I know what it is like to experience professional burnout and fatigue. When my Dr first spoke to me about this I was in total denial. I thought I was just passionate, enthusiastic, and tired, not suffering from chronic stress. But I was wrong.

I have always been taught that you have to work hard, put in the hours, and rarely be still. As my Mum used to say 'If you don't have something to do, I will find you something to do'. What can I say, I very quickly learned to always have something to do, and I carried this with me into my teaching career.

Over time this lead to working long hours, striving for perfection, and feeling immense frustration when things didn't go to plan. Fast forward 15+ years, teaching in various schools, leadership positions, and a 3-year stint in London and I had certainly learned what hard work looked like, felt like, and sounded like, to be busy all the time. I didn't know how to stop, how to switch off, or how to rest.

I knew though, I couldn't, and didn't want to continue working with this level of intensity, I wanted to live a full life both in and out of the classroom. So I sought help (Dr’s orders also). I read nearly every self-help book out there before they had their own section in the book store, I learned proactive strategies for managing my own wellbeing and I invested a lot of money in my own self-development including coaches to help me with moving past limiting beliefs and to figure out what I really wanted in life, without feeling guilty of letting some things go. I then went on to study human behavior and positive psychology. This work changed my life in so many ways and I now aim to share it with as many people as possible through my work in The Wellness Strategy.