08/06/2026
And just like that… we’re a week into June.
Nearly halfway through the year.
And honestly? I’m sitting here thinking:
WTheActualF……
Where has this year gone?
Is anyone else feeling this?
At the start of this year, I promised myself that on the first of every month, I’d take a proper self-care day.
Not a “catch up on emails while pretending to rest” day.
Not a “just one quick call” day.
Not an “I’ll rest once this next thing is finished” day
A real day to recharge, refuel and reconnect.
And did I?
Nope. Absolutely not.
Instead, in the first half of this year, I ran 31 trainings, delivered 9 keynotes, played in 3 football tournaments, travelled internationally and interstate, signed a book deal with Wiley, wrote almost half of my manuscript, rebranded and relaunched my business, designed a NeuroInclusion maturity model, coached 46 neurodivergent professionals, became President of PSA Vic/Tas and ran three PSA events across two states.
All while being a solo neurodivergent mum.
And I know better.
I teach nervous system regulation, energy management, sustainable performance, boundaries, recovery and working with your brain instead of against it.
And still, I found myself creeping toward the brink of burnout.
Because overdelivering is one of my weaknesses.
So is time blindness.
So is ambition.
So is passion.
So is chronic people-pleasing.
When you combine that with ADHD, autism, business ownership, parenting, leadership, travel and responsibility…
Burnout becomes predictable.
Not because we are broken.
Because the systems we operate in often reward the exact behaviours that drain us.
The over-giving.
The always-on.
The “yes, of course I can.”
The “I’ll just push through.”
The “I don’t want to let anyone down.”
Except eventually, we let ourselves down.
And I say that with compassion, not shame!
This is why I’ve decided it’s Time….
To open the doors to the NeuroEmpowerment Training Academy and In July, I’ll be welcoming the founding student cohort into the Workplace NeuroEmpowerment Champions Training!!!
Interested in learning more about?
