Ever felt overwhelmed by life's demands? Want to avoid going back to that feeling? Host and author Trisha Lawless walks us through helpful tools and tricks to overcoming burnout by “outsourcing your overwhelm” with guest Vikki Duke, founder of Insomnia Mom. Vikki shares her personal experiences and offers practical ways to manage your workload and reset your relationship with your calendar.

Vikki and Trisha share some of their favorite personal stories and tips, and explore how professional services through Insomnia Mom can help you make more time and space for what matters most to you.

Chapters:

• 00:00:03 Introduction to Overwhelm

• 00:00:25 Guest Introduction: Vikki Duke

• 00:02:00 Vikki’s Journey from Breakdown to Breakthrough

• 00:03:48 Outsourcing Your Overwhelm: Services Offered by Insomnia Mom

• 00:06:09 Saying “Yes” to Help

• 00:07:35 Life Hacks to Beat Overwhelm

• 00:09:08 Key Tip: Shop Sharing

  CONNECT WITH VIKKI

  Vikki Duke from Zionsville, Indiana, is a proud parent of a teenaged daughter, owner of Vikki Duke Real Estate and founder of Insomnia Mom, a business dedicated to helping busy women outsource their overwhelm, repair your relationship with your schedule, and find strength in community — everything she touches is done with with humor, heart, and vetted, real-life solutions.

  Learn more at Insomniamom.com

  Follow on Instagram @insomnimomindy

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  CONNECT WITH TRISHA

  Bio: Trisha Lawless started her first “Author’s Club” as an elementary school kid writing mystery novels on a banged-up typewriter in her parents’ garage. It got better from there.

  Her writing career has spanned a variety of niches including television news, magazine features, non-profit marketing, corporate cybersecurity communications, public speaking, poetry. She published her first book, a memoir, Know When to Run: Lessons from the Diary of a Gen X Mom, in 2015, and her second book in 2025, Wild. Precious. Life. Building Fire Without Burnout. She is a longtime contributor to Indy’s Child parenting magazine and website and has become a champion for those seeking to create a fiery, fulfilling life of achievement without succumbing to burnout. 

  Purchase Trisha’s latest book, “Wild. Precious. Life. Building Fire Without Burnout” on Amazon

  Follow on Instagram @trishalawlessbooks or LinkedIn

  Contact at [email protected]

  Follow the Fire Without Burnout podcast on YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts