For a long time, I told myself I was fine because I could still keep going.
I was working, traveling, keeping up with my life, and doing all the things I'd always done. I was tired, but tired didn't seem like a reason to stop.
Then came a Monday morning when I couldn't get out of bed. I simply had nothing left.
The funny thing is, I hadn't thought of myself as someone who was struggling. I was functioning. I was getting things done. From the outside, I probably looked like I had it all together.
I just thought this was what it took to have the kind of life I wanted.
I started breathwork because I needed a way to relax. But as the mental noise quieted, I had more space to see what was actually going on.
I began to see how many of my choices were being shaped by all the things I thought I should be doing.
And once I could see that, I started asking different questions. Did everything really need to get done right now? How much of what I was doing was because I actually wanted to? What if I could feel different without having to change my whole life?
Those questions changed a lot for me. Eventually, they also shaped the way I wanted to work with other women.
I know what it's like to build a life around getting things done.
Hi! I’m Stacey Cauvin.
ICF-Certified Coach · SOMA Breath® Instructor · 20+ Years of Corporate Experience
Sometimes we need a place to stop long enough to hear what we're actually thinking. To get some distance from all the noise. To notice something we hadn't noticed before. Or simply to consider whether there's another way to look at what's going on.
That's the kind of space I wanted to create with Breathe & Refuel.
It's something I've come to believe not only because of my own experience, but because of what I've seen throughout my career. In corporate environments and later in the public sector working with mental and physical health programs, I saw versions of the same thing again and again: capable people carrying a lot and getting very good at pushing through.
I recognized myself in them.
I didn't want to add another "should."
If you're here, chances are you're pretty good at handling things too.
But maybe you're overwhelmed by everything competing for your attention. Maybe your brain never seems to shut off. Or maybe you're starting to realize that just because you can keep handling everything doesn't mean you want to keep feeling this way.
I understand that too.
“I spent years proving how much I could handle. Eventually, I became more interested in how I wanted to live.”
Client Experience
"The session settled a tension I hadn't realized was still running. Its effects lasted through the evening, and into the next morning."
That's when you have something to work with.
You don't have to wait until you have 20 minutes and a quiet room.
Sometimes it's a few intentional breaths in the middle of your day. Sometimes it's making time for a longer practice.
“I felt calmer and more at ease. I just didn't expect it.”
