As an ambitious working mom, burnout and exhaustion come easily. Your brain is hardwired to want to do more and achieve more, it’s part of who you are and what makes you successful, but it’s also causing exhaustion. The most natural thing for you to do is to achieve more, not to rest. Resting, prioritizing yourself and your family, choosing to do fun and spontaneous things instead of work more, this kind of life doesn't come naturally to ambitious women and so requires intentionality and effort.

In today’s episode I’m sharing with you 7 practical things you can do to help you prioritize rest and fun instead of doing more so you can create the sustainable ambitious (yet balanced) life you want.

Topics in this episode:

• Why exhaustion and burnout happen is so common for working moms
• What it takes to ensure burnout doesn’t happen to you
• Controlling your time and energy is the opposite of exhaustion
• Committing to none work time
• Sleep as a strategy
• My favorite practice to give my brain some space

Show Notes & References:

• Thought download reference: Ep 91: #1 tool to get out of negative thoughts and emotions
• Check out the Ambitious and Balanced podcast on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPZA5JKXYxjCMqodh4wxPBg
• If you are ready to learn how to shut down your work brain and to be “unavailable” to work, sign up for a free breakthrough call where I will walk you through the 3 essential steps. Click here: https://www.rebeccaolsoncoaching.com/book
• Want ongoing support as a working mom? Sign up for the free 19-day audio series: How to be a present and connected mom. Each day you will receive an email with a downloadable audio of 5 minutes or less that will teach you a tool or strategy for being more present and in the moment. Click here to sign up and receive the first audio: https://www.ambitiousandbalanced.com/be-present-optin