You’re doing everything you’re supposed to do, and somehow you’re still exhausted, resentful, and wondering how long you can keep this up.

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Jenn Fast to talk about the side of productivity most mompreneurs never get to see. The support systems, the protected time, and the boundaries that exist in the background at the highest levels.

We talk about what happens when you try to copy the output without the structure, and why that’s such a fast track to mompreneur burnout.

We get into the moments where work-life balance for mompreneurs starts to break down, not because you’re doing it wrong, but because you’re carrying roles that were never meant to sit in one body.

This conversation touches stress, health signals, invisible labor, and the line most overwhelmed mompreneurs don’t realize they’ve crossed until their body forces them to stop.

If you’ve been telling yourself to just push a little longer, this episode might feel uncomfortably familiar.

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You can find Jenn:

On her website, or @itsjennfast on Instagram

You’re exhausted, but not the kind of tired that sleep fixes. You’re an overwhelmed mompreneur sitting down to work, feeling resistance in your body, and wondering why motivation and consistency feel so hard lately.

January pressure, new goals, new plans, new habits, it all sounds good on paper. But when you’re balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship, that push to do more can lead to mompreneur burnout instead of progress.

In this episode, we talk about why goal-setting often backfires when you’re already stretched thin. Why the tension you feel isn’t laziness or lack of discipline, but a sign of misalignment between your energy, your season of life, and the expectations you’re carrying. And why forcing work-life balance never works when you ignore what’s actually going on underneath.

If you’re a mom entrepreneur feeling burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck between wanting more from your business and needing space to breathe, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening, and why pushing harder isn’t the answer.

If you don’t want to carry the same chaos into the new year, I’d love for you to join my WTF Reset, a free 5-day reset created specifically for mompreneurs who want clarity, direction, and momentum that actually fits their life.

Inside the WTF Reset, I help you:

• Reconnect with your vision and direction
• Get honest about your real capacity in this season
• Reset your focus, priorities, and expectations
• Create a simple 30-day action plan that works with you, not against you

This is not about pushing harder or doing more. It’s about resetting how you move forward so your business finally feels doable again.

The WTF Reset starts January 19th and it’s completely free.

👉 Sign up and give yourself a real reset before the year takes off.

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Some people plan their way into entrepreneurship. Others follow a curiosity that makes no sense at first, until suddenly it becomes the thing.

In this episode, I’m talking to Sarika, who walked away from a respected corporate role and followed an unexpected pull toward Japanese sake.

What started as an interest turned into a business, awards, and a completely different way of defining success. Not because she mapped it all out, but because she listened to what kept calling her.

We talk about following intuition in business, making unconventional career decisions, and building something that fits you instead of fitting into what entrepreneurship is supposed to look like.

This is a conversation about non-traditional entrepreneurship, identity shifts, and trusting a path that doesn’t come with external validation first.

If stories about doing business differently, redefining success, and letting curiosity lead resonate right now, this one is worth pressing play on.

If you don’t want to carry the same chaos into the new year, I’d love for you to join my WTF Reset, a free 5-day reset created specifically for mompreneurs who want clarity, direction, and momentum that actually fits their life.

Inside the WTF Reset, I help you:

• Reconnect with your vision and direction
• Get honest about your real capacity in this season
• Reset your focus, priorities, and expectations
• Create a simple 30-day action plan that works with you, not against you

This is not about pushing harder or doing more. It’s about resetting how you move forward so your business finally feels doable again.

The WTF Reset starts January 19 and it’s completely free.

👉 Sign up and give yourself a real reset before the year takes off.

You can find Sarika:

@sarika.sake or on her website

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If you’ve ever thought, “Why can’t I keep my house tidy?” while stepping over toys for the hundredth time, this episode is for you.

In this conversation, I sit down with my friend Heather Clark, founder of Declutter for Change. We start with the stuff. The toys. The cupboards you avoid. The mess that never seems to stay gone. But very quickly, we get to what’s actually underneath it.

We talk about why clutter feels so heavy for moms, why it triggers shame instead of motivation, and why so many women blame themselves for something that isn’t a discipline problem at all. We explore how motherhood, past identities, survival mode, and unspoken “shoulds” all pile up, both in our homes and in our heads.

