“I’m fine. It’s fine. Everything’s fine.” Sound familiar? 👀 In this episode of The Inspired Collective, we’re pulling back the curtain on burnout, the sneaky, silent kind that doesn’t look like quitting your business, but like slowly losing yourself in it.

From pantry cry sessions,  to snapping at each other over nothing, we’re sharing the real stories behind burnout, the lies that keep us stuck (“I have to do it all,” “I’m not enough,” “Everyone else has it together”), and the boundaries that finally helped us breathe again.

We’ll talk about people-pleasing, petty fights that weren’t really about the fight, and why burnout isn’t a sign of failure, it’s a signal you were never meant to carry it all.

✨ If you’ve ever loved your business so much that you forgot to protect yourself from it, this one’s for you.

So many of us are quietly running on empty. In this episode, Karli and Renee open up about burnout in both business and life—the signs we’ve ignored, the personal stories that shaped our fears, and the ways we’ve learned to move forward without guilt.

From crying on the pantry floor while juggling 18 clients to petty fights that were really just exhaustion in disguise, we dig into how burnout shows up in unexpected ways. But we don’t just stop at the professional side. Karli shares how one overheard comment from a school administrator in high school—“she’ll never get anywhere because of who her mom was”—left her terrified of quitting anything for years, equating it with failure. And Renee opens up about selling a business she once saw as a failure, until she reframed it as one of her greatest stepping stones.

Inside, you’ll find:
✨ The myths and lies that fuel burnout (“I have to do it all,” “I’m not enough,” “everyone else has it together”).
✨ A simple framework (the BURN Test) to check where you are on the spectrum.
✨ Boundaries, reframes, and practices that have actually helped us recover.
✨ The truth about how our worth and success aren’t defined by never quitting.

This conversation is real, raw, and a little messy—but that’s exactly the point. Burnout isn’t weakness, and failure isn’t the end. They’re both part of building a life and business that’s truly sustainable.

👉 Share this episode with a friend who needs the reminder, and tag us with your “I knew I was burned out when…”stories using #Burnout #bounderies 

In Part 1, we covered the don’ts of networking (and laughed through some truly cringy fails). Now, we’re flipping the script—because real relationships are what actually move the needle in business.

In this episode of The Inspired Collective, Renee and Karli break down why relationships matter more than ROI, what trust over time really looks like, and how unexpected connections can turn into your biggest allies. You’ll hear hilarious listener-submitted networking fails, real stories from our own journeys, and practical ways to approach relationships with intention.

✨ Expect laughs, lessons, and a reminder that business is built on people, not just pitches.

We’ve all been there—the awkward handshake, the overshare, the person who treats you like a walking LinkedIn connection. In this episode of The Inspired Collective, Renee and Karli are diving into the red flags of networking and how to avoid being that person at the mixer.

From transactional vibes and name-dropping to the “I’m soooo busy” crowd, we’re breaking down the common mistakes that kill connection and sharing our own cringe-worthy fails along the way. You’ll also hear tricks for remembering names, what to do when you blank, and whether business cards are still a thing (or if it’s all QR codes now...ugh as if!).

🚨EPISODE 1 IS LIVE! 🚨
From cold calls to creative calls—welcome to the origin story of The Inspired Collective. 🎙️

In our very first episode, we’re talking about:
✔️ Our wildly different (and wildly real) paths to entrepreneurship
✔️ The gut-check moments that led us to this podcast
✔️ What lights us up, what drives us crazy, and what we’re here to create
✔️ Why this community means so much to us

This one’s for the girl who’s done corporate, craved something more, and is ready to do business her way.

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🫶 Bonus points if you DM us your story—we want to hear your “how I got here” moment.