
20/06/2025
I used to work 6 days a week, and would be accessible at all times of the day.
My health told me to go f myself.
I got burned out, multiple times. In the second half of 2023 I was legitimately scared that I was dying, because I felt terrible everyday for months on the end - while working, and trying to put on a solid front.
Your body will humble your ego.
It took more than a year of working on my adrenals, hormones, and gut (because when the adrenals and hormones go, the gut goes too) and putting strict boundaries in place (uncomfortable for a ppl pleaser) to see serious progress.
I’m still not 100% and my boundaries are still not as strong as I want to be, but I’m getting there.
I can lift weights again, I can do multiple things in one day again, I can enjoy life again, I can go out dancing, I can have a drink. Before, I was too exhausted and too sore for some of the most basic activities, crashing out by 9pm, joint pains so bad I struggled to do anything - even sleep sometimes.
I teach my clients to have strong boundaries and take accountability for their own boundaries every day - and as a teacher/guide, if I’m not setting the right example, then I’m not practicing what I preach.
If it’s one thing I can impart on you today, is to create boundaries quickly, and don’t wait for burn out to occur. The recovery takes waaaay too long, and if you’re not being supported in the right way, it can feel very lonely and scary.
Everybody and everything can wait.
Prevention better than cure, always!