This isn’t an episode about perfect systems or becoming more organized. It’s about understanding why letting go can feel so hard, and why clarity always comes before motivation.

If your house feels overwhelming and you secretly think that says something about you as a woman or a mother, this conversation will change how you see it.

If you don’t want to carry the same chaos into the new year, I’d love for you to join my WTF Reset, a free 5-day reset created specifically for mompreneurs who want clarity, direction, and momentum that actually fits their life.

Inside the WTF Reset, I help you:

• Reconnect with your vision and direction
• Get honest about your real capacity in this season
• Reset your focus, priorities, and expectations
• Create a simple 30-day action plan that works with you, not against you

This is not about pushing harder or doing more. It’s about resetting how you move forward so your business finally feels doable again.

The WTF Reset starts January 12 and it’s completely free.

👉 Sign up and give yourself a real reset before the year takes off.

You can find Heather:

@declutterforchange or on her website

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Reflecting on your business goals can feel heavy, especially at the end of the year.

I see so many women look back at what they planned, what they didn’t finish, and what didn’t work, and suddenly reflection turns into self-criticism.

In this episode of Not That Kind of CEO, I talk about how to reflect on your business goals in a way that actually creates clarity, momentum, and peace, instead of pressure, guilt, or another round of unrealistic goal setting.

This episode is for you if you’re a mompreneur who is:

• Reflecting on your business goals and feeling behind
• Planning the new year but already overwhelmed
• Tired of goal setting that ignores real life, motherhood, and capacity
• Craving an end-of-year business reflection that feels aligned instead of punishing

I don’t walk you through a checklist or another strategy. I share a different lens for reflecting on your business goals, one that takes your season of life into account and helps you understand what truly worked, what didn’t, and why.

The goal isn’t to judge your year, but to use it as information so you can move forward with clarity.

If you’ve been searching for:

• how to reflect on your business goals
• end of year business reflection for entrepreneurs
• reflecting on business goals as a mom
• business planning for the new year without burnout
• aligned goal setting for mompreneurs

…this episode will help you rethink how reflection is supposed to feel.

If you don’t want to carry the same chaos into the new year, I’d love for you to join my WTF Reset, a free 5-day reset created specifically for mompreneurs who want clarity, direction, and momentum that actually fits their life.

Inside the WTF Reset, I help you:

• Reconnect with your vision and direction
• Get honest about your real capacity in this season
• Reset your focus, priorities, and expectations
• Create a simple 30-day action plan that works with you, not against you

This is not about pushing harder or doing more. It’s about resetting how you move forward so your business finally feels doable again.

The WTF Reset starts January 12 and it’s completely free.

👉 Sign up and give yourself a real reset before the year takes off.

If this episode resonated, make sure to subscribe to Not That Kind of CEO so you don’t miss what’s coming next.

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If Christmas leaves you exhausted, even after doing things you genuinely enjoy, this episode is for you.

For a long time, I thought I was relaxing by staying busy. Cooking, organizing, planning. All things that look productive, nurturing, and completely normal. But I started to notice that the things I called “relaxing” were often the same things that left me wired, snappy, and completely depleted.

In this episode of Not That Kind of CEO, I’m sharing the moment that cracked this open for me. The realization that what I thought was relaxation was actually a coping mechanism keeping my nervous system in overdrive, especially around Christmas.

I talk about the difference between coping and regulating, why staying busy can feel soothing without being restorative, and why this pattern shows up so strongly during high-pressure seasons like the holidays.

This isn’t about doing less or finally sitting down. It’s about understanding why your body never fully softens, even when you think you’re resting.

I also reference the work of Kate Northrup around nervous system regulation, and I share where to start if you recognize yourself in this pattern but don’t know what to change yet.

If you’re feeling stuck, scattered, or constantly recovering instead of actually resting, this conversation might shift how you see your habits, your exhaustion, and yourself.

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Planning your next year sounds like a good idea… until you try to do it in December.

In this episode, I talk about why planning while exhausted, overstimulated, and in survival mode often leads to plans that don’t stick, especially for mompreneurs.

We explore what’s really happening when clarity feels out of reach, why so many next-year plans quietly fall apart, and how timing plays a bigger role than discipline ever will.

