The Meditation that Changed Everything For Me

You can light another candle, check off another routine, or download another app… but if it doesn’t touch your spirit, it won’t heal your burnout.

You are not burnt out because you’ve done something wrong. Burnout is not a moral failure or a sign of weakness. The truth is that the systems we live in were built to be exploitative. The culture tells you success looks like overwork, exhaustion, and sacrifice. God calls you to a success rooted in faith, purpose, and protection of your body and mind. I’m all for success — but only when it’s defined on your terms and God's terms, not the culture’s. To get there requires a mindset shift.

Because here’s the reality: burnout is a disconnecting force. Even when we are deeply faithful, burnout sneaks in and threatens the very power of our faith. Jesus said true faith could move mountains with just a word. But grinding ourselves into the ground for cultural success is not mountain-moving faith. Faith in action means valuing the body and mind God entrusted to us. It means protecting our hearts, not ignoring them.

Your burnout is proof of that disconnect — between the faith you strive for and the way you’ve been taught to live it out.

So the question is: how do you strengthen your faith and mindset in a way that protects you from burnout? How do you seek God’s version of success instead of settling for the culture’s?

There’s a way to rebuild your faith and mindset in a way that actually feeds you — not drains you. That’s what I help women discover. Go to Patreon for a free week-long trial. You’ll see how a faith-rooted approach can renew your energy, bring peace to your rest, and reconnect you with God — instead of just giving you another checklist. But first, I’ll demonstrate how I did this in my own life.

When I was burnt out, I felt drained in every way. My body was heavy. My mind was cluttered. I was straining to feel the purpose in what I was doing. I tried to fix it the way everyone tells you to: I downloaded the apps, followed the meditation guides, built routines that promised “wellbeing.” I was desperate, and I know those tools had good evidence behind them, especially mindfulness and meditation. They helped a little. But honestly? They didn’t move me. They felt hollow, like more things to check off. What I needed was something that spoke to my needs as a Christian Black woman — but not many things did. That gap is one of the reasons I do this work now.

One day, I was doing a meditation I enjoyed called "Relax, Ground, and Clear." It was a visualization meditation. I found it relaxing, for sure! But something was missing. So I let myself go into my own tangents in my head. When they encouraged me to ground to the earth, I thought to myself: "On Jesus the Solid Rock I stand. All other ground is sinking sand." 

When they had me visualize clearing my mind’s concerns into the vast sky, I visualized heaven.
I saw my burdens being lifted for God to receive.

When I was finished and finally opened my eyes, there were tears running down my face. It was such a powerful experience. Not only was it calming in the way that a meditation should be, but I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit. I knew from then on I needed to integrate my own spiritual flavor into my mindfulness practice. I wasn’t just relaxing through them — I was enjoying my connection with my God in a deeper way. And I integrated that into my healing journey from then on, unapologetically.

There is biblical and scientific support for why we should do this.

The Bible calls us to:

Renew our minds…

Take control of our thoughts…

Focus our minds on positive things…

Neuroscience and psychology tell us the same thing in different words: our thought patterns can be reshaped in ways that reduce stress and help us heal from burnout. Every time you interrupt a negative loop or practice a new way of thinking, your brain literally builds new neural pathways. Over time, those pathways make peace and focus more natural than anxiety and overwork. Put together, these truths remind us that when we align faith with proven mindset practices, we don’t just shift our thinking — we experience restoration in both spirit and mind.

You’re here because you are exhausted and overwhelmed.

You’ve tried doing all of the “self-care” things they tell you to do.

But it doesn’t work, at least not in a way that is meaningful or sustainable.

You know this is true, because you still feel depleted.

If you keep pushing through with the same bland routines, you’ll stay stuck in exhaustion. Burnout will keep deepening until it steals more of your energy, your focus, and even your joy in faith.

But if you try something different now, you can begin to feel nourished instead of depleted — and step into the clarity and peace you’ve been craving. That’s what I have to offer.

Even with just $5/month on Patreon, women in our community gain access to practical tips and journal prompts that turn inspiration into real-life change — something this newsletter and a routine alone can’t give you.

And when you take the Nutured Table free trial, you’ll experience my spiritual practices firsthand. Each month, I guide my Patreon members through faith-rooted practices designed to shift your mindset, strengthen your connection with God, and protect your energy from burnout. These are Spirit-led rhythms that make renewal possible in your daily life.

You can keep spinning your wheels with wellness routines that still leave you drained… or, you can go to patreon.com/LiberatedPathsCoaching to start your free trial today. You’ll not only get access to the 3-day challenge, but also join my live Q&A session on Wednesday, Sept 10th — where we’ll talk about weaving the lessons from Spirit-led practices into your daily life.

This is how you stop running on empty and finally step into renewal, restored energy, and peace.

With love and power,
Dr. Devin
liberatedpathscoaching.com