From Burnout to Balance: How Feng Shui Helped Me Heal My Nervous System
When the lights went out in my life, Feng Shui helped me switch them back on. A story of burnout, healing, and how my space became the catalyst for recovery. Learn how your home can support deep transformation.
A few years ago, my corporate career came to a screeching halt. What looked like success on the outside masked a deep, unrelenting exhaustion within. I was eventually diagnosed with chronic burnout and nervous system dysfunction.
At my worst, I couldn’t walk properly. I struggled to hold a conversation. My mind was foggy. I had two frozen shoulders in succession, lumbar disc issues, chronic inflammation, and emotional exhaustion. My nervous system had shut down.
My body was screaming, but the deeper message was clear: I had to change.
That’s when I turned to something I’d long been curious about but never fully explored, Classical Feng Shui. With time to reflect, I began reading, rearranging, experimenting. And as I shifted the energy and aligned my physical space, something inside me began to shift too.
My home had mirrored my inner world: drained, crowded, off balance. As I cleared space and brought intention to my environment, I began to feel clearer, calmer, and more grounded.
And eventually, a new path emerged.
Today, I blend feng shui and speaker coaching to help others reconnect with their purpose with vitality, clarity, and flow.
What Is Nervous System Dysfunction?
Your autonomic nervous system regulates essential functions like your heartbeat, breathing, digestion, and stress response. It has two main states:
🟢 Parasympathetic (rest & digest) – calm, grounded, regenerative
🔴 Sympathetic (fight or flight) – alert, reactive, survival mode
When you’re under chronic stress or burnout, your system can get stuck, often in overdrive or complete shutdown. This dysregulation is what’s known as nervous system dysfunction.
It can feel like:
Constant fatigue, even after rest
Brain fog or mental confusion
Emotional numbness or overwhelm
Physical tension (shoulders, back, jaw, feet)
Anxiety, panic, or sensitivity to stimuli such as loud noise and artificial light
Digestive or sleep issues
In extreme cases (as in my own), your system enters freeze mode, the body’s last-ditch effort to protect itself when fight or flight are no longer options.
Why Feng Shui Helped
Your environment is not neutral. It constantly signals safety, clarity, calm, chaos, or depletion to your nervous system. For me, feng shui became more than just “moving furniture.” It became a way to:
Create physical calm
Feel supported to restore balance to my life
Reconnect to beauty and intention
Align my outer space with my inner vision
The Truth Is…Your home is not just a container for your life, it’s a reflection of it. And the beautiful part? Energy can shift. Your space can either support or sabotage your wellbeing and purpose. But with intention and the right tools, it can become a powerful ally in your growth, personally and professionally.
If you’re feeling off balance, burnt out, or stuck, take a look around you. Your space may be telling a story your body already knows.
If this resonates, I’d love to hear:
👉 What’s one thing in your home that either drains or uplifts you?
Let’s start the conversation. Follow me on instagram @enlivened.spaces or email me hello.enlivenedspaces@gmail.com