If you’re feeling pressure to plan your next year but something in you is resisting, this conversation will help you understand that resistance differently, and approach your next year in a way that actually works for you.

When you listen, you’ll walk away with:

• Relief around the pressure to have everything figured out right now
• A new way to think about planning that doesn’t start from exhaustion
• Language for why clarity feels so hard in December
• Permission to stop forcing decisions that don’t feel aligned yet
• A calmer, more grounded way to relate to your next year without shrinking your goals

If this episode hit home and you want real clarity instead of another forced plan, join my free Where the F**k Should I Even Start? challenge in January.

It’s designed to help you get unstuck and move forward without burning yourself out.

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This episode is for every mompreneur who hits December and suddenly feels like she is three steps behind, exhausted, and somehow supposed to turn into a productivity wizard while the kids are decorating cookies in the background.

Everywhere online people are screaming about “finishing strong,” planning for 2026, or “what you should already have in place.” It's no wonder your system feels fried. The world is telling you to speed up while your body is begging you to slow the hell down.

In this episode, I break down what’s actually happening underneath the overwhelm. Why you feel behind. Why your brain is grasping for control. Why clarity feels impossible when your system is overloaded. And how to shift out of the frantic energy so you can end the year grounded, regulated, and proud of the woman you’re becoming.

You’ll hear:

• The tug-of-war between external pressure and your internal rhythm
• Why your brain loves to “finish things” when it’s overwhelmed
• How comparison and urgency fry your clarity
• The simple mindset shifts that calm your system so direction can land again
• The one question to ask yourself before you set another goal this month

If you’re tired of December pushing you around, this episode will make you want to grab it by the jingle balls again.

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If you’re a mompreneur, chances are big you’re constantly feeling ten steps behind. You try the new planner, the new course, the new tool, hoping this will finally make you consistent in what you do. And when it doesn’t, you immediately blame yourself.

You start thinking you’re just not good at this. You feel guilty. You feel like a bad mom, a bad entrepreneur, a woman who “should” have this figured out by now.

But the real problem isn’t you. It’s that you keep looking for answers in external solutions. New systems. New templates. New strategies.

All while ignoring the one thing that actually matters, which is how you’re built on the inside.

In this episode, I’m breaking down why planning never sticks for mompreneurs and why it has nothing to do with discipline.
It’s the same reason you waste hours setting up planners and funnels you never end up using. You’re trying to force yourself into structures that don’t match your wiring, your season, or your actual life.

It’s the productivity version of a crash diet. You think about it all day, you dread every step, and when it doesn’t “work,” you blame yourself instead of the system.

We’re flipping that story today.

I’m walking you through the shift from external solutions to internal alignment, and why everything becomes easier when your plans actually match who you are. I’m also sharing four things that have been working insanely well for me lately.

When your plans align with who you are, you don’t need discipline to stay consistent. It finally sticks. Not because you force it, but because it is aligned with who you are.

If you want support building that foundation inside yourself, make sure you’re on the priority list for my upcoming membership, The Foundation. It’s where this work becomes your new normal.

GET ON THE PRIORITY LIST HERE

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If you’re an overwhelmed mompreneur who keeps procrastinating on important tasks, this episode will hit close to home. You sit down to work, fully intending to move forward, and somehow end up avoiding the one thing that actually matters.

Procrastination isn’t laziness, and it’s not a discipline problem. For many mom entrepreneurs, it’s a protective response that shows up when you’re stretched thin, emotionally loaded, or edging closer to burnout.

In this episode, we unpack why procrastination happens in motherhood and entrepreneurship, what your brain is actually trying to protect you from, and why forcing yourself through resistance only makes things harder.

We talk about misalignment, fear, visibility, and the internal pressure that builds when your business expectations don’t match your current season of life.

If you’re tired of blaming yourself, pushing harder, and wondering why work-life balance feels impossible, this episode will help you understand what’s really going on underneath your procrastination, and how to move forward with more clarity and ease.

If this work speaks to you, [join The Foundation](https://female-entrepreneurs.com/foundation), my upcoming membership for mompreneurs who want to build their business on a solid inner base instead of external pressure.

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