How to Find Your Rhythm Again After the Holiday Rush, Happy Thanksgiving (63)

Feeling like you need a vacation from your Christmas vacation?

Still staring at the wrapping-paper explosion wondering where to even start?

Kids home until after New Year and your energy is already gone?

In this episode, I’m sharing how to gently find your rhythm again after the holiday rush so you can stop trying to “catch up,” calm the overwhelm, and actually feel human again — even with the kids home all week.

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Tired of Holiday Chaos? 3 Gentle Shifts to Stay Grounded and Enjoy It Again

If Christmas feels loud, hot, chaotic, overstimulating, or like way too many people want something from you all at once — this episode is your deep breath.

I’m sharing the real story of a Christmas where I was sweating through matching fleece pajamas, tracking three kids’ gifts, dodging balled-up wrapping paper snowballs, answering questions from every direction, and trying to stay sane in a room with 40+ people talking over each other.

Inside, I’m giving you the 3 gentle shifts that help you stay grounded during holiday chaos without absorbing everyone’s mood, stress, or energy.

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✔ Why your systems stop working — and why it’s NOT your fault

Pick ONE system — just one — and run it through the Closet Swap Framework:

1️⃣ What’s still working?

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“Your systems aren’t broken — they’re just out of season. Fix the season, not yourself.”

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3 Truths About Accepting Help — and Why Guilt Isn’t Protecting You, It’s Draining You

Series: Purpose & Identity

Ever feel guilty when someone helps you — even when they’re not judging you at all?

You’re not alone — and you’re not broken.

In today’s episode, we’re breaking down 3 truths about why help feels like judgment, and how to use my Camera Tool to calm the guilt, reset your nervous system, and finally let support feel like support — not proof you failed.

If you’ve ever struggled to receive help without guilt, this one will feel like a deep breath.

✔ The 3 truths behind why accepting help triggers guilt

✔ Why your worth is not tied to doing everything yourself

✔ How your partner’s “I switched the laundry” isn’t a scorecard

✔ Why guilt isn’t protecting you — it’s draining you

✔ How to use The Camera Tool in real life

“Guilt doesn’t make you a better mom — it just makes you a tired one.”

Your reaction to help comes from old pressure, not the present moment.

Help feels like judgment when you tie your worth to doing everything alone.

Guilt doesn’t keep you accountable — it keeps you exhausted.

The Camera Tool helps you see truth instead of the story your brain creates.

You deserve support, partnership, and peace without guilt.

This week, when someone helps you, pause and ask:

“What are the facts right now… and what story am I adding?”

Use The Camera Tool:

1️⃣ Notice the trigger

Let help be help — not a report card.

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If the holiday season already feels like a lot — you're not alone. Between school concerts, work deadlines, travel plans, and trying to create meaningful memories, most moms are running on empty before December even hits.

In this episode, we talk about how to slow down the rush, say no without guilt, and actually enjoy the season again. I’m walking you through a simple framework called The JOY Filter (Just One Yes) — so you can choose what truly matters and let the rest go.

This isn’t about surviving the holidays.

Grab your coffee (or the cold one you reheated twice), and let’s breathe again.

Why holiday burnout usually starts before the holidays

The invisible weight moms carry when we’re trying to “make it special”

The JOY Filter: Just One Yes

How to check your internal capacity before you commit

The difference between peaceful yeses and guilt yeses

How your calm becomes the tone your home feels

You don’t have to recreate the magic — you can experience it instead.

A “good yes” brings peace. A “guilt yes” brings pressure.

Your kids won’t remember perfect decorations — they’ll remember how it felt to be with you.

Protecting your energy is not selfish. It’s wise.

J — Just One Yes

O — Own Your Energy

Y — Your Yes Shapes the Rest

Choose one small thing that makes this season 1% lighter:

One thing you say no to.

One moment you choose to rest instead of rush.

One memory you decide to be in instead of orchestrating.

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Episode Title: When You Feel Behind: How to Get Back in Rhythm

What You’ll Learn:

Mentioned in this Episode:

Takeaway Quote:

“Feeling behind isn’t failure — it’s feedback. And when you use it to find your rhythm, that’s where calm and control finally return.”

You ever wake up and think, “Wow… I used to be fun”?

Friend, you haven’t lost yourself — you’ve outgrown an older version of you.

In this episode, we’re unpacking:

You’ll leave this episode with relief, perspective, and a simple challenge — your Re-Meet Myself 20 — a 20-minute pause to help you catch up with yourself and end the year aligned (not burned out).

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Ever feel like everything looks good on paper — the calendar’s color-coded, the routines are set — but somehow, it’s still not working?

In this episode, we’re unpacking why that happens — and what to do when your systems stop fitting the season you’re in.

I’m sharing the real story behind canceling my February retreat — what it taught me about timing, resistance, and what it really looks like to pivot with wisdom instead of pressure.

✨ In this episode, we’ll cover:

What it actually means when your systems stop working (and why that’s a good thing)

How to recognize the difference between resistance and redirection

My SOS Method (Stop · Observe · Shift) for recalibrating without burning everything down

Why slowing down isn’t falling behind — it’s finding your rhythm again

💛 You’ll leave with:

When something stops working, it’s not failure — it’s feedback.

Resistance isn’t laziness — it’s data.

Your rhythm has shifted; your systems just need to catch up.

Balance doesn’t come from perfect systems — it comes from flexible ones.

Pick one system — maybe your morning routine, your meal plan, or how you prep for the week — and run it through the SOS Method.

Then come share your 1% shift inside my free Facebook community — The Uncomplicated Working Mom Lounge.

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“When your systems stop working, don’t start over — start small.