MY Story

I started this blog in August 2023, while suffering from a bad case of burnout for the past 5 months. I currently feel so lost and insecure. I work as an SEO strategist, I have achieved my desired monthly compensation (in exchange for my time), I’m working from home, have 2 healthy toddlers and a supportive husband, we’re renting an apartment, and have house helpers.

And yet, I don’t know what happened to the person who used to work from 7 AM to 1 AM every day? One day, I woke up unable to work for 4 straight hours without getting distracted. It’s like I’ve been switched off, from superior productivity to the opposite of it.

I intend to find the answer because I don’t have the answer right now. I want to know what will work, and use myself as a test subject to find out how to actually overcome something like this. I know I’m speaking from a privileged point of view. I am grateful for how far I’ve come. It came with a lot of grinding, self-studying, and believing in myself. And all of that is gone. Poof. And I have no idea why, which is frustrating.

I figured there must be other people like me, but they are afraid to ask for help or share what they are going through for fear of rejection and invalidation. Like me, they are also probably afraid of being branded as “ungrateful” or “lazy” or “irresponsible.” They are also probably questioning themselves, “why am I like this?” “what happened to me?”

And they are also most probably looking for answers in motivational videos, blogs, podcasts, books, good food, rest, vacation, coffee, and exercise… but nothing seems to be working. I know, I’m currently there.

To the doubters, please know that we don’t want this either. We can’t just “snap out of it” because we would’ve done it long ago if only it were that easy.

Here’s my journey from Point A to Point B.