Mom Maintenance

Have you ever picked up your phone for a quick break, wandered into the pantry for something sweet, or disappeared into a book—only to return to your life feeling even more overwhelmed? That’s buffering: using food...

Have you ever ended a day completely exhausted—only to look around and wonder what you actually accomplished? Motherhood requires an enormous amount of physical, mental, and emotional work, yet much of it is invisible...

Do you ever get to the end of a busy day and wonder how you did so much but somehow still didn’t do enough? When your to-do list keeps growing, it’s easy to believe you’re always behind. But what happens when “I have...

School hasn’t even started yet, and somehow you’re already exhausted by all the lunches, practices, forms, carpools, and rushed afternoons waiting for you. In this episode, we’re talking about the difference between...

Have you ever felt guilty and assumed it meant you had done something wrong? Or felt someone else’s disappointment and decided you must have failed them? That’s emotional reasoning—when we take the way we feel and turn...

Have you ever caught yourself saying things like: "I'm just an anxious person." "I'm always behind." "I'm not organized." "I'm bad with money." "I'm the one who takes care of everyone else." What if those things aren't...

Have you ever stopped to wonder what's really driving your decisions? In this episode of Mom Maintenance , I share a realization that has been quietly changing the way I see my own life: scarcity. Not just not having...

Have you ever spent days or even months trying to make the "right" decision? Should you volunteer? Change jobs? Quit something you've committed to? Start something new? So often we treat every decision like it will...

Who decided who you are? Most of us carry around stories we've been telling ourselves for years: I'm not a good mom. I'm not disciplined. I'm not fun. I'm just a stay-at-home mom. I'm not capable. The problem is, after...

We've all done it. "I'll feel better when the kids are out of diapers." "When summer gets here." "When life slows down." But have you ever noticed that you get to the next season...and you're still stressed? In this...

<p>Why does people pleasing feel so exhausting?</p><p>It's not just because you're doing too much. It's because you're spending your life trying to manage something you don't have access to: other people's...

<p>Why does motherhood feel so heavy sometimes?</p><p>What if it’s not just the endless responsibilities… but the constant belief that you’re failing at them?</p><p>In this episode of Mom Maintenance, I’m talking about...

<p>Feeling overwhelmed as a mom doesn’t always come from your life being “too much.” Sometimes it comes from the constant pressure, guilt, and thoughts running through your mind all day long.</p><p>In this deeply...

<p>Are your goals motivating you… or quietly making you feel like a failure?</p><p>In this episode of Mom Maintenance, we talk about why so many moms use goals as evidence that they’re not enough — and how to stop...

<p>So many moms believe being a good mom means being patient all the time, keeping everything together, never needing help, and handling motherhood perfectly.</p><p>But that standard is impossible — and...