You feel it - that pang of dread, anxiety, perhaps even nausea - at the thought of having to go into work. As you get closer and closer to the step of your door and start of your workday, you feel trapped, overwhelmed, exhausted and scared. You wonder "How can I face another day of this?" as you step into your office and plaster on yet another fake smile. And as you drag yourself through yet another day in hell, you finally say to yourself "It has to get better than this."

I've been there, believe me. After I sold my spa several years ago I lived in a place of career limbo for a bit, wondering each day how I could leave the safety of a known drama for uncertainty and an unknown place of nothingness. How I would reinvent myself and my career anew? How would I be able to pay my bills? More importantly, would I actually be happier somewhere else? What if my feelings and fears didn't change when I left the place I thought was causing them?

After hearing so many tales of angst over the years from so many people in the spa/wellness/healing arts profession, I have to ask another question...How can you really be doing your clients any good if you are sick, scared, stressed out and/or sad by being where you are or doing what you do?

The first step to making a change is by having awareness of the problem. Allow yourself a few minutes of silence and ask yourself:

"How do I really feel?"
"What do I really want?"
"If I could make my life/career anything I wanted, what would it be?"

Then listen. What does your heart, gut, or God tell you?

Your inner wisdom knows more than you think. Allow it to speak and be heard. Once you acknowledge it, I encourage you to take some small, positive action toward making the change you deserve. If I can be of help, please let me know.

Felicia