If you’ve been trying to push through burnout and force change without results, it’s time to pause. This post offers a practical first step: tracking your behavior using an ACT-informed ABC model. With clarity—not judgment—you’ll begin to notice what’s really happening beneath the surface, so you can stop guessing and start moving forward with intention.

Sometimes the strategies that once helped you cope—perfectionism, people-pleasing, overanalyzing—start to backfire. You find yourself stuck, exhausted, and disconnected from the life you actually want.

This post explores how small, values-based pivots rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help you break free from rigid patterns and reconnect with what really matters. It’s not about overhauling your life—it’s about choosing a new direction, one small step at a time.

Download the free “How Did We Get Here?” reflection PDF and learn how to spot misdirected strategies and make your first flexibility pivot.

You’ve tried it all—routines, planners, productivity hacks—but the burnout keeps coming back. What if the problem isn’t you… but the belief that you can “fix” how you feel by doing more? This post explores the ACT concept of creative hopelessness—a surprisingly empowering idea that invites you to let go of control strategies that don’t work and reconnect with what truly matters. Plus, download our free Cost of Avoidance Worksheet to help you spot the habits keeping you stuck—and take the first step toward real change.