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My healing journey through burnout and into compassion and self-awareness 

 

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How I'm Healing, Part 4: Manipulative Communication acceptance authenticity boundaries burnout recovery communication fears healing human giver syndrome journey lessons learned manipulative people pleaser self-awareness stress substack tolerance transformation values Jun 01, 2025

[Note: this post was originally published on Substack April 1, 2025]

Learning about Communication Types is a key to Healing

 PUBLICATION NOTE: I am moving this blog over to my website. Substack has been fun, but now it feels like it’s way too big for the kinds of things I want to discuss. If you...

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How I'm Healing, Part 3: Aggressive Communication acceptance aggressive authenticity boundaries burnout recovery communication fears healing human giver syndrome journey lessons learned people pleaser self-awareness stress substack tolerance transformation values Jun 01, 2025

[Note: this post was originally published on Substack March 18, 2025] 

Learning about Communication Types is a key to Healing

The third type of unsuccessful communication is Aggressive Communication. This is where someone is attacking another person with harsh, pushy, or demanding words and behavi...

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How I'm Healing, Part 2: Passive Communication acceptance authenticity boundaries burnout recovery communication control fears healing human giver syndrome journey lessons learned passive people pleaser self-awareness stress substack tolerance transformation values Jun 01, 2025

[Note: this post was originally published on Substack March 4, 2025] 

Learning about Communication Types is a key to Healing

Returning to my previous post about Communication Types, the next unsuccessful communication type I wanted to share with you was the Passive type.

If you have ever just let...

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How I’m Healing, Part 1: Passive Aggressive Communication acceptance authenticity boundaries burnout recovery codependency communication fears healing human giver syndrome journey lessons learned passive aggressive people pleaser self-awareness stress substack tolerance transformation values Jun 01, 2025

[Note: this post was originally published on Substack February 3, 2025] 

Learning about Communication Types is a key to Healing

In my last post, I talked about realizing that my people-pleasing and codependent behaviors are still hanging around, waiting for me to get stressed out, then come out of...

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When healing from burnout means that you were the A**hole acceptance authenticity boundaries burnout burnout recovery codependency community friendship healing hsp human giver syndrome journey lessons learned patience people pleaser self-awareness self-worth selfishness stress substack transformation values vulnerability Jun 01, 2025

[Note: this post was originally published on Substack January 11, 2025] 

My healing journey continues

The thing about healing from burnout is that there really isn’t an “end.” There isn’t a day the cast comes off and you’re back to full health, the way you might be with a broken arm. It’s a long, ...

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Sharing what I learn whenever I can, with whoever needs it that day acceptance asking for help authenticity being present burnout recovery courage healing journey leadership lessons learned lifelong learner purpose self-awareness serenity sharing substack transformation trust values vulnerability Jun 01, 2025

[Note: this post was originally published on Substack September 5, 2024] 

Part 10 of 10 in the series, “How do I launch a business while on my burnout recovery journey?”

It may seem crazy to launch a business after going through burnout. Where does all the energy come from? How do you manage the s...

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I believe that I am truly safe right now anxiety authenticity burnout recovery control courage fears healing journey lessons learned lifelong learner safety self-awareness substack trust vulnerability Jun 01, 2025

[Note: this post was originally published on Substack August 29, 2024] 

Part 8 of 10 in the series, “How do I launch a business while on my burnout recovery journey?”

It may seem crazy to launch a business after going through burnout. Where does all the energy come from? How do you manage the stre...

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I'm always looking for new tools or techniques to help me acceptance authenticity burnout recovery challenge healing journey lifelong learner self-awareness substack transformation Jun 01, 2025

[Note: this post was originally published on Substack August 08, 2024] 

 Part 4 of 10 in the series, “How do I launch a business while on my burnout recovery journey?”

It may seem crazy to launch a business after going through burnout. Where does all the energy come from? How do you manage the str...

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I acknowledge my fears and anxiety acceptance anxiety authenticity burnout recovery fears forgiveness grief healing lessons learned letting go numbing self-awareness substack trust Jun 01, 2025

[Note: this post was originally published on Substack August 6, 2024] 

Part 3 of 10 in the series, “How do I launch a business while on my burnout recovery journey?”

It may seem crazy to launch a business after going through burnout. Where does all the energy come from? How do you manage the stres...

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With care and attention to how I’m feeling authenticity balance boundaries burnout recovery challenge lessons learned lifelong learner regulating emotions self-awareness substack May 21, 2025

 [Note: this post was originally published on August 1, 2024 date] 

 Part 2 of 10 in the series, “How do I launch a business while on my burnout recovery journey?”

It may seem crazy to launch a business after going through burnout. Where does all the energy come from? How do you manage the stress?...

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Balance in a world of extremes acceptance authenticity balance burnout recovery healing substack May 18, 2025

 [Note: this post was originally published on October 7, 2023] 

How we heal

 We just passed one of my favorite times of year, the Autumnal Equinox. I love the balance between daylight and darkness that comes with this time of year.  

I also know I’m an outlier and many people dread this celestial...

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"Be here. Be you. Belong." acceptance authenticity belonging burnout recovery healing lessons learned self-awareness substack Apr 27, 2025

[Note: this post was originally published on Substack July 17, 2023] 

An ongoing journey

This has been a really hard post to write. It wasn’t your typical writer’s block conundrum of “what do I write?” I knew exactly what I wanted to write about. I’ve known it for over a month. My challenge was, “...

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