5 Subtle Signs of Burnout (Even If You’re High-Functioning)

Burnout doesn’t always show up as total collapse. Sometimes it whispers.

It moves quietly through your day, wearing the face of fatigue, disconnection, or forgetfulness—while everything around you still looks “fine.”

This is what I call a burnout flare-up—a state where your body and nervous system are sending quiet signals that something’s off, even if your mind is telling you to keep pushing through.

If you’re someone who’s used to doing it all, these signs can be easy to dismiss. But tuning in early can save you from a much deeper crash.

Here are five signs your body might be in a burnout flare-up:

1. You’re Getting Rest, But Still Waking Up Tired

Your body is in bed, but your nervous system hasn’t powered down.

Even with a full night’s sleep, you wake up feeling like you ran a marathon in your dreams.

You’re not lazy. You’re wired.

Your system might still be on high alert, even when you’re supposed to be resting.

2. You Feel Disconnected from Things That Usually Light You Up

The hobbies, rituals, and relationships that once felt nourishing now feel like effort.

Even joy feels… muted.

This doesn’t mean you’re ungrateful. It means your system is conserving energy the only way it knows how—by shutting down what it sees as non-essential.

3. You Keep Telling Yourself, “I Just Need to Get Through This Week”

But the finish line keeps moving.

There’s always something next.

Another project.

Another deadline.

Another “after this, I’ll rest.”

Except… rest never really comes.

Burnout often lives in that almost there loop—where your capacity shrinks while your expectations stay the same.

4. Little Things Feel Surprisingly Heavy

You find yourself more reactive. More drained by small decisions.More overwhelmed by things that usually wouldn’t faze you.

This can be a sign your system is maxed out—operating without the capacity it needs to regulate or respond calmly.

5. Your Brain Feels Foggy, Even When You’re Doing Less

You forget what you walked into the room for. You zone out mid-conversation. You struggle to focus on basic tasks.

This isn’t you being “off your game”—this is your nervous system trying to protect you by pulling your energy inward.

Burnout Is a Nervous System Issue, Too

It’s not just emotional. It shows up in your body. It disrupts your sleep, clouds your clarity, tightens your chest, and dulls your joy.

Burnout flare-ups are your body’s quiet call for a reset—not just more sleep or a longer weekend, but a deeper kind of restoration. One rooted in presence, nervous system safety, and permission to feel.

This is the work I do inside my 1:1 coaching container—helping high-functioning women gently unravel the patterns that led to burnout in the first place and build something more sustainable from the inside out.

If You Recognize These Signs of Burnout…

Your body isn’t betraying you. It’s asking you to listen.

If you’ve been feeling off—even if you can’t name why—let’s talk about what support could look like for you.

✨ Learn more at https://www.analilia.net/coaching

You don’t have to push through this alone.

With care,

Ana

New Moon in Gemini Affirmations to Align with Clarity, Curiosity, and Your Next Chapter

The Gemini New Moon Is Here—What Will You Choose to Call In?

Gemini energy is fast-moving, curious, and full of possibilities. It’s the sign of the communicator, the thinker, the creative problem-solver—and during the New Moon in Gemini, you’re being invited to connect to your voice, your ideas, and the stories you’re ready to rewrite.

Whether you’ve been feeling stuck, scattered, or pulled in too many directions, this lunar reset is a powerful time to pause, reflect, and set intentions from a grounded place. Breathwork, journaling, and affirmations are my favorite tools for anchoring into this moment.

In this post, I’m sharing 33 Gemini New Moon affirmations to support you in calling in clarity, alignment, and your next inspired step.

Why Affirmations Matter During the New Moon

New Moons are like cosmic blank slates—inviting us to plant seeds that will grow over the next lunar cycle.

In Gemini, those seeds are often connected to:

• Clear communication

• Creative expression

• New ideas, offerings, or projects

• Curiosity and exploration

• Shifting mindsets or beliefs

• Playfulness and adaptability

Affirmations work with your subconscious to gently rewire the way you think, speak, and show up. Paired with your breath, they help regulate your nervous system and bring your desires into the present moment—so they don’t just live in your head, but in your body and energy field.

33 New Moon in Gemini Affirmations

Feel free to say these aloud, write them in your journal, or speak them softly while doing breathwork. Let them land in your body, not just your mind.

Affirmations for Clarity & Alignment

1. I trust that clarity is already on its way to me.

2. I am allowed to change my mind.

3. I release the need to have it all figured out.

4. I open myself to new perspectives.

5. I am aligned with what’s true for me now.

Affirmations for Expression & Voice

6. My voice matters.

7. I express myself with confidence and ease.

8. I am safe to be seen and heard.

9. I share my truth with compassion.

10. My words carry power, presence, and purpose.

Affirmations for Curiosity & Creativity

11. I give myself permission to explore.

12. My creativity flows freely and without judgment.

13. I follow what lights me up.

14. I allow myself to play and be messy in the process.

15. I am open to trying something new.

Affirmations for Inner Harmony

16. I breathe deeply and return to myself.

17. I am grounded, even when life moves fast.

18. I hold space for duality and change.

19. I listen to both my intuition and logic.

20. I honor all parts of myself.

Affirmations for Manifestation & Next Steps

21. I am magnetic to aligned opportunities.

22. I am guided to take the next right step.

23. I don’t need to rush—my timing is divine.

24. I trust that what’s meant for me is already finding me.

25. I am co-creating my future with every breath I take.

Affirmations for Releasing Overthinking

26. I am not my thoughts.

27. I give myself permission to pause.

28. I release perfection and embrace presence.

29. I don’t need to control every outcome.

30. I create space for silence, rest, and recalibration.

And a few to anchor it all in:

31. I breathe in clarity, and exhale confusion.

32. I am open. I am ready. I am enough.

33. I begin again, with intention and grace.

How to Use These Gemini New Moon Affirmations

✨ Breathe with them: Choose a few that resonate and speak them aloud during a breathwork session. Let them move through your body as you breathe deeply.

