How Burnout, Life Challenges, & a Rugby Dream Changed Our Life Direction

Starting Over After Mom Entrepreneur Burnout

The second half of 2024 was HARD. I remember saying to my older brother,

“What is this in my body? I’ve never felt this kind of stress before… it feels like tight muscles, no sleep, emotional disconnection, a need to rest — but no way to do it. So THIS is what people call stress?”

Burnout & Motherhood

The second half of 2024 was hard—burnout and motherhood collided in a way I’d never felt before... As a traveling entrepreneur and mom, I was holding together multiple businesses, homeschooling our boys, and managing everything from the inside out.

Turns out, burnout hits different when you’re running three different companies, navigating Miami traffic, managing clients from your laptop, helping at a chiropractor’s office, homeschooling twins, and still doing all the things that moms do: grocery shopping, meal planning, signing kids up for stuff, wiping faces, cleaning cat litter boxes, and making sure the toothpaste isn’t permanently crusted on the sink.

And in the middle of that?Trying to be a compassionate, grounded wife and mom while holding the weight of betrayal, grief, and disappointment.

I was drained.And my body started screaming at me to slow down. (More on that in a later post.)

But I couldn’t stop.So instead of fully collapsing, I started walking instead of running. I journaled. I tried to be kind even when I didn’t feel well. I leaned into my work hours with focus and used the rest of my time to stay afloat.

Then something happened to me that cracked my heart & soul & heart open…

We Had to Make a Massive Change

Toward the end of the year, life delivered one of those painful truth-bombs that made me realize:

If we didn’t change everything, we’d keep living a version of life we absolutely did not want.

I didn’t want our kids growing up in a household full of stress and disconnection.I didn’t want to resent my life or my marriage.And I didn’t want to keep pretending I was okay when I wasn’t.

The last thing my exhausted self wanted was another move.But I knew—we couldn’t stay where we were.

We went to France to recharge. I was still soul-tired. But during those long walks and heavy talks, we made a decision that would change everything:We’d hit the road with our boys and our cats.We’d launch and promote Peak Rugby—our new line of rugby supplements and online training.And we’d do it on our own terms, with freedom at the core.

No Lease. No Mortgage. Just Movement.

So we began our adventure:Jumping from Airbnb to Airbnb, following rugby events, connecting with old teammates and friends, and taking it day by day.

We’re building a business, rebuilding our family dynamic, and choosing a way of life that doesn’t fit the box—but it fits us.

We’re living road life & creating a family travel adventure with our rugby dream, burnout recovery, and rebuilding a life we we love.

And here's the kicker... I’m still doing all the things I was doing back in Miami:

• Coaching my Thrive Method Life clients virtually

• Managing Fit For Birth’s personal training team

• Supporting the Exercise for Longevity project

• Homeschooling our boys

• Running our household

• Holding space for a marriage that’s still healing

But now, I’m tapping back into my hippy, gypsy, life-loving, go-with-the-flow soul that’s been buried under stress for too long.And she’s starting to come alive again.

The Things Keeping Me Grounded

The practices, mindset, and strength work that keep me anchored—all of it comes from what I’ve built with Thrive Method Life over the past 10+ years.

This method has carried me through motherhood, entrepreneurship, trauma, healing, and now, this wild, open-road chapter.

Next up: How we packed our entire life into a few bags and hit the road — or our first stop and what we learned from it. Stay tuned as we continue to share our adventure of living and building Peak Rugby on the move.