Low Friction Living

Writing on burnout,
freedom, and the life
in between.

On overfunctioning, perimenopause, building differently, and what happens when you stop trying to manage your way through a structural problem.

Burnout & Recovery
Burnout

Why women are burning out — and why it's not their fault

The structural reasons burnout disproportionately affects women — and what actually needs to change.

Burnout Recovery

There is beauty in the breakdown: what burnout actually taught me

In 2021 I sat in my doctor's office and couldn't stop crying. Here's what the breakdown actually was — and what came after it.

Burnout & Overload

The overfunctioning woman: why you're carrying everything — and what it's costing you

Overfunctioning isn't a personality type. It's a learned response. Here's what drives it and how to start putting some of it down.

Low Friction Living
Productivity

When productivity becomes the problem: the hidden cost of always doing more

Productivity shame, perfectionism, guilt — here's what toxic productivity actually does to your nervous system.

Life Design

Why less is a friction strategy — not a lifestyle trend

The real case for less has nothing to do with white walls. It's about the cognitive load of managing too much.

Clarity & Goals

Why clarity is the real productivity hack

Most productivity problems aren't time problems. They're clarity problems. Here's how your why removes friction from every decision.

Personal Growth
Personal Growth

The good girl conditioning that's keeping you compliant — and exhausted

You were rewarded for being agreeable and easy to manage. Here's what it's actually costing you.

Personal Growth

Stop working in your weakness zone

Working against your own nature is one of the most exhausting things you can do. Here's how to find where you flow instead.

Life Design

The midlife friction point: why your old life stopped fitting

It's not a crisis. It's a structural misalignment. And you can't manage your way out of it.