Tired, exhausted and need a change in life, career, circumstances but have no clue where to start?

I have been in that situation myself. Functioning from the inertia of being a rat in the corporate rat race.

Waking up every morning, getting ready, getting the metro, looking at people’s tired morning faces. Every morning when I took the metro to go to the office, I was looking at those around me and felt like I was in zombie apocalypse.

Everyone looking tired, wearing dark colours (grey, black, brown). Either staring mindlessly on their phone or completely lost in their thoughts probably thinking about their long to do list for that day.

What they all had in common was the low energy, the lack of life and joy in their eyes and the disconnect with their environment. Nobody smiled, people didn’t look at one another, on the contrary, if someone touched you by mistake you would look at them with irritation.

I often looked around and thought to myself “this cannot be my life; this cannot be my reality”. It feels like we are walking dead while alive.

I knew I wanted more from life. I wanted colours, and laughter and community. I wanted to feel alive, to feel the love and joy floating around me. I wanted to feel vibrant and motivated. Instead I felt half dead most of the time, going to my little glass box in a big ivory tower, looking down upon the grey skies of Brussels.

It was becoming depressing and this was not a reality I wanted to live. But I did it for over 15 years…Until one day I had a massive panic attack in the middle of a meeting at work.

It was just a weekly meeting, business as usual, yet my body had had enough and forced me to stop. I really wasn’t feeling well and I had been pushing hard for a while. I suffered from stomach ulcers, ovarian cysts and anxiety…all at the same time.

Deep down I knew it was time for a change, but I kept postponing, until my body decided for me. It literally forced me to stop.

And here is the thing, there is a never a perfect time to take a break, and if I was to do it again I would advise my younger self to take a sick leave before its too late.

I had to learn the hard way.

I took a few months of to rest and recharge and I did extensive work on myself. From therapy, coaching, meditation, retreats etc.

Many people asked how I did it? How I turned my life around, not only to recover but also to gather the clarity and courage to change careers. And so I reflected on y journey, what helped me move forward and I put together a 6 step framework, which I call “6 steps from struggling to thriving”.

If you are interested in learning more about this framework feel free to reach out and let’s schedule a free discovery call, and I can walk you through it.

Or just follow my social media @mindful_connecting where I post regularly about my journey and advice based on my experiences.

With loving presence,

Florina

Holistic Life Coach / ex Lawyer