About
Meet Sally McGrath
I’m Sally McGrath, and I know how to help you heal from burnout because I used the same process to piece my own life back together, one step at a time.
If you’re dealing with a stressful corporate career and experiencing soul-crushing burnout, you’re not alone. I’ve experienced firsthand how bleak life can feel while you’re in the midst, or even on the verge of it.
Beating burnout is a start, remaining burnout free is living.
I beat my first experience with burnout and my second, the third time I beat it and remain burnout free.
I’ve led teams and managed businesses working in high-pressure environments for 25 plus years from SMEs to large corporates. In my experience, managing people requires the ability to lead with empathy to ensure all parties feel heard, supported, and safe.
Preventative & holistic health has always been a passion for me and my objective to remove burnout from people’s lives is driven by my desire to educate and empower people to transform their lives before it’s too late, my credentials are from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, New York City, my extensive experience, and imminent psychological study. Ultimately, Your Health is Your Wealth.
When trying to make a change in your life, it’s crucial to work with someone who understands that feeling of helplessness and overwhelm that arises from knowing something’s got to give, but not being sure exactly what. That’s what makes me uniquely able to partner with you to create daily, actionable strategies that will reframe your priorities and heal your mind, body, and soul.
As an author and health educator, I work with corporate organisations, businesses, and individuals like you to empower you to prevent burnout, learn about mental health hygiene, and achieve a sustainable work-life balance.
If you’re an incredible woman who has lost her way and are looking to find your big “aha” moment that will set you on the path to healing, let’s talk.
WHAT IS BURNOUT?
Burnout and its pre-curses, fatigue, exhaustion (and potentially a version of adrenal fatigue) are not states that are to be ignored and “band-aided” with an extra coffee, or a few more multi-vitamins, even some extra green vegetables is not going to “fix” this state. Your body is sending you the warning signs and it is time to evaluate, prioritise and actively take action to restore your health.
Just like you would evaluate your financial situation, your health also requires evaluation, care and management. It creeps up on you and often it’s ignored by the thought that you just need to have a good night’s sleep.
It is very easy to miss the signs of burnout until they are already there. Burnout can affect anyone, men as much as women and is increasingly used to describe a common set of symptoms facing everyone.
Burnout Research
The roots of the burnout* concept seem to be embedded within broad social, economic, and cultural developments that took place in the last quarter of the past century and signify the rapid and profound transformation from an industrial society into a service economy.
This social transformation goes along with psychological pressures that may translate into burnout. After the turn of the century, burnout is increasingly considered as an erosion of a positive psychological state.
Although burnout seems to be a global phenomenon, the meaning of the concept differs between countries. For instance, in some countries burnout is used as a medical diagnosis, whereas in other countries it is a non‐medical, socially accepted label that carries a minimum stigma in terms of a psychiatric diagnosis.
*Emerald Insight (35 years of Burnout Research)
Identifying Symptoms or Signs of Burnout
- Becoming cynical or critical at work
- Dragging yourself to work and having trouble getting started
- Becoming irritable or impatient with co-workers, customers or clients
- Lacking the energy to be consistently productive
- Difficulty with concentration
- Lacking satisfaction from your achievements
- Feeling disillusioned about your job / career / business
- Using food, drugs or alcohol to feel better or to not feel
- Irregular and inconsistent sleeping habits
- Experiencing unexplained headaches, stomach or bowel problems, or other physical complaints
