{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/688b450bc6d705dd3a2f1a3e/69cabeaa92d007a76517245e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"I Was 5,000 Miles From Home, Burnt Out and Overwhelmed - Here’s What I Learned","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/688b450bc6d705dd3a2f1a3e/1774894826825-78bfe2b8-1b4e-407b-a58e-9d3ca8b3ee40.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, stretched too thin, or unsure of your next step… this episode is for you. </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Ahead of the new season of <em>Real Women’s Stories</em>… I wanted to share something a little more personal.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>After a few weeks away from uploading, this is a bonus episode I felt I needed to record.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>I was completely burnt out. Exhausted. Overwhelmed.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>And instead of stopping, I did something that didn’t make logical sense - I got on a plane and flew 5,000 miles to Dubai to meet three women I’d only ever spoken to online.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>I nearly didn’t make it through that first night. I questioned everything.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>But what happened next reminded me why I started this podcast in the first place.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode, I’m sharing:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>what burnout really felt like for me</strong></li><li><strong>why I chose to trust my instinct, even when it felt risky</strong></li><li><strong>the power of being around the right people at the right time</strong></li><li><strong>and what this experience taught me about moving forward when you feel stuck</strong></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>The Dubai interviews will be coming soon, but for now, I wanted to give you a glimpse into what this journey meant - and why these stories matter.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://realwoman.coach/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Discover</a> mid-life coaching with Lisa</p><p><br></p><p>---</p><p>Connect with Lisa</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lisaquait?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram: Follow Lisa</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/lisa.quait?mibextid=LQQJ4d&amp;rdid=PjB4kg7IVXdqREQt&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1CRiMtnCib%2F%3Fmibextid%3DLQQJ4d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook: Follow Lisa</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@RealWomensStories\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube: The only place to <em>watch</em>&nbsp;every episode of Real Women's Stories with Lisa Quait</a></p>","author_name":"Lisa Quait"}