Take a moment to pause, breathe, and step back from the canvas of your life.

When we're in the middle of difficult seasons, it's easy to become consumed by the details—trying to control outcomes, carry everyone's burdens, and make sense of every brushstroke. But what if nothing is broken? What if your story is simply still unfolding?

In this guided meditation, you'll be invited to release what was never yours to carry, shift your perspective, and reconnect with the one small step that is yours to take today. Through gentle breathwork, visualization, and reflection, you'll practice breathing in trust and breathing out control.

This meditation is for you if:

• You're feeling overwhelmed by uncertainty.
• You're carrying the weight of everyone else's needs.
• You're struggling to trust the timing of your life.
• You need a reminder that you don't have to have it all figured out.

Remember: The painting isn't finished yet. You only need to carry your next step.

DM me on Instagram @wellnesstogreatness the word "MEDITATION" to receive more information to break free from patterns keeping you stuck in anxiety and overwhelm.

Do you constantly feel like there aren't enough hours in the day?

In this episode, Janelle shares three simple habits that help overwhelmed working moms create more time, reduce stress, and prioritize self-care—without adding more to their to-do list.

Learn practical strategies to involve your kids, build routines that actually stick, and stop running on empty.

What You'll Learn

✅ 1. How to build routines that create more time (instead of taking it away)

• Teach your kids age-appropriate responsibilities.
• Build confidence and independence through everyday routines.
• Reduce your mental load while creating quality family time.

✅ 2. How to make healthy habits fit into a busy schedule

• Simple meal prep ideas the whole family will enjoy.
• Easy grab-and-go snacks and breakfasts.
• Habit stacking to make self-care more consistent.

✅ 3. How to move your body without adding another task to your day

• Turn everyday parenting into opportunities for movement.
• Exercise while playing with your kids.
• Stay active without needing hour-long workouts.

Remember this: Structure and routine doesn't confine you, it creates freedom!Kids Favourite Vegan Protein Power: GOOD PROTEIN

Recipe for favourite no-bake protein balls for the family:

PDF Recipe here.

Find Janelle on Instagram @wellnesstogreatness. Love to hear from you! :)

Have you ever told yourself:

"I'm fine. I'm just busy."

"I just need a weekend to recover."

"Everyone else seems to handle this better than me."

In this solo episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on something I see in so many high-achieving moms—including myself: the difference between survival mode and burnout.

Many women don't realize they're stuck in a cycle of constantly pushing, people-pleasing, overworking, or staying busy because it feels normal. But when your nervous system stays on high alert for too long, burnout isn't far behind.

In this episode, I share:

✔️ The difference between stress, survival mode, burnout, and "flop state"

✔️ The 4 common survival patterns: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn (people-pleasing)

✔️ Why emotional exhaustion often goes unnoticed until it impacts your relationships, health, and confidence

✔️ Personal lessons from building the Rise Above Burnout community while navigating my own imposter syndrome

✔️ Real feedback from women who are beginning to recognize and break their survival patterns

If you've been carrying work stress home, snapping at the people you love, feeling disconnected from yourself, or wondering why rest never seems to be enough, this episode is for you.

Because you're not broken.

Your nervous system is simply asking for something different.

Connect with me on Instagram: @wellnesstogreatness

And after listening, send me a message and tell me:

Which survival pattern shows up most often for you—Fight, Flight, Freeze, or People-Pleasing?

Message me on Instagram @wellnesstogreatness - sincerely love to hear from you.

Are you constantly pushing, striving, and doing everything "right"—yet still feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or stuck?

In Part 2 of my conversation with nervous system coach Mitch Webb, we explore why so many high-achieving people struggle with burnout despite their best efforts to improve their health, mindset, and well-being.

After years of chasing the perfect diet, supplements, biohacks, and wellness routines, Mitch discovered that true healing wasn't about doing more—it was about learning how to listen to his body, build nervous system capacity, and develop self-trust.

Together, we unpack the hidden ways perfectionism, people-pleasing, overthinking, and chronic stress can keep us trapped in survival mode, and what it takes to begin healing from the inside out.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why perfectionism can be a trauma response
• The connection between burnout and nervous system dysregulation
• How people-pleasing disconnects us from our authentic selves
• What it means to build nervous system capacity
• Why healing isn't about fixing yourself
• The difference between intellectualizing emotions and actually feeling them
• Practical grounding techniques to help regulate stress
• How self-trust plays a critical role in recovery and resilience
• Why healing is not linear and what that means for your journey

About Mitch Webb:

Mitch Webb is a nervous system coach who helps people struggling with chronic stress, burnout, health challenges, and nervous system dysregulation reconnect with their bodies and build lasting resilience. Through his own journey of healing from traumatic brain injuries, Lyme disease, and long COVID, he discovered the transformative power of nervous system regulation and now helps others do the same.

