Dear Stressed Workforce,

In the hustle and bustle of the modern workplace, we often find ourselves juggling endless tasks, chasing deadlines, and striving to achieve more than ever before. As a burnout coach and survivor, I understand firsthand the toll that chronic stress and overwhelming responsi...

In today's fast-paced and demanding world, burnout has become an all-too-common experience for many individuals. The toll it takes on our physical, mental, and emotional well-being can be debilitating. However, there is hope. From those like me who have been there, hit rock bottom and had to recover...

Having healthy boundary conversations is important in maintaining healthy relationships and preventing burnout. Here are some tips for having healthy boundary conversations:

1. Identify your needs and values: Before having a boundary conversation, it's important to identify your needs and values.
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As a leader I found myself sinking further and further into the quicksand of tasks, to-do lists and never ending new projects. That on top of personal life chaos was a perfect storm for burnout. Here are a few tips to help you begin your recovery journey as a leader.  

1. Take breaks throughout the
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If you've made it to this phase, I commend you and all that hard work. It is very few that have the commitment, discipline and beast inside them to make it through the first two phases.  

Phase three is called understanding. It will seem like a plateau as you have been moving forward at a fast pace...

Realization of Control. In phase two of burnout recovery you will recognize that your own actions caused you the most pain. Ouch, that one hurt didn't it? It is our own self that is destructive with excessive phone use, unhealthy boundaries, work addiction and leading our lives by others expectation...

"What will others think"

A simple statement yet large hurdle.

When I coach leaders this statement comes up quite often. Why they don't speak up during meetings, ask for support or begin crucial conversations. 

What I have realized through years of training is that everyone has something going on....

Ready to revamp your workday back toward energy? Avoid these three setbacks causing you to move further into zombie mode toward burnout:

1. Lack of Purpose - You are driving your workday based on requests, obligations and distractions. It is okay for these actions to be in your day, but not run you...

 Why Me?

Do you ever feel like things are harder for you than others. That it seems, at least at this point in your life, that everyone has their 'stuff' together. That things would be easier if you just had...money, time, health, support, community, family, friends, etc. 

Three reasons why this n...

There are three areas to focus on when grabbing up extra energy for your transformational journey:

1. Mind - What you are around, you become. 
2. Body - Optimize the temple and it will treat you well. 
3. Soul - Purposeful work, serving others, true identity actions. 

Tip #1

Unwind to recover both e...

Journey. To sum up the transformation from burnout with physical collapse to where I am now that would be the word. It wasn't until I was leading others through this process that three phases could be observed. Each with its won trials, setbacks, new hurdles and celebrations. Let's break down phase ...

For my upcoming book release, Leaving the Darkness: A Proven and Practical Burnout Guide, a good friend and supporter wrote a poem to contribute to this work. He observed my burnout collapse, recovery and transformation into what you see today. He took those observations and wrote this poem that is ...