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Burnout Recovery Guide For Female Entrepreneurs: Overcome Stress, Regain Enthusiasm, And Enjoy Life While Still Working by Kasia Richter

February 16, 2025 Melanie Hawken

Kasia Richter

Book Review

In her book, Burnout Recovery Guide For Female Entrepreneurs: Overcome Stress, Regain Enthusiasm, And Enjoy Life While Still Working, author Kasia Richter helps hardworking women entrepreneurs to unlock the secrets to burnout prevention and a stress-free life!


For all those highly driven women entrepreneurs who feel drained, stressed, and unmotivated, and whose once-passionate businesses now feel like a burden, Kasia Richter, author of  Burnout Recovery Guide For Female Entrepreneurs: Overcome Stress, Regain Enthusiasm, And Enjoy Life While Still Working, has the solution. She shows how you can reclaim your energy and joy by taking a step-by-step approach, including:

  • How to Identify Your Burnout Triggers: Learn what drives you to exhaustion and how to change course.

  • How to Master Work-Life Balance: Discover strategies to juggle your career and personal life effortlessly.

  • The C.A.R.S. Strategy: Combat burnout with practical mental steps for full recovery.

  • How to use Stress Response Techniques: Implement effective methods to manage and reduce stress.

  • How to introduce Happiness Habits: Embrace science-backed rituals to maintain a stress-free, joyful life.

  • How to achieve a Mindset Shift: Transform your outlook to foster resilience and positivity.

Kasia shows you how to transform your entrepreneurial journey by utilizing modern business automation to free up your time; establish essential boundaries to protect your energy and focus; leverage your passions to lead a fulfilling, burnout-free lifestyle; and cultivate a sense of calm and balance amidst the hustle of entrepreneurship.

Author Quotes

As a woman who bravely launched her own business, you know the entrepreneurial journey is challenging. But exhaustion and stress aren’t badges of honor. You can achieve your goals without sacrificing your health or happiness.

Burnout can sneak up on you, stealing your joy and productivity. By recognizing the signs early and implementing effective strategies, you can prevent burnout and thrive in all areas of your life.

Embrace the path to a stress-free, fulfilling life and make your boss moves with confidence and clarity.

About the author

Kasia Richter is a cross-cultural psychologist and well-being consultant based in London who has founded an exceptional mental health consultancy to help you achieve balance. With membership in both the Polish Psychologists Association and The British Psychological Society, Kasia has collaborated with prestigious brands such as Qatar Airways, Emirates, and Etihad. Kasia specializes in working collaboratively with go-getter entrepreneurs who may experience different stages of burnout, from an inability to detach from work to states of anxiety and depression. With tailor-made well-being strategies, Kasia's clients can achieve personal and business goals without experiencing burnout. Additionally, she provides wellbeing retreats and runs Happy CEO mental resilience programs specifically designed for international entrepreneurs.

www.wellbeingstrategist.com


Why LoA loves it…

The entrepreneurial journey can often be grueling, stressful, and anxiety-fuelled, and it’s all too easy at times to feel overwhelmed. Burnout can be an all too familiar outcome for many women entrepreneurs. But help is at hand with Kasia Richter’s book, the Burnout Recovery Guide for Female Entrepreneurs. She provides both insight and practical guides and techniques to help women business builders to achieve a burnout-free lifestyle; and cultivate a sense of calm and balance amidst the hustle of entrepreneurship. A really useful read in the stressful world of business! — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa

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