1 hr 3 min
Burnout to Healing ~ Learning What Really Matters In Life - Mental Health/Sleep/Joy The Path of Me
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- Self-Improvement
Helen Serentt was in a development position for a huge non profit. She raised $50,000,000 (yes million) which changed a lot of lives, but the bar kept being raised. Expectations kept increasing and the mission changed from giving donation access to many, to focusing on the smallest group of uber wealthy top 1% of the 1%. It was demanding, exhausting, and taking a toll on her physical and emotional health. Her motto, "I can sleep when I'm dead" was soon to be her downfall.
THE BURNOUT IS REAL
While fundraising had it's feel good moments, the pressure brought her to a breaking point. Her physical body was breaking down. Basic tasks were difficult to complete. She was failing at her job.
A few years prior she went to the doctor to focus on balancing hormones and her blood pressure was 200/100. Imagine the burnout and health issues 3 years later. She had an inner knowing she needed a sabbatical. Instead of rest and restoring she spent the 1st 3 weeks finishing work projects, the next month resting, and the last having extreme anxiety about returning to work.
It was obvious this was a career ending.
THE UNWORTHINESS CREEPS IN
Not knowing who she was or what she was going to do sparked deep sleep anxiety. No productivity was happening during her sabbatical, a feeling of not enough, unworthiness, but at the same time she was forced to sit with herself, be calm and be with herself. It was basically an existential crisis!
THE HEALING
2023 was a healing year, she continued having sleep issues and wanted a podcast with someone reading lists of things to help her fall asleep. It didn't exist, this is how her podcast Sleep Lists was born. It has since moved into a space of providing resources and having a sleep expert on the show once a month. It has been powerful and transformative!
This important time offered complete focus on healing, recuperation and convalescence. Sometimes we need to give ourselves the grace of time to find our Soul purpose.
SLEEP DEPRIVATION CREATED THE PODCAST SLEEP LISTS
Sleep deprivation kept Helen awake at night. Her brain wouldn't turn off despite great tools and sleep hygiene. Helen needed sleep skills because her circadian rhythm was off. Her thoughts spiraled at night. She created Sleep Lists for herself, but also felt she could offer it as a service to other sleep deprived people out there.
Listen to the Podcast Here: https://www.sleeplists.com/episodes
Connect with Helen here: https://www.sleeplists.com/
Follow her on FB: https://facebook.com/SleepLists
Website: https://www.sleeplists.com/
LEARN MORE ABOUT ME:
To connect with me, sign up for my newsletter, or purchase my book "Finding the Path of Me" or the SOUL POWER ORACLE DECK visit my website:
https://www.alinealifecoaching.com
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wendy-hutchinson/message
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wendy-hutchinson/support
Helen Serentt was in a development position for a huge non profit. She raised $50,000,000 (yes million) which changed a lot of lives, but the bar kept being raised. Expectations kept increasing and the mission changed from giving donation access to many, to focusing on the smallest group of uber wealthy top 1% of the 1%. It was demanding, exhausting, and taking a toll on her physical and emotional health. Her motto, "I can sleep when I'm dead" was soon to be her downfall.
THE BURNOUT IS REAL
While fundraising had it's feel good moments, the pressure brought her to a breaking point. Her physical body was breaking down. Basic tasks were difficult to complete. She was failing at her job.
A few years prior she went to the doctor to focus on balancing hormones and her blood pressure was 200/100. Imagine the burnout and health issues 3 years later. She had an inner knowing she needed a sabbatical. Instead of rest and restoring she spent the 1st 3 weeks finishing work projects, the next month resting, and the last having extreme anxiety about returning to work.
It was obvious this was a career ending.
THE UNWORTHINESS CREEPS IN
Not knowing who she was or what she was going to do sparked deep sleep anxiety. No productivity was happening during her sabbatical, a feeling of not enough, unworthiness, but at the same time she was forced to sit with herself, be calm and be with herself. It was basically an existential crisis!
THE HEALING
2023 was a healing year, she continued having sleep issues and wanted a podcast with someone reading lists of things to help her fall asleep. It didn't exist, this is how her podcast Sleep Lists was born. It has since moved into a space of providing resources and having a sleep expert on the show once a month. It has been powerful and transformative!
This important time offered complete focus on healing, recuperation and convalescence. Sometimes we need to give ourselves the grace of time to find our Soul purpose.
SLEEP DEPRIVATION CREATED THE PODCAST SLEEP LISTS
Sleep deprivation kept Helen awake at night. Her brain wouldn't turn off despite great tools and sleep hygiene. Helen needed sleep skills because her circadian rhythm was off. Her thoughts spiraled at night. She created Sleep Lists for herself, but also felt she could offer it as a service to other sleep deprived people out there.
Listen to the Podcast Here: https://www.sleeplists.com/episodes
Connect with Helen here: https://www.sleeplists.com/
Follow her on FB: https://facebook.com/SleepLists
Website: https://www.sleeplists.com/
LEARN MORE ABOUT ME:
To connect with me, sign up for my newsletter, or purchase my book "Finding the Path of Me" or the SOUL POWER ORACLE DECK visit my website:
https://www.alinealifecoaching.com
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wendy-hutchinson/message
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wendy-hutchinson/support
1 hr 3 min