Laurel Boivin at Flux + Flow Coaching

Laurel Boivin at Flux + Flow Coaching I coach high-performing professionals eliminate overwhelm. Leadership Coach * Podcaster * Speaker

Burnout is not always a personal problem.Sometimes the problem isn't an individual's mindset, boundaries, or resilience....
06/25/2026

Burnout is not always a personal problem.

Sometimes the problem isn't an individual's mindset, boundaries, or resilience.
Sometimes the work environment is genuinely unsustainable.

➡️ Unclear expectations.
➡️ Too much work.
➡️ Too little support.
➡️ Constant interruptions.
➡️ Staffing shortages.
➡️ Poor leadership.
➡️ Lack of recognition.
➡️ Values that don't align with your own.

When demands consistently exceed available resources, people burn out.

Yet many high achievers respond by trying harder.
They work longer hours, take on more responsibility, and push through exhaustion. They put in extra time, and convince themselves they'll catch up next week.

The problem is that no amount of personal or professional development can compensate for a system that continually asks more and more of its people.

Because while self-awareness and boundaries matter, sometimes they are not enough.

Employers and organizations have a responsibility to create work environments where people can succeed without sacrificing their wellbeing.

Burnout isn't always a sign that something is wrong with the individual.
Sometimes it's a sign that something is wrong with the system.

If you are a leader in an organization, what can you do to minimize the risk of burnout for yourself and other members of your team?

I have a client who recently found himself in a situation that is familiar to so many people.The expectations of his rol...
06/25/2026

I have a client who recently found himself in a situation that is familiar to so many people.

The expectations of his role at work were ever-changing. More and more responsibility kept being added to his plate. He had little to no support. And perhaps most importantly, his employer's values were increasingly at odds with his own.

He spent years trying to make it work.
He enjoyed the work. And he was good at it.
He also loved his customers and his coworkers.

Like many high-performing professionals, he assumed the solution was to work harder, do more, and adapt.

The reality was, however, that he was being asked to abandon parts of himself in order to succeed. Each and every day.

And that's a fast lane to burnout.

Eventually, and not without some resistance, he decided to leave his job without another job lined up.

His friends, family members, and even his coworkers didn't understand or agree with his decision. It seemed so risky.

But leaving his job and taking time before jumping into another one gave him the time and space to do some inner work, to better understand himself, clarify his values, identify what mattered most, and learn to trust himself again.

He learned that trust isn't just believing everything will work out.
It’s believing that you can navigate what comes next. It’s about trusting yourself.

Months later, he accepted a position that aligned with his values, respected his boundaries, and complemented the life he wanted to create.

It was a role where he didn't have to choose between professional success and being true to himself.

If you've been forcing yourself to stay in a job or situation that requires you to be someone you're not, it's worth asking yourself why.

Trust your instincts.
Trust yourself.
And trust that with intention, clarity, and healthy boundaries, it is possible to find a position that supports your life rather than consumes it.

Have you ever had to trust yourself enough to walk away from something that no longer fit?

How many opportunities have you talked yourself out of because they felt uncomfortable?- A difficult conversation.- Sp...
06/22/2026

How many opportunities have you talked yourself out of because they felt uncomfortable?

- A difficult conversation.
- Speaking up in a meeting.
- Sharing an opinion.
- Trying something new.
- Taking a risk that mattered.

Most of us think safety comes from avoiding discomfort.
But what if the opposite is true?

That's what Live Your Inner Power, Laurel Holland, and I are talking about in today's episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life: Staying Open Enough to Find Safety.

We explore:
✨ Psychological safety and the nervous system
✨ Why trust and safety are skills we can develop
✨ How self-expression helps us build self-trust
✨ Practical ways to stay grounded when anxiety shows up
✨ The power of creating safety through lived experience

One of my favorite takeaways from this conversation is this:

Safety isn't always something we find. It's something we build, one courageous step at a time.

If you've been avoiding a conversation, an opportunity, or a next step because it feels uncomfortable, I hope you'll give this episode a listen.

🎙️ Link to the episode in comments/bio.

I'd love to hear from you:
What is one thing you're being invited to stay open to right now?

Recently I found myself having almost the exact same conversation with two different women.They live in different states...
06/18/2026

Recently I found myself having almost the exact same conversation with two different women.

They live in different states, were born decades apart, worked in different industries, and are in completely different stages of life.

And yet, they were both wrestling with the same question:

"How do I do everything I have to without feeling overwhelmed and guilty?"

I see this often in my coaching work.

Capable, caring, hardworking women who are carrying a tremendous amount of responsibility.

Women who are doing their best, yet still somehow find themselves thinking they should be doing more or doing things better.

