This episode is one of the most important conversations we’ve ever had. We’re talking about burnout. Many of us started January with the hope of a new and brighter 2022, and our tanks are already on empty. Our psyches were not developed to handle this continual baseline of anxiety: a third year of a global pandemic, raging politics and an uncertain future. Our uplifting guest, author and coach Alli Worthington, is all about life, faith, and business. Alli admits, “This is the season where the rubber hit the road." If you don’t know Alli Worthington yet, you’re going to fall hard. She’s a best-selling author, podcaster and business coach who lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee with her husband and five sons in a loud, messy testosterone-filled house with the only golden retriever who refuses to retrieve. Alli was shocked to discover that she was slowly burning herself out over the past couple of challenging years. Alli shares, “I make my living helping others. I was battling my son’s illness and dealing with a world that had just turned upside down. 2021 was a wake up call; I realized I needed to get back in counseling and invest in myself. A good coach always has a coach. The Lord gently told me, ‘you need to invest more in yourself.’ This doesn’t come naturally to women because we give, give, give. We can only give well when we’re okay. Sometimes we have a season where we have to make sure we’re okay." Alli believed she would be a lifelong entrepreneur and business coach and then God moved her into writing books and sharing her story. Alli explains, "My calling is to help women live well, whether that’s in faith, family or business. The message of my book “Standing Strong: A Woman’s Guide to Overcoming Adversity & Living With Confidence" is that every woman has a calling, whether it’s in your home, neighborhood, or your zip code. We aren’t where we are, surrounded by the people we’re surrounded by, by accident. God has important work for us to do." Alli’s word for 2022 is “lead.” Alli reveals, “I’m not playing small. I’m not holding myself back when the Lord tells me to have a conversation or to try something new to expand my territory. My verse for the new year is 'Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just in fact as you are doing.' (1 Thessalonians 5:11) I want to obey.” You’re going to be so nourished, refreshed and encouraged by this phenomenal woman!