Burnout is the silent epidemic we don’t talk about enough.

According to an APA study in 2023, “Workplace stress also remains at a concerning level, with 77% of workers having reported experiencing work-related stress in the last month.

Burnout doesn’t just drain your energy — it dims your entire inner world. You stop feeling like yourself, you wake up already tired, and eventually you forget what it even felt like to look forward to anything.

But, to truly heal from burnout, you need more than just rest. You need to feel alive.

Every day, I ask myself two things:

1. What’s one thing I can genuinely get excited about today?

2. What kind of person do I want to be today?

This practice has changed my life, and it’s one of the core tools I use with my clients. It’s simple, but powerful. Why?…

You’re not here to be everything to everyone. You’re not here to prove your worth by running on empty. And you’re definitely not here to burn out just to feel like you’re doing enough.

Welcome to the Burnout Revolution, where healing isn’t about doing more ;  it’s about doing different. Today, I encourage you to start with something simple and radical:

Giving yourself permission to not do.

I worked in a hospital that was once beautiful — collaborative, values-driven, and full of heart. Then…corporate took over. Numbers came first, and people became expendable. The more I gave, the less I had left.

I don’t know why exactly, but I decided to try out private practice in the evenings. I mean; I’m already overly exhausted and irritable, so why not do more work?? It was weird; after a full day at the hospital and one or two private clients in the evening, I felt energized. I wasn’t drained. I wasn’t irritable. Work more and be LESS drained? Weird.

Same work. Different model. And it hit me: I’m not the problem.

I remember sitting at my desk, staring at my computer screen, my mind racing with doubt.

“What if this doesn’t work?”

“What if I put in all this effort and nothing changes?”

“What if I fail, and I’m right back where I started but even more exhausted?”

I knew I needed to make a change. But every time I thought about taking a bold step; whether raising my rates, shifting my business, or finally putting myself out there in a bigger way the fear hit me like a tidal wave.

You’re working for free more than you realize. And it’s draining your energy, your bank account, and your ability to create a sustainable career.

How many hours per week do you spend on unpaid work: client emails, documentation, staff meetings, emotional labor outside of sessions?

If you actually charged for all of this, how much more would you be making?

Let’s break it down.

You know that feeling—you’re drowning in paperwork, emotionally drained from back-to-back clients, and fantasizing about throwing your phone into the sea. “I just need a break,” you tell yourself. “A week off, a little sunshine, maybe a hammock… and I’ll be fine.”

Except, you won’t be fine. Not for long.

Because, in reality, taking a break from burnout is like bailing water out of a sinking ship without fixing the hole in the hull.

Picture this: You’re staring at your screen, willing your brain to function. Your to-do list is giving you side-eye. Your coffee has betrayed you by wearing off too soon. You’re stuck.

What do you do?

a) Stare harder at the screen and hope for divine inspiration.
b) Open another tab and fall into the internet void.
c) Stand up, shake your limbs like an inflatable tube man, and reset your brain.

If you picked C…

For years, I poured my heart into my work as a therapist, guiding clients through their deepest struggles, witnessing their transformations, and holding space for their healing. There’s nothing quite like the moment when a client realizes their own strength, when the burdens they’ve carried begin to lighten, and when they step into a life they never thought possible.

I love what I do. I always have. But something in me started to stir—a desire to expand, to reach others in a different way, to help the healers themselves.