The Journal
A collection of stories about burnout, healing, travel, photography, and rebuilding a softer life.
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The Part of Burnout Recovery Nobody Talks About This is a burnout recovery story that starts exactly the way you’d expect — with a completely unrealistic plan and absolutely no energy to execute it. Her Travel Memories. It’s a sweet name, isn’t it? It’s also a name with a story. Back in March 2025, about…
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Hey everyone, welcome back!As promised in my The Last Straw article (link coming soon), I’m finally breaking down my complete 13-day Scotland road trip itinerary.So buckle up. This route starts in Glasgow, takes you through the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Skye, and ends in Edinburgh. In my opinion, no Scotland road trip is complete without…
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One year latter : the anniversary Hey, It’s officially been one year. One year since I started this blog after receiving an email. If you haven’t read that story yet, I invite you to start there: The Day They Sent the Email — and Why I Started Writing.Life after burnout doesn’t arrive all at once…
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Visiting Meteora wasn’t even on my radar when I boarded my first ever flight to Greece in August 2019. And yet it became the moment I understood what solo travel could give you. Welcome to my photographic journal. I take a lot of photos. Thousands, actually. And one day I thought: wouldn’t it be fun…
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Burnout and relationships are rarely talked about together. But burnout doesn’t just affect your work — it affects everything you carry, including the people you carry with it. This is the story of how a Scotland road trip showed me exactly how much I had left to give. The answer was : almost nothing. Hey,…
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Looking for the best brunch in Riga? Discover Mulberry Café—a bright, cozy spot in the Art Nouveau district serving pastries, coffee, and hearty brunch plates.
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What Getting a Burnout Diagnosis Actually Feels Like Getting a burnout diagnosis is harder than it should be — and this is the part of my story where I finally found someone who could name what was happening to me. By the time you’re reading this, my full “What Burnout Felt Like” series will be…
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Six months into burnout recovery, my company sent an email that shattered everything. This is the day that broke me — and why I started writing.
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This Riga travel guide isn’t about doing the most in the least time — it’s about what the city gives you when you slow down enough to receive it. Welcome back,Her Travel Memories is more than just travel — it’s a personal journey as I try to rebuild myself after burnout. Searching for peace in quiet…
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What Burnout Collapse Actually Looks Like From the Inside Burnout collapse is the moment your body stops cooperating entirely — and this is the part of my story I spent six months in therapy trying to understand. I started writing because I needed to get this story out of my body. But if it resonates…
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