04/27/2026
Corporate burnout is REAL … this audio alone is giving me PTSD. Who else can relate?! 🤣🤦🏻♀️
We all know the UNSPOKEN CORPORATE RULES…
-the “always available” expectation (even on vacay)
-the visibility expectation (first in, last to leave)
-instant responses vs responding to what’s urgent
-working through lunch/not taking breaks
-never disagree with leadership
-vulnerability is a weakness
THEY SAY they encourage work/life balance, but they demonstrate these toxic dynamics from the top down.
My last year in corporate, my entire department crumbled. People were fed up and left.
I was working 7 peoples jobs, with denied vacation requests because we were short staffed, and was refused a raise/bonus for all the extra work I took on.
NOT TO MENTION, I was painted out to be the bad guy (not a team player) because I was burnout, exhausted, and started expressing my boundaries by declining extra work that was being dumped on my plate.
Now, as an entrepreneur & holistic practitioner who specializes in helping others navigate burnout, fatigue, insomnia and chronic pain … I value my TIME & HEALTH.
✔️I have a set number of clients I see in a day. I no longer squeeze people in after hours, or take on a few more because I feel like I have extra energy today.
✔️my attitude is ME FIRST. Being an entrepreneur means I choose my schedule. And that looks like SOFT MORNINGS walking to the lake, going to the gym, and enjoying a healthy breakfast before I see a single client.
✔️not responding outside of my business hours. This one was hard to unlearn! I was used to responding at 11pm or 7am … and some of my clients have definitely texted me at those times and even later!
Do I miss the money I made in corporate? Absolutely!
Am I healthier now (mentally, physically & spiritually)? Absolutely!
This is your reminder that you cannot pour from an empty cup. SELF-CARE is not selfish.
On a scale from 1-10, how exhausted are you currently?