Happy International Women’s Day 2026! This is my first IWD in over a decade outside of public accounting. I spent those years working alongside my female colleagues who inspired my tenacity and supported my ambition all along the way. For my accounting friends: while I may not be crushing through…
Hello and welcome! Okay, we’re just over halfway through January. Did you make resolutions? Did you set intentions? How are they going? Personally, I’ve spontaneously started a new personal art project — one I’m really excited about, and that is just for me, as I frequently recommend on the blog. …
Do more stuff. Do creative stuff. What on Earth are you talking about – clearly I already have too much on my plate, and your advice is to do more? Yes, but do it for you, and do it for the win. 🙂 What contributes to overwhelm? Overwhelm is a…
Feeling exhausted even though you’re doing all the self-care things? Although you’re making time for rest, you might be missing out on the exact type of rest that you need. Oh yes, there are types. Seven types, if you’re asking Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD who coined this framework for rest that…
Anyone feeling like the flow of their daily life is dictated mostly by stress? You have to get to the office early so that you aren’t stuck in traffic. Traffic is stressful – it’s a waste of time and you don’t have a minute to spare! Why? Well, not wanting…
Ever feel like you sort-of lose touch with yourself when work and life get busy? I certainly do. In fact, that feeling inspired an entire series on navigating busy seasons (while minimizing burnout). Part of the reason I wrote it was because I needed a grounding, meaningful personal project to…
Being cognizant of our unique version of balance is an often overlooked element that’s key to navigating our busiest seasons! In the recent post Breaking Down Burnout, we considered that burnout is caused by a combination of internal and external factors, plus extreme imbalance, drawn out over time without a…
When you’re burnt out at work, conventional wisdom says to pull back so that you can recover. I just wrote a series called The Busy Season Survival Guide that ended with a post about Rest and Recovery for when you’re starting to feel burnt out, but you still have to…
Feeling burnt out, but can’t take a vacation? You are in the right place, my friend! You can recover from a period of burnout, even if you still have to work. Welcome to Part 5 of the Guide where we’re talking rest and recovery! If you’re new to the Guide,…
When we’re in the middle of our busiest seasons, it’s all too common to ignore our self-care. It’s too time-consuming, too indulgent, and we have too much work to do. (And then we wonder why we burn out so quickly!) The solution is to find self-care tactics that are sustainable,…