Previous to becoming a certified HeartMath® Therapist and author, Chenelle Lee Hitchcock enjoyed the challenges and rewards of being a well-respected educator. She was known as the Queen of Meditation and helped hundreds of students to feel more calm, sleep better, and achieve improved academic results, through teaching them meditation. Chenelle was unfortunately forced into premature retirement due to the devastating affects of a major burnout, that negatively impacted every aspect of her life.

Passionate and caring educators often suffer from burnout due to the increasing demands of compliance and their desire to deliver interesting, relevant and inspiring lessons. Chenelle was no exception. She spent the next ten years researching the causes of burnout and how to recover. She attributes her recovery to a deep understanding of the causes of stress, and learning simple strategies to overcome it, one of them being the HeartMath® stress management system.

Becoming a certified HeartMath® Therapist played a significant part in her recovery, and led to the creation of the beautiful 3 Minute Gratitude And Happiness Journal, and The Secret To Being Calm and Happy Series. Health professionals worldwide now see gratitude journals as integral to improving their clients’ health and well-being, and Chenelle’s HeartMath® training explained why.

According to the research conducted by The HeartMath Institute®, when you generate feelings of love, care, gratitude, and compassion, you change your heart rhythm to a more coherent pattern. A more coherent heart rhythm is associated with improvements in blood pressure, brain function, creativity, and immunity, helping your body to function at its optimum level. A more coherent heart rhythm ensures that virtually no energy is wasted, and you are more likely to thrive mentally, emotionally, and physically.

Indeed, experiencing gratitude on a daily basis is one of your best strategies to improve your energy, reduce your stress, and improve your health and happiness.

Chenelle is now on a mission to help the 80% of people who will suffer from burnout to recover and lead full and meaningful lives. She has now helped herself and countless others to recover from burnout, using a toolkit of evidence based strategies, combined with the HeartMath® system.

Chenelle's books The Calm and Happy Series; are based on sound research, and also lived experience of someone who has successfully recovered from a major burnout.

Chenelle holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Technology and a Post Graduate Certificate in Inclusive Learning. Chenelle is a qualified Teacher with the NSW Department of Education. Chenelle is a licensed with the Institute of HeartMath® Institute as a Trainer - Educator and Therapist.

In addition to From Broken To Beautiful: How to be Calm, Happy and Slim, Chenelle is also the author of Saying No Can Help You Live A Better Life and The 3 Minute Gratitude and Happiness Journal.

You can learn more about the transformational work of Chenelle Lee Hitchcock and get inspirational tips to feel calm, happy and healthy by visiting her website: www.chenellehitchcock.com and you can connect with Chenelle online via LinkedIn.