The REAL Reason You Can’t Unplug (And How to FINALLY Fix It)
Description
Let’s be real: you don’t struggle to rest just because you love working. You struggle to rest because your brain is stuck in fight-or-flight mode—and your environment is keeping you there.
Every sticky note in your line of sight, every ping, every messy desktop tab? They’re all screaming, “We’re not done yet!” And your high-achiever brain believes it—so even when you try to unplug, you can’t.
In this episode of The Burnout-Proof Podcast, I’m pulling back the curtain on the three layers of clutter—mental, digital, and physical—that sabotage your ability to rest. And I’m sharing the exact strategies I’ve been using to reset my environment, calm my nervous system, and finally give my brain permission to turn off at the end of the day.
Here’s what we cover:
🧠 Mental Clutter: why systems matter more than willpower when your brain won’t shut up.
💻 Digital Clutter: my go-to hacks with Chrome tab groups, second brains in Notion, and automation that cuts the chaos.
🏠 Physical Clutter: clear surfaces, the one-touch rule, and how small resets = big peace.
⚡ Why your environment might be the real reason burnout keeps sneaking back in.
Because here’s the truth: you cannot be burnout-proof if your environment is keeping you in survival mode.
🚀 Resources + Links
✨ Join the Workspace Reset Challenge → coachellyn.com/challenge
✨ DM me CHALLENGE on Instagram → @coachellyn and I’ll send you all the details.
✨ Subscribe to the podcast → coachellyn.com/podcast
🔑 Key Quote"You don’t have a rest problem—you have a clutter problem. And your brain won’t relax until it believes the work is done."
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