You Paused. Welcome.

What if the life you've worked so hard to build is the very thing leaving you depleted? This is your invitation to stop long enough to hear yourself again.

A guide for leaders who are ready to return to themselves

At the heart of Sacred Pause is the REST™ Framework — a research-informed approach to rebuilding your energy, reclaiming your voice, and restoring the rhythm that exhaustion stole.

  • Recognize the invisible patterns draining you before they become a crisis

  • Release the pressure of performing wellness while running on empty

  • Rebuild trust with yourself when you've spent years outsourcing your needs

  • Lead from intention — at work, at home, and in your own life

Author's Edition $27.99

Order a signed Author's Edition of Sacred Pause directly from Dr. Karma Hill. Each copy is personally signed, includes a Sacred Pause bookmark, and is thoughtfully packaged and shipped with complimentary U.S. shipping. Thank you for supporting this work and the growing Sacred Pause community.

Join Me Live

The conversation continues beyond the pages.

Join me for live virtual experiences designed to help you reflect more deeply, apply the ideas inside Sacred Pause, and begin creating a more sustainable way to live and lead.

Registration is required. Your personal Zoom link will be emailed immediately after you register.

During our time together, you'll have the opportunity to:

  • Recognize what's draining your capacity. Explore the often-overlooked patterns that keep you overextended, overwhelmed, or operating on autopilot.

  • Reconnect with what you need. Create space to listen to yourself beyond the expectations and demands of others.

  • Experience a guided REST™ Break. Practice a simple, restorative technique you can return to in everyday life.

  • Explore a different way of living and leading. Discover how intentional pauses can help you respond with greater awareness rather than constantly reacting.

  • Leave with one meaningful next step. Identify a small, intentional choice that supports your energy, boundaries, or well-being.

You do not need to have read the book before attending. Come exactly as you are—with your questions, reflections, and curiosity.

Be First to Know

I'm always creating new ways to help you reclaim your energy, your voice, and your rhythm — workshops, reflections, and offerings made for this season of your life. Join the list and you'll be the first to know what's next.

Sacred Pause Live

A Moment to Pause. A Space to Return to Yourself.

A Complimentary 60-Minute Virtual Experience with Dr. Karma Hill

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 | 12:00–1:00 PM ET

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | 7:00–8:00 PM ET

Live via Zoom | 60 Minutes | Complimentary Registration

You've spent so much time showing up for everyone else. When was the last time you created space for yourself?

Sacred Pause Live is an intimate, interactive 60-minute virtual experience designed to help you slow down, reconnect with yourself, and explore what it means to reclaim your energy, your voice, and your rhythm.

Join Dr. Karma Hill, Business Psychologist, Executive Coach, and author of Sacred Pause, for meaningful conversation, practical teachings from the book, guided reflection, and restorative practices grounded in positive psychology and the REST™ Framework.

Come as you are. Leave with a renewed sense of clarity and one intentional step toward a more sustainable way of living.

Continue the Journey

Sacred Pause is just the beginning.

Whether you're ready to deepen your own leadership, support your team, or transform your workplace culture, there are several ways we can continue the journey together.

Bring Sacred Pause to Your Organization

Corporate Book Experience

Transform Sacred Pause into a shared leadership experience for your team.

Through facilitated discussions, practical application of the REST™ Framework, and guided reflection with Dr. Karma Hill, your organization can move from insight to meaningful action.

Ideal for:

  • Leadership Teams

  • Employee Resource Groups

  • Book Clubs

  • Leadership Retreats

  • Workplace Well-Being Initiatives

Executive Coaching & Consulting

Build the capacity to lead well.

Whether you're an executive navigating burnout, a leader seeking greater clarity, or an organization committed to building a healthier workplace culture, Dr. Karma Hill provides evidence-based coaching and consulting grounded in business psychology and positive psychology.

Services include:

  • Executive Coaching

  • Workplace Culture Consulting

  • Leadership Development

  • Burnout Prevention Strategy

  • Organizational Assessments

  • REST™ Workshops

Speaking & Workshops

Inspire lasting change.

Bring Dr. Karma Hill to your conference, leadership retreat, or organizational event for engaging keynotes and interactive workshops that help leaders rethink burnout, resilience, emotional intelligence, and sustainable leadership.

Popular topics include:

  • Burnout Isn't a Leadership Failure

  • Leading with Capacity

  • The Sacred Pause Framework

  • Building Resilient Workplace Cultures

  • Emotional Intelligence for Modern Leaders

Free Leadership Resource The REST™ Playbook

The REST™ Playbook

A Leader's Guide to Burnout Recovery, Resilience, and Organizational Well-BeingReady to take the next step?

Download this complimentary leadership guide to begin applying the principles behind the REST™ Framework in your own life and leadership.

Inside you'll discover practical strategies to:

  • Lead with clarity instead of chaos

  • Build resilient, emotionally intelligent teams

  • Strengthen trust and psychological safety

  • Integrate well-being into everyday leadership

  • Lead from capacity instead of depletion

About the Author

Dr. Karma Hill is a Business Psychologist, Executive Coach, and burnout prevention strategist. At thirty-two, she survived three heart attacks — a defining moment that became the foundation for the REST™ Framework and her life's work helping leaders return to themselves.

  • "Sacred Pause has a message that should be shouted from the rooftops. Its message reminds us of the power of a pause to bring us back to peace, to give us the time to reflect on who we are meant to be, to nourish our minds, and to provide the space we need to heal and grow."

    Daphne Valcin, MCC

    CEO and Founder of Valcin Strategic Solutions


  • “Sacred Pause names something so many high-achieving women feel but rarely say out loud: that exhaustion has become the price of admission. Dr. Karma Hill offers a better way. Through her REST™ Framework, she blends psychological insight with deep compassion, giving leaders permission to pause, reassess, and lead from a place of capacity rather than depletion. This book belongs in the hands of every woman who is tired of carrying everything. It is timely, practical, and profoundly human.”

    Laura E. Knights, LCSW
    Founder & CEO, Knights Consulting
    Creator of Black Woman Leading®

  • As a grief researcher and coach, I've witnessed how unprocessed losses of identity, capacity, and self quietly unravel even the most capable women. Sacred Pause names what I see in my work every day: that exhaustion is not a badge of strength, it's a signal calling us home. Dr. Karma Hill writes with the tenderness of someone who has walked this terrain herself, and the wisdom to show others the way back. This book is a gift to every woman who has been too long on the giving end of care.

    Dr. Chinasa Elue, ACC

    Grief Researcher & Coach

  • “As someone who believes mindfulness is the bridge that returns us to ourselves and moves us toward our purpose, Sacred Pause is a powerful reminder that the most important leadership relationship we steward is the one we have with ourselves. Dr. Karma Hill offers a timely reminder that leadership should not cost us our well-being. Through her wisdom, vulnerability, and the REST™ Framework, she invites us to create space between what happens and how we respond so we can lead our lives with greater intention, capacity, and care.”

    Felicia Tate

    Mindful Executive Coach

  • “I’ve had the privilege of knowing Dr. Karma for more than five years as a colleague, coach, and friend. What makes this book so impactful is that she isn’t simply teaching these principles—she lives them. Her Sacred Pause framework offers a practical and timely reminder that pressure is not always a signal to move faster, but often an invitation to slow down and reconnect with what truly matters. This book is filled with wisdom, reflection, and insight that will help readers lead, live, and choose more intentionally.”

    Sunette Sahlah, M.A., CEAP