You’re good at your job.
It shouldn’t be consuming your entire life.
I’m Nicole Larson, a Somatic Practitioner and Coach. I help women who are great at their jobs but feel anxious, exhausted and close to burnout underneath.
Together, we work toward making it easier to say no, second-guess yourself less, leave work at work and have energy for the people and experiences you actually want to say yes to.
You close your laptop, but your mind keeps going. You replay meetings, second-guess emails, can’t stop saying “Yes! No Problem!”, and worry something will slip if you stop paying attention.
You’re the person people rely on, but by the end of the day, there is little left for you.
Somatic work addresses the patterns underneath it all and can help you say no more easily, trust yourself, leave work at work and have energy for the rest of your life.
Somatic coaching for women who feel anxious,
exhausted and close to burnout underneath
You’re likely working with
a nervous system
that doesn’t yet feel safe enough to
do something different.
You Might Be:
You reread an ordinary email five times because you are afraid of sounding incompetent or difficult.
You automatically say yes when your boss asks for one more thing, then resent how much is already on your plate.
You replay meetings while making dinner and think of everything you should have said differently.
You check your inbox at night, even when no one has asked you to.
You spend Sunday anticipating Monday instead of enjoying the day in front of you.
You hold it together at work, then have no patience or energy left for the people you love.
You are exhausted, but putting down your work makes you feel guilty or restless.
You may be great at your job. But you shouldn’t have to give it every ounce of your time, energy and attention.
Does work follow you home?
Burnout recovery is not only about feeling calmer during a stressful day. It is about getting your life back.
It might look like:
• Closing your laptop at 4:30 without spending the evening feeling guilty.
• Saying, “I don’t have capacity for that today, but I can do it Wednesday.”
• Sending an email after one thoughtful review instead of checking it again and again.
• Speaking in a meeting without rehearsing every possible response first.
• Delegating something without taking it back when another person does it differently.
• Eating incredible pasta with a friend and tasting every bite instead of mentally drafting tomorrow’s email.
• Walking home and noticing the sky instead of your to-do list.
• Taking a weekend away without quietly monitoring your inbox.
• Having patience, interest and playfulness left for your relationships and the rest of your life.
You can care deeply about your work without carrying it everywhere.
COuld you leave work at work?
Somatic work supports you in shifting patterns like:
Burnout and chronic work stress
Being unable to switch off after work
Overthinking emails, conversations and decisions
Perfectionism and fear of making mistakes
Automatically taking responsibility for everything
Setting boundaries with your boss, colleagues, or clients
Guilt and restlessness when you are not being productive
Difficulty delegating or asking for help
Fear of disappointing people or being seen as difficult
Sunday dread and work-related anxiety
Rebuilding energy, self-trust and a life that is not organized around work
How somatic work Helps
You don’t struggle to say no or tell people what you want because you don’t know what to say. You struggle because saying no doesn’t feel safe yet.
When your boss asks you to take on another task, your body anticipates conflict or disappointment, so you say yes and absorb the stress yourself. Even rest can trigger guilt because your nervous system has learned to associate productivity with safety.
Somatic coaching helps you build the internal safety to close your laptop, tolerate someone else’s disappointment and say, “I don’t have time for that today. I can do it Wednesday.”
Trust your work. Protect your energy. Get your life back.
WHY KNOWING ISN’T ALWAYS ENOUGH
What People are Saying:
You can learn to care without carrying it into every dinner, walk, Sunday and conversation.
If you are ready to recover from burnout, set more sustainable boundaries and have energy for your life and work again, I invite you to book a free 20-minute consultation. We can talk about what has been happening and whether working together feels like the right fit.