Soul Budget

The Inner and Outer Work of a Mid-Career Sabbatical

Kristen Gray Psychas

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English

Kristen Gray Psychas
28 October 2025

Gender studies: women; Working patterns & practices; Advice on careers & achieving success

What happens when the metrics that once defined your success, like revenue growth, promotions, and productivity, suddenly stop adding up?

In Soul Budget, Kristen Gray Psychas invites readers into the quiet revolution that begins when we finally pause. Blending memoir, reflection, and practical insight, she chronicles her own journey stepping away from a high-growth career in tech to rebuild her relationship with work, purpose, and herself. What she discovered wasn't a lack of ambition; it was a new form of wealth.

Through candid storytelling and grounded wisdom, Soul Budget explores the parallels between recovery and reinvention: how nervous system healing mirrors career healing, how mindfulness reshapes ambition, and how redefining ""enough"" can transform not only your work but your entire way of being.

Written for anyone standing at the edge of burnout or identity shift, whether you're a mid-career professional contemplating a sabbatical, a new mother re-entering the workforce, or someone quietly wondering ""what's next?"", this book offers both a mirror and a map.

You'll learn how to:

Reframe rest as a strategic advantage rather than a setback Reconnect with curiosity and creativity after corporate fatigue Navigate the emotional and financial realities of a career pause Rebuild your professional identity with deeper purpose and self-trust

Soul Budget isn't about abandoning your career; it's about rebalancing the equation between achievement and fulfillment. It's an invitation to spend your energy, time, and attention (your true currency), in alignment with what matters most.

If you've ever whispered to yourself, ""There has to be another way,"" this book is your permission to find it.

By: Kristen Gray Psychas
Imprint: Kristen Gray Psychas
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 8mm
Weight: 154g
ISBN: 9798232827748
Pages: 126
Publication Date: 28 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kristen Gray Psychas of Chelsea, Michigan is a former tech executive, mid-career sabbatical-taker, and lifelong student of human connection. As founder to Grayline Strategies, LLC and a senior leader in Customer Success, she built and scaled teams at early-stage startups and post-IPO companies, where she became known for her cross-functional thinking and commitment to mission-driven work. Her personal and professional journeys, including sobriety, motherhood, and stepping away from the workforce, inform her writing on identity, nervous system healing, and redefining success. Through storytelling, Kristen explores how inner work can transform the way we lead, work, and live.