A four-book series on burnout recovery
Self-care is maintenance, not reward.The idea at the center of every book in The Intentional Reset.
The Intentional Reset Series
Coming January 2027
Start with the main book, practice with the 30-day workbook, check what you've learned with the guide, and finish with the certification program. Each book is available in paperback and as a Kindle eBook.
The Framework
Burnout rarely comes from poor time management. It comes from living inside a loop that rewards overextension and only allows recovery once you're already empty.
A longer vacation won't break that loop, because recovery alone doesn't change what drives it. The Intentional Reset replaces it with a system you can keep up in calm seasons and hard ones.
Learn your own warning lights and see where your energy really goes, before exhaustion becomes burnout.
Rebuild the foundations of sleep, fuel, movement and daily recovery, with no rules and no guilt.
Guard your time, attention and capacity with clear boundaries, a strategic no, and healthier digital habits.
Turn practices into rituals and build a 90-day blueprint that bends instead of breaking when life gets hard.
Pillar 1
Sleep, nourishment, movement and physical rest: the foundation everything else stands on.
Pillar 2
Mental load, stress, and the way you talk to yourself on the hard days.
Pillar 3
How you protect your time, energy and attention, and where your yes really comes from.
Pillar 4
Relationships that refill you, asking for help, and room for joy and purpose.
About the Author
Mary Wade is an author, educator, and advocate for sustainable self-care, burnout prevention, and intentional living.
After witnessing the toll that chronic stress, overcommitment, and burnout take on individuals, families, and workplaces, she developed the Intentional Reset Framework, a practical approach designed to help people reclaim their energy, establish healthy boundaries, and create lasting wellbeing.
Through her writing, Mary helps readers move beyond temporary fixes and all-or-nothing solutions, focusing instead on sustainable habits that support real life. Her work combines practical strategies, personal reflection, and evidence-based principles to help overwhelmed professionals build resilience, restore balance, and prevent burnout before it becomes a crisis.
She is the creator of The Intentional Reset series, including The Intentional Reset, The Intentional Reset Companion Workbook, The Intentional Reset Learning Guide, and The Intentional Reset Certification Program.
Mary's mission is simple: to help people stop merely surviving and start building a life they can sustainably thrive in, one intentional reset at a time.
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