✨ Journal with them: Write down the affirmation and explore what it brings up for you. What are you ready to shift?

✨ Create a ritual: Light a candle, speak your affirmations, and set your New Moon intentions. Bonus: release what no longer serves you by writing it down and safely burning or tearing the paper.

Ready to Go Deeper?

If this New Moon is stirring something in you—an idea, a longing, a next step you’re finally ready to take—know that you don’t have to do it alone.

In my monthly New Moon Circles, we breathe, journal, and set intentions together. It's a sacred space to pause, reset, and reconnect to your truth.

🌙 Join the next New Moon Circle here →

Or explore how a private healing session can support you in integrating these shifts more deeply.

Until then—may you speak your truth, follow your curiosity, and trust the unfolding. The Gemini New Moon is a beautiful time to begin again.

With love and breath,

Ana

Healing Trauma Through Breathwork: Reclaim Your Peace

“Time heals all wounds,” my mom used to say.

But I watched her suffer in silence.

She couldn’t sleep through the night. Her thoughts never stopped. Tension wrapped around her body like armor. Passive-aggressive comments were the only safe way she could release what lived inside her.

As a child, I felt the contradiction. Her words offered hope. But her body told the truth.

Time wasn’t healing anything. It was just helping her survive it quietly.

This is what unprocessed trauma can look like. It gets buried, minimized, forgotten.

Until one day, the body begins to speak louder, especially under stress.

You don’t grow out of trauma. You grow into it.

Into patterns of anxiety, insomnia, control, or shutdown. And when it’s left unchecked, your nervous system loses its ability to adapt.

Healing isn’t about pretending to be okay. It’s about coming back to the body. Learning to feel—safely—so your system can finally choose something other than survival.

This isn’t theory for me. It’s personal. And now it’s the work I guide others through too.

In this blog, I’ll walk you through how breathwork supports emotional healing, why it's so effective in releasing trauma, and how you can begin using this practice to reconnect with your body and reclaim your peace.

Understanding Trauma in the Body

When we experience trauma—whether it’s a big event or a series of micro-stressors—our bodies store it. Especially when we don’t have the tools or support to process it in the moment.

The nervous system gets stuck in a loop of fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. Even years after the event, our bodies may still respond as if the threat is happening now.

You might notice this as:

• Chronic tension or pain

• Racing thoughts

• Emotional numbness

• Hypervigilance or jumpiness

• Difficulty sleeping or relaxing

This is not just in your head. It’s in your body. Which is why healing must happen in the body too.

Why Breathwork Helps Release Trauma

This is where healing trauma through breathwork becomes so powerful. Breathwork gives the body permission to feel again—in a way that’s intentional, contained, and safe.

Here’s how it works:

• It activates the parasympathetic nervous system, signaling safety.

• It oxygenates the body and clears stagnant energy.

• It opens emotional channels for release and integration.

In a guided breathwork session, your breath becomes a vehicle for emotional healing. You’re not rehashing your trauma or reliving it mentally. You’re letting the body process what it never got to finish.

Tears may come. You might feel heat, tingles, or energy moving. These are all signs that the body is releasing what it’s been holding.

What Healing Trauma Through Breathwork Feels Like

No two sessions are ever the same. But what’s consistent is the space we create—space to breathe, feel, and let go.

Some of my clients describe it as:

• A deep emotional release they didn’t know they needed

• A sense of lightness and clarity after years of heaviness

• A reconnection with their body and intuition

• A quiet mind for the first time in ages

I’ve guided clients through grief, heartbreak, burnout, and the long tail of childhood trauma. Not because I have all the answers, but because I know what it’s like to carry pain in silence—and what a gift it is to finally lay it down.

My Approach to Healing Trauma With Breathwork

In our work together, I combine breathwork with nervous system regulation and intuitive coaching. This allows us to go deeper, while also staying grounded and safe.

You don’t have to revisit every detail of your story. You don’t have to push through discomfort. We move at the pace your body can hold.

Breath by breath, your system learns that it is safe to soften.

This creates the conditions for:

• Emotional resilience

• Greater self-trust

• Inner peace and calm

• More presence and clarity in your daily life

And most importantly, a shift from surviving to living.

What If You’ve Tried Other Healing Methods Before?

Maybe you’ve done therapy. Maybe you’ve journaled, read the books, or talked through it with a friend. Those are all beautiful and important parts of the journey.

But healing trauma through breathwork isn’t about analyzing. It’s about allowing. It’s about giving the body the voice it didn’t have at the time.

That’s what makes this work different.

It goes beneath the words. It gives you access to what lives below the surface. It helps you feel what you’re finally ready to release.

You Deserve to Feel Free

If you’re carrying trauma—whether it’s from a recent experience or something buried deep in the past—please know this: it’s not too late. You’re not broken. And healing is possible.

Even just one session can create a noticeable shift.

Even just one breath can begin to change your story.

Ready to breathe with me? Book your private healing session and walk away feeling rejuvenated, clear, and deeply connected to yourself.