Hello and welcome to the Messy Mompreneur Podcast, where we cover all things community, parent entrepreneurship, and building life-first marketing efforts for your small business! I’m your host, Alysha Sanford. I’m a mostly-work-from-home mom with a background in brand photography and a passion for sustainable marketing strategies. You’re probably listening because you, too, wear all of the hats, and I’m so happy to have you here!

If you hit play on this episode, I’m going to guess that you might be feeling overwhelmed managing all of the things. And if you’re listening to this in real time as this episode is published, I’m also guessing that the holiday to-dos aren’t helping. Today I want to address the thing that we call mental load, how it affects parent entrepreneurs, but more specifically how it affects mom entrepreneurs. I want to share 7 ways to reduce that mental load and overall stress, and all can make a difference through the year if you put them into practice. This wasn’t an episode I’d originally planned to drop at this time, but I’m feeling the importance of sharing it now and I really hope that it feels like a big hug.

Main topics included in this episode:

• A definition of "mental load"
• Relatable examples of how it affects me as a busy toddler mom and small business owner, and how it likely affects you as well
• 7 ways to reduce that mental load and overall stress

Resources Mentioned:

• Capture the Chaos Planner (Use code ALYSHA15 at checkout for 15% off)
• Episode 24 - Real Talk - Pivoting Your Business After a Hard Life Season
• Episode 2 - Eight Ways to Find Time for Self Care as a Busy Mom
• Metricool scheduler
• “The Friday Mix" sign up

Connect with Alysha:

• Photo & Marketing Website
• Website
• Instagram
• [email protected]
• [email protected]

Music licensing information:

• Eli Lev - Dancin' on the Lawn

For full show notes, please visit the website.