Burnout Recovery · Anxiety Breathing Practice · Build Resilience

Burnout Recovery & Resilience Coaching for Professionals
Wellington, New Zealand & Online Worldwide

You shouldn't
have to struggle
with anxiety.
When you master
your nervous
system, you won't.

You're a high performer, but nobody taught you what chronic stress actually does to your body, or how to reverse it. Nobody taught me either. I learnt it the hard way, through burnout, panic attacks, and eventually, a breathwork practice that changed everything. I'm Simon, a former litigation lawyer, burnout survivor, and Oxygen Advantage Certified Breathing Instructor. I help professionals like you use your own physiology to recover, rebuild, and stay well.

Work with me The 5-minute anxiety breathing practice
Simon Fogarty — burnout recovery and resilience coach, Wellington New Zealand Simon Fogarty · Wellington, NZ
Outcome 01
Burnout Recovery
Restore energy, reduce stress hormones, and rebuild capacity that actually lasts.
Outcome 02
Resilience
Train your nervous system to recover faster so stress stops accumulating.
Outcome 03
Anxiety Relief
Calm the fight-or-flight loop that keeps you wired, reactive, and on edge.
The method
Breathwork
Evidence-based breathwork: a direct line to the nervous system. No meditation required.

The story

A burnout coach who's lived it and recovered.

Like so many professionals, I spent long hours at my desk trying to meet the unrelenting demands of my clients until burnout caught up with me. My body felt constantly tense, my mind overloaded, panic attacks were frequent.

One day I found myself lying on the cold stone tiles of the office bathroom, just trying to feel something. That was my wake-up call.

I discovered that the way I was breathing was keeping my nervous system locked in survival mode and that changing it could change everything else.

That discovery became my work. I now help professionals recover from burnout, manage anxiety, and build genuine resilience: not the kind that just means enduring more, but the kind that means bouncing back faster.

Oxygen Advantage: Certified Functional Breathing Instructor Oxygen Advantage: Certified Breathing for Females Certified Iyengar Yoga Teacher Former Litigation Lawyer

Is this you?

Signs you're dealing with burnout, chronic stress, or anxiety.

Exhaustion that won't liftYou sleep, but you never feel rested. You're tired even when nothing has happened.
Can't switch offYour mind keeps running after hours. The tension follows you home and into bed.
Anxiety or dreadA low-level hum of something wrong. Reactive to things that didn't used to bother you.
Poor sleepWaking at 3am. Restless nights. Mornings that feel worse than the night before.
Performance decliningThe focus, drive, and edge you used to have are not there the way they were.
Body holding the stressTight chest, shallow breathing, jaw tension, headaches. Your body's keeping score.

If any of these feel familiar, your nervous system is likely stuck in a chronic stress response. It's not a character flaw. It's physiology and you can change yours.

Services

Burnout & resilience coaching: how we work together.

Whether you're deep in burnout or starting to notice the warning signs, there's a way to build resilience and get back the old you. All sessions are available online across New Zealand and worldwide, or in person in Wellington.

01

Recover from Burnout

You're exhausted, reactive, and running on empty. Here you rebuild your capacity from the ground up, starting with how your body handles stress at a physiological level.

Via breathwork & nervous system training

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02

Manage Anxiety

The racing thoughts, the tension, the feeling something bad is about to happen. Give your nervous system a direct way out of the loop, without medication or meditation.

Via breathwork & stress regulation

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03

Build Resilience

Not just coping — actually bouncing back. Train your nervous system to recover faster from stress so it stops accumulating into burnout.

Via functional breathing training

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04

Sleep Better

You can't recover if you can't sleep. Breathing-based protocols that address the root cause of your wakefulness, restlessness, and waking at 3am wired.

Via sleep & breathing optimisation

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05

Menopause & Perimenopause Support

Hormonal changes directly affect how you breathe which affects anxiety, sleep, and energy. Poor breathing patterns cause symptoms that mimic menopause. Breathwork offers real, measurable relief during and beyond your transition.

Via breathwork for hormonal health

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Corporate & Group Programmes

When burnout is a team problem, the solution needs to be too. Workshops and programmes for organisations under sustained pressure on-site or online.

Via group breathwork & resilience training

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New · Online · 5-Minute Anxiety Breathing Practice

Start recovering. Right now. On your own schedule.

Science-backed exercises that train your nervous system to shift out of chronic stress. Uses Oxygen Advantage evidence-based techniques and research by Stanford Medicine. Use any time you feel anxious or for two short sessions a day. No experience needed. No equipment. Just five to ten minutes, twice a day, for reduced anxiety and a nervous system that starts to change.

NZ$9
Foundation offer
One-time payment · No subscription · Lifetime access
Enrol now — NZ$9

Products

Myotape: the simplest place to start.

Mouth breathing keeps your nervous system in a low-grade stress state. It disrupts sleep, raises anxiety, and makes everything harder. Myotape is a gentle, skin-safe tape that encourages nasal breathing during sleep without sealing your mouth.

Many of my clients use it. Small change, noticeable results.

Learn more & order
Recommended product
Myotape
Nasal breathing support
for better sleep & recovery

Ships within New Zealand.
Used by Simon's clients as a first step.

From the blog

The science behind what we do.

Articles on burnout, anxiety, sleep, and the physiology of breathing. Written for professionals who want to understand what's happening in their bodies — not just be told to take more breaks.

Burnout & Sleep

Why Stress Destroys Your Sleep And What Breathwork Does About It

The physiological link between chronic stress and poor sleep — and why sleep hygiene advice often fails to fix it.

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Breathing Mechanics

Why You Get Breathless — And How to Fix It

Breathlessness isn't always about fitness or lung capacity. CO₂ tolerance is often the missing piece — and it's trainable.

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Anxiety & Stress

Breathe Less, Feel Better: The Science of Slow Breathing

Why slower breathing reduces anxiety, lowers blood pressure, and improves heart rate variability — and how to use it.

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Read all articles →

Get in touch

Done pushing through or self-medicating?

Most of my clients wait longer than they should to get help. If you're recognising yourself in any of this: the exhaustion; the anxiety that won't quit; the sleep that doesn't restore. Please reach out. We'll figure out where you can start.

Coaching is available online across New Zealand and worldwide, or in person in Wellington.

simon@theburntoutlawyer.co.nz 021 375 124 Message on WhatsApp
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Nothing on this site constitutes or should be taken as medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional for personalised guidance and treatment of any medical condition. © 2026 Simon Fogarty trading as The Burnt Out Lawyer.