Why Midlife Burnout Signals a New Inner Direction “Burnout is not caused by people doing too much. It’s caused by people doing too much of what doesn’t matter to them anymore.” — Christina Maslach, PhD Many women arrive in midlife feeling exhausted in a way that rest no longer fixes. This isn’t weakness or age. It is wisdom. Survival mode once kept you safe, through responsibility, creating an adult identity, caregiving, proving yourself, pushing, and keeping it all together. In midlife, those strategies have done their job. Burnout is often the signal that survival methods are exhausted, not that you are. When the feeling of burnout begins to arrive, look to your Values (you can unlock the Seasons of Self guidebook - Level 2, to help you hone in on your top 3 Values). What can you offload that is not aligning? As an entrepreneur or an empty nester, a stay-at-home parent, you get to choose the activities that align with your values, making your life work for you and not the other way around. If you are in a corporate environment, how can you approach your workload in a way that will support you in standing by your Values? This may take some trial and error, and the results will impact your energy, lifestyle, and mindset. Worth giving it a go. What’s emerging now, in midlife, is a quieter orientation: • Emotional clarity over urgency • Inner authority over external approval • Direction that comes from within, not demand This is the beginning of a Soul-Led life, where you no longer navigate by pressure, only by truth. ✨ Noticing Prompt: Where is survival complete, what inner direction am I making space for?

What a wonderful first meeting! 🎉 Our first Open Studio gathering was an invitation to pause and return inward. 💙 This involved listening through the body and the hand, allowing awareness to move onto the page without interpretation or judgment. We then moved into gentle Noticing Questions, offered as doorways rather than directives. Each woman was invited to choose one or sit with them all, honoring her own rhythm: - What feels quietly renewing in me? - What wants a little time to grow beneath the surface? - Where do I feel the urge to rush, and where can I soften? - How can I honor a slower rhythm this month? The Open Studio exists as a space to slow down, listen deeply, and connect within—where insight emerges naturally when we permit ourselves to pause. No performance. No pressure. Just presence, awareness, and a shared moment of inner listening. Enjoy the Replay! Next meeting is 1/21 1:00 pm PDT

As we gather our attention inward and prepare to move into a new week, I want us to step into a deeper question, one that signals a shift in how we lead, show up, and create from a grounded, embodied place. This Sunday, I’ll be recording a guided meditation meant to help you anchor into that energy, the energy of presence, clarity, and integrity, so you can walk into your week aligned, not scattered. This week, we will focus on becoming more expansive, achieving clarity, and stepping into boldness in our communication. This does not mean you become confrontational; it speaks to the truth. Your truth propels you forward without shrinking for a particular outcome or leaving yourself behind. Here is your invitation: To lead from presence. To choose from intuition. To act from aligned intelligence, full body, full soul. I’ll be recording the meditation this week and posting it here. Please carve out the time for yourself. This is a small gift you can give yourself during a time that most of us are busy and rushing to get it all done. There is no better time to give yourself a timeout. Enjoy tapping into your rhythm and reflecting on the week ahead that is designed for you, by you. Recording will be posted at 11:00 am PDT

The Open Studio is a welcoming, creative space for midlife women who feel the quiet pull toward something more aligned. This is not a place to fix yourself. It is a place to slow down, listen deeply, and notice what is already speaking within you. Inside The Open Studio, you’ll find: - Gentle creative prompts using pen and paper - Soul Awareness Meditations to support your inner rhythm - Community conversations grounded in honesty and reflection - Space to explore intuition, identity, and emotional patterns without pressure This space is for women navigating midlife transitions, inner awakenings, and the unraveling of old roles — at their own pace. You are welcome exactly as you are. Curious, unsure, ready, resting — all of it belongs here. Stay Tuned for More!

Set your week up for ease and intention that surrounds you in joy! Please let me know what you liked in the comments! 💙 Have a great week!