I help overachievers smash burnout and regain control of their lives 💪 Founder @ Rock Solid Health & Energised Leadership

Purpose-Driven Founders & Business Owners: This is for you.

You built your business to have more freedom, but instead, you're:

⚡ Running on empty = pushing through exhaustion, hoping things will ‘calm down’ 

⏳ Always working = weekends, evenings, and still feeling behind 

😵‍💫 Sacrificing your health = mentally, physically, emotionally

If this is you, you’re not alone

But burnout isn’t something you just “push through.”

Here’s why it’s hard to fix on your own: 

1️⃣ You don’t want to admit it = 
Who wants to work with a business owner who’s exhausted and burned out? 

2️⃣ You’ve tried surface-level fixes = 
Meditation, journaling, taking a holiday... but these only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. 

3️⃣ You fear stopping means failure = 
But you don’t need to step away from your business to recover from burnout. 
You need a better way to run it.

If you’re like most of our clients, you’ve already tried: 

❌ Therapy or coaching (but they didn’t understand business pressure) 

❌ Supplements, yoga, breathwork (helpful but not enough) 

❌ Going to the doctor and running tests (everything comes back ‘fine’ 🤦‍♀️)

You’re not ‘just stressed.’ You’re burned out.

That’s why we use the ACE Method to help business owners break free from exhaustion: 

✅ Accept & acknowledge which dimension of burnout you're in 

✅ Calm & control your nervous system (so stress doesn’t rule your life) 

✅ Explore & eliminate the root causes, so you never end up here again

And here’s what happens in 3 months when you work with us: 

✅ You take weekends off guilt-free 

✅ You feel in control of your time & energy 

✅ You love your business again (without resenting it) 

✅ You stop running on fumes and start thriving

💡 Over 1,000+ working with business owners and studying burnout

 📈 Our clients increase their mental, physical, and emotional health by up to 53%.

Here’s what two of them had to say: 
💬 "All my general health markers have improved. My resting heart rate has gone from 95 to 65. I've lost 2 stone. My hair has regrown. My company is more profitable, we've had a big increase in client numbers." — Ffi Bishop, Owner of The Feline Cat Care Company

💬 "I enjoy life again! I can work again and tackle new projects. I find a sense in living again, which I had completely lost. My entire work life has completely changed." — Evelyne Gusken, Scientific Regulatory Affairs Manager in Agriculture

📌 If you're ready to stop running on empty, start by taking the Burnout Self-Assessment (link in featured section).

Laura Ash

I’ve been a little quiet on here the past couple of weeks.

Not because things have slowed down, but because they have blown up!

So here’s a little life update.

Baz and I have been deep in delivery around Violence Against Women & Girls prevention work with Gemma and Ben

In schools and in the community, with Safeguaring leads and alongside the Police

We are having the conversations most people would avoid.

We’ve been delivering:

• Education around online harm
• Confidence and self-esteem sessions for girls
• Practical safety and awareness elements alongside self-defence partners
• Honest discussions with boys around respect, masculinity and accountability

VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) has been declared a national emergency in the UK.

The statistics are nothing short of shocking and the need is real for this work.

But there is hope, the students and people in the community have been super engaged in the workshops and staff in schools WANT support and the collaboration across services is growing.

And at the same time…

We’re still coaching our Energised Leadership clients through burnout recovery.

Still helping founders and leaders untangle identity from exhaustion.

Still protecting our weekends because time off isn’t a luxury, it’s maintenance.

And in a very wholesome plot twist…

I’ve started knitting.

(Which, ironically, has been slightly stressful while I try to figure it out. But more on that to follow 😂)

I want to share this message with you because this has to be lived, not just taught:

You can do meaningful work
AND protect your energy.

You can tackle hard conversations
AND build a life you enjoy.

If I’ve been quieter on LinkedIn, it’s because we’ve been having conversations in the DM's and on Zoom/Teams meetings.

But I'm here, we are building, and we are just getting started with all this!

Loz 

P.S Also I am taking part in the Crossfit Open (IYKYK), completed 2 jigsaw puzzles, saw our client SHINE as she displayed her artwork in a gallery, AND got featured in the brochure, and knitted a scarf for the cat's

“How long does it take to silence your inner critic?”

That was the question we were asked at our latest Violence Against Women & Girls event in Aylesham with Gemma.

And honestly?

It’s the wrong question.

Because your inner critic isn’t something you fight.

It’s something you learn to filter.

At the session, I did something different.

I handed one of the women a stethoscope (because we all have one of those in our back pockets ;) )

I asked her to get quiet and to really listen

At first, she couldn’t hear anything, not because the room wasn’t silent (it was) but because her mind wasn’t.

There was internal chatter, a little bit of panic from the pressure of people waiting and the fear of what others might be thinking

Sound familiar?

