Burn Brightly with Hannah Austin

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt as though you had to plan your way through life in order to be successful… Most of us have been there – myself included – and there are plenty of signs.  We buy fancy planners to write our meetings in, we use calendar apps on our phones and we schedule important meetings with colleagues and clients weeks in advance – but sometimes, life just doesn...

They say change is the only constant – and in the past few years, that saying has turned into a way of life.  During COVID, many of us have had to change the way we work, live and interact with others.  In an era driven by setting goals, achieving milestones and pushing boundaries, COVID pushed back – and when our (busy) routines were disrupted, two things happened:  Perfe...

In many ways, growing up is about becoming self-sufficient, and nothing forces you to grow up faster than making major life changes at a young age.  Whether you move out of home, make a major decision about your education, or bring a new life into the world, these events often mark the precipice of adulthood - and for some, the beginning of a battle with burnout.  Of course, there are al...

They say that when it rains, it pours - and for cancer patients in oncology clinics across the country, that truth has a sharp point.  As COVID-19 has ravaged hospitals and medical staff, these are the people who have experienced some of the worst effects of the pandemic - and often in isolation, without the physical proximity and support of friends and family.  Undeniably, the medical p...

If you were being chased by a bear, how would you feel?  Terrified, exhausted, and pretty damn stressed, right?  Now, because it has been a hot minute since most people have had to fight off nature’s predators for survival, that scenario might be difficult to imagine - but the reality is, those same stress hormones are still flowing through many of us on a daily basis.  The ability...

Perhaps the most frustrating thing about dreams is that they are not linear.  No matter how passionate you are about your life right now, there’s always the chance that something that feels even bigger and more exciting will emerge from that part of your soul that can’t always be heard.  The thing is, achieving those dreams depends on your ability to keep moving forward when life gets di...

By the time we’re young adults, starting out in a new industry, we’re already hearing about how difficult – or impossible – it is to “have it all”.  The thing is, with such vast differences in cultural ideals, it’s impossible to create a universal definition of what “having it all” really means – whether it’s getting married at 18 or nailing seven interviews for a lounge assistant job. ...

There’s no denying that the pandemic has hit hard, but the toll isn’t limited to the thousands of deaths, sick people, and emergency room chaos - it’s also about what’s going on in our heads.  After months of isolation, confusion, and fear, the negative thoughts and feelings we all experience have become a plague of their own, leading us to experience extreme stress, full-blown burnout, and e...

Have you ever heard a sentence come out of your mouth and thought, “I sound exactly like my mother”?  It happens to all of us eventually - and is it any wonder, given all of the research behind the Social Proximity Effect?  You can’t underestimate the impact that your top five - the five people you spend the most time with - have on your life and the person you become.  For Linda We...

When I was young, I wanted to be “someone”, as I think many of us do – and when you think about it, there is no better time to want such things.  In childhood and adolescence, we have big dreams, hopes, and plans, and all the energy we need to bring them to life. Then, as we get older, we come face to face with situations that awaken a sense of overwhelming pressure; pressure to be – and have...

If you’re a woman suffering from burnout, you probably have the same complaints as the millions of others just like you - not enough time, not enough energy, and too little space to focus on the things that light you up.  The thing is, overcoming burnout is not complicated. The first step to doing just that and reclaiming your time and your agency in the process is exactly what you think it i...