As freelancers and business owners, there are two main concepts that we seem to struggle with; burnout and boundaries. Add a global pandemic into the mix and it’s easy to see how a lot of us came out of 2021 feeling utter exhaustion. That’s why setting boundaries in biz is at the top of my to-do list (and should be at the top of yours too).

Let’s talk burnout. There’s no denying the lines between work and life for freelancers get blurred. Most of us who are working for ourselves (and therefore by ourselves, often at home) for the first time struggle to preserve healthy boundaries between professional and personal lives. Especially when we work from home. Soon afternoons blend into evenings, weekdays blend into weekends and little sense of time and workdays will remain. If you think you’ll be immune, think again.

If you’re reading this, I’m going to take a stab in the dark and say you’re probably self-employed *on that note alone, let’s all take a moment to raise a (tall and preferably strong) glass in your honour*. As we know too well, freelancing is no easy feat. In fact, it’s equal parts rewarding and exhausting. Here’s why.