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WellnessMamma Resilience & Burnout Prevention Coach Helping high-functioning people protect their capacity before they hit the wall. Now I work with founders and busy professionals who feel the same slow slide.

Burnout prevention, resilience, boundaries and practical support for feeling like yourself again. I know what it feels like to look like you are coping while quietly unravelling inside. For years I pushed through exhaustion, tied my worth to productivity and told myself this was just what strong people did, until my body and brain said “no more”. I help you make sense of the pressure you are under, calm your nervous system and find a way of working that does not cost you your health, marriage or love for your business. I am warm, honest and a little bit cheeky. I will always tell you the truth with kindness, hold space for the tears and the swearing, and help you take real-world steps that actually move the needle, not just give you more things to try.

13/10/2026

There’s nothing wrong with an evening on the couch. Sometimes it’s exactly what you need.

But when you’ve skipped lunch, sat through back-to-back meetings and spent the whole day in your head, lying down may not give every part of you the recovery it needs.

That’s why I prefer to microdose recovery throughout the day.

Eat before you’re hangry. Take a short walk between meetings. Doodle, stretch, step outside or do something that uses a different part of your brain.

Small moments still count.

You don’t have to wait until you’re running on 1% before you recharge.

What helps you recover during the day?

For a long time, I called collapsing on the couch with a glass of w**e, or three, and binge-watching a series recovery.I...
12/10/2026

For a long time, I called collapsing on the couch with a glass of w**e, or three, and binge-watching a series recovery.

I wasn’t working, so surely I was resting?

My body was on the couch while my mind replayed conversations and worried about tomorrow. I reached for anything that would help me switch off.

The w**e took the edge off. The next episode helped me disappear from the day for a while.

There’s no judgement in that. When you’ve been holding it together all day, sometimes you just want relief.

But switching off from how you feel for an evening doesn’t necessarily leave you restored the next morning.

You can sleep for eight hours and still wake up tired because sleep is only one kind of recovery.

Recovery can also look like eating before you’re running on empty, having a few quiet minutes between work and home, moving your body, doing something you enjoy or allowing a non-urgent request to wait.

Recovery needs a place in your life before you’re desperate for it, because the work is never really finished.

I prefer to microdose recovery throughout the day. Small moments that give something back to the physical, mental, emotional, sensory and creative parts of you that work keeps drawing from.

This is part of what we explore in the four-week Burnout Reset. We identify what’s draining you, what genuinely replenishes you and how to build more of that into an ordinary week.

If you’re still performing but no longer recovering, DM me and I’ll send you the link to book a free 30-minute Clarity Call.

I didn’t realise I was leaving myself out.I thought I was being helpful, flexible and reliable.Everyone else’s requests ...
09/10/2026

I didn’t realise I was leaving myself out.

I thought I was being helpful, flexible and reliable.

Everyone else’s requests arrived with a deadline or a problem. My lunch, my own work and the break I needed were always easier to move.

Eventually, I was exhausted, resentful and bringing less of myself home to the people I loved.

This is one of the patterns we work with in the four-week Burnout Reset. We identify what’s draining you, which needs have been pushed aside and how to pause before automatically saying yes.

The programme includes four weekly one-to-one online sessions and a personalised Reset Plan.

Everyone gets a place in your day. You should too.

DM me and I’ll send you the link to book a free 30-minute Clarity Call.

08/10/2026

Your needs rarely disappear all at once.

They get pushed behind the meeting, the report, the quick favour and the yes you gave before checking your capacity.

Eventually, someone asks what you need and the honest answer is, “I don’t know.”

You don’t need to arrive at a Clarity Call with a plan or neatly organised thoughts. You’ll complete a short questionnaire before we speak, and I’ll read it beforehand.

We can start with what’s been hardest and talk about whether the Burnout Reset is the right place to begin.

Start with what feels hardest.

Book your free 30-minute Clarity Call through the link in my bio.

When your own needs keep moving, what tends to get in the way?For some of us, it’s guilt.For others, we’ve been so focus...
07/10/2026

When your own needs keep moving, what tends to get in the way?

For some of us, it’s guilt.

For others, we’ve been so focused on everyone else that we can’t name what we need.

Sometimes we know exactly what we need, but the diary is already full.

Which feels closest this week: A, B or C?

You’re welcome to answer without explaining yourself.

I used to feel proud of being the person people could count on.Need something quickly? I’d make a plan.Can you check thi...
05/10/2026

I used to feel proud of being the person people could count on.

Need something quickly? I’d make a plan.

Can you check this report? Sure.

Have you got five minutes? Of course.

My needs were always the easiest ones to move. Not because they mattered less, but because I had convinced myself that saying yes was what made me helpful, capable and valuable.

The cost didn’t show up immediately.

It showed up at 5pm, when I was hungry, behind on my own work and irritated because I had nothing left for anyone at home.

Burnout made me see something uncomfortable.

I had become very good at showing up for everyone except myself.

I still help. I still care. But now I try to include myself in the decision by asking:

**If I say yes to this, what am I saying no to?**

Sometimes the answer is still yes. The difference is that I’ve considered what it will cost before giving it.

This is one of the patterns we unpack in my four-week Burnout Reset. We look at what keeps pushing your needs to the bottom of the list and find a more realistic way for you to respond.

If you recognise yourself in this, book a free 30-minute Clarity Call. We’ll talk about what’s happening, what you’ve already tried and whether the Burnout Reset is the right place to begin.

Taking a break isn’t always the same as feeling rested.You can sit down while your mind keeps working. You’re thinking a...
30/09/2026

Taking a break isn’t always the same as feeling rested.

You can sit down while your mind keeps working. You’re thinking about what you should be doing, feeling uncomfortable because you’re not being productive, or worrying about what will pile up while you stop.

I used to think I needed to finish everything before I could rest. The trouble was, there was always another task, another person who needed something and another reason to keep going.

So, be honest. What usually happens when you try to take a break?

A: I feel guilty
B: It feels uncomfortable
C: I worry I’ll fall behind

More than one can be true.

This isn’t about judging how well you rest. It’s about noticing what makes it so difficult to put the pressure down.

Comment A, B or C, or tell me what I’ve missed.

Are you already counting down to December, but honestly don’t know how you’ll keep going until then?You’re still showing...
28/09/2026

Are you already counting down to December, but honestly don’t know how you’ll keep going until then?

You’re still showing up and doing what people expect of you. But your head feels crowded, your list barely moves no matter how hard you work, and sleep isn’t restoring your energy. By the time you get home, you have very little left for yourself or the people you love.

I’m Shayne, a burnout survivor turned burnout prevention and resilience coach. I help busy professionals who feel as though they’re quietly unravelling to understand what’s happening and regain some control before they reach breaking point.

The Burnout Reset is four weeks of one-to-one online coaching. We lower the noise, look at what’s draining you and work out what needs your attention first. You’ll leave with a realistic Reset Plan built around the capacity you have now.

Four weeks won’t fix burnout. They can help you stop pushing through blindly and find a steadier way to finish the year.

The full four-week programme is R2,000.

Your first step is a free 30-minute Clarity Call. You don’t need to arrive with a tidy explanation or know exactly what you need. We can start by working that out together.

Book your free call here:

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