It’s been a long while since I’ve shown up for my online community. Not because I didn’t care - but because my body and mind hit pause. That frozen, paralyzed feeling wasn’t avoidance or procrastination. It was burnout showing up in its quietest form.
Back in December 2023, I made a very difficult decision: to step away from my corporate career of 30+ years and make space for something deeper — to help others heal in the way my inner voice has always known I was meant to. It was something I had been thinking about for years, but I had to build up my courage and work on my own mindset before I made this big life-changing decision. My last day in the corporate world was in August 2025, and I thought that would be the beginning of a new found freedom.
What I didn’t expect was to still feel frozen.
And that anxiety sensations would increasingly grow at the slightest thing.
When the meetings and the deadlines ended, and I had even taken a little break, all the noise and overwhelm that I had been pushing through finally caught up. My body went from speaking in whispers to speaking in shouts. There was tightness in my chest; the racing heartbeats out of nowhere. The strong desire to curl up in bed and pull the blankets over my head.
For the past 5 years, I told myself it was just stress, or overwork, or “a busy season” and that I just needed to keep my head down and push through it. I was strong, I could do it, just a little bit longer. But once I slowed down, I realized I’d been living in burnout for so long that I forgot what peace felt like.
It took a little bit of others pointing this out to me as well. Recently, my RMT told me my adrenals were shot. He could tell just by looking at me. Really? My physiotherapist showed me where my body was holding the tension of years spent in survival mode. I was finally waking up to the fact that I needed to turn inward and listen.
And that’s where the healing began.
The Pause That Changed Everything
Stepping away wasn’t quitting. It was a necessity.
It is giving me the space to breathe, to feel, and to remember why I started this work in the first place — to help others reconnect with themselves and find purpose.
Because sometimes, we can’t guide others until we first walk the journey ourselves.
So I’ve been doing just that — resting, recalibrating, remembering what alignment feels like.
And now, with a steadier heart and clearer vision, I’m ready to begin again.
What’s Next
I’m reopening my practice — slowly, intentionally, and with deeper purpose.
This next chapter isn’t about hustling harder or doing more. It’s about doing what matters, with presence and heart.
In the coming weeks to months, I’ll be sharing gentle tools, sessions, and reflections to help you listen to your body, release old stress patterns, and rebuild from the inside out.
Because your body is always speaking — and when you learn to listen, it becomes your greatest ally.
If this resonates with you, stay close. I’ll be opening limited spaces for 1:1 sessions soon, and sharing a free guide on “5 Hidden Signs of Burnout You Might Be Ignoring.”
This isn’t a comeback.
It’s a return — to self, to truth, to the work I am meant to do.
✨ You’re not broken. You’re becoming.
And so am I.