Then suddenly…there it was, her heartbeat which was steady, contstant and certain

And I said:
That is your real voice, the one underneath the criticism, underneath the labels and  the “not good enoughs.”

That voice isn’t loud, and it does not shout; it actually waits for you

So many of us have accepted other people’s judgments as truth.

We let external noise override the one voice that actually belongs to us.

But your body knows, and your heart knows the truth. 

Your inner critic isn’t your enemy, most of the time, it’s just scared, and when you see it like that, it stops being something to silence……and starts becoming something you can lead.

Overcoming the inner critic isn’t about shutting it down; it is about getting quiet enough to hear what’s underneath it.

When I asked her how it felt, she said:
“It was really relaxing.”

That’s why this work, Gemma and I are doing is vital because confidence isn’t built through force, it’s built through reconnection.

If your inner voice feels louder than your confidence lately…

What would happen if you stopped trying to silence it and started listening differently?

Loz

The 7-year-old who stole the show 

Couple of week back myself and Gemma delivered a pilot session for a new area of the Women’s Safety Event.
 
Because it’s half term, we had a mix in the room Year 10s, Year 11s… and one unexpected guest.
 
A 7-year-old, and she absolutely stole the show 

(I won't name names out of respect for privacy...but let's call her Lotty)
 
As part of the session, I bring out a stethoscope. 

I invite someone up to listen to their own heartbeat.
 
But there’s a catch to hear it, you have to get really, really quiet, and that’s the point. 

Most of us aren’t listening to our real voice.

We’re listening to:
Opinions we internalised
Criticism disguised as “realism”
Assumptions from past experiences
Labels we picked up from other people
 
Our inner critic gets loud, and our true voice gets drowned out.
 
So Lotty comes up.

Stethoscope in her ears.

Room silent.
 
And she just… listens.
 
No panic.
No overthinking.
No "performance".
 
She finds her heartbeat.
 
The whole room is watching teenagers, adults, professionals, and they’re learning from Lotty, a 7-year-old who simply connected with herself.

Literally the WHOLE room got it in that ONE moment. 
 
Then later, we ask everyone to write an “I Am” affirmation.

Something powerful.

Something true.

Something that rewrites old narratives.
 
We invite them to say it out loud.

Again.

And again.
 
And Lotty, bright as a button, proud as anything, stands tall and says:
“I am pretty.” 🥹
 
Clear. Certain. Unapologetic.
 
And in that moment, I felt it.
 
She’s so young that the world hasn’t imprinted over her yet.

Her worth isn’t tied to productivity.
It’s not tied to achievement.
It’s not tied to how busy she is.
It’s not tied to proving anything.
 
She just is.
 
And I couldn’t help but think about us.

Business owners.
Leaders.
High achievers.
 
How often has our “I am” become:
“I am behind.”
“I am not doing enough.”
“I am only as good as my results.”
 
Somewhere along the way, our clean slate got crowded.
 
That night was a reminder that underneath the noise, the meetings, the targets, the to-do lists…
 
Your real voice is still there.

Steady.
Constant.
Certain.
Like a heartbeat.
 
Maybe this week, instead of adding more to your list, you create 2 minutes of quiet.
 
Just listen.
 
And then rewrite your “I am.”
 
Not from pressure.

From truth.
 
Loz 
 
P.S I have blurred out for privacy reasons but this was the actual moment this all happened

I have taken up Knitting......and it's not what you think

I decided that when Baz and I aren’t doing a jigsaw puzzle together 

(because that is jigsaw adultery lol) 

In the evenings, I wanted something else I could do that helps me switch off.
 
Something with my hands, something slow, something that isn’t connected to a screen and does not “achieve” anything. 

A little de-stressing technique, shall we say.
 
Now full disclosure…
 
It has been more stressful trying to figure it out than I anticipated 😂

There have been moments of:
 
😤 Why won’t this stitch work?!
😤 I’ve definitely done this wrong.
😤 How is this relaxing?!
 
But here’s the interesting part…
 
Even in the frustration, it’s teaching me something

Because knitting isn’t really about knitting. 

It’s about choosing to have something in my life that has no commercial outcome.

There is no audience (other than Goose and Salem watching me), no productivity metric and 100% NO KPI's
 
It’s about building the muscle of:

“I am allowed to exist without producing.” 

And that matters because so many people say to us,

“You’re so busy, when do you get time for yourselves?”
 
And sometimes I think people assume it’s just easier for us. 

But we are the same as you!
 
We have felt too busy and said "I can't", and we believed that the business needed us constantly
 
But the huge difference now is this

We design differently, we protect our evenings and weekends and add in small rituals that calm our nervous system instead of constantly stimulting it.
 
