The Burnoutologist.
Speaker. Author. Coach.
Most people think they understand Burnout. They don’t
Burnout is growing. And most of the content and training that's supposed to help? It's making the problem worse.
Resilience posts from people who've never lived burnout. Boundary-setting advice that ignores systemic toxicity. Goal-focused coaching applied to someone who's lost their sense of self. It gets likes. It gets shares. And it's harmful.
Coaching isn't safe without burnout literacy. Workplaces aren't safe without it.
That changes here.
Start Here.
Burnoutology 101 is a free masterclass for anyone who wants to understand what burnout actually is.
Coaches who need the depth everyone else is skipping.
Leaders who've been told it's stress management when it's not.
Workplace decision-makers who are done funding wellbeing initiatives that change nothing.
This is where you start.
Then choose your next step.
You’re A Leader.
You need to rebuild your identity and leadership after burnout.
You need a speaker.
Book me to disrupt your audience's understanding of burnout and inspire real change.
Hi, I’m Kelly.
TEDx speaker, author, Burnoutologist and creator of Burnoutology.
I reached board-level HR Director by 30. On paper I had it all. The success, the status, the salary. But I hadn't realised just how much the toxic work environments were stealing my brightness, my health, and my happiness.
Then burnout nearly killed me. Twice.
The first time, I was in chronic pain for seven months. I kept passing out. First on a train. Then from the top of the escalator at Liverpool Street station. I landed at the bottom, tights ripped, got back on the tube and went to my meeting. I didn't take one day off. Seven months later, I had two surgeries in 48 hours. The consultants told me it was burnout harming my body from the inside out. I didn't believe them.
The second time, I couldn't leave the sofa for six months. I was still working. I almost didn't survive by Christmas.
Both times, I was being coached by skilled, ethical, qualified coaches. They missed it entirely. Not because they were negligent. Because coaching wasn't designed for what burnout does to the brain, the body, and the sense of self.
I spent twelve years and hundreds of thousands of pounds joining the dots because what I saw didn't reflect my own experience, nor that of my clients.
Over the last 12 years I’ve coached over 700 leaders through burnout, including doctors, athletes, TV personalities, board level and C-Suite leaders from around the world.
And I’ve trained over 200 coaches to be burnout-informed.
I know what burnout steals from you, and what it takes to rebuild afterwards.
Read the Books
Mind The Gap
A story of Burnout, Breakthrough and Beyond
F*CK BURNOUT
Why we need to call BS on Workplace Wellbeing to finally Banish Burnout
This is where burnout ends.
Start with Burnoutology 101, the free masterclass that changes how you understand burnout.
Then train with me, bring me into your workplace, or book me to speak.
The world needs to be burnout-informed. That starts here.
CLIENT LOVE
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"Kelly is inspirational, determined, and delivers. Don't work with Kelly unless you really want to achieve your outcomes or dreams as she will not let you give up. No nonsense, strategic, and a pleasure to work with."
Jo Thresher, Founder and CEO
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"I couldn’t have wished for a better person to be at my side. I really feel that Kelly’s skill in getting to the root of the problem quickly (as well as her super engaging and authentic style) has meant that we have been able to deliver results very quickly, and I can see the changes in myself and my business."
Michelle Hartley, Founder
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"Kelly has a skill to help to see things in a different light, I became focused on the personal and professional changes that I needed to make to become more effective and start making leadership decisions. I would not hesitate in recommending Kelly."
Rachel Morris, CEO
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"Kelly taught me so many tools that I can use with my clients. From understanding the science behind burnout to tools and techniques to increase clients awareness of when stress is peaking & ways to expand their capacity to cope with these moments in life - it has been game changing.
Evie Brockwell, Fractional Product Leader and Product Coach
