WellnessMamma Burnout Coach

10/12/2025

Real talk. Does anyone actually rest in December, or did we all just survive the festive season and call it a holiday?

Most South African teams carry tired bodies, tight budgets and old stress patterns straight into January. And if nothing changes in how you work together, those patterns repeat.

I wrote a new blog about why January is the best moment to reset ways of working and contract healthier habits as a team.

If your team is already feeling stretched, this will help.
Read it here: https://wellnessmammalife.com/january-work-reset-south-africa/

If you could reset one thing about how your team works together next year, what would it be?
No judgement, just insight.

South African teams begin January tired and overwhelmed. A January work reset offers a practical way to rebuild clarity, reduce stress and create healthier ways of working together.

08/12/2025

Your team deserves a cleaner start than “same workload, same stress, new calendar”. January is where resilience begins, not the motivational kind, the operational kind.

January is the generally the only month where people feel safe to be honest,
about what drained them last year, what tripped them up, what caused tension, additional work or unclear expectations.

When pressure increases, honesty is usually the first thing to go. People shut down, switch off, and start doing the bare minimum.
The truth is simple, old patterns do not disappear because the calendar resets....

You see the cracks in meetings, the same few people talking while everyone else goes silent when you ask for input.

If your team is carrying unclear expectations, unspoken frustrations or misunderstood ways of working into the new year, they will hit the same pressure points by March.

The impact is not just emotional. It is financial.
Revenue leaks through slow decisions, dropped balls, missed opportunities and top performers quietly burning out.

The Resilience at Work program exists for this exact reason.
It is not a “nice to have” wellness add on.
It is about protecting the money you are already spending on people, and the revenue you are expecting them to bring in.
By rebuilding trust, opening honest conversations, clarifying ownership and agreeing clear ways of working, you reduce the friction that quietly erodes results.

Your team does not need another motivational session.
They need agreements that protect their energy, lift their performance and prevent last year’s stress patterns from becoming this year’s story.
January is the window.
Use it well.

↳ Intake for January and February is now open.
If you want your team to start the year aligned and ready, read more about the programme on my website.
Comment Stress and I will send you the details

12/11/2025

End-of-year fatigue has a way of making people snap at the ones they love.

Real resilience isn’t muscling through. It is knowing what’s yours to carry, what you can influence, and what you must let go.

In my latest post I break down the Circle of Control and Circle of Influence in plain English, with simple ways to regulate when life feels too much. Small resets you can do between meetings, before school pickup, or after that tense WhatsApp.

If you’re at the point where tiny things tip you over, this will help you take back control, one action at a time.

If you would like to read the blog, the link is in thr first comment.

Where’s your energy today, Control, Influence, or Let Go
Share with the person who keeps saying they’ll slow down “after this week.”

10/11/2025

Please sign the petition to advocate for those who lost their lives and those who are afraid to ask for help

Declare GBVF a National Disaster in South Africa

05/11/2025

“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.”
- Oscar Wilde

05/11/2025

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily.”
- Zig Ziglar

04/11/2025

“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.”
- Mark Twain

03/11/2025

“I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several attack me at once.”
- Jennifer Yane

03/11/2025

When someone once told me, “You’re so resilient,” they meant it as a compliment.
I took it as a warning.

Because when people start praising your resilience, it’s usually when you’ve been holding everything together for far too long.

We’ve glamorised resilience.
We hand out gold stars for pushing through exhaustion, keeping it together, and showing up when there’s nothing left in the tank.
But resilience without rest isn’t strength.
It’s survival mode in disguise.

In my latest blog, I unpack what most people get wrong about resilience:
🧠 Why even the most self-aware leaders still burn out
📉 What the research actually says about resilience as a buffer (not a shield)
💼 The hidden workplace factors that quietly drain capacity
🔄 And the 4-step framework — Review → Reflect → Realign → Reset — to rebuild sustainable energy

If you’ve been feeling like your version of “strong” is running on fumes, this one’s for you.

♻️ Read the full post and grab the link in the comments.
📞 Book a free Clarity Call to see what’s really draining your energy and how to get it back.

23/10/2025

I used to hate it when people told me to “be more resilient.”
Honestly? I wanted to scream, or quietly vomit in my mouth.

Because when you’re barely keeping it together, there’s nothing left in the tank to be more of anything.

That word, resilience, was like a swear word for me!
It became code for pushing through exhaustion, pretending everything was fine, and holding it all together while I was quietly falling apart.

As Manson puts it:
“Resilience means growing through adversity, not bouncing back to who you were, but forward into who you’re becoming.”

That line stuck with me, because resilience isn’t about endurance.
It’s about evolution.

And that’s exactly what I unpacked in my latest blog:
Rethinking Resilience for Founders: What We’ve Been Getting Wrong.

In it, I break down the five biggest myths that keep founders and leaders stuck in burnout cycles:
🧠 Resilience Is Just Toughness
💪 Resilience Is Something You’re Born With
↩️ Resilience Means Bouncing Back
🤝 Resilience Is Doing It Alone
🌿 Resilience Means Never Breaking

Each one keeps us running harder instead of wiser.

If you’re a founder, manager, or small-business leader who feels like your energy’s on empty, this one’s for you.

♻️ Read the full post → Rethinking Resilience for Founders (link in comments)
💬 Which myth have you caught yourself believing?

11/10/2025

This is such an important reminder💚

06/10/2025

Finish the Year Steady, Not Shattered

Let’s be honest.
You’re not burnt out yet, but you’re closer than you’d like to admit.

You’ve been running on caffeine and commitment since February,
and now your body’s whispering what your brain’s been ignoring.

I’ve been there.
Twice.
And I know how quickly “just one more push” turns into a crash you didn’t see coming.

That’s why I created a 4-week reset designed to help you go from exhausted to clear, calm, and back in control.
You’ll start feeling better by week 3.

It’s low cost, gentle, and surprisingly powerful.
Limited spaces only.

↳ Book a free clarity call in the link in the comments.
Finish the year steady, not shattered.