Everyone tells you to rest. Nobody tells you how to know when you're actually in trouble, especially when you still feel like you're coping. That was my problem. When burnout arrived, it felt like it came out of nowhere. Looking back with the benefit of distance, it absolutely didn't. The signals were all there. I just didn't know they counted, because none of them looked like the version of burnout I had in my head. So, here's what it actually looked like for me in the months before. Not a...

There's a pattern I've noticed, in my own life and in the women I work with, that doesn't get talked about enough. The women who are the most capable, the most resourceful, the ones everyone else leans on, are almost always the last to ask for help themselves. Not because they don't need it. Because somewhere along the way, needing it started to feel like falling short. I know this pattern intimately, because I lived it for years. For most of my 28-year corporate career, I was the one who...

We often talk about "burnout" as a destination, a wall we eventually hit. But before we hit the wall, there is the Push. The Push is that subtle, daily internal command to keep going when your body is asking you to stop. It’s the voice that says, "Just one more task," "I'll deal with my needs later," or "I’ll rest once this is finished." Whether you are navigating a corporate career, running a business, or managing the complex moving parts of a family, the Push feels the same. It feels like...