworks, and real-life scenarios to support forgiveness, daily release, and creating a life beyond old narratives.

This is a guide to freedom—the kind that comes from choosing not to let the past define you. If you are ready to move on, not with bitterness but with grace, this book will help you take the next step toward peace and possibility.


Works in Progress

  • Untitled self-help book, related to healing after the loss of a pet
    Targeting Spring 2026 release
Goal: 70,000 words

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