All it takes is the first step...
Heal the pain of overwhelm.
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Burnout is a nasty beast.
For many women business owners, especially in the healing and wellness professions, your business can eat you alive.
When you started your business, you likely set out to create something that could bring a healing salve to the pain of this world. Your desire to be of service, to be successful, and to create something of your own carried you along so you could bust your butt to create a business that rocked.
You may have easily put in the energy to build your business at first--putting in overtime to have the best, most awesome business you could imagine. You were determined to be perfect. You poured your sweat, tears, and soul (not to mention 5 thousand cups of coffee) into making something that had impact.
But as you continued to pour all you had into creating the business and you kept showing up for your clients or patients, your energy might have started to leak away, little by little. Then a lot by a lot. You were wearing all the hats of the business. Your life outside of work got smaller. You stopped having energy for friends, fun, creativity. You felt drained and numb. This business went from the most exciting thing since sliced bread to a dead weight around your neck.
You built a beautiful business that is killing you.
Now you're stuck. You need the business to survive, but you can't survive like this.
If any of this feels achingly familiar...
...then you--dear, wonderful, business owner--are burned out.
When you started your business, you likely set out to create something that could bring a healing salve to the pain of this world. Your desire to be of service, to be successful, and to create something of your own carried you along so you could bust your butt to create a business that rocked.
You may have easily put in the energy to build your business at first--putting in overtime to have the best, most awesome business you could imagine. You were determined to be perfect. You poured your sweat, tears, and soul (not to mention 5 thousand cups of coffee) into making something that had impact.
But as you continued to pour all you had into creating the business and you kept showing up for your clients or patients, your energy might have started to leak away, little by little. Then a lot by a lot. You were wearing all the hats of the business. Your life outside of work got smaller. You stopped having energy for friends, fun, creativity. You felt drained and numb. This business went from the most exciting thing since sliced bread to a dead weight around your neck.
You built a beautiful business that is killing you.
Now you're stuck. You need the business to survive, but you can't survive like this.
If any of this feels achingly familiar...
...then you--dear, wonderful, business owner--are burned out.
Frazzled and Fried: the Signs of Burnout
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🔥 Emotionally drained before, during, or after your workday.
🔥 Lack of connection with community support and loved ones. 🔥 Having a hard time connecting to empathy for your clients/patients. 🔥 Over engaged with clients or patients. 🔥 Feeling numb and checked out. 🔥 Noticing that you are cynical, resentful, and/or critical. 🔥 Escapism: binge watching, reading, eating, social media-ing, sleeping. 🔥Too much/too little eating, sleeping. 🔥Body issues--increase in pain, discomfort, medical problems. 🔥 Feeling disillusioned and dissatisfied, with no sense of purpose. 🔥 An unrelenting desire to run away and open a sandal shop in Fiji. |
Is this 👆 happening for you, even a little?
These are the symptoms of burnout. If you feel even one or two of these symptoms, things are unlikely to get better without intervention.
You've been so good at showing up for the folks you serve.
Now it's time to show up for yourself.
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♡ Feel clear and confident in what you want from your life and business.
♡ Create space in your life for you--without losing income. ♡ Feel cared for and seen by a community who gets it. ♡ Be happily present in your free time instead of numbing out. ♡ Feel more spaciousness in your life. ♡ Learn to practice radical self love. ♡ Reconnect to creativity and possibility. ♡ Heal the deeper wounds of burnout and compassion fatigue. ♡ Create and implement a vision for a joyful future. |
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Take the Journey to Joy
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This six-week journey was created for women business owners and solopreneurs like you--caring, soulful, badass women who long to grow, but keep getting waylaid by overwhelm, uncertainty, and exhaustion.
Journey to Joy is designed to take you step-by step on the path of healing the burnout and bringing your aliveness back, without adding more stress to your life. Because, seriously, who wants to heal burnout with more burnout? |
I'm not going to sugar coat this part. If you take this course, you will be asked to do hard things. You will be asked to engage in radical self-love in a way that is about a whole lot more than chocolate croissants and a glass of white wine. You will start to reframe your relationship with yourself and your business and you will make decisions to put yourself and your joy first.
Because feeling dead inside is no way to live.
But you will also get a whole bundle of real time, individual, caring support so that you are no longer alone with these painful feelings. You will be held in community as you embark on this radical shift in how you support yourself. You will not be just a number here. And your life will change.
You will start to truly show up for yourself as a business owner.
