FRAZZLED

What happens when being in the middle leaves you feeling FRAZZLED and exhausted? What do you do when you're caught between trying to take care of yourself, and your parents and your kids? What do you do when you just keep on going because there are people worse off than you, so you stay quiet and don't ask or get what you need? I'm talking this and more in this week's episode of FRAZZLED. Kelly ww...

Last week I asked for therapist recommendations and I was amazed at how many recommendations I received that weren't for what I asked for. Nor did they meet the requirements. And so many crossed the lines between coaching and therapy I was left speechless, then angry. Where is the line? And how do we bridge the gap between what's needed, and what coaches have the skills for? I'm ranting about this...

The team and I have been collecting ALL of the questions I keep being asked, and we have a pile of post it notes, of all different colours, so today, I'm beginning to work through the questions, in no particular order, to answer some of what you keep asking. So this week, is a FRAZZLED free episode, full of post it notes, and hopefully answers. Enjoy. Kelly www.kellyswingler.com #Burnout #Burnouto...

This week is my one year anniversary since my surgery, which means, yes, it's true, it's also one whole year living pain free! And I cannot even begin to tell you how that feels. Actually, yes, yes I can, it's what this episode of FRAZZLED is all about. It's not been a perfect year by any stretch of the imagination, life is lifing, still, but, I'm here, I'm pain free, and, I am doing my very best,...

I LOVE to see people succeed, I love honesty and integrity, and supporting others, and being a cheerleader, and I also love the truth and the messy middle. And I've shared with you before how I feel about the fraudsters and the fakes, and we're doing it again today. Somehow, coaching has become a money making machine, rather than a space of growth, and safety. When did it become a 'dirty word' to...

Isn't it amazing how one message can be received so differently. There's a quote somewhere isn't there that says something about people don't hear what you say, they hear what they want to hear, and this week's episode relates to this. Last week I shared some of my currently reality, and it got a lot of different responses. Some well wishes, and some are you ok's, and some replies to 'should I kee...

What a summer! I've neglected you all, and I've not recorded a singe thing in weeks, I'm sorry. Cake, questionable care and career choices are the reasons why and I'm sharing all about it in this episode of FRAZZLED. Take a listen, and I'l l be back with you again next week. Kelly #Burnout #Stress #Burnoutology #FRAZZLED

The expert told her she needed to post 11 times a day on Instagram if she wants to grow her business, and this is before they start working on TikTok next month. And when we sat and had a chat about it, she's getting no business from Instagram, never has done and she's already making more than she needs. When did 11 posts on one social media platform a day become great business sense? Especially w...

Work hard, play hard right? If you want to build a business, we're told to keep showing up, stay visible, put the hours, work for less than minimum wage as a founder, because taking a salary would be frowned upon, and if we want our business to grow, we need to be everywhere. All of the social platforms, on all of the stages, in all of the rooms, speaking to all of the people, in the press, on pod...

If cardio pushes my body into fight and flight survival mode, how am I expecting to run a marathon? I used to love a Spinning Class and a bootcamp, but after burnout my body stopped enjoying it so much, and the sensations I used to get in my body, and the way my mind would race, would mirror how I felt as I was nearing burnout. I've talked about this a lot. So it was no surprise really that one of...

You can know how to avoid burnout, you can be doing everything to avoid burnout, and you can still be exhausted and running on empty as a result of broken systems, and having to fight for what are just basic rights. I'm feeling this right now. And I know many of you are too. Systems are broken, people are exhausted, and the knock on effects, for some, are life changing, life altering and life crit...

I made a comment to my partner yesterday that I'm actually useless for 6 months of the year. I don't work well in Summer, and I don't work well in Winter. Too much or too little daylight doesn't work for me, clock changes don't work for me, extreme temperatures don't work for me. So we laughed, because if I think about it, I'm only really fully functional during Spring and Autumn, and even then I...

There's a type of coach that's currently making worse, and it's not because they can't coach. In this episode of FRAZZLED I'm talking about coaches who are pricing low, being inauthentic and desperate in their messaging, and coming across as FRAZZLED in everything they do, that even if they attract clients, they can't help clients. Your own state, and your feelings of safety will end up in the coa...

Is the search for purpose, all its cracked up to be, or has Simon Sinek done the dirty on us and completely and utterly duped us?  In this episode of FRAZZLED I talk about the quest for why, the search&nbs...

I believe that coaches can end burnout, but only when they truly know burnout.  And right now, a lot of coaches think they know burnout, but they don't. In this episode of FRAZZLED I'm talking about coaching: Coaches&nbs...

We're all being told the same thing aren't we, stand out, be bold, speak up, be more colourful, show up, build your personal brand. But what if the 'experts' use your 'uniqueness' to build their own brand? And what ...

In this episode of FRAZZLED, I'm talking about why I'm advocating therapy over coaching right now, and why as a coach, that makes me feel uncomfortable. I've worked with coaches in some form for the last 25 years, a...

I am so done with algorithms, and ads, and superficial, attention stealing, hooks, content that adds no value, toxic comments, and anything that adds no value. So over the last couple of weeks I've quit even more stuff,&...

It's been two weeks since I moved into 'the shed' and it's already making a massive difference to my energy, my clarity and my work. I didn't realise how much I was making do and compromising in my workspace in...

Leaving corporate and starting your own business is hard. Add burnout into the mix, and leaving corporate to start a business with your confidence at rock bottom, your decision making abilities having left you, and the fear&n...

OMG - I CANNOT even begin to tell you how excited I am for this episode, although thankfully, I do tell you how excited I am in this episode, or it's pretty pointless!! But, yes, FRAZZLED is back, so let's talk about why. Let's see how many times I can frustrate myself by using the word 'journey', and lets see if this is going to be, once again, a totally unedited, unscripted, and almost possibly,...

You want to coach. Burnout coaching is where you want to be working, but it's exhausting. You're spending time and money on growing your business, but you're not getting the growth, and your feed is full of influencers making a ton of money, and they don't have your knowledge or expertise. So what do you? You create more content, you consume more content, you need to be visible, you need the busin...

When did coaching become less of a practice, and less client focused, and more about five figure months and stuffing everyone into groups? How is the 'business of coaching' adding stress and strain to those who have left corporate to become coaches after burnout? And what needs to change if we want to make coaching, as a profession, client focused again, where it's less about big bucks, and more a...

Wintering has felt so much more needed this year. It's been longer, and darker and in some cases harder. And a result, you and your clients may not feel quite ready for Spring. That new energy, the new ideas, the spring in your step, if burnout is lurking or looming, may be missing. In this week's uncut, edited, unscripted Burnoutology the podcast , I'm talking about wintering, spring, and how to...

Is the way you're working perpetuating the busyness and the surface level change? This is the topic for this weeks Burnoutology the podcast. We're all being told that attention spans are changing, that people can't and won't focus on detail, or commit time long lengths of time to anything anymore - but we know that's rubbish. People want depth, and meaning, and time to focus on the things that mat...