Mind Cake: Not Self-Help. Just Slightly More Helpful Than Doing Nothing9 Des 2025

From Burnout to Balance: Sarah's Journey of Transformation

What happens when the work that once lit you up starts burning you out?
This week on Mind Cake, Lee sits down with Sarah Catnach, former global campaign manager at Oxfam, now founder of The Nest Wellbeing, to talk about her extraordinary journey from professional activism to compassionate coaching.

After 15 years working on poverty and climate change, Sarah found herself exhausted, anxious and losing her sense of identity. A global pandemic, a moment of clarity and a very timely coaching offer changed everything.

In this honest and uplifting conversation, we explore:

What life inside a major NGO really looked like
The slow creep of burnout and how it shows up in the body
Why identity can get tangled up in the work we do
How coaching helped Sarah transform fear into bravery
The reality of leaving a “dream job” everyone else admires
The birth of The Nest: yoga, coaching, massage, compassion
What people in the third sector really need to stay well
Her tools for anxiety, imposter syndrome, and letting go
And—crucially—Lee’s exit strategy for hotel fires

Sarah also shares the elemental side of her yoga practice, her deep connection to water and what it means to create a space for people to heal without stepping away from the work they love.

It’s warm, honest, funny, unexpectedly moving… and might just be the nudge someone needs to rethink their own burnout story.

Find Sarah at:
thenestwellbeing.com
Instagram/Facebook: @thenestwellbeing

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