Balance & Well-being

A few years into her career, a talented director I coached had a rule: last one to leave, first one to log back in. She wore her exhaustion like a …

You used to love Sunday evenings, but now you dread them. It’s subtle at first. A tightness in your chest as you scroll through Monday’s calendar. A second glass of …

There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn’t show up in your performance review. You hit your targets, said yes to the stretch project, answered the Slack message at 10:47 …

There’s a moment many professionals don’t talk about. It usually happens late at night. The laptop is still open, and the day’s tasks are technically done, but the mind isn’t. …

You said yes again… to the last-minute project. The meeting that could have been an email. To covering for a colleague for the third time this month. And somewhere between …

Why is it that the same ambition that gets you promoted can also burn you out? I learned this the hard way during a particularly intense year when I thought …

You didn’t get here by giving up. You got here by saying yes to the stretch assignment, the late nights, the extra responsibility no one asked you to take on. …

There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that doesn’t show up on your face, but is inherent in a hustle culture work environment. You’re still meeting deadlines, saying yes to every …

I used to think a packed calendar was a badge of honor. Every 30-minute block filled. Back-to-back meetings from 9 to 5 (8 to 6 most days). Lunch at my …

I used to think I was lazy. Every afternoon around 2 PM, my brain would turn to sludge. I’d stare at my laptop, reading the same paragraph three times, feeling …