Because feeling dead inside is no way to live.
But you will also get a whole bundle of real time, individual, caring support so that you are no longer alone with these painful feelings. You will be held in community as you embark on this radical shift in how you support yourself. You will not be just a number here. And your life will change.
You will start to truly show up for yourself as a business owner.
The Journey to Joy IS for you if...• You are a woman with an established business, whether it's brand new or it's been around for years.
• You thrive in a small intimate group space--you don't want to get lost in one of those ginormous programs. • You are looking for something different than another strategy course--you want to HEAL the burnout. • You are ready to do the work in order to feel better. • You believe in the power of a supportive community and are willing to both give and receive support. And NOT for you if...• You want change but aren't prepared to put in the effort.
• You are looking for someone to do the work for you. • You are looking for a business strategy course, like how to get engagement on IG or how to increase your clients. (that's not what we're working on here). • You haven't yet started your business (that's also not what we're working on here, but may be offered later this year--let me know if you're interested). |
The Course
Here's the week-by-week breakdown of what you will accomplish in this course:
Week One
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Week Two
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Week Three
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Week Four
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This week you will do the work of looking at your money stories and how your relationship with money is playing a part in the burnout. You will set a plan in motion to shift some of those old beliefs around money and the value of your time. You will begin to implement the changes you need to make in order to heal your relationship with money resulting in feeling more supported and resourced.
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Week Five
Embrace: Get Real
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Week Six
Act: Plan for Joy
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In your final week you will get super clear on how to continue to make yourself a priority, even after the group has ended, by using all the skills you have learned in the program. You will make a plan for yourself to sustain these changes with support and accountability, so you can move forward with a joyful business and a life you love.
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In addition, the course includes:
- A weekly live group call where you will receive direct guidance from me and community support.
- A community discussion space (NOT FACEBOOK) for sharing your experiences, fears, struggles, and successes. I will be very active in this space, and you will get tons of support from me and your fellow group members.
- Weekly assignments for healing and growth.
- Three 60-minute co-working sessions to get that work you've been avoiding done. We will gather on zoom, have a brief check in and check out, and fill the time with whatever work you need to focus on for your business or the course. These are optional meetings.
- Bundles of encouragement and support in real time from real humans.
I'm Carissa I have been burned out, exhausted, and overworked in my business, and I thought the only way to be successful was to be in pain. But I found a way out.
Like you, I am a business owner. I am also a highly trained therapist and consultant. I have been helping people heal their stuck places and live more joyful lives for my entire career. I am passionate about supporting women to show up for themselves, step into their power and authority, and create a business that they love. |
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The Schedule: |
Registration for this course opens on February 1, 2021. You can apply to reserve your spot at any time.
The six 1-hour group calls will occur every Friday of the group program from 10am-11am. |
The Details: |
The cost of the entire program, including live support from me, full access to the group community, and all the lessons, is $650. Payment plans are available.
(This fee will increase significantly after this first session.) |
You might have more questions, like...
Is this really for me?
If you are a women business owner or entrepreneur who struggles with burnout, overwhelm, or insecurity AND you are ready to roll up your sleeves and do the work, then YES! This is definitely for you. You will be held by a caring and supportive community and get loads of one on one support from me so that you can heal the burnout and take the next steps in building a business that supports you.
What if I can't attend a call?
No problem. Every Friday zoom call will be recorded and uploaded to the group community space by the end of the day on Friday. If you have to miss a session you can always watch it later. You are also welcome to send me questions before the call, so that if you can't attend you can still hear my answers in the recording.
Do you guarantee success?
You will get out what you put in to this course. I cannot guarantee your success. I do give you my word that I will absolutely show up for you and invite you to do the work to show up for yourself and your business in new and engaging ways. You are in the driver's seat of your own success.
What if I want a refund?
When you sign up for the Journey to Joy course you are making an all in investment in yourself. There are no refunds after the course has begun. Here’s why: This is an investment in YOU and YOUR BUSINESS. You are taking a leap to commit to showing up for yourself. This policy holds you (lovingly) accountable to that commitment, as a way to model what you will be learning throughout the course.
How do I sign up?
Just click the link below, where you will be taken to an application questionnaire. There you will answer a few questions to tell me a little more about you so that I can make sure this program is the right fit for you. I will respond with an email containing a short video within 2 business days. You will then be invited to sign up and pay via a link in that response email. Once you register, you place will be saved and I will look forward to welcoming you on our start date!
