Amy Schamberg Wellness LLC, 7535 E Hampden Avenue Suite 400, Denver, CO (2026)

12/28/2025

“Perfect on paper. Chaos behind the scenes.”
For a long stretch, that summed up my life.
From the outside, everything worked. I was driven, capable, and dependable; the person everyone could count on. I was the one who "got s**t done"- no matter the detriment to my own sanity.
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But behind the scenes, it felt like a crushing weight of responsibilities, mental overload, and a nagging sense that no matter how well I performed, there would always be another box to check.
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As an ambitious, resourceful, fiercely Independent high-achiever, I often found myself overcommitted, stretched too thin, and running on fumes.
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I know what it’s like to feel trapped in that cycle of staying one step ahead, holding it all together, believing this is just what life looks like at this stage.
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But the truth is, that belief system is flawed.
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When you tell yourself that you have no other choice, you begin to organize your life around coping and survival instead of living. You stop imagining alternatives. You lower the bar on rest, on connection, on health and wellbeing... not because you don’t want them, but because you’ve convinced yourself they’re unrealistic right now. And slowly, almost imperceptibly, your world shrinks around what feels possible.
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But there IS another way.
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Not by "fixing" yourself. Not by adding another morning routine or self-care hack or pushing even harder.
But by stepping out of the systems that keep you stuck in survival mode and into an environment designed for deep restoration.
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This is why I’m co-hosting a small, intimate Women’s Wellness Retreat in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal this June. This experience offers something that’s hard to access in everyday life- intentional space, shared community, and thoughtfully curated experiences that create meaningful shifts in a short amount of time.
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Through guided workshops, connection, and immersive moments, the retreat supports deep restoration and helps insights turn into lasting change long after you return home.
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If this resonates, I’d truly love for you to join us and show you what’s possible.

Comment “more joy” and I’ll share the details 💛

12/24/2025

After years of working with high-achieving women navigating burnout, I’m excited to share that I’m creating something deeper, something completely immersive and transformative.

This June, my friend and partner, Melissa Lefort, and I will be hosting a small women’s wellness retreat in Portugal- designed for deep rest, reflection, and real, sustainable change. 5 carefully curated, intentionally designed days to slow down, reconnect, and return with greater clarity and ease. ✨

We’re currently forming the group and plan to confirm participants by the end of the year. Sharing here in case someone in your world might benefit from this kind of experience.

Details in link in bio under Reclaim Joy Retreat. 🫶

11/14/2025

I once worked with a client who joked that her unofficial title was “Director of Everything”- responsible for everyone’s moods, every crisis, and the entire household operation. She was the steady one, the fixer, the emotional anchor. But that meant her ability to rest, enjoy her mornings, or even leave the house for an hour depended entirely on whether everyone else was okay.
If her kids were melting down, she dropped her routine. When her partner was having a bad day, she slipped into damage-control mode, carefully managing his emotions, shielding the kids from tension, and putting her own needs on hold so she wouldn’t make things “harder” for him.
At work, the pattern was the same. As a high-ranking executive, she was known for stepping in to smooth things over, mediate conflicts, and take on extra projects “just to make sure things got done right.” She said yes even when she was exhausted, driven by the belief that if she didn’t take over, things would fall apart… or that it was simply easier if she handled it herself. Over time, this constant over-functioning left her depleted, resentful, and quietly doubting whether she’d ever be able to relax without something crashing down around her.
Have you ever felt like you’re managing everyone’s emotions but your own? Issue 7 of The Subtraction Lab, "The Cost of Codependence," explores the quiet burnout and codependency behind being the “Director of Everything” and how to reclaim your energy, boundaries, and peace of mind.
Link in bio or access here -> https://www.amyschamberg.com/blog/the-subtraction-lab-codependency

11/13/2025

Real kindness begins inside, in the pauses, the forgiveness, and the moments you choose grace over expectation. 🫶
That kind of self-compassion creates a quiet ripple effect, softening your presence, your relationships, and the spaces you move through. ❤️
What would shift for you if you treated yourself with the same patience and care you offer everyone else? 💫

11/12/2025

We live in a world that celebrates logic, sensibility, and evidence - and there’s nothing wrong with that. But somewhere along the way, many of us stopped trusting our own inner knowing. We second-guess ourselves, crowdsource every decision, and analyze things until we lose touch with what we actually feel.

Most of us were taught to push harder, think smarter, or “figure it out” when life feels overwhelming. But what if your exhaustion isn’t a problem to outthink—but a signal to listen more deeply? In issue 6 of The Subtraction Lab, "Noticing Your Intuition," we explore the idea that intuition isn’t a soft extra, but a compass—especially when the way forward feels unclear.

