After 5 years of burnout in a toxic role, my client made a complete transformation in just 4 months of coaching
During our free clarity call, she shared that her employer (a Fortune 500 company) had created an environment where talented people were treated as disposable. Despite her strong performance managing high-stakes projects and building legislative coalitions, she felt trapped.
She was close to tears. Waking at 5:05 AM every morning. Severe anxiety. Unable to be present with her young daughter. Spinning with guilt about not being the parent or partner she wanted to be.
She shared what she needed from coaching:
→ Tools to manage overwhelming anxiety and chronic stress that were destroying her sleep
→ A clear roadmap to transition from corporate work to mission-driven sustainability and environmental work
→ Methods to reclaim her confidence and recognize her actual value in the marketplace
I told her that although people in burnout often rush into reactive job searches, an intentional process matters.
My methods:
Customized to each person's nervous system, energy type, and accountability style
Leverage comprehensive assessment frameworks (values clarification, Zone of Genius, Life Wheel scoring, personal mission development)
Integrate both mindset transformation, nervous system regulation, and tactical career strategy tools I've refined through years of executive coaching
Empower clients with repeatable systems they can use long after our work together ends
After this initial meeting, she hired me for my 4-month Thriving Career + Fulfilled Life program.
In our work together, we focused on:
1) NERVOUS SYSTEM REGULATION & BURNOUT RECOVERY: She was experiencing severe anxiety and chronic stress responses. We worked on nervous system awareness, grounding practices, and reframing her relationship with rest. She learned that her buzzing in her body and anxious energy, where she just HAD TO MOVE, was her body responding as flight mode to a toxic environment. She gained tools to transform her stress response from reactive to regulated.
2) VALUES-BASED DECISION MAKING: She felt paralyzed trying to figure out what to do next. We used life design frameworks to identify her core values (community, connection, stability, wellness, learning) and to create three distinct career pathways, so she didn't feel she had no choices. She moved from fear-based decision-making to confident, values-aligned choices.
3) STRATEGIC CAREER POSITIONING: She didn't recognize her own competence. We built a comprehensive skill bank, created multiple resume versions, identified her Zone of Genius (T-shaped leadership, coalition building, technical communication), and developed her professional narrative. She went from "I don't know if I'm good enough" to "I am good at this."
The results were extraordinary:
Within 4 months, she successfully quit her toxic job (her resignation went better than expected, with supportive leadership responses). She created a financial runway with her partner's full support. She took a week-long solo vacation. Her therapist came back from maternity leave, shocked at the transformation (and she had finally taken action on an issue they had been working on for two years!)
Most importantly, her young daughter now lights up and says "I'm so excited!" when mom asks about her day, a complete shift from the disconnected parent-child dynamic at our start.
What was her ROI of coaching?
The hard ROI: She left her job months earlier than originally planned, securing immediate relief from a toxic environment. She now has clarity on three viable career pathways in sustainability and environmental policy work, with the tools and confidence to pursue them strategically.
The soft ROI: Her life scores (the areas of life she wanted to improve, like relationships, health, personal growth, and travel) transformed across every category (most areas went from 2-3 out of 10 to 7-9 out of 10, 10 being the most ideal version of her life in that area). She's present with her family. Her anxiety is manageable. She has permission to rest. She recognizes her competence. As she told me in our final session, "I feel like a different person. I was never going to get out, and I didn't feel a way forward. Now I'm so much more optimistic about life in general."
I cannot guarantee these results or miracles. But sometimes the biggest miracle is finding clarity when you're spinning, and having support to make the courageous choice you already know you need to make.
If you:
Are experiencing burnout in a role that doesn't align with your values, but feel too paralyzed or overwhelmed to take action
Want to pivot toward mission-driven work but don't know where to start, or doubt your qualifications
Know you have untapped potential, but your confidence has been eroded by a toxic environment
→ Sign up for a free 50-minute clarity call: link
About Me
I'm a former tech executive who led teams worldwide for 20 years, helped over 500 businesses grow, and built global communities with 4,000,000+ users across 180 countries.
I went from working 70+ hour weeks, total exhaustion, skipping family events, and never having time for what mattered to building a life where my health, happiness, and family come first.
Now, I work four days a week with white space on my calendar, allowing me time to volunteer in my community, with a focus on improving access to fresh food for rural communities and affordable housing. I set boundaries that people respect, not resent. I get paid what my experience is worth, and my clients are happy because they know I bring 10x the value to our work.