🔥 The invisible burnout no one talks about (especially the high-performers)

🔥 The invisible burnout no one talks about (especially the high-performers)

by Florina Lungu | Jul 15, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Stress and PTSD

You love what you do. So why are you so exhausted all the time? I’ve seen it in the hospital. I’ve seen it in coaching calls. And sometimes, I’ve seen it in the mirror. The kind of exhaustion that doesn’t scream, but settles in quietly, like fog. You wake up. You show...
Bipolar Disorder Is Not What You Think: What If You’ve Been Asking the Wrong Questions?

Bipolar Disorder Is Not What You Think: What If You’ve Been Asking the Wrong Questions?

by Florina Lungu | May 4, 2025 | Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Stress and PTSD

How would you know if the thing you call stress… is actually something else? What if the story you’ve been telling yourself is only half the truth? How long have you been working so hard to hold it all together, without realizing you’re holding together...
🕰️ You’re Not Tired. You’re Time-Disoriented.

🕰️ You’re Not Tired. You’re Time-Disoriented.

by Florina Lungu | Apr 16, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mind and Body Health, Stress and PTSD

It was a Tuesday morning. Or at least I thought it was. I was in my third year of residency, working 28-hour shifts back-to-back. My badge said “doctor,” but I felt like a ghost moving through hospital halls. The fluorescent lights above flickered the same way they...
Stop Hiding Your Gift: How Embracing Your Strengths Can Protect You From Burnout

Stop Hiding Your Gift: How Embracing Your Strengths Can Protect You From Burnout

by Florina Lungu | Mar 9, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Stress and PTSD

The air in the room felt heavy. He sat across from me, head down, exhaustion etched into every line of his face. “I don’t know what’s wrong,” he said, voice barely above a whisper. “I’m doing everything they told me to. Hustling. Putting in the hours. But I feel…...
Turning Anger Into Healing: The Connection Between Trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Mental Health

Turning Anger Into Healing: The Connection Between Trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder, and Mental Health

by Florina Lungu | Feb 24, 2025 | Bipolar Disorder, Mental Health, Mind-Body Connection, Stress and PTSD

Anger can feel like a wildfire, unpredictable and consuming everything in its path. For those living with borderline personality disorder (BPD), anger often becomes a familiar, overwhelming presence. It spills over into relationships, decisions, and even how they see...
Happiness Begins with Selfishness and Ends in Meaning

Happiness Begins with Selfishness and Ends in Meaning

by Florina Lungu | Feb 16, 2025 | Empowerment and Personal Health, Mental Health, Mindset, Stress and PTSD

Clara sat across from me, her fingers wrapped tightly around her coffee cup. She looked exhausted. Not just physically, but the kind of exhaustion that settles deep in your bones. The kind that comes from living for everyone except yourself. “I should be happy,” she...
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