Burnout Recovery And Prevention For Businesses,
Corporates, And Professionals

Burnout Recovery & Resilience Coaching
For Professionals and Businesses
Wellington, New Zealand & Online Worldwide

You shouldn't
have to struggle
with burnout.
The first step?
Understanding
it's not you.

You're a high performer, but chances are nobody's told you why you're actually burning out, or what to do about it beyond 'take a break', 'eat well', or 'do plenty of exercise.' I hadn't been told either, not until my own burnout forced me to discover that burnout is driven by conditions, not character: workload that doesn't let up, no real control over how you work, values you're asked to compromise.

I'm Simon, a former litigation lawyer, burnout survivor, DCA certified coach, and Oxygen Advantage Certified Breathing Instructor. I work with both individuals and organisations, teaching individuals to build resilience using their own physiology, and helping organisations identify and change the conditions causing burnout. Building resilience alone isn't enough. If the conditions don't change, the burnout won't go away.

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Simon Fogarty, burnout recovery and resilience coach, Wellington New Zealand Simon Fogarty · Wellington, NZ
Outcome 01
Burnout Recovery
Understand the causes, then restore energy and rebuild capacity that lasts.
Outcome 02
Resilience
Train your nervous system to recover faster, so pressure feels more manageable.
Outcome 03
Anxiety Relief
Calm the fight-or-flight loop that keeps you wired, reactive, and on edge.
Outcome 04
Organisational Change
Identify what's driving burnout in your team, then change the conditions causing it.

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, and defending positions I didn't always believe in, 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. Changing it gave me the capacity to step back, learn about what causes burnout, and make changes that enabled me to recover. It was the discovery that has made me passionate about helping others avoid what I went through.

Burnout is rarely a personal failing, it's usually a workplace asking too much for too long. I work with organisations to identify and change the conditions unique to them that cause it. And I work with individuals to retrain their nervous system, 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 DCA Certified Coach Former Litigation Lawyer

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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, built up in response to real conditions at work: workload, lack of control, unfair treatment, or being asked to compromise your values, not a character flaw. What you're feeling is physiology, and you can change it. But it's worth being honest about what created it, so you're not just building a better tolerance for something that shouldn't have to be tolerated.

And if you're reading this as a manager or leader and recognising more than one person on your team, that's not a coincidence you can coach your way out of individually. It's a workplace signal, and it needs a workplace response.

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Working with Simon has been life-changing. I feel less stressed, sleep better, and am calmer under pressure. I also feel that I have more control over life's stressors because I have tools to support my nervous system. Sign up now, you won't regret it!
Penny, Christchurch

Services

Burnout & resilience coaching: how we work together.

Wherever you are on the burnout spectrum, recovery starts with understanding what's actually driving it, not just training your body to cope with it. I work with individuals to rebuild capacity and understand their own drivers, and with organisations to change the conditions causing burnout across a team in the first place. All sessions are available online across New Zealand and worldwide, or in person in Wellington.

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Recover from Burnout

You're exhausted, reactive, and running on empty. We start by rebuilding your capacity, beginning with how your body handles stress at a physiological level, so you have the space to actually see what's driving your burnout, not just enough energy to keep pushing through it.

Via burnout drivers & breathwork training

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Corporate & Group Programmes

Burnout is a workplace problem, and the work happens at two levels: identifying and changing the conditions driving it across your team, and equipping the individuals in it to rebuild their own capacity. Workshops and programmes for organisations under sustained pressure, on-site or online.

Via workplace drivers & breathwork training

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03

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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04

Build Resilience

Not just coping, actually bouncing back faster. Resilience training raises your capacity to handle pressure, it isn't a substitute for pressure that's genuinely unsustainable.

Via functional breathing training

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05

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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06

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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07

Breathwork Coach Wellington

Based in Wellington and available in person or online across New Zealand. Oxygen Advantage certified functional breathing coaching for professionals.

In person Wellington · Online NZ & worldwide

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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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Burnout

The Five Stages of Burnout and How to Know Which One You're In

Burnout doesn't arrive without warning. Understanding the five stages is a practical way to locate yourself on the slope, and decide what to do about it.

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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.

Reaching out on behalf of a team or organisation? The same applies: if you're recognising these signs in more than one person, that's worth a conversation about the workplace, not just the individuals in it. Select "Corporate or group programme" below, or get in touch directly.

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.