Burnout & career pivot coach
Build the pivot on what you already know.Career change for burned-out folks 10+ years in.
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100+clients since 2025
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This is a taste of how coaching with me works. You say what’s going on, and I answer. Pick the closest one.
What’s going on underneath
Click through them. Every search has something underneath it.
(yes, all of them are open at the same time)
Why I do this
We won Best Place to Work. There was a happy hour and a trip to Disney. And a lot of really good swag to commemorate.
Then came mysterious "org updates" meetings, and then the layoffs.
Most of my team was laid off, including my boss. I never heard from HR.
My workload quadrupled. I was told to be grateful.
But I was having panic attacks.
Four months later, I quit.
Everything on this site is built for the person who’s still sitting at that desk.
Try it yourself
Free tool
Move five sliders and see which C is doing the most damage.
Find your loudest CFree tool
Two questions tell you which move fits. Then pile up your skills and see where they connect.
Find your pivotMethod
Five moves for when you’re done with where you are and have no idea what comes next. Try something at each one.
Walk the five moves
cheers to quitting
dropping the mic
Meet Tara
I spent years in higher ed and corporate instructional design, being very good at jobs that were slowly wearing me down. Now I help people treat burnout as information about what needs to change. I live on the NC coast with my husband and five dogs, who are all very opinionated about my schedule.
A few favorite things
Proof
clients served
"Tara helped me climb my way out of burnout."
Michael A."This session helped me realize the most important challenge in front of me: I’m not stuck!"
Jordan P."It was wonderful, and healing, to be validated in what I was experiencing was burnout."
Lisa S."I left the session feeling both validated and encouraged."
B.C."With you I received: confirmation, confidence, validation, forward momentum, connection, and insight."
A client"I really liked the group setting so I could hear from other people."
Avery T.The podcast
Episode 63 · October 8, 2026
Work with me
Two hours, eight people, once a month. A hard look at your options with a few others thinking out loud.
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Six weeks with a cohort. Bring the mess, test real options, and leave with a direction you trust.
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For when you know you’re leaving. Ninety days of focused work, and I’m a text away on weekdays.
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