Podcast: Rooted Conversations

Ready to Rise Above Burnout?

If today's conversation resonated with you and you're tired of living in survival mode, I'd love to connect with you.

Come find me on Instagram at @wellnesstogreatness and send me the word CALM in a DM. I'll share more about the Rise Above Burnout community and the tools we're using to help women build resilience, reduce overwhelm, and create lasting change.

Subscribe & Review:

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could benefit from this conversation.

Your support helps us reach more women who are ready to move from burnout and overwhelm toward greater calm, confidence, and resilience.

Can unresolved trauma affect your physical health?

In Part 1 of this conversation, I sit down with nervous system coach Mitch Webb to explore his remarkable journey from college athlete and self-described party guy to someone navigating traumatic brain injuries, panic attacks, chronic illness symptoms, Lyme disease, and long COVID.

After a life-changing accident while studying abroad, Mitch began experiencing anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks, and a growing list of health challenges that traditional approaches couldn't fully explain. His search for answers eventually led him to nervous system regulation and a completely different understanding of healing.

Together, we explore how chronic stress, trauma, and survival responses can influence both emotional and physical health, and why healing may require looking beyond symptoms alone.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• How a traumatic brain injury changed the course of Mitch's life
• The connection between trauma, anxiety, panic attacks, and chronic stress
• What nervous system dysregulation actually means
• The difference between fight, flight, freeze, and shutdown responses
• How chronic stress may impact blood sugar, digestion, sleep, and overall health
• Why symptoms are often messages rather than problems to fight against
• The role of self-compassion in the healing process
• How unresolved experiences can continue affecting the body years later

Connect with Mitch Webb:

Podcast: Rooted Conversations

Let's Connect:

If today's conversation resonated with you and you're feeling overwhelmed, burned out, or stuck in survival mode, I'd love to connect with you.

Come find me on Instagram at @wellnesstogreatness and send me the word CALM in a DM. I'll share more about the Rise Above Burnout community and the tools we're using to help women build resilience, reconnect with themselves, and create lasting change.

Subscribe & Review:

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could benefit from this conversation.

In Part 2 of this conversation, Peter McLaughlin joins us to demystify hypnosis and explain how the subconscious mind influences our thoughts, emotions, behaviors, and beliefs.

Many of us understand what we want to change, yet find ourselves repeating the same patterns. Peter explains why willpower alone is often not enough and how subconscious programming can continue to drive our actions behind the scenes.

Together, we explore hypnosis, root-cause healing, emotional patterns, and how creating awareness of what's happening beneath the surface can open the door to meaningful transformation.

In this episode:

• What hypnosis actually is—and what it isn't
• Common myths and misconceptions about hypnosis
• How the subconscious mind influences daily behavior
• Why some patterns are difficult to change through logic alone
• The role of awareness in personal growth and healing
• What root-cause healing means
• How unresolved experiences can continue to affect us
• What people often experience during hypnosis sessions

About Peter McLaughlin

Peter McLaughlin is a certified hypnotherapist, life coach, father, former volunteer firefighter and EMT, and creator of BlueSky Hypnosis. Following a leukemia diagnosis in 2003, he began exploring the connection between mind, body, and spirit. Today, he helps people identify and heal the root causes behind emotional struggles, limiting beliefs, and recurring life patterns.

Find Peter:

www.youtube.com/@BlueSkyHypnosis

www.instagram.com/thepetermclaughlin/

www.linkedin.com/in/petertmclaughlin/

x.com/PetMcLaughlin

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Find Janelle Plamondon:

www.instagram.com/wellnesstogreatness/

www.youtube.com/@WellnessToGreatness

www.wellnesstogreatness.ca

Rise above Burnout Mentorship is now accepting members, learn more HERE.

Why do so many ambitious women feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and stuck—even when they're doing everything "right"?

In Part 1 of this conversation, certified hypnotherapist, life coach, father, former volunteer firefighter, and EMT Peter McLaughlin shares how a life-changing leukemia diagnosis led him to explore the powerful connection between the mind, body, and spirit.

Together, we explore what happens when survival mode becomes a way of life, why chronic stress can feel normal, and how subconscious patterns often drive our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors without us realizing it.

