Happiness & Productivity Coach · MBA · Backlog Liberation Specialist
The backlog isn't
a character flaw.
It's a design problem.
I help high-achieving professionals break the cycle, clear the accumulated weight of their lives, and finally get to the work — and the life — they've been putting off.
"My work conforms to my life, not the other way around."— Sarah M., Coaching Client
This isn't random. It's a spiral.
Most people try to solve backlog with another burst of effort. But effort isn't the problem — the design is. The Friction Spiral is the pattern that keeps recreating your backlog no matter how many times you try to clear it.
The most insidious thing the spiral does isn't drain your energy. It gives you a reason not to start the life you actually want — keeping you just close enough to overwhelmed that you have a reason not to find out what's on the other side.
Backlog is not brokenness. It's friction, shame, and weak design — and that means it can be worked with.
You've tried to fix this yourself.
The problem isn't your discipline. Some backlogs are genuinely impossible to clear alone — you need someone who's done this before, knows exactly where people get stuck, and can guide you through it systematically.
The Creative
You have a book to write, a proposal to finish, a creative life waiting. But the admin backlog keeps consuming every hour you'd give to it.
The Solo Professional
You're a therapist, coach, or independent practitioner buried in notes, billing, and inbox. You need systems that practically run themselves.
The High Achiever
You've accomplished a lot. The accumulated weight of unfinished obligations keeps you from your next chapter. It's time to put it down for good.
What recovery
actually looks like.
Three years of back taxes — cleared, and never behind again.
A psychologist buried in notes — got her holidays back. And a promotion.
- Months of notes, taxes, emails you can't face
- A creative project untouched for years
- Another relaunch that didn't hold
- Weekends that disappear into catch-up mode
- The nagging sense you're managing instead of building
- A reason not to start the life you actually want
- Backlog cleared — systems built so it stays gone
- The book proposal sent. The offer launched. The trip booked.
- A recovery that actually holds, by design
- Weekends that are actually yours
- The bandwidth to show up fully — for work, family, yourself
- One backlog at a time, moving toward the life you can feel waiting
I've had more fun than I can remember — and for the first time, I'm putting the good stuff first.— Jennifer K., Coaching Client
The results speak
for themselves.
"For the first time in a long while, I genuinely feel it's enough to keep working after the weekend — without that pressure of 'how can I justify postponing this again.'"— Diane R., Coaching Client
"This is my best revenue year since I sold my conference in 2016. It's $100,000 over last year to date. And the year is not over."— Marcus T., Coaching Client
"Of all my practitioners — my therapist, my Somatics Coach — it's Elle who nails things so clearly. Her analysis of what is real in the moment is invaluable."— Nadia S., Coaching Client
"I was very skeptical about AI — it turned out to be transformational. The shape of the book I am writing has emerged with amazing clarity."— Carol B., Coaching Client
"I submitted my 2024 expenses to the accountant and cleared my insurance claims backlog. For the first time in years — I actually felt done."— Laura M., Coaching Client
"Things got quieter. When I'm out with my family — I'm actually there. Everything critical is already handled. That's what I came for."— James P., Coaching Client
The backlog isn't going to clear itself.
Most people I work with have been waiting for the right moment. There isn't one. There's just the decision to start — and what becomes possible on the other side.
