On Monday, December 27, I noticed something interesting...TONS of people were jumping on social media with one common message: DO NOTHING THIS WEEK. Yes, I hope you got rest and rejuvenation and whatever else you needed from the holidays. But I noticed a subtle underlying message to most of these posts that I didn't like and don't agree with at all.

Last week I was EXHAUSTED. I rallied for coaching calls and the webinars I facilitated (one of which, ironically, was on managing your energy!), but then I crashed. This wasn't exhaustion from lack of sleep - it's emotional exhaustion from the entire last year. It's burnout. Here are my top four tips to manage burnout right now.

Last week I had conversations with two different women on the same day that were exact carbon copies of each other. What were they about? Giving yourself permission to rest over the holidays when you feel like you “should” be productive.

I've noticed something with many of my coaching clients over the years. When they talk about self-care, it ends up being about all the things they think they "should" do. But those things don’t often actually work for them. Here’s a different approach to take.