If you've ever felt like you're constantly pushing through, carrying the weight of everyone else's needs, and wondering why you can't seem to slow down, this episode is for you.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• The difference between stress and survival mode
• Why high achievers often struggle to slow down
• How subconscious patterns shape everyday behavior
• The hidden impact of chronic stress on the mind and body
• Why awareness is the first step toward lasting change

Stay tuned for Part 2, where Peter explains hypnosis, the subconscious mind, and how root-cause healing can help create lasting transformation.

Find Peter McLaughlin:

www.youtube.com/@BlueSkyHypnosis

www.instagram.com/thepetermclaughlin/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/petertmclaughlin/

https://x.com/PetMcLaughlin

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Find Janelle Plamondon:

www.instagram.com/wellnesstogreatness/

www.youtube.com/@WellnessToGreatness

www.wellnesstogreatness.ca

Rise Above Burnout Community HERE.

What does healing actually look like after years of survival mode?

In Part 2 of this conversation, Janelle continues her discussion with Certified Life & Holistic Health Coach Leann Herron about burnout, resilience, nervous system healing, and reconnecting with yourself after chronic emotional overwhelm.

Together, they explore how women can begin moving out of high-functioning survival mode and into a more grounded, intentional, and emotionally connected life.

This episode dives into:

• nervous system regulation
• resilience and emotional healing
• slowing down without guilt
• rebuilding self-trust
• self-awareness and emotional presence
• learning to prioritize yourself again
• and creating internal safety after burnout

If you’ve spent years constantly doing, giving, fixing, and carrying the emotional load for everyone around you, this conversation will remind you that healing is possible — and that you don’t have to keep proving your worth through exhaustion.

Because resilience isn’t about pushing harder.
It’s about learning how to come home to yourself again.

Connect with Leann Herron:

Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/@findingresiliencewithleann

Linked in:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/
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The Rise Above Burnout Community is now accepting new members. If you are done feeling emotionally exhausted, disconnected, and overwhelmed - want to feel calmer, emotionally resilient, and grounded without sacrificing your family time and build success in career ...

This is for you! DM "Burnout" in instagram messages.

Find Janelle Plamondon:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellnesstogreatness/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WellnessToGreatness

Website: www.wellnesstogreatness.ca

Membership to Rise Above Burnout Community is NOW open for new members. Contact me with the word BURNOUT to get the full scoop and see if you are right fit for you.

Info on this episode:

So many women are praised for “holding it all together” while secretly feeling emotionally exhausted underneath the surface.

In Part 1 of this powerful conversation, Janelle sits down with Certified Life & Holistic Health Coach Leann Herron to explore the hidden burnout behind high-functioning survival mode.

Together, they unpack the emotional load carried by caregivers, helpers, healers, mothers, and high-achieving women who constantly push through stress while disconnecting from themselves in the process.

This episode dives into:

• chronic overfunctioning
• perfectionism and people-pleasing
• emotional suppression
• survival mode
• burnout that goes unseen
• and the pressure women feel to always stay strong

If you’ve ever felt emotionally drained while still managing to “perform” for everyone around you, this conversation will help you feel seen, understood, and less alone.

Because true resilience isn’t about endlessly pushing harder — it starts with awareness.

Connect with Leann Herron:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@findingresiliencewithleann

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leannherron/

Find Janelle Plamondon:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wellnesstogreatness/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@WellnessToGreatness

Website: www.wellnesstogreatness.ca

Membership to Rise Above Burnout Community is NOW open for new members. Contact me with the word BURNOUT to get the full scoop and see if you are right fit for you.

Have you ever felt like you’re doing everything right… yet still feel overwhelmed, anxious, emotionally exhausted, and disconnected from yourself?

In this vulnerable solo episode, Janelle Plamondon shares a real behind-the-scenes look at building her new Rise Above Burnout Community while unexpectedly finding herself slipping into the very burnout she teaches women to heal from.

Instead of pushing harder, Janelle reveals the mindset and nervous system shifts that helped her reconnect with herself, calm the overwhelm, and stop spiraling in survival mode.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why anxiety and overwhelm are not your enemies
• The hidden signals your body is trying to communicate
• How high-achieving women unknowingly stay stuck in burnout cycles
• What happens when you finally slow down and listen to yourself
• Simple grounding shifts that help you feel emotionally present again
• Why healing isn’t about “fixing” yourself — it’s about reconnecting to yourself

If you’ve been feeling emotionally drained, constantly “on,” snapping at your family, or disconnected from who you truly are, this episode will help you feel seen, understood, and hopeful again.

Because burnout isn’t proof you’re failing.
It’s a signal that something deeper needs your attention.

Find Janelle @wellnesstogreatness on Instagram and DM her BURNOUT to get the full scoop on the community - get 50% off by May 27th 2026 before midnight.