Burnout Really Stinks.....
A Burnout Recovery Journey
Burnout really stinks... I experienced constant stress, exhaustion, and overwhelm that drained my energy, dulled my passion, and left me feeling disconnected from what once lit me up. The only thing is, I didn't know I was burned out....
I grew up believing that I needed to place everyones needs before my own and that is where my source of joy came from. I was a natural nurturer, a caregiver, a teacher and supportive friend, the caring classmate, sibling and daughter. Little did I know, that mindset and way of being would be a recipe for career burnout later in life.
I lacked the boundaries and wellbing practices to process the vicarious trauma expereinced when working in a high impact, high empahy, high emotionally charged feilds such as mental & behavioral health, non profit social services and education. I thought as long as I am giving all I have, I will be successful. And each role, pomotion, and leadership responbility was proof that I sacrficed enough to gain these tilites and accolades.
Well, fast forward to the pandemic of 2020, I found myslef very worried about the families that needed services and the mental health of the staff who needed to still provide those services. So, sleep was lost and the disconnection felt insurmountable. It was in December that my awareness cuaght up to me and I realized there was a word for the feeling, I was burnt out. But, I could just push past it like I always did. You see, I felt this feeling before and "pushed past" it or used unhealthly ways to tolerate it. Stress relivef through my passion for music and an introduction to sound healing helped before, would it help now? February of 2021, I thought maybe I can just take a vaction and feel better. And, indeed I did feel better, until I recieved the news from my Dr. that I was diagnosed with early caught breast cancer. And still, I "pushed through" with the realization, I had to change my life complety. I decided to pursue my healing through traditional medicine practices and sound healing, yoga, meditation and any addtional information I could learn about stress management and elimination. It wasn't a new job or career shift that I needed, it was my own self love and compassion that I preached to my team. Now, equip with the experience of burnout recovery and the training to support others through this oncgoing journey, I am honored to guide others. My vision is to co-create a world where we prioritize wellbeing, healthy boundaries and wholistic leadership practices first.
If you are a leader who loves your work, yet you're burning out, there’s good news: it doesn’t have to stay that way. You don’t have to just push through or accept burnout as your new normal.
Let's work together to discover your stressors, and develop your leadership tools to be not only more impactful, but wholistically healthy.
Burnout Really Stinks.....
A Burnout Recovery Journey
Burnout really stinks... I experienced stress, exhaustion, and overwhelm that drained my energy, dulled my passion, and left me feeling disconnected from what once lit me up. The only thing is, I didn't know I was burned out....
I grew up believing that I needed to place everyones needs before my own and that is where my source of joy came from. I was a natural nurturer at 3years old. A caregiver, a supportive friend, the caring classmate, sibling and daughter. Little did I know, that encouraged mindset and way of being would be a recipe for career burnout later in life.
25 years ago I entered my career making an impact, yet I lacked the boundaries and wellbing practices to process my personal ups and downs and the common stressors of high impact work. Not to mention, the vicarious trauma expereinced when working in a high empahy, high emotionally charged feilds such as mental & behavioral health, non profit social services and education. I thought as long as I am giving all I have, I will be successful.
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If you are a leader who loves your work, yet you're burning out, there’s good news: it doesn’t have to stay that way. You don’t have to just push through or accept burnout as your new normal.
Let's work together to discover your stressors, and develop your leadership tools so you can have work & life harmony.
