I started my own business as a chance to catch my breath and recover. But two years later, I found myself right back in the same spot, only worse: so exhausted, both mentally and emotionally, that I was completely unable to work. I was a freelance writer who couldn’t put together a coherent thought, and the harder I tried, the more my brain shut down.

 

Creatively drained, unable to produce, and falling deeper and deeper into a spiral of guilt, shame, and despair, I did the only thing I could think of that might possibly help. I threw all the energy I could muster into learning everything I could about burnout.

 

In the two years since, nearly every major decision I’ve made has centered around defeating burnout.

 

I adopted what I now call the Anti-Burnout Lifestyle: my own research-backed system of self-discovery, mindset work, boundary setting, and intentional rest.

 

I became more energy-conscious in my approach to social media strategy, choosing proven paths to genuine connection over flashy tactics and vanity metrics.

 

And I’ve focused my 1-on-1 coaching sessions around helping clients identify, break, and heal from their own burnout cycles so they can stop spinning their wheels and move forward.

 

When I’m not on a crusade to end burnout culture, you can find me snuggled up in my South Jersey lake cottage with my fiancé, two cats, and many houseplants.