Are you constantly exhausted, overwhelmed, and running on empty as a leader? In this episode, Sarah explores why so many ambitious women find themselves stuck in survival mode and shares a simple but powerful tool to help you restore balance, manage your energy, and avoid burnout.

Using the Four Rooms of Life framework, Sarah walks you through a practical exercise to help you understand where your energy is going, what’s missing, and how to rebalance your life without adding yet another thing to your to-do list.

1. Why burnout is often about energy imbalance, not weakness
2. The Four Rooms of Life: Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual
3. How to identify which “room” you’re spending most of your time in
4. Simple, realistic ways to “air” neglected rooms without overwhelm
5. How habit stacking can help you nourish yourself more easily
6. Why thriving (not just surviving) makes you a better leader - and a happier human

[01:00] Why burnout is showing up so frequently for senior women

[02:00] From surviving to thriving: why balance matters

[03:00] A real client story: when life feels like an elastic band about to snap

[04:00] Introducing the Four Rooms of Life framework

[05:00] The Physical Room: doing, busyness, and exhaustion

[07:00] The Mental Room: learning, stimulation, and inspiration

[08:00] The Emotional Room: connection, creativity, and feelings

[09:00] The Spiritual Room: meaning, values, purpose, and awe

[10:00] The simple 4-quadrant exercise you can do today

[11:00] How one client reduced overwhelm and reclaimed energy

[12:00] Habit stacking: nourishing yourself without adding more to do

[13:00] Practical examples you can apply immediately

[14:00] How to revisit the exercise whenever you feel out of balance

[15:00] Final reflections, next steps, and resources

Tonight, grab a piece of paper and divide it into four quadrants: Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual. Notice where your time and energy are really going and where you might need to gently reconnect. Small changes, done consistently, can make a powerful difference.

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