# You Don’t Have to Burn It All Down to Live Differently

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Podcast: [HER Extraordinary LIFE By Design](https://stenobird.com/podcast/her-extraordinary-life-by-design-6786305)
Published: 2026-08-29T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ECM8806080329.mp3
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## Resource

You don’t have to burn your life down to create more of the life you actually want to experience. In this final solo episode of the August burnout series, Leslie explores burnout recovery, energy, work-life balance, and what intentional living can look like for high-performing women who are ready to stop postponing the life they actually want to experience. From sitting behind a desk in a beautiful place she rarely takes time to enjoy, to realizing that the version of success that mattered in one season may not belong in the next, Leslie reflects on what it can look like to design your life without needing a five-year plan, a dramatic reinvention, or every answer before you begin. Sometimes the next step is much smaller. An afternoon away from the desk. A little more space. One choice that belongs to the life you’re living now. Because the goal isn’t simply to avoid burnout. It’s to have enough of yourself left to experience the life you’re working so hard to build. ******************************************************************** Connect with me: ⁠https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign⁠ leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.com  ******************************************************************** Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in for Monthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list. Email: ⁠leslie@herextraordinarylifebydesign.co Learn more about your ad choice…

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