Balanced By Design:
Permission granted to un-hot-mess your brain
The Brain based Workbook to Reset Your Life
Balance your energy, restore your clarity, and move forward with tools that actually work for your brain, not against it.
More than a journal. More grounded than a planner.
Most tools ask you to do more. Balanced By Design helps you do less — with more intention.
This neuroscience informed workbook was designed for people who want clarity, energy, and progress without the pressure of rigid planners or fluffy self-help.
It helps you:
Reset your energy when you’re overwhelmed Reconnect with what really matters Make space for reflection and right-brain creativity Create a personal rhythm that actually fits your life
Why This Isn’t Just Another Self-Help Workbook
If you’ve ever tried a planner and felt boxed in, or picked up a journal and felt like you were writing into the void, you’re not alone. Balanced By Design combines brain science, mindfulness, and creative reset tools into something that actually works in real life.
For burnout recovery: notice early signs of overload and reset before you crash.
For overthinking help: quiet spirals and focus on what you can control.
For brain fog help: use handwriting, reflection, and color to re-engage your brain and sharpen clarity.
For mindfulness: color in pages designed to reduce stress and calm your nervous system.
This isn’t about fixing you. It’s about giving your brain the reset it deserves, so you can stop spinning and start moving forward.
A Look Inside the Balanced By Design Workbook
This isn’t filler — it’s a reset toolkit:
Brain-based life planning tools
Grounded in neuroscience and inspired by the Wheel of Life, these tools help you reset, reflect, and move with intention.
Guided journaling prompts and habit trackers
Designed to slow the scroll-brain and spark reflection without eating up your day.
Coloring pages for mindfulness
Not childish, not perfectionist. Just creative space to breathe, release tension, and reset your energy.
Mindful productivity practices
Practical tools for real people (no productivity robots required).
Energy awareness tools
Learn how to spot heavy energy that drags you down and light energy that fuels momentum.
Balanced by Design: Permission granted to un-hot-mess your brain
What's Inside
and there's more!
Emotional - Mental - Physical Connection
It's not about hitting Hot Mess, it's how you choose to respond
Action oriented Worksheets
Brain- Color connection
Knowing what to do is just half of the puzzle
Built for busy minds and real life
This workbook is for people who need clarity but don’t want another rigid system.
Professionals tired of spinning their wheels
Parents who need space to think again (without guilt)
Growth-minded humans who don’t buy into toxic positivity or fluffy self-help
Creatives and overthinkers who want structure without rigidity
If you’ve ever thought, “I just need something that helps me reset my brain without another unrealistic routine,” this workbook was made for you.
Why Your Brain Loves Pen and Paper
Sure, you can type at lightning speed, but your brain doesn’t actually absorb it the same way. When you write by hand, more of your brain is engaged, which means your insights stick longer, your thoughts untangle faster, and you stop spiraling sooner. It’s why this workbook isn’t another PDF collecting dust on your downloads (companion pack are printables.... yes, worth the ink!).
Ready to Reset?
You don’t need another system to manage. You need a brain-based toolkit that helps you pause, breathe, and reset — one page at a time.
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All copies include Bonus Access to the Printable Companion Pack
What People Are Saying
This book will help you reset, recharge, and take control of your life!
Balanced by Design is an excellent tool for adults wanting to reset, recharge and take control of your life with less stress and more success.
Kimber Nelson uses scientific brain-based research and coaching tools in a step by step process that is digestible for even the messiest of brains.
As I read through the book, I picked up new information on how to self-manage and practice self-care and reminders that it is ok to be messy in the process of changing old habits and patterns. I recommend it!
Jodi Sleeper-TRipplet - Coach Trainer and Founder of JST Coaching & Training
This isn’t just another journal. It helped me untangle the mental fog and actually move forward again.
— Early Reader
Finally, something that honors my energy and doesn’t make me feel broken for not being a productivity robot.
— Preview Copy Reviewer
FAQs
Answering Your Brain’s Questions
How can this help with burnout recovery?
This workbook helps with burnout recovery by giving you reset tools like energy awareness trackers and mindfulness coloring. These simple practices help you spot burnout triggers earlier and reset without guilt.
Is this a planner or a journal?
It’s neither. Balanced By Design combines neuroscience-backed planning tools with reflection prompts, so you can reset your brain and stop overthinking without being boxed into a rigid system.
Can it really help me stop spiraling thoughts?
Yes. The prompts are designed to slow overthinking patterns, calm “scroll-brain,” and give you space to process. That way, your next step feels doable instead of overwhelming.
Why include coloring pages?
Coloring is a mindfulness practice that helps reduce stress, calm your nervous system, and reset your brain. These reflective pages give you a way to pause and recharge without forcing productivity.
Why is it print-only?
Your brain works differently with pen and paper. Writing by hand boosts memory, focus, and clarity, which makes your reset more effective than another PDF sitting in your downloads.
Design a life you don’t need to escape from.
Burnout isn’t your baseline. Distraction isn’t your default.
You deserve a toolkit that helps you tune in, reset, and move forward with balance.
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