Lauren Baptiste Coaching

Lauren Baptiste Coaching Burned out but not ready to quit? Lauren Baptiste, CPA-turned-coach, helps professionals reclaim their career—without sacrificing themselves in the process.

Through real talk and real tools, she helps you rise without running yourself into the ground.

Reflections on my recent promotion: Mama.The job description? Demanding.The hours? Around the clock.The skills? Shocking...
09/24/2025

Reflections on my recent promotion: Mama.

The job description? Demanding.
The hours? Around the clock.
The skills? Shockingly similar to busy season — only this time, the client cries louder.

- Burning the midnight oil.
- Managing a needy client (though I’ve had worse).
- Executing high-stakes crisis response at 2 a.m. without a project plan.
- Eating meals laying down — because efficiency is a lifestyle.
- Delivering results under pressure with no PTO, no handbook, and no bonus check.

And yet — I’ve never felt more aligned with what I want my career and life to look like.

Because here’s the truth: I don’t want more hours for less return.

I want more joy as I earn more for me and my family.

If 1 month motherhood has taught me anything, it’s that my time is too valuable to waste proving myself in ways that don’t move the needle.

It’s only the beginning of the ROI from this new promotion.

And I know this feeling won’t go away because my clients come to me wanting the same.

If you’re done trading hours for exhaustion and ready to create a career that actually pays you back — join the waitlist for my Freedom coaching program. Comment WAITLIST below for the link. Doors open soon.

Are you always stuck between the pre-paid boxing class at 6pm and that last-minute meeting to discuss tomorrow’s client ...
09/23/2025

Are you always stuck between the pre-paid boxing class at 6pm and that last-minute meeting to discuss tomorrow’s client meeting? 🙄

… and just like that, another day/week/month goes by without exercise because you were double-booked and the fire drill takes priority. 😡

It’s a painful lose-lose cycle on repeat.

Many clients tell me how much their calendar overwhelms them before they even start their workday.

And this is setting you up for guaranteed failure.

- No time to grab lunch or p*e.
- Always in 2 places at once and never getting the full picture.
- Guiltily joining calls 15 minutes late and asking everyone to “bring you up to sp*ed”, while wasting everyone else’s time.
- Missing date nights with your boyfriend regularly.

Yikes.

Here are 5 lessons re: overcommitting that I want to share with you:⁠
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1. Go with your hunch. If you're scheduling a meeting and feel squeezed for time, you probably are. Consider another date/time when you're available.⁠
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2. Math is math. Booking, cancelling and then rescheduling takes more time than just booking farther in advance.⁠
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3. Question if it's *really* a time management issue. If you find yourself consistently late for meetings, ask yourself if it's a time management problem, a boundaries problem or a people pleasing problem. Start there and work backwards. I often find it's NEVER a time management problem and that there's something greater at play.⁠
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4. P r e s s p a u s e + speak up. When a colleague sends an invite to join a meeting when you were scheduled for a boxing class, speak up. Continuing to skip yourself isn’t a good for your physical or mental health, and it’s an indicator that you and your team are operating efficiently.
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5. Script out your NOs. In practicing constraint over the past year, it's meant that I've needed to say NO a lot more. It can be uncomfortable to tell a subordinate that you’re going to exercise instead of joining the call. I've found that having some pre-set ways to say no are helpful.⁠

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09/22/2025

“That review shook me—but now, I’m thriving.” – Krithika S, Management Consultant

Krithika had just received her year-end performance review.

It wasn’t glowing—and it hit hard.

“It’s so easy to start beating yourself up. And that bleeds into the rest of your life.”

She wasn’t meeting expectations in a new role, even though she knew she was capable. The stress followed her everywhere—from work, to workouts, to weekends.

She joined Freedom because she didn’t want to waste another quarter spiraling.

In just four months, everything changed:

💬 Her manager called out her improved performance
🧠 She stopped overthinking and started making decisions faster
🗂 She set up new daily structures to stay focused and finish projects
🥗 She rebuilt routines around food, movement, and downtime
🗣 She started speaking up in meetings with clarity—not second-guessing

“I feel like I’ve been able to own some of my own power. If you told me I’d be this optimistic four months ago—I wouldn’t have believed you.”

