Coaching for Professional Women
ARE YOU BURNT OUT?
Burnout isn't always easy to recognise. It can show up in many different ways and often overlaps with stress and anxiety.
Start with a simple Body Check to better understand what your body may be telling you. From there, we'll explore whether burnout could be part of the picture.
Start with a simple Body Check to better understand what your body may be telling you. From there, we'll explore whether burnout could be part of the picture.
Burnout Can Present Like This
- You feel emotionally exhausted by work
- You dread Monday, or feel tense before opening your laptop
- You’re functioning, but running on empty
- You feel cynical, detached, or unlike yourself
- You struggle to recover, even after time off
- Small demands now feel unusually heavy
Why a Body Check Helps
Burnout can make it hard to think clearly.
You may be trying to work everything out in your head while your body is showing signs of overload that need addressing first: tension, exhaustion, shallow breathing, poor sleep, heaviness, agitation or numbness.
A body check allows you to pause, notice what’s happening, and calm things enough to begin making sense of what to do next. It's a gentle insurance against knee-jerk reactions. First, regulate the body, then think more clearly, then make any decisions you need to make.
You may be trying to work everything out in your head while your body is showing signs of overload that need addressing first: tension, exhaustion, shallow breathing, poor sleep, heaviness, agitation or numbness.
A body check allows you to pause, notice what’s happening, and calm things enough to begin making sense of what to do next. It's a gentle insurance against knee-jerk reactions. First, regulate the body, then think more clearly, then make any decisions you need to make.
Get The Burnout Body Check
A simple guided tool to help you notice where burnout may be showing up in your body and work life. This isn’t a diagnosis. It’s a starting point for noticing what may be going on.
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About Wanda
ICF-ACCREDITED
I’m Wanda, and I help professional women make sense of burnout, career dissatisfaction, and life/work transitions. I’ve experienced burnout and several career pivots myself, and I’ve also worked as a team coach in high-pressure software development environments, so I understand how intense, performative, and overwhelming work can become.
My coaching is grounded in presence, practical reflection, and honest conversation.
My coaching is grounded in presence, practical reflection, and honest conversation.
About Wanda
ICF-ACCREDITED
I’m Wanda, and I help professional women make sense of burnout, career dissatisfaction, and life/work transitions. I’ve experienced burnout and several career pivots myself, and I’ve also worked as a team coach in high-pressure software development environments, so I understand how intense, performative, and overwhelming work can become.
My coaching is grounded in presence, practical reflection, and honest conversation.
My coaching is grounded in presence, practical reflection, and honest conversation.
A common coaching journey might look something like this…
In our initial conversation, you'll tell me what's happening for you at work, what you've been thinking about, and what you've already tried. You'll leave with one step you can take towards getting some movement.
If you decide coaching is for you, we'll start by unpacking your situation properly: what's no longer working, what's changed for you, and what you really want to be different.
From there, we'll explore what you might want instead. What would you like your working life to look and feel like? What matters to you now? What would make work feel more worthwhile?
We'll open up the possibilities — including some you may not have considered seriously before — and then start working out which ones are worth exploring further.
You might investigate a completely new direction. You might discover that a different role or working environment would make a bigger difference than you thought. Or you might decide that what you really need is to change how you're working where you are.
We'll take those possibilities one at a time, testing them through small, practical steps rather than expecting you to make one huge decision.
If you decide coaching is for you, we'll start by unpacking your situation properly: what's no longer working, what's changed for you, and what you really want to be different.
From there, we'll explore what you might want instead. What would you like your working life to look and feel like? What matters to you now? What would make work feel more worthwhile?
We'll open up the possibilities — including some you may not have considered seriously before — and then start working out which ones are worth exploring further.
You might investigate a completely new direction. You might discover that a different role or working environment would make a bigger difference than you thought. Or you might decide that what you really need is to change how you're working where you are.
We'll take those possibilities one at a time, testing them through small, practical steps rather than expecting you to make one huge decision.
Photography: Roberto Riva and Timo Strüker
Know you're burnt out, and want coaching? Start with a gentle call to see what coaching can do for you.
