I recently worked with a successful executive. Experienced, capable, accomplished.
From the outside, everything looked fine.
Privately, she was exhausted.
She dreaded her workdays. Her anxiety and inner critic were relentless. The creativity and joy she once felt had disappeared.
She was functioning. But she wasn't really living.
"I Want My Life Back"
When she first came to me, that's what she said.
She'd worked too hard to not enjoy the life she'd built.
Years ago, she wrote a novel. Writing, reading, and following her curiosity have always been what make her feel most alive. (As a Sun and Moon Gemini, this comes as no surprise.)
But she no longer had the energy, desire, or bandwidth for any of it.
She tried all the things, but nothing seemed to shift it.
Creating the Opening
In partnership with her prescribing physician, she chose to work with at-home, low-dose ketamine.
During her one-hour journey sessions, she experienced something she hadn't felt in a long time: ease.
The relentless anxiety, rumination, and self-criticism temporarily softened. She felt more ease and spaciousness. Decisions seemed less overwhelming.
Medicine creates the opening.
Coaching creates lasting change.
But what happened afterward mattered just as much.
Over several weeks, we met to explore the patterns that had kept her stuck.
Through parts work, mindfulness, and somatic practices, we explored how she could develop new habits and practices to tame her Inner Critic and cultivate greater inner ease, giving her the mental space and energy to live the life she desires.
"I Got My Brain Back"
That's how she described it recently.
She's enjoying work again, and is even applying for something more interesting. She took a vacation with her daughter. And she's writing again, returning to the thing she loved and had lost.
From Insight to Transformation
Stories like hers remind me why I love this work.
For years, I've helped people understand themselves, recognize old patterns, and reconnect with what makes them feel alive.
Many of you first came to me through astrology. And I still love how a birth chart can illuminate our patterns and possibilities.
Understanding a pattern is one thing.
Changing how we live with it is another.
That's the thread that runs through all my work—whether we're exploring a birth chart, working with the Inner Critic, or integrating insights from a medicine experience.
It's about taking what we discover about ourselves and bringing it into everyday life.
Making different choices. Responding to ourselves with more compassion. Reconnecting with what matters.
That's where transformation begins.
And, it's what inspired The Breakthrough, my 12-week burnout recovery program combining medicine preparation and integration with deeper coaching.
Where You Might Begin
Maybe you recognize yourself in this woman's story.
You've built a good life, but somewhere along the way, you've lost some of the energy, curiosity, or joy that once made it feel like yours.
If you're curious about The Breakthrough, I'd love to hear what's happening in your life and explore whether this approach might be right for you.
If you're successful on paper but exhausted inside,
you don't have to keep pushing through.
