Through coaching and education grounded in mind-body awareness, Scandinavian simplicity, and Eastern wisdom, we help you clear the fog, reclaim your energy, and feel like yourself again.
Does this feel familiar?
You’re not just tired. You’re worn down beyond words.
Rest doesn’t even scratch the surface. You keep pushing through, but that spark that used to carry you? It’s gone—and you don’t know how to get it back.
You used to feel clear, maybe even confident. Now, you second-guess everything.
You give too much. You apologize too often. You’ve learned to survive by staying quiet, agreeable, getting it done.
But inside, you can feel yourself slipping away. Some days you’re wired and anxious. Other days you’re numb and checked out.
You wonder if it’s all in your head, because on the outside, you look fine. No one sees how much you’re holding, or how close you are to crumbling.
And if you’re honest... you’re not sure how much longer you can keep going like this.
You know something has to change, but you're not sure what to do.
That's where we come in.
Here is the truth...
This isn’t laziness.
This isn't weakness.
There is nothing wrong about who you are.
This is burnout—the kind that happens when you’ve spent years navigating toxic systems like grind culture, gendered and racialized expectations, and growth-at-all-costs models. These systems that set impossible standards and reward self-abandonment until there is nothing left to give, or until you begin to break free.
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I've been there.
My name is Maria Johansson. Welcome to my website!
I'm a burnout recovery coach, Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Reiki Master, Complex PSTD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) survivor, and former corporate ladder climber. This is a space for anyone who's ever given too much, pushed too hard, or lost themselves along the way.
My journey began in social services and early childhood education after earning a degree in Psychology over two decades ago. Life, as it does, shifted course. I became a mother, navigated divorce, and spent 15 years in the employee benefits field—advocating for others’ well-being while quietly depleting my own.
I climbed the corporate ladder, played by the rules, and appeared unshaken. Beneath the surface, I was running on empty. When burnout arrived—not just as exhaustion, but as a reckoning—it called me back to myself. I turned toward healing, embracing mind-body practices, energy work, and the grounded wisdom of Scandinavian simplicity.
Today, I weave coaching, healing, and a deep understanding of workplace systems to guide others home to themselves. I’m also preparing to enter graduate studies in mental health counseling, committed to expanding my capacity to serve mind, body, and spirit.
Zest & Mojo is the space I longed for then.
It’s where your healing begins now.
I wrote a book.
If burnout stole your spark, my e-book Living LAGOM: A Transformative Scandinavian Framework for Burnout Recovery can help start your journey to get it back—with gentleness, clarity, and power.
This soulful, trauma-informed guide blends Swedish wisdom, nervous system healing, and real-life resilience. It’s for high-achieving, heart-centered humans who are done running on empty and ready to recover—deeply.
Whether you're mid-career and questioning everything, or just craving more balance and meaning, this book offers a path toward sustainable wellbeing and self-trust.
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Written with warmth, depth, and lived experience
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Grounded in psychology, somatic wisdom, and social awareness
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Designed to help you live lagom—just right for you
Grab your copy today and begin your healing journey!
Grow your vision with the right people beside you.
Burnout has a way of shrinking your world. It convinces you that you're the problem—that you just don't fit. Especially in the corporate spaces that reward overwork, perfectionism, and self-abandonment.
But what if the issue was never you? What if you’ve simply been a square peg in an environment built for round holes?
The Square Peg Support Circle is a space for midlife professionals like you—those who’ve given too much, felt unseen in corporate life, and are ready to reclaim their spark. Here, you’ll find connection, shared wisdom, and the courage to imagine something new for yourself.
Because healing happens faster—and dreams grow bigger—when you’re surrounded by people who understand.