Burnout doesn’t happen from one big thing

It happens from thousands of tiny moments where you never truly switch off. 

It's like a thousand little paper cuts, you don't notice them really at first.
 
Knitting is me choosing to switch off, even when it’s imperfect...and messy....and even when I have to pull the wool out and start again
 
And honestly? That feels like leadership.
 
So here’s a question for you:
 
What’s your version of knitting?
 
What’s one small thing you could introduce that has no outcome other than calming your system?
 
Not because you’ve got spare time.
 
But because you can’t afford not to protect your energy.
 
Loz
 
P.S. Pics below of the scarf I knitted Salem and Goose our cats

Does "switching off" make you nervous?

Because that is what we are talking about on the latest episode of the 

Stress Less Live More Podcast

Boredom and doing nothing can be a real fear for a lot of us

Especially for someone who struggles with 

"Hurry Sickness"

Yes, it's a whole thing!

Come and join in on the conversation

Just search Stress Less Live More wherever you get your podcasts

PLUS, we have a free download to grab too 

The 7 Day Slow Down Challenge

Take it if you DARE! 

Loz

Can you control your emotions?

A lot of people say you should be mentally strong, change your mindset, stay positive, and push through!

But after years of working with business owners, leaders and high achievers… I see something very different.

You can’t "control" emotions you don’t understand.

Recently, I was working with a client who told me they wanted to become more mentally fit to combat their mental confusion.

They believed the answer was to push harder.

Think stronger thoughts.

Be more resilient.

But as we unpacked things together, it became clear that wasn’t what they needed.

They were all "up in their head" and THAT was the issue.

What they actually needed was to drop down into thier body and learn something called 'Emotional intelligence"

Because emotions aren’t problems to fix.

They show up moment by moment, trying to tell us something about what’s really going on beneath the surface.

And when we ignore those signals long enough, they don’t disappear.

They get louder and start shouting, a bit like the 3-year-old that get's ingored in the supermarket and then has a temper tantrum in the middle of aisle 9!

This is what I see behind the scenes with many of the people we work with:

People whose relationships are falling apart.
People who have lost any sense of joy in their life.
People numbing themselves with work, alcohol or distractions.
People who look successful on the outside but feel empty inside.

Some of them have been so burned out and overwhelmed that they have even questioned whether life is worth continuing.

You can't think your way out of emotions

The advice they’ve often been given?
“Be stronger.”
“Stay resilient.”
“Push through.”

But pushing through emotions doesn’t solve them; it buries them deeper

And buried emotions have a way of showing up later as burnout, anxiety, anger or exhaustion.

I said something to a client recently that sums this up:

"This isn’t really about mental fitness or resilience. It’s about building mental and emotional intelligence."

Because when you start to understand your emotions instead of fighting them, everything begins to change.

You make better decisions.
You reconnect with yourself.
You start to feel present again.

And most importantly…
You start to enjoy life again.

And honestly, I can’t imagine anything more heartbreaking than living a life you no longer enjoy.

Sometimes the difference between someone surviving and someone actually living…is simply helping them understand what they’re feeling.

I'm curious when was the last time you stopped long enough to ask what your emotions were trying to tell you?

Loz 

P.S if you want to spend some time with an animal that gets emotions, be around horses. This was us in Montana, just after we did a Cattle Drive, and these amazing animals KNOW how to work with you

5 signs you’ve picked someone else’s version of success

1. You’re exhausted every day
2. Every time you reach a goal, the goalposts move.
3. Your health and energy are always the things sacrificed.
4. You look successful on paper… but feel strangely empty.
5. Your life looks impressive, but it doesn’t actually feel fulfilling.

If that's you, here’s the uncomfortable truth:

You are not chasing YOUR version of success.

You are chasing the one you inherited
→ from society
→ from your industry
→ or from someone’s carefully curated social media feed.

And that’s where burnout often starts.

What changes when success is actually yours

1. Your health stops being optional.
2. Your energy becomes sustainable.
3. You feel proud of your life, not just your work.
4. You stop feeling like you’re constantly behind.
5. Success starts to feel fulfilling, not just impressive.

We talked about this on Energised Leadership call #140 recently.

The dictionary defines success as:

“The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.”

That’s it.

→ Not money.
→ Not followers.
→ Not six figures.
→ Not a packed diary.

Just achieving the aim.

The real question is:
Who chose the aim?

During the call, some of our members reshaped their definition of success as:

→ → “Having more silliness in my life.”
→ → “Spending time outside in the garden every day.”
→ → “Waking up with energy instead of dread.”

Those definitions are just as valid as a £10k month or £1m in the bank.

And interestingly…

When success is aligned with who you actually are, the external results often follow anyway.

Because the energy behind it is different.

This is the work we do with a lot of the people we coach.