That's where self-judgment creeps in.

And when self-judgment takes hold, guilt, self-doubt, and overwhelm are rarely far behind.

What strikes me is that the problem often isn't a lack of effort.
It's the expectations we're placing on ourselves.

As you move through your days, pay attention to your inner dialogue.
Notice where "I should" and "I ought to" show up.

Then ask yourself:
Would I speak to someone I love this way?

The words you say to yourself and the thoughts you think about yourself matter.
Being mindful matters even more.

Awareness is where change begins.

What are the expectations you're carrying that might be worth reexamining?

The first time I visited Sprague Operating Resources LLC’s Newington NH facility was in 1976, as a 7th grader, when I de...
06/16/2026

The first time I visited Sprague Operating Resources LLC’s Newington NH facility was in 1976, as a 7th grader, when I decided to do my science fair project on petroleum products.

It was so much better than I remember!

50 years later, a lot has changed in the industry, the world, in my life, and in me.

Thank you Emerson Doiron for all you did to host members of New England Women in Energy and the Environment (NEWIEE)’s NH Chapter and make my second visit to Sprague Operating Resources LLC so much more enjoyable than my first.

I am delighted to be part of a community where we can all learn, experience, and grow together!

For more than 15 years, I carried a dream of moving back to New Hampshire's seacoast.Some years I held it tightly. Other...
06/15/2026

For more than 15 years, I carried a dream of moving back to New Hampshire's seacoast.

Some years I held it tightly. Other years I set it down because it felt impossible, impractical, or dependent on circumstances I couldn't control.

What I didn't realize at the time was that the biggest obstacle wasn't finding the right house.

It was learning to trust myself enough to keep the dream alive.
To continue to hold it.

In this week's episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life, Laurel Holland and I explore what it means to hold onto a dream when there is no guarantee it will happen.

We talk about:
• Why self-trust matters when pursuing something meaningful
• The patterns that can cause us to abandon our own desires
• The role of worthiness in creating change
• Trusting timing, even when the path isn't clear
• How dreams often require us to become someone new before they can become reality

One of my favorite reminders from the conversation:
"If the dream is in you, the dream is for you."

I'd love to know:
Is there a dream you've been carrying for a long time?

🎙️ Listen to Beautiful Work Beautiful Life wherever you get your podcasts.

Most of us have a picture in our minds of how life is supposed to unfold.We make plans. We set goals. We imagine what th...
06/10/2026

Most of us have a picture in our minds of how life is supposed to unfold.

We make plans. We set goals. We imagine what the future will look like.
In both our professional and personal lives.

And then life happens.

A job opportunity appears that we never saw coming.
A relationship changes.
A door closes. A new one opens.

Sometimes the path we end up walking looks very different from the one we originally mapped out.

When I look back over my own life, some of the most meaningful experiences, opportunities, and relationships came from unexpected turns I never could have planned.

In this week's episode of Beautiful Work Beautiful Life, Laurel Holland and I explore The Unexpected Path of Life and what it means to stay open when life takes us somewhere we didn't intend to go.

Because sometimes the path we didn't choose becomes the one that teaches us the most.

I'd love to hear from you:
What's one unexpected turn in your life that ultimately led somewhere meaningful?

🎙️ Listen to Beautiful Work Beautiful Life wherever you get your podcasts.

Lately, I've been noticing a new habit.Almost every morning, I reach for my phone shortly after getting out of bed.Not b...
06/04/2026

Lately, I've been noticing a new habit.

Almost every morning, I reach for my phone shortly after getting out of bed.

Not because there's an emergency.
Not because someone urgently needs me.
There never really is.

Yet somehow, checking email, messages, and notifications has become part of starting the day.

It has me wondering how many of us begin our days focused on what other people need before we've even checked in with ourselves.

The more I think about it, the more I realize this isn't really about my phone.

It's about availability.

We've become so accustomed to being available all the time that we rarely question it.

And while there's nothing inherently wrong with staying informed, connected, and responsive, I wonder what happens when we rarely give ourselves a chance to disconnect.

I've come to realize that one of the differences between surviving and thriving is space.

Space to think.
Space to be present.
Space to disconnect from the news, noise, information, and obligations so that we can reconnect with ourselves.

So I'm curious:
* How available are you?
* How often do you give yourself permission to disconnect?
* And what might become possible if you created a little more space in your day?

If this resonates, join me on June 15 at 6:30 pm ET for our next Deep-Dive Conversation.

The Cost of Constant Availability: Protecting Focus, Presence, and Decision Quality

We'll explore how constant availability impacts wellbeing, focus, clarity, and performance.

DM me to get the Zoom link.

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