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This wasn't working, so I reworked it until it did

by · Liz Cook l Tattooer Burnout Coach · September 20, 2026
This wasn't working, so I reworked it until it did

This wasn't working, so I reworked it until it did.

I spent about four years burned out and I didn't even realize it. Money was coming in. My calendar was full. From outside, everything looked fine.

Inside, I was grinding through work I didn't love and calling it dues.

Turns out burnout wasn't the problem. Misalignment was. And that's something I could fix.

Once I saw that, it stopped being a simple yes or no for the work I wanted and instead I focused on a full craft-career-capacity strategy for even when life was “life-ing.”

If this feels familiar, follow along. I talk about burnout a lot, and what fixes it.

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Originally published by Liz Cook l Tattooer Burnout Coach.