Helping them stop chasing success that looks good…
…and start building success that actually feels good to live.

Question for you

How would you finish this sentence?

Success for me right now looks like ______

Loz

I started watching the new documentary by Louis Theroux about the so-called manosphere this week.

Halfway through, I had to turn it off.

Not because I was shocked.

As a former police officer, I’ve seen and heard a lot over the years.

But I can honestly say I have rarely felt the level of anger I felt watching parts of that programme. 

The kind of anger that makes you feel like you're going to vomit.

Over the past nine months, Barry and I have been working closely in the Violence Against Women and Girls space, delivering sessions in schools and communities alongside Gemma and Ben from AMK Krav Maga.

In those sessions, we talk about things like:

• Consent
• Boundaries
• Respect
• What healthy masculinity actually looks like
• Emotional and mental health for young men
• The consequences of our choices

And here’s the reality.

Every single day, we hear about the language young people are consuming online.

“Red pill.”
“Blue pill.”
The manosphere.

Boys repeating what they’ve heard online and having no clue what it really. means. 

Girls being judged and degraded based on their appearance at 14, 15 and 16 years old.

That shouldn’t be the world teenagers are navigating.

What struck me most watching the documentary wasn’t just the views being expressed about women.

It was the anger behind them.

If you listen carefully, underneath the words you can hear something else:

Pain.
Confusion.
Trauma.

Young men searching for identity and belonging.

Now let me be clear.

Pain is not an excuse for harmful behaviour.

But it is something we need to acknowledge if we want to actually solve the problem.

One moment in the documentary particularly stayed with me.

One of the influencers admitted that a large portion of his audience is 13–14 year olds.

When challenged on this, he pushed the responsibility back onto parents.

And yes, parents absolutely play a role.

But I also believe something else very strongly:

If you choose to build a platform online, you carry responsibility for what you put into the world.

Content shapes culture.

Culture shapes behaviour.

Behaviour shapes society.

This isn’t just a “boys problem” or a “girls problem”.

It’s a society problem.

And the good news is that conversations are happening.

Every week, we sit in rooms with teenagers who want to talk about these issues.

Young men who want guidance.

Young women who want confidence.

Students who simply want clarity about what respect, boundaries and healthy relationships actually look like.

They are listening.

They are curious.

And they care far more than people might think.

That gives me hope.

Because burying our heads in the sand won’t solve this.

But education, conversation and positive role models just might.

And that’s the work we’ll keep showing up to do.

What do you think is the biggest influence shaping young people’s views on relationships right now: parents, social media, or peers?

Laura

Since last year, Baz and I have been working with Gemma and Ben delivering Violence Against Women and Girls workshops in schools and communities 

The sessions focus on:
 • confidence
 • boundaries
 • consent
 • respect
 • and practical self-defence.

Baz created this short showreel to give a glimpse of the impact happening in classrooms and communities right now.

If you work in business, for corporate companies or at school, we would love to hear from you because this work saves lives more than you could know

Laura

Burnout Recovery Strategist | Helping purpose-driven business owners & founders take weekends off & grow without burnout | 1000+ lives impacted | CEO Rock Solid Health | Former Prison Officer and PTI

We’ve just created a short showreel that captures the work we’ve been doing around Violence Against Women and Girls.

Over the past few months, we’ve been delivering workshops alongside AMK Krav Maga, working with schools and communities to help young people better understand safety, boundaries and respect.

This work focuses on two key areas.

With women and girls, Laura leads conversations around the psychological side of self-defence — helping participants recognise the inner critic, trust their instincts, understand boundaries and feel confident using their voice.
Alongside this, Gemma from AMK Krav Maga teaches practical self-defence skills that help participants understand how to create space, break holds and respond physically if needed.

But prevention cannot sit with women and girls alone.
That’s why Ben and I are also delivering sessions with young men and boys.
In those sessions, we have honest conversations about:
• Respect
 • Boundaries
 • Consent
 • Peer pressure
 • And what it truly means to be a good man in today’s world
Because real change happens when we educate both sides of the conversation.
The response from schools and students has been incredibly powerful.

Many leave saying they feel more confident, more aware and better equipped to navigate situations that previously felt confusing or difficult to talk about.
This short showreel captures a glimpse of those sessions and the impact they are already having.

If you work within a school, safeguarding team or community organisation and would like to explore bringing these workshops to your students or members, we’d love to hear from you.

Because prevention starts with education, confidence and honest conversations.

Have a Great week

Baz

PS
Only by all of us working together can we make a difference.

Please message me if you are interested in bringing us into your school.

#VAWG #ViolenceAgainstWomenAndGirls #Safeguarding #ConsentEducation #Schools #CommunitySafety #Respect #HealthyRelationships #SelfDefence #Education

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