From Nurse Burnout to Metabolic Boss: My Story + Why I Created Thrivology RN

I didn’t set out to become a burnout recovery expert. I was a clinically trained RN navigating survival mode in my own body—and nothing in my nursing textbooks prepared me for that. For years, I was the go-to nurse—the one who always had it together. Charting like a machine, solving staffing problems by working extra shifts, taking on extra projects, and squeezing in workouts between long hours. On the outside? I was thriving. But inside? I was running on cortisol and caffeine. My nervous system was overstimulated. My metabolism was waving a white flag. And I kept hearing the same lie we tell women in healthcare and leadership:

“If you’re exhausted, you just need to push harder.”

The Breaking Point

Eventually, my body finally made the decision I wouldn’t: it shut down. Brain fog. Hormonal chaos. Weight gain. Midday crashes that no amount of matcha or macro tracking could fix. The scary part? I was doing “everything right.” Eating clean. Moving daily. Crushing to-do lists. Still, I felt like a shell of myself.

What I was facing wasn’t just burnout. It was metabolic dysfunction—the kind driven by chronic stress, inflammation, under-recovery, and long-standing survival mode. So I stopped performing. I started healing.

The Birth of Thrivology RN

Thrivology RN was born from that moment—the collapse. The realization that I didn’t want to bounce back...
I wanted to bounce forward.

This brand is personal.
It’s for the woman who shows up, holds it together, and quietly breaks down behind closed doors.
It’s for the woman who’s been praised for being “resilient” while slowly unraveling inside.

As a board-certified case manager and registered nurse specializing in metabolic and functional health, I understood the physiology. But living the recovery? That’s what changed everything. Because you can’t just study stress—you have to unlearn the system that normalized it.

Thrivology RN isn’t about perfection, biohacks, or bypassing your body’s signals. It’s a new model for healing, grounded in metabolic health, nervous system regulation, and self-leadership. A model that honors your physiology, protects your energy, and reclaims your spark. It’s a movement for high-achieving women to stop settling for survival. To stop confusing performance with wellness. To finally feel safe—and strong—in their own bodies again.

For the High Achiever: Small Shifts, Big Wins

If you’re someone who performs under pressure, thrives on achievement, and sets the bar high (for everyone—including yourself)... I see you. I was you. And here’s what I wish someone had told me sooner:

Burnout isn’t always loud. Sometimes it looks like discipline.

It’s skipping meals in the name of productivity.
It’s waking up tired and blaming your to-do list.
It’s feeling “off” in your body and trying to mindset your way through it.

But here’s the truth no one tells high achievers:

Your output will never be higher than your physiology.

If your nervous system is dysregulated, your metabolism is overtaxed, or your hormones are out of sync—you can't out-strategize or outperform that. But you can start with small, strategic shifts that change everything:

Small RN-Approved Shifts for Big Impact:

• Start the day with protein and breath, not coffee and chaos.
  (Your cortisol levels will thank you.)

• Swap multitasking for micro-pauses.
  Two minutes of stillness between tasks is powerful nervous system therapy.

• Add one non-negotiable daily reset ritual.
  A walk, a stretch, a playlist, or breathwork. Choose what re-centers you.

• Stop calling exhaustion normal.
  Your body isn’t broken—it’s speaking. Start listening.

You don’t have to overhaul your life to heal.
You just need to stop ignoring the signals and start responding with strategy.

Healing Made Me a Leader—Not Just a Survivor

I created Thrivology RN for every woman who’s been called “resilient” when what she really needed was support. For the nurse, the exec, the entrepreneur who’s been living in fight-or-flight for years… and is finally ready to come home to herself.

This isn’t just about my story.
It’s about yours—and the new story you get to write from here. Because you can come back stronger, clearer, and more energized than ever. I did. And I’m not special. I’m just done calling dysfunction “normal.”

Let’s turn your comeback into your new standard.
Let’s make thriving your baseline.