Inside Freedom, we worked holistically:
- Not just performance coaching, but support around sleep, nutrition, and personal structure
- Between-session check-ins to hold momentum (not just monthly chats)
- A clear roadmap to shift from people-pleasing to self-trust

“It was helpful to be seen as more than just a worker bee.”

Freedom is currently closed, but waitlist clients are already preparing to come back stronger next quarter.

They’re:
✔ Making a plan now (before reviews roll around again)
✔ Prioritizing getting real support, not just relying on podcasts and hope
✔ Getting first access when the doors open again

Because the right strategy doesn’t just fix your performance.

It restores your confidence—without compromising your life.

How you’re currently thinking is holding you back from how you ultimately want to be living. (Read that again.)⁠⁠⁠You’ve...
09/18/2025

How you’re currently thinking is holding you back from how you ultimately want to be living. (Read that again.)⁠
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You’ve been working at your firm for 10+ years and still haven’t been promoted to Partner/Principal.⁠
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You’re “on the list.”⁠
At first, that feels motivating — you’re ready to prove you’re worthy, ready, and willing to do what it takes.⁠
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So you grind.⁠
Hard.⁠
Because you believe: “It’s the only way to be successful” 💀⁠
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Here’s the problem: when you think this, you block yourself from seeing any other path forward.⁠
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Months later, what started as motivation now feels like a trap:⁠
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- Nights spent answering emails so you can “catch up” on weekends.⁠
- Client dinners skipped so you can clear your inbox.⁠
- Telling your husband to “take the kids out” so you can get more work done.⁠
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You think doubling down will get you there faster. It won’t.⁠
It’s the reason you’re still “on the list” — and the reason you risk getting skipped over.⁠
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Here’s how my clients break that cycle:⁠
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1️⃣ Spot the thought patterns driving your overwork so you can stop them in real time.⁠
2️⃣ Prioritize the work that actually moves the needle toward promotion — not busywork.⁠
3️⃣ Delegate like a leader so you’re not buried in tasks others could handle.⁠
4️⃣ Make strategic moves from clarity instead of reacting out of fear.⁠
5️⃣ Protect your time and energy with a sustainable structure so your success doesn’t come at the cost of your life.⁠
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This isn’t theory — this is exactly how my clients go from “waiting list” to Partner on their own terms… without burning out in the process.⁠
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If you’re ready to get out of overwork and into your next role with a plan that works, join the waitlist NOW.⁠
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Your stress IS costing you more than you could even imagine.⁠⁠⁠Sure, you know it's taking away your free time and slowly...
09/16/2025

Your stress IS costing you more than you could even imagine.⁠
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Sure, you know it's taking away your free time and slowly stealing your joy, but did you know it's also robbing you of your earnings potential?!⁠
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Pause and think about it. 🛑⁠
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- Ever have a tough year personally, and notice you weren't a top performer?⁠
- Ever experience burnout and have a "lesser-than" salary increase?⁠
- Ever hesitate to share a proposal with a disgruntled client, losing months of increased billing out of fear they might drop you altogether?⁠
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I call this the "ROI of Stress".⁠
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Many of us are content with sacrificing our time and our happiness (though I full-heartedly disagree with this notion - conversation for another day.)⁠
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But once stress starts to impact your ability to earn or promote, clients come flocking to me. ⁠
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Because NOW you see the cost of stress has on your life.⁠
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But to what extent? Here's what I gathered in a recent study⤵️⁠
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After walking a few hundred professional women through an exercise, calculating the cost of stress, they were shocked to see an opportunity cost averaging over $100,000 per person.⁠
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PER PERSON?!?!⁠
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$100,000s not earned.⁠
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That's a lot of moolah left on the table that you're not putting in your pocket.⁠

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Tag a friend who deserves an extra $100K and far less stress!⁠
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This might feel confronting, but I’m going to say it anyway. ⁠⁠➡️ Your path to success isn’t about doing more.⁠⁠Yep, I s...
09/15/2025

