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From Burnout to Balance: The Recovery Strategy Top Performers Actually Need
30 Jan 2026 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
You have recognised the traits that make you vulnerable to burnout. Now what?
If you are a top performer who has hit your limit or who's teetering on the edge, you need to understand something critical: you cannot think your way out of burnout.
Your mind got you into this. Your body needs to lead you out.
Why Top Performers Are Most Prone to Burnout
16 Jan 2026 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
Elite athletes understand something most high performers don't: recovery isn't optional, it's where the performance is built.
No Olympic runner would train at maximum intensity every single day without rest days, proper nutrition, and recovery protocols. They would break down. Their coaches know this. Their bodies would force them to learn it.
Yet in the corporate world, we treat our bodies like machines that should run indefinitely at peak capacity
The Courage to Be Seen
9 Jan 2026 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
"Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen." – Brené Brown
Who loves Brené Brown?! I do! She reminds me to be kind to myself.
This is why.
5 Ways to Find Inner Peace When Your Nervous System Won't Let You Rest
7 July 2023 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
When I walked away from a successful 11-year tech sales career after burning out, I didn't just change professions. I discovered that my authentic voice had been buried under years of high performance and people-pleasing. Have you found your voice yet? Or are you still performing a version of yourself that's exhausting to maintain?
I Found My Voice in the Crisis. Now I Want to Help You Find Yours.
22 Sep 2022 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
When I walked away from a successful 11-year tech sales career after burning out, I didn't just change professions. I discovered that my authentic voice had been buried under years of high performance and people-pleasing. Have you found your voice yet? Or are you still performing a version of yourself that's exhausting to maintain?
When Life Cracks You Open: Recognising the Invitation in Crisis
19 Mar 2021 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
We are living through a collective crisis. It is March 2021, and we have been in and out of lockdowns for nearly a year. Just when you think you can see a way forward, another variant emerges, another restriction gets announced, another plan gets cancelled.
The whiplash is exhausting. The uncertainty is relentless. The ground keeps shifting beneath your feet.
Lost, Divorced, or Displaced? The Unexpected Gift of Not Knowing Who You Are Anymore
30 Jan 2026 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
"I don't know who I am anymore."
If you have said this recently, or felt it without words, you know the terror that comes with it. The ground beneath you has disappeared. Everything you thought defined you is gone or changed beyond recognition.
Maybe it is divorce. Maybe it is job loss. Maybe you have moved countries and feel like a stranger in your own life. Maybe your kids left home …
When Anxiety Takes Over: A Guide for Right Now
19 March 2020 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
We are all facing uncertainty right now. Coronavirus is spreading. Schools are closing. We're isolated at home, anxious about what comes next.
The news is feeding fear. Your mind is racing with worst-case scenarios. Your chest feels tight. You can't stop checking updates.
I know this feeling. Eighteen months ago, I hit rock bottom with severe anxiety and post-traumatic stress. I couldn't eat. I couldn't sleep. My mind destroyed me from within.
Here is an article on what I learnt to guide you at this time:
Gender Balance: What If the Problem Isn't Out There, But In Here?
7 Feb 2020 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
When we talk about gender balance in the workplace, we usually mean the numbers: how many women versus men are in leadership, on teams, at the table. The conversation often centers on conflicts, stereotypes, power imbalances, injustice, and sexism.
All of that matters. But I want to offer a different perspective.
What if gender balance was also a state of being? What if we had more control over it than we think?
How Mindfulness Actually Unlocks Innovation When Everything Else Fails
24 Jan 2020 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
Creativity and innovation are uniquely human traits. But our increasingly fast-paced lives are hindering our innate ability to think outside the box.
I know this firsthand. With pressures mounting to grow my coaching business, hit specific targets, and stay visible online, my brain often sinks into autopilot. Operational tasks take over. Strategic thinking disappears.
And here's the trap: …
Holding a Safe Space: What Coaching Actually Is (And Isn't)
5 Nov 2019 | 5 mins Read
Written by: Lauren Cartigny, Business & Life Coach | Mindfulness Practitioner
While most people have heard of coaching, it tends to be interpreted in many different ways and most of those interpretations miss the mark entirely.
For many, "coaching" conjures images of sports. But coaching is now a profession in its own right applied to personal and professional development.