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Joanna Gaines describes Magnolia sabbatical taken after soul weariness
Joanna Gaines said she and Chip paused Magnolia for three months after nearly 25 years of building the brand due to soul weariness and a loss of vision, a break that cost them but helped reignite their purpose and clarify why they’re building the business. She now emphasizes early burnout awareness as a daily discipline to refocus and sustain Magnolia, recounting the sabbatical on Hoda Kotb’s Joy 101 podcast.
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About Joanna Gaines
Joanna Lee Stevens Gaines is an American interior designer, television personality, and author. She co-hosted the home renovation show Fixer Upper, which began airing on HGTV in 2013, alongside her husband Chip Gaines.
Everything about Joanna Gaines →- Occupation
- interior designer, presenter, communication scholar, author
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 19, 1978