The System Wasn’t Built for Your Wholeness
The System Wasn’t Built for Your Wholeness
And you’re not broken for struggling within it.
For over a decade, I worked in corporate wellness—supporting employees in feeling better, managing stress, and staying “well” within the confines of their job. On the surface, it felt purposeful. I believed in the power of wellbeing and the possibility of creating healthier workplaces.
But the deeper I went, the more I began to see cracks in the foundation.
And eventually, I fell through them.
When I burned out, it wasn’t just because of my work. It was life.
The emotional weight I was carrying outside of work didn’t pause at 9 a.m.—it came with me, tucked beneath my professional smile and “I’m fine” autopilot.
And that’s the part we don’t talk about enough.
Most people aren’t walking into work with a blank slate. They’re navigating grief, caretaking, financial stress, relationship dynamics, chronic health issues, or past trauma. And then they step into a work environment that demands constant output, hyper-productivity, and an unspoken rule: leave your humanity at the door.
It’s like pouring gasoline on an already burning fire.
Because when you’re already carrying so much—and then you’re asked to conform to a system where:
• You do things that conflict with your values
• You experience subtle disrespect or are spoken down to
• You feel like you have to hide essential parts of yourself just to fit in
…it adds weight to the baggage you’re already managing.
And your body? It feels all of it.
It registers every compromise, every moment of silencing, every held breath as stress—and it keeps you in a prolonged stress response just to cope.
The system wasn’t designed with your wellbeing in mind. It was designed for output. It rewards numbness, not presence. Compliance, not authenticity.
And while companies may have introduced wellness programs, they were rarely about true care.
The origin of workplace wellness was financial.
Companies realized that healthier employees meant fewer insurance claims and lower absenteeism. The goal was cost savings—not healing. Programs focused on surface-level metrics like weight, steps, and screenings—while completely overlooking the systemic stressors that were burning people out from the inside out.
Resilience was expected, but rest wasn’t supported.
Self-care was encouraged, but only if it didn’t disrupt performance.
And wellness? It was often reduced to a monthly challenge or a webinar squeezed in during lunch.
But you are not a machine. You are not made to function in systems that require you to split yourself apart to survive.
And here’s the truth I want you to hold:
You are not broken. You are responding—intelligently, humanly—to systems that were never built to hold your full self.
What you can do is reclaim your boundaries.
You can define self-preservation as an act of power, not indulgence.
You can begin to work with your body instead of against it.
You can choose to stop contorting yourself to fit a mold that was never meant for you.
And you don’t have to do it alone.
If you’re tired of pretending that “wellness” means smiling through your stress, if you’re carrying more than anyone sees, and you’re longing for space to exhale and return to yourself—I’m here.
This is your invitation. Explore my offerings here.
Or start gently, with a single session to be seen, exhale, and map your next right step.
Learn about The Pause Session.
Take Good Care of Yourself,
