I moved to Australia after my marriage ended and burnout overwhelmed me. I’m the best version of myself here. [Video]

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ruth Faulkner, a 34-year-old digital nomad based in Australia. It’s been edited for length and clarity.

I’m a digital nomad currently based in Adelaide, South Australia.

I trained as a journalist in London and started my career reporting at the Olympics in 2012 and 2016. I moved into content for Accenture and then joined a creative agency called Tonic, first as an account director and then as head of content.

In December 2023, I started my business, Toucan Content, specializing in content and communications strategy.

My marriage fell apart in 2022, and work became difficult

Two years ago, I dealt with my marriage ending while trying to show up daily for my large portfolio of clients at Tonic. I decided not to take leave when I probably needed to.

I was working to distract myself from my personal life. I even took on additional after-hours study of an MBA essentials course to secure my role on the senior …