This might feel confronting, but I’m going to say it anyway. ⁠
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➡️ Your path to success isn’t about doing more.⁠
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Yep, I said it.⁠
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Your daily agenda may seem endless considering how much you have to accomplish. From the moment you wake up to when you go to bed, you are working… or thinking about work… or a combination of the two. 😵‍💫⁠
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The thing I want you to know that you might not realize:⁠
There’s an easier way to do it and still hit your utilization targets.⁠
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It may be hard to believe when you have an endless to-do list, but after seeing my clients experience this over and over, I know it can be true for you, too.⁠
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Here’s how we get there:⁠
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1️⃣ Identify the real driver of your overwork. It’s not “too much to do.” It’s the unspoken beliefs and unchallenged habits running in the background.⁠
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2️⃣ Learn to prioritize without guilt. You cannot be strategic if you’re drowning in busywork. We focus on the work that actually moves the needle for you and the firm.⁠
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3️⃣ Master delegation like a leader. The right systems and communication make it possible to stay on top of deadlines without doing everything yourself.⁠
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4️⃣ Make decisions from clarity, not fear. Fear-based decision-making keeps you reactive and in survival mode. We replace it with intentional, proactive thinking.⁠
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5️⃣ Create a repeatable structure that protects your energy. This isn’t about one “good week” — it’s about building a sustainable way of working that sticks.⁠
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When you apply these, you stop measuring success by hours logged and start measuring it by impact, influence, and results — without sacrificing your life outside of work.⁠
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If you’re ready to make that shift before another year slips by, join my waitlist. Spots for my coaching program Freedom reopen in November/December, and those on the list get first access before I open to the public.⁠
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Your paycheck doesn’t reflect your value... and that pay gap you're trying to close is burning you out.⁠⁠After a long da...
09/09/2025

Your paycheck doesn’t reflect your value... and that pay gap you're trying to close is burning you out.⁠
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After a long day, even with your cushy title, you coming home feeling overwhelmed by the amount of chores you need to take care of from the moment you walk in the door.⁠
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Suddenly a wave of frustration comes over you and reminds you how unsupported you feel as it relates to child care, house rearing and other at-home tasks where you carry the physical and mental load.⁠
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It's exhausting and overwhelming to be a woman on the rise.⁠
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But if you were paid more, life wouldn't feel so hard because you could invest in the support you need.⁠
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Here's the hard truth: Most high-achieving women are under-earning—sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars—simply because they never learn how to ask for more.⁠
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Not because you're aren’t qualified.⁠
Not because there isn’t budget.⁠
Not because your work isn’t good enough.⁠
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But because no one taught you how to make sure you're paid what you're worth.⁠
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And because of it, you're working harder.⁠
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If you’ve ever thought, “This isn't worth it” about your job, there's a good chance that it's not. ⁠
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You don’t have to keep choosing between burnout and a paycheck that barely covers the cost of support.

Spots for my private coaching program reopen November/December.⁠
Join the waitlist now so you’re first to know when they’re available.⁠

You’re not just underpaid—you’re undervaluing yourself.You’ve been at your firm for 10+ years, and you’re still not maki...
09/04/2025

You’re not just underpaid—you’re undervaluing yourself.

You’ve been at your firm for 10+ years, and you’re still not making what you should be…

At first, it’s not a problem. In fact, you’re motivated to reach the top of your pay band.

You’re eager to show them you’re worthy and willing to do what it takes.

So you put your nose to the grindstone and work... to excess.

Because deep down, you believe: "If I work hard, the money will follow."

But here’s the problem...

When you believe that working harder is the only way to make more money, you take every other option off the table.

You ignore smarter strategies. You focus on doing more vs. earning more.

And after a few years, what once felt motivating now feels like a trap.

You say yes to work that's not in your lane of expertise.
You take on more then you have capacity for.
You keep answer emails in the middle of the night.

Another year goes by, and no one says anything except, “Great job. Keep it up.”

And now you start to wonder:

- Why do I still feel stuck, no matter how hard I work?
- How much longer can I keep this up?
- Will I ever get the pay I actually deserve?

So you keep pushing. You keep taking on more, thinking you’re solving the problem.

But things don’t get better.

Instead, they look like:

- Sacrificing weekends and recovery sleep just to catch up on work.
- Telling yourself you "have to" work late hours otherwise you won't get a good rating and applicable pay raise.
- Watching your friends make far more money and work less hours while you stay stuck at the same salary.