Link in bio or https://www.amyschamberg.com/blog/the-subtraction-lab-6-intuition

11/11/2025

Last night, we heard Malala Yousafzai speak in Denver. We each received her new memoir, Finding My Way, and seeing her in person was powerful. She was thoughtful, warm, and deeply relatable. Instead of only telling the story that made her famous, she spoke about mental health, loneliness, identity, friendship, love, patriarchy, and staying true to your why.

I looked around and saw mostly women and girls. Then I looked at my husband and our two middle school boys—listening, really listening. It meant so much. I want them to grow up understanding their privilege and using it for good. Last night felt like a step in that direction.

11/10/2025

We spend so long surviving on stress that contentment feels foreign. But real change, in our nervous system or our lives, begins when we learn to stay still long enough to let the shift happen.

Many high-achievers and caregivers have spent so long living in a state of hyper-vigilance that a state of calm actually feels unsafe. As Dr. Gabor Maté teaches, “For those habituated to high levels of internal stress, it is the absence of stress that creates unease.”

In the fifth installment of The Subtraction Lab, "The Discomfort of Calm and Why Stillness Makes you Restless," I explain why basing your ability to relax on factors outside of your control is a recipe for failure and disappointment and provide a quick reset to try the next time you feel that pull to "do" instead of simply "be."

Link in bio or at https://www.amyschamberg.com/blog/the-subtraction-lab-5-restlessness

11/09/2025

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
- Ferris Bueller
My mornings used to kick off with a to-do list so long I needed a second cup of coffee just to look at it… and yes, it was color-coded.
Blue for work, green for house stuff, pink for personal, etc etc. (My obsession with lists ran deep.)
By the end of the day- on a “good” day- I had crossed off maybe half of it, but the list never actually got shorter.
So instead of feeling accomplished, I felt like I was drowning. And I was overcome with guilt about what I hadn’t finished.
The shift came when I stopped managing everything and started identifying a few things that actually mattered that day.
Why it Works: When we overload ourselves with endless to-do’s, our brains never get the satisfaction of completion- which increases stress and drains motivation.
Research shows that setting a few clear, achievable goals each day helps restore focus, lowers stress, and gives you that much-needed sense of progress. In other words, three meaningful “must-do’s” can leave you feeling accomplished instead of exhausted. It’s all about recalibrating your success meter. Try this:
🎯Pick your Absolute Three. Each morning, write down the 3 things that truly must get done today. If you finish them, you win the day. Everything else is optional.
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📔Start a “Got Done” list. When your mind starts spinning about what’s unfinished, take 1 minute. Open your Notes app and use speech-to-text to rattle off everything you actually did today- from sending an email to folding laundry.
Your to-do list is lying to you - it tells you there’s always more, so you never feel done. But life, as Ferris Bueller reminded us, moves pretty fast.

If you don’t pause to see what you’ve actually accomplished, you’ll miss the progress that’s right in front of you.Keep subtracting. 💫

11/08/2025

Multitasking isn’t mastery- it's distraction dressed up as productivity. In the fourth installment of The Subtraction Lab, "The Myth of Multitasking: Why Doing Less Leads to More Focus and Fulfillment," you'll discover how doing less can help you regain focus, reduce burnout, and find more fulfillment in your work and life.

Link in bio or at https://www.amyschamberg.com/blog/the-subtraction-lab-4

11/07/2025

For years, Melissa carried the weight of an Invisible Load without realizing it had a name. From managing birthdays to tracking groceries, she did it all… until she discovered the research behind mental labor and how it quietly fuels burnout.

In this guest blog post, "The Invisible Load and How Mental Labor Leads to Burnout," Melissa tells us what the Invisible Load is, how it drains women’s energy, and three practical steps to share responsibility and reclaim balance.

Check out the post! https://www.amyschamberg.com/blog/guestblog-how-mental-labor-leads-to-burnout

11/06/2025

“The opposite of scarcity is not abundance; the opposite of scarcity is simply enough.” - Brené Brown
👉 All-or-nothing thinking tricks you into believing “not perfect” means “not worth it.” But when you shrink things down to the 2% version, you still gain the benefit and build the habit.

In Issue # 3 of The Subtraction Lab, "The Problem with All-or-Nothing Thinking: Why 'Good Enough' Is the Real Goal", I unpack the ways all-or-nothing thinking keeps high achievers stuck in cycles of burnout and self-criticism.

Read it now to learn how small choices stack up.

www.amyschamberg.com/blog/the-subtraction-lab-3-all-or-nothing-thinking

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