By James “Jay” King-Cantway | Shadowlight Coaching

There is a fine line between pushing through stress and numbing out to survive it.

Burnout is more than exhaustion; it is emotional depletion, disconnection, and the slow death of joy. For many professionals, it sneaks in silently, masked as ambition. You start drinking more to “take the edge off.” You need something to help you sleep. You promise it is temporary.

But when burnout meets substance use, it creates a perfect storm:
You are too ashamed to slow down, too scared to stop, and too exhausted to figure out which came first.

Sound familiar?

You are not alone and you are not broken. You are burned out and coping the only way you know how. But there is another way. You can start recovering without quitting your job or your life. You just need someone who can help you cut through the noise and build a path forward.

At Shadowlight Coaching, I work with professionals who are dealing with both: the burnout and the bottle. The pressure and the pills. The mask and the fear of what is underneath it.

Let’s take the pressure off – quietly, privately, and for real.You can get your life back without losing it all.
📧 jaysshadowcoaching@gmail.com