Women often burnout from being innate nurturers and human givers, which are roles they have been programmed and conditioned to assume, leaving them in a state of exhaustion that is detrimental to the mind, body, and spirit. Burnout can and often does transcend the professional workplace. Learning how to the stress cycle is the key to avoiding and recovering from burnout. Read more for some helpful tips.

When we stop treating ourselves with the same love and devotion, we would someone we deeply love, we find ourselves disconnected and lost out in the sea of burnout.

Paula came to me feeling numb. As an executive, wife, and mother to a nine-year-old daughter, she was in desperate need of work-life balance. “It’s like someone hit my internal “OFF” switch and I don’t know how to turn it back ON,” she said. Often when we think of burnout as being tied to the workplace. Yet it exists beyond the nine to five. Whether you’re a high-functioning executive like Paula, or a primary caregiver of children, elder parents, or both, burnout is real. Paula found herself again - feeling her way back through laughter, community - and self-love.

This time of year is an invitation for us to go within and explore ourselves, reflect, and take inventory. It’s also a perfect time for planning and deciding what you’re ready to release, energetically and physically, and what seeds of intention you will want to plant for your future. Check out my favorite questions to inspire you as you flash back on the past year as well as flash forward to the year ahead.

When we allow anger to take its rightful place in our lives, it can be the catalyst for powerful change, leading the way to a life that’s aligned with your deepest values. Check out Mira’s story of how she went from the 3ps - passive, pleaser, and perfectionist to more assertive, creative, innovative, and motivated - all fueled by her constructive anger.

There is nothing women can’t do but our innate gifts as human givers can leave us drained, exhausted, frustrated, and on an endless cycle, preventing us from being the fullest and brightest expression of ourselves. There is a better way to reclaim your life through soul-based empowerment.

The title coach is not a sexy one. I used to conjure an image of a masculine (man or woman) dressed in a track suit with a whistle around their neck. A drill sergeant who will push you and scream at you when needed and yes, of course, celebrate your victories and give you pointers to get better when you don’t perform your best. Today, a coach has an entirely different meaning since I have entered the world of holistic health and lifestyle coaching myself.

My passion for health, wellness, and a life well adorned is at the core of who I am. Through my journey I have learned that self-care and self-love allows us to be in our fullest power and potential. By functioning from a place of highest consciousness, we show up for all the parts of our life – partnerships, parenthood, careers, and friendships in our fullest, most inspiring, loving, and authentic way. Unfortunately, the demands of our lives often strip away our sense of pleasure and owning our desire, I know this because it happened to me. The good news is that it does not have to be that way. I am here to help you identify what it is you want and get you there much faster than it took me!