Burned Out to Lit Up

Ditch the Grind and Reclaim Your Life

By Cara E. Houser

“Like the Cliffs Notes of how to get out of soul-crushing burnout and rekindle your inner spark without hitting the eject button on your life.”

You can enjoy vibrant well-being inside and out, a deeper connection with your inner knowing and wellspring of ideas and energy, and a renewed sense of joy and empowerment.

And you can start NOW.

You already have everything you need inside you to move from chaos to clarity, from self-neglect to self-possession, from burned out to lit up.

Does the constant juggling of personal and professional demands leave you drained, overwhelmed, and ready to give up?

You are not alone. There is another way, and it doesn’t require throwing it all out and spending five years in a cave.

Burnout is a modern epidemic, with countless women exhausted from trying to be everything to everyone (except themselves), only to realize they have nothing left to give.

Burned Out to Lit Up exposes the lies of hustle culture and shows you how to create a multidimensional, badass life that you don’t need to escape from.

It offers the tools to stop striving, start thriving, and cultivate a life aligned with what matters most, one nourishing choice at a time.

If you’re ready to ditch the grind and reclaim your life, join this life-changing journey of healing and reigniting your soul.

The world needs your spark, and your time to shine is now.

Noteworthy Editorial Reviews

Booklife by Publishers Weekly: "Houser's frank approach will strike a chord with readers, and the direct, no-nonsense prose is both refreshing and effective. The guide is compact but bursting with sensible pointers and insight."

Kirkus Reviews: "The book is chock-full of helpful, battle-tested advice designed to lift readers from the despair of feeling pushed past their limits... The author’s writing style also contributes to the guide’s effectiveness—instead of brimming with long, winding, and dry stretches of text, Houser’s book features succinct paragraphs that don’t allow their brevity to curtail her message... Stressed-out readers looking to make changes in their lives will want to pick up a copy of this book." (Starred Review)

Reader Views: "is a powerful, energetic, encouraging way to get back to the real you and reclaim yourself. If you find that you’ve gotten off track in your life, whether it be career goals, relationship goals, or personal ones, this self-help book could be the key that changes everything. Written in an enthusiastic, realistic style, you’ll find that its uplifting tone is just what you need… Houser is exceptional at taking complex ideas and simplifying them into manageable parts… A must read." (Bronze Award Winner)

Feathered Quill: “…a richly informative guidebook. Houser’s dynamic exploration of and advice for self-improvement will be much appreciated by any reader but especially working women”

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About the Author

Cara is a career transition coach, speaker, and author of Burned Out to Lit Up: Ditch the Grind and Reclaim Your Life, an award-winning guidebook for burnout recovery.

In her first career, Cara spent 20 years learning how to survive and ultimately thrive in the 24/7, always-on, pressure-cooker real estate development business. Her teams produced over 3,000 homes in the San Francisco Bay Area, creating over $1.5B in value.

Trying to be everything to everyone (except herself), she learned about burnout the hard way, and spent two years learning how to tap into her innate power, possibility, and purpose to go from self neglect, past self care, all the way to self possession & a rich, full-bodied, joy-filled life.

Now she helps burned out mid-career women get their mojo back and build lives and careers that light them up.

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