From Burnout to Aligned & Unstoppable: Katrina Thomas on the SAVVY Framework

About this episode

Katrina Thomas shares her journey from homelessness to helping others prevent burnout through the SAVI Method.

🔴 Get the Newsletter, Become Self Unemployed: https://self-unemployed.ck.page/3d198d8399 📖 Pre-Order my book: https://self-unemployed.kit.com/products/quit-building-someone-elses-dream-pre?promo=PRE-ORDER&step=checkout 📈 Samuel Leeds' Free Property Webinar: https://www.samuelleeds.com/ref/319/ Connect with Katrina https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrina-thomas-a51022188/ https://www.instagram.com/trina_thomas1 🎙️ In this powerful episode, meet Katrina Thomas – a qualified social worker with over 20 years of experience, mother of two and proud grandmother, who rose from being homeless with young children and just £5 in her bank account to a fulfilling career supporting children in care. Today, she helps others prevent burnout and live with purpose through the SAVI Method (Self-Aware, Authentic, Valuing, and Intentional). 🔑 Key moments from the episode include: ✅Katrina’s raw rock-bottom story and how it became the catalyst for massive change ✅Why social work (and many careers) has such high burnout rates and how misalignment with your true self is often the hidden cause ✅Breaking down the SAVI Method: becoming Self-Aware, showing up Authentically, Valuing yourself and others…

People in this episode

Host: selfunemployedpodcast

Guest: Katrina Thomas

Topics covered

• burnout prevention
• career alignment
• self-awareness
• authenticity
• personal development
• social work

Keywords

• burnout
• SAVI Method
• career alignment
• self-awareness
• authenticity
• social work
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Samuel Leeds, SAVI Method, LinkedIn, Instagram

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