Mrs Mojo

19/06/2026

The cortisol awakening response is real — and most morning routines completely ignore it.

For the first 30-60 minutes after waking, your cortisol naturally spikes. This is normal and healthy. It's your body's way of energising you for the day.

The problem? Most of us immediately flood that spike with:
📱 Notifications and social media
☕ Caffeine on an empty stomach (doubles the cortisol spike)
⏰ Alarm stress and rushing

Which means we start the day already dysregulated.

What actually helps in the first 30 minutes:
✔ Light exposure — open the curtains or step outside
✔ Movement, even just a short walk
✔ Water before coffee
✔ No phone for the first 20 minutes if you can manage it

Your nervous system sets its tone for the day in that first hour. Give it a chance 🌿

Save this for tomorrow morning.

18/06/2026

If you are thinking about going back to work after burnout, please watch this first.

Because the return to work is actually the highest risk moment in the whole recovery journey.

Most women relapse in the first four to twelve weeks back. Not because they weren't ready. But because they went back to unchanged conditions.

The same workload. The same lack of boundaries. The same culture that burned them out in the first place.

Readiness isn't just about how you feel on a Tuesday morning. It's about whether the environment you're returning to has actually changed — and whether you have the tools and the plan to protect yourself if it hasn't.

There are five signals I look for before I'd ever recommend someone return. And having a plan isn't optional — it's everything.

Going back without a plan isn't brave. It's a risk you don't have to take.

I've laid out all five readiness signals and what a proper return-to-work plan actually looks like in the full article. It’s free and the link is below. Read it before you make that call 🥰

https://www.mymojoschool.com/blog/going-back-to-work-after-burnout-what-women-wish-they-had-known

18/06/2026

Honest moment from the Mojo Lab ✨

Some days I sit down to create and I have nothing. No inspiration, no energy, no words.

My first instinct used to be to push through. Hustle harder. Just sit there until something came.

Now I do something different. I check in with the Medicine Wheel first.

Which direction needs attention today? Is it my mind that's tired? My body that's stiff? My emotions sitting just below the surface? Or my sense of purpose that needs a reminder?

Nine times out of ten, when I identify what's actually depleted, I can resource it. And then the words come.

I built an entire school around the idea that this framework changes everything. And it still surprises me how reliably it works.

Even on the hard days. Especially on the hard days.

17/06/2026

Every single day, tbh 😂

The gap between "I'm fine" and "MY NERVOUS SYSTEM" is where most of us are living right now.

And the wild thing is, pretending we're fine actually makes it worse. The suppression is its own stressor.

Your nervous system doesn't need you to have it together. It needs you to stop pretending you do.

That's honestly the first step in everything I teach. Stop performing okay. Start actually noticing.

Comment "SAME" if you relate and I'll send you the first tool I give every new Mojo School member 👇

17/06/2026

Feeling stuck in a negative loop? Here are 5 simple ways to shift your perspective and feel better-Mojo School style!

1. Notice the Thought
Awareness is the first step! Pause and gently observe your negative thought-no judgment, just notice it's there

2. Name the Feeling
What emotion is attached to this thought? Naming it ("I feel anxious," "I feel frustrated") helps you process and move forward

3. Challenge the Story
Is this thought 100% true? Ask yourself: "What's the evidence?" "Is there another way to see this?" Sometimes our brains are just being dramatic!

4. Practice Gratitude
When a negative thought pops up, pause and list three things you're grateful for. Gratitude shifts your focus from what's wrong to what's working, creating space for more positivity.

5. Practice Self-Compassion
Remind yourself: It's okay to have tough thoughts. Be gentle and treat yourself like you would a good friend

Make sure you save this for when you need it and follow for more.

17/06/2026

5 Ways to Reframe Negative Thoughts

Feeling stuck in a negative loop? Here are 5 simple ways to shift your perspective and feel better-Mojo School style!

1. Notice the Thought
Awareness is the first step! Pause and gently observe your negative thought-no judgment, just notice it's there

2. Name the Feeling
What emotion is attached to this thought? Naming it ("I feel anxious," "I feel frustrated") helps you process and move forward

3. Challenge the Story
Is this thought 100% true? Ask yourself: "What's the evidence?" "Is there another way to see this?" Sometimes our brains are just being dramatic!

4. Practice Gratitude
When a negative thought pops up, pause and list three things you're grateful for. Gratitude shifts your focus from what's wrong to what's working, creating space for more positivity.

5. Practice Self-Compassion
Remind yourself: It's okay to have tough thoughts. Be gentle and treat yourself like you would a good friend

Make sure you save this for when you need it and follow for more.

16/06/2026

She thought she needed to do more.

More discipline. A better morning routine. A stricter bedtime. A cleaner diet.

She'd tried all of it. And she still felt exhausted and disconnected.

What she actually needed was to feel more.

To stop managing her emotions and start processing them. To stop optimising her life and start listening to it.

The moment she understood that her body wasn't failing her — it was communicating with her — everything changed.

That's what the Medicine Wheel framework does. It gives you a language for what your system is asking for, instead of just adding more to the to-do list.

If this is you right now, come and find us. You don't need to do more. You need the right support 💛

16/06/2026

It’s coming! This Friday my podcast with The Female CEO goes live! 🤩

16/06/2026

I’m the luckiest mama in the world ❤️ Life after burnout is good. 💋

16/06/2026

I’m SO excited for this podcast interview coming out on Friday 🤩 definitely one not to miss - my chat with Mark from The Female CEO 👇👇

Jane Bellis was creative director on a global fashion show when she realised she'd become part of an industry that profits from people's vulnerabilities. Then she walked. This week on The Female CEO® podcast, Mark William Sephton sits down with Jane, founder of Mojo School for Holistic Wellness, an...