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RE: From Burnout to Balance: How a Cafe Job Saved Me
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Hey you 💌
It’s probably no surprise that I quit my old job and ended up doing something totally different. I always said that by month three of unemployment, I’d take anything—and when that time came, working in a café felt like an unexpected but exciting change.
At first, it was just a way to pay rent. But what I didn’t realise was how much this job would shift my entire relationship with stress, work, and self-worth. Six weeks in, I finally feel like I can see a job as just a job—not life or death, not my identity, not the end of the world. I'm learning how to separate who I am from what I achieve. And that’s something I’ve struggled with for a long time.
So press play. I hope this one meets you right where you are.
Love,Bella x
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