When I called off my wedding

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, How did I get here?

It’s happened to me many times before…

 🔹The moment before I called off my wedding

 🔹The rock bottom before I quit drinking

 🔹The tipping point that led me to leave the corporate world and become a life coach

Each was a wake-up call — a moment I realized I’d been living on autopilot. Making decisions based on what I should do instead of what I want. Or not making intentional decisions at all.

This summer, I had another one of those moments. I realized I was completely burned out by Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

I felt hopeless, sad, and completely weighed down. Even simple tasks felt too much. And when I got honest with myself, I saw something I hadn’t wanted to admit:

I had accidentally built a life where everything revolved around diabetes.

 🔸I live with it 24/7

 🔸I fundraise for it

 🔸I coach people on it

 🔸I spend most of my time thinking about it

And I knew something had to change.

So I took the month of August off. My only T1D task was staying healthy. That break changed everything. My mind felt quieter. My energy came back. I started to feel like myself again.

From that clearer place, I decided to make a shift. I’m expanding my practice to include more general life coaching — for people with and without diabetes.

Have you ever felt burned out or completely overwhelmed? Wondered how your life (or a situation) got so off track? Check out my next blog, where I’ll share how to recognize when you’re living on autopilot… and how to start coming back to yourself.