She Built a Tiny House to Escape Burnout and Simplify Her Life 

The expectation of those who employ us and see us as disposable fodder. My sister is a nurse and saved lives in her job but they burned her out with understaffing, poor management and under skilled colleagues she put her own health first as she was terrified someone would die if she wasn’t there she developed a heart condition and we finally talked her into changing to a less stressful position which she did thank god her family thought working in such a toxic environment was going to kill her.

Chronic understaffing is the cause of most of the problems in hospitals, and social care settings. Yet all they do is give more documentation. If you mention understaffed to management they always shut down. As long as the documentation is completed and it all looms good, many of them don't care what the reality is.

Sorry, my phone likes to change words!

I love that. I finally put a little wood stove in my house, and gathering and bundling up sticks to start fires is so satisfying.

Exactly same here. I'm 55 and feel like I am done. Burnt out, I live alone but I need Peace and nature. I'm craving it in my heart. Good luck to you dear 🎉

Useless and time consuming bureaucracy is driving many people out of professions they used to love.

Well said my friend!

Thank you for sharing.

At 27 years old and you burn out from your job already? Is this why people don’t retire now? I didn’t like my job at times either. Just quit your job?

@@burly636 Maybe "burn out" isn't the right term. Stress from working with the wrong people can make you physically sick. I always thought that stress injuries were a joke, until it happened to me. I could hardly lift my arms, and was told that I was way to young to have this kind of problem. I quit my job and got a different job doing the same thing, but with different people and my physical issues went away in two weeks.

Thank you so much! 💚

Keep it Simple.😎

You're so welcome Ben!

I am from India planning to move to Sweden soon...my friend works there too..how's life there...Nordic countries always had a good reputation for great work life balance..correct me if I am wrong.

Awesome! :)

Hi Bruce! Thanks!

​@campI am going kayaking now in Florida.fire-stories

Why?😮

@@marknewton6984 I was just curious?

Usually feel pretty good.

They can be expensive to build, but the cost is still about 1/10th of buying a 2BR in the city. Plus it's a lifestyle that invites non-consumption. So you can work way less than if you're part of the rat race. Sounds like a recipe for not burning oneself out to me.

​@@campfire-storieswell, yes and no. I get that utilities are more inexpensive if she's not paying for city plumbing/water or electrics (last of which wasnt clear). Firewood isn't as cheap as one might think though even buying off a land owner. But cosumerism isn't just buying unnecessary "stuff". It's food, and transportation, medication, all the online-related services including the tech and in Sweden it's virtually impossible to live without a smartphone, laptop etc. Loads of people her age live in single households in bedsit/ studio flats voluntarily. In fact Stockholm is the city with most voluntarily single households per captia in Europe if not the world (look it up)! And most people who chose the Tiny Home lifestyle make a living working online, remotely. The video left out the whole puzzle of how her life is in fact sustainable, how she supports herself beyond a brief period of possible compensated sick leave. She says she doesn't want to return, which is entirely understandable. So what's her recepie looking forward? What does she do? I realize your channel is filmmaking, not a tiny house channel, but the economics and the daily lives of those eho make this shift is entirely integral, and I think, essential to the story. All I gathered is she's in or been in some sort of therapy, so on sick leave, used her savings to build her home, and is parked on the land of a friend, with her heart set on continuing life in her great little home. The rest is left untold. As this type of lifestyle shift is a massive movement I think it's unfortunate. The idea isn't novel, she herself got it from the online stream of this movement, but in a country where it's more uncommon than say, buying and fixing up a very rural cabin for roughly the same investment. So I gather, she's still in suburbia. Not a recluse. Not a typical Swedish socially awkward hermit in the middle if nowhere living on her own potatoes and canned foods. Which have always been a thing here. I wish you'd have explored more her actual lifestyle and solution for future sustainablity of it. Burn-out is almost an epidemic. Depression too. So it's a pity. Loved what we say of her house, and her story is very relatable to Swedes, and people everywhere, both younger and older. I've seen people burn out at 25 from pushing too hard at work, running own businesses early, etc. But especially within healthcare, it's very tough, but not a transferable education to other areas. And taking a part time job of less demanding qualification pays even less, comes with less job security and hardly a sustainable recepie either. So I'm left with so many questions. Although it's a nice video.

Welcome!!

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Be a perfect life then find God 😢😢😮

Good question. Hopefully Sandra will see this and be able to reply. (I'm just the filmmaker). My guess though is that she has access to shower at the landowners' house which is a few minutes' walk away. Also there's a lake nearby.

@campfire-stories Just curious 😊. Thank you for your replay. Have a wonderful day!

Haha, well .. I left in the "hm:s" on purpose, to heighten the feeling of presence. But maybe it didn't achieve that. Either way, thanks for your comment.

I didnt notice at all untill I read your comment haha

@@campfire-stories I like the “hmms” :)

@@campfire-stories the "hm"s" make it sound more intimate... keep up the good work!

They are called 'minimal encouragers'. I like them

Swedish.