Dominique sat in her car, hands gripping the wheel long after she had parked outside her home.
The exhaustion wasn’t just physical,, it was a bone-deep weariness that no amount of sleep seemed to fix.
Her business was draining her, her health was declining, and the guilt of not being present for her family gnawed at her.
No matter what she did, something always felt like it was slipping through her fingers.
She had tried time management hacks, self-care routines, even forcing herself to “just push through,” but nothing stuck.
Every attempt at balance collapsed under the weight of her responsibilities.
When a friend recommended working with Joy, she was skeptical.
Another coach, another program?
Another thing to add to her list?
But something about the way her friend described Joy, a mix of deep insight and unwavering presence, made her book the call.
The First Layer: Rewiring the Pattern
From their first session, Joy didn’t give Dominique a list of things to “fix.”
Instead, she asked one question:
“What’s the one thing that, if it changed, would make the biggest difference in your life?”
Tears burned in Dominique’s eyes as she admitted, “I just want to wake up and not feel like I’m already behind before the day even starts.”
That became their starting point.
Instead of overhauling everything, Joy helped Dominique create one simple shift … reclaiming her mornings.
Not with an elaborate routine, but by rewiring her energy before she even got out of bed.
A short energy clearing and breathing practice.
A few minutes of silence.
Choosing an intention before the day pulled her into chaos.
It wasn’t a quick fix.
At first, she resisted.
The urge to check emails, start reacting, and jump straight into productivity was strong.
But Joy guided her through the discomfort of rewiring old habits, helping her recognize that her frantic energy was a pattern she had been reinforcing for years.
The Next Layer: Small, Consistent Choices
As Dominique’s nervous system recalibrated, Joy guided her to make other small choices, ones that didn’t feel overwhelming, but compounded over time.
• Learning to pause before saying “yes” to everything.
• Identifying the energy leaks in her business and delegating what was draining her.
• Letting go of the guilt around needing rest.
• Slowly shifting her nutrition and movement, not with punishment, but with nourishment.
• Reconnecting with her family not through grand gestures, but by being fully present for five minutes at a time.
Each small shift built on the last. Some days, she fell back into old patterns, but instead of spiraling, she learned to redirect with grace.
The Deepest Layer: Owning Her Energy
A couple of months later, Dominique stood in her kitchen, watching her husband and kids laughing over dinner.
She wasn’t just physically present, she felt present.
For the first time in years, she wasn’t drowning in exhaustion.
Her business was thriving in a way that felt sustainable.
Her body felt stronger.
Her relationships no longer felt like an afterthought.
It hadn’t been about balance.
It had been about alignment, choosing, moment by moment, to honor her energy instead of depleting it.
There was no overnight transformation.
No magic fix.
Just a woman who had finally learned to be in control of how she spent her energy, instead of letting the world dictate it for her.
And that changed everything.
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