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03/10/2025

Let’s be real: “work hard, play hard” was never about balance.

It’s a sales pitch for burnout — glamorised exhaustion dressed up as ambition.

Rest, boundaries, and recovery aren’t luxuries. They’re survival.

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03/10/2025

October is burnout season — deadlines, school terms wrapping, the year closing in. It’s also your chance to slow the F down.

Burnout doesn’t wait until December. It shows up as fatigue, brain fog, irritability, anxiety, sleepless nights.

This month, choose slower. Walk slower. Breathe deeper. Protect your energy before it’s gone.

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29/09/2025

Read that again.

More people are faking well than faking not being okay.

Because we’ve been taught it’s “better” to suck it up and struggle than to ask for help and admit we need it.

The truth? That silence is what’s breaking us.

If you are faking well, it time to start looking after you. Speak up and seek help. Friends, family, employers, therapists and self care are just some places to start.

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26/09/2025

We’re constantly told to be more resilient. To meditate, journal, breathe, bounce back. But here’s the truth: resilience isn’t the cure when the system itself is making people sick. We need a world that doesn’t break us down in the first place.

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26/09/2025

We don’t get joy without struggle.
We don’t get calm without chaos.
We don’t get light without the dark.

Anxiety doesn’t erase happiness — it makes it real.
Because if life was always perfect, would “happy” even mean anything?

Reminder: Feeling both can be normal.

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19/09/2025

Who needs this reminder today?

Starting scared still counts.

Even the smallest step forward is progress.

Every restart is still a NEW start — and often one with more wisdom than before. 🦉

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17/09/2025

Taylor said it best — energy is a luxury. Too many of us spend it on people and things that don’t deserve it, then wonder why we’re burnt out.

Protect your energy like it’s currency. Not everyone gets to afford it.

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16/09/2025

We scroll and compare our behind-the-scenes to someone else’s highlight reel.

But here’s the truth: the smiles 😊, the trips 🏖️ , the perfect life ☀️ ONLINE doesn’t always match the reality OFFLINE.

You’re not the only one just trying to hold it together.

You’re not the only one who feels like everyone else has it sorted.

And you’re definitely not the only one who needs quick, real tools to reset.

That’s exactly why I created Calm AF—5 anxiety resets you can actually use anywhere.
No BS. Just strategies that work.

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10/09/2025