And all the while, the thought running in your head is: "This is the only way I can make more money."

But this is a lie.

And worse? It’s keeping you underpaid.

Because if working harder was the path to higher pay, you’d be making Partner money by now.

There is another way to earn more—one that doesn’t rely on 60-hour weeks, and the hope that someone finally notices, appreciates and compensates you for your effort.

Spots for my private coaching program reopen November/December.⁠
Join the waitlist now so you’re first to know when they’re available.⁠ Link in bio.⁠
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“I don’t have time to fix burnout.”⁠⁠🚨 Hard truth: If your calendar is already packed for months, burnout isn’t just a p...
09/02/2025

“I don’t have time to fix burnout.”⁠
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🚨 Hard truth: If your calendar is already packed for months, burnout isn’t just a possibility—it’s inevitable.⁠
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Ever find yourself stuck when a new Manager needs you to train them on an engagement, but when you look at your calendar to schedule a meeting, you’re already booked out for at least a month?⁠
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You’re not alone in this.⁠
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Many high-achieving women in accounting, finance, law, and consulting find it difficult to manage their calendar. They think that they just need to “push through” that particular month—and work into the evenings for a month or so until things settle down.⁠
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But tell me this, when’s the last time things actually settled down?⁠
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Here’s what no one tells you—avoiding burnout doesn’t require more time. It requires a better strategy.⁠
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✅ Instead of waiting for things to settle down, you create micro-adjustments into your existing schedule that create space, efficiency, and actual relief—without making your Manager feel disempowered for months waiting months to meet with you.⁠
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✅ Instead of being stuck in survival mode, you finally land that next role, negotiate the raise you deserve, and grow in your career without working 12-hour days just to keep up.⁠
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And if you’re thinking, “But if I step away to work on this, everything else might fall apart…”⁠
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Let me offer you this: What if it’s actually the opposite?⁠
What if not dealing with burnout is what’s slowing everything (and everyone) down?⁠
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Join my waitlist. ⁠Send me a DM and I'll send you the link.⁠

Want a solid routine that doesn't die-off in 2 weeks?⁠⁠If so, here's what you need to do...⁠ Join my waitlist. ⁠⁠Send me...
09/01/2025

Want a solid routine that doesn't die-off in 2 weeks?⁠
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If so, here's what you need to do...⁠ Join my waitlist. ⁠
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Send me a DM and I'll send you the link.⁠
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It's that easy.⁠
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P.S. In honor of Labor Day, I'm here to remind you that you deserve a life where you, your family and your team don't have to work on a federal holiday... or a weekend... or after hours daily M-F. It can be better.

August has been an unforgettable month. I could say that I’m lucky, but that wouldn’t be fair to all the physical, menta...
09/01/2025

August has been an unforgettable month.

I could say that I’m lucky, but that wouldn’t be fair to all the physical, mental and spiritual work I’ve done over 10+ years to get me here.

I could also say that I created this, but the outcome of this month was something divine, and the way it played out was better than I could ever imagine.

One thing I know for sure? The way I’m showing up after months of personal hardship, an intense labor, and sleep deprivation has been Olympic metal worthy.

And I owe it all to the principles and concepts I teach in coaching.

They work.

And people are noticing it. Many friends, family members, and even my husband will say how even-keeled I’ve been …

So I may not be in control of exactly how this all went down, I’m damn proud of myself for how I’m showing up.

I’ve prayed for this month for a long time, and I’m grateful to say that it’s here and that I’m living the dream. 🥰

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A Message from our CEO, Lauren Baptiste

Acheloa Wellness was conceived over a decade ago with the yearning to serve my fellow cohort in a way that felt meaningful and authentic. Finally in 2018, the idea behind Acheloa Wellness was born.

For those who've known me, I've been working at a Big Four accounting firm for 10 years. In 2013, I personally ended up at a hospital due to my own workplace burnout and vowed to make a change from that moment forward.

What started as Drink Your Juice, a website to aggregate wellness providers with wellness seekers lacked traction. I realized that working women were striving to have it all, but were lacking the framework, accountability and support system to make it all happen. I then felt called to create impact in a new way.

**Acheloa Wellness is my growing consulting firm that focuses on overcoming stress and burnout to empower professional women in working environments.**