Sacred Business Begins Here: Tiny Acts of Alignment That Change Everything
Hi everyone,
In our live session last week with Nikki Trott, I was struck by how timely the conversation about “sacred business” feels, both personally and collectively. So many of us are standing at the threshold of systems, roles and identities that can no longer hold who we are becoming. The old ways of working, as if we are permanently in the season of summer with relentless output, rigid m...
“I am the woman who became the fire”: Burnout, boundaries and the art of not abandoning ourselves.
Hi everyone,
This season we’ve been exploring burnout.
In my last letter, I looked at the generational differences relative to burnout, and how each polarity can offer a particular lens of understanding, and guide and define helpful action. Thank you for your responses - I am so grateful this community engages so actively.Â
This week I am inspired by the words of Helen Knott:
“I am the woman wh...
The Continuum of Exhaustion: Is Burnout the Forerunner to Bliss?
Dear ones,
Across generations, burnout wears different masks. The Baby Boomers and Gen X were shaped by stoicism, productivity, and self-sacrifice, the unspoken belief that worth is earned through exhaustion. Their burnout is often silent, unassisted, marked by depletion and a quiet endurance that borders on martyrdom. Generation Z, by contrast, has the language of mental health, the permission...
