If you’ve ever held it together all day, then snapped the second the backpacks hit the floor, this is for you.

Evenings can feel louder, heavier, and harder to manage, not because you’re bad at nights, but because your nervous system has been running without relief since the moment school ends.

In this episode, we name what’s really happening in the after-school transition, why the “pile-on” drains your patience and presence, and how to start creating a small handoff so you can stop bracing for impact every night.

Working moms with school-age kids who feel:

• bone tired, depleted, always on, like they can’t shut off

• guilty for resting, asking for help, or taking time for themselves

• behind before the day even starts and still behind when it ends

• overstimulated in the evenings and then ashamed about how they reacted

• Why the after-school window is not a transition, it’s a pile-on

• Why evenings become the breaking point even if mornings and work are manageable

• The “relay race with no handoff” pattern and how it shows up in your body

• The “flickering flashlight” moment and what it’s trying to protect you from

• One small shift that helps your nervous system release before the next demand

THE NEXT STEP

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If You’re Sick of Survival Mode and Calm Feels Out of Reach for Working Moms

Do you ever feel emotionally drained even on days when nothing “big” went wrong? Do you hold it together all day at work, only to snap at home over something small? Do you find yourself wondering why calm feels so far away, even when you’re doing everything you’re supposed to be doing?

If so, this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, we’re unpacking why survival mode is so common for working moms with school aged children and why feeling stuck, reactive, or exhausted does not mean anything is wrong with you.

This episode is not about fixing yourself or trying harder. It is about understanding the buildup happening underneath the surface. The mental, emotional, and nervous system load that quietly accumulates until calm feels impossible to access.

We talk about why survival mode often looks like competence, why your nervous system never truly gets an off switch, and why reactions that do not match the moment are actually signals, not failures.

You will hear real coaching stories from working moms who believed they were bad at balance, routines, or consistency and how relief began once they understood what their system had been carrying all along.

This episode is about permission. Permission to stop blaming yourself. Permission to see your reactions with compassion. And permission to understand that exhaustion lies about who you are.

In this episode, you will learn

Why survival mode is not a personality flaw but a nervous system response How emotional, mental, and physical buildup explains snapping, shutdown, and numbness Why effort, discipline, and routines do not work when your capacity is already maxed How identity erosion happens when survival mode lasts too long Why awareness alone can create real relief without fixing or forcing anything

This episode is about understanding, not effort. About relief, not another routine. And about finally seeing yourself clearly without shame.

NEXT STEPS

STEP 1 Join the FB community

Join the free Uncomplicated Working Mom Life Facebook group for simple routines and real support

STEP 2- Become an Insider

Sign up for the Uncomplicated Insider weekly note for tools that help you slow down and get your energy back

STEP 3: Book a call

Get personalized support through your Calm the Chaos call and create one small shift that actually fits your life

STEP 4: Leave me a message or ask a question.

https://www.speakpipe.com/Working_Mom_Life_Podcast

Do you ever feel exhausted even on days when you didn’t technically do that much? Do you try stress tips that are supposed to help — breathing, routines, journaling — and notice they don’t land at all? Do you find yourself wondering why you can’t seem to “manage it better,” even though you’re doing everything you’ve been told to do?

If so, this episode is for you.

In today’s conversation, we’re unpacking why overwhelm for working moms isn’t actually about time management or discipline — and why most stress-management advice falls flat when your system is already at capacity.

We talk about the invisible weight you’re carrying as the default parent, the emotional and mental load no one sees, and how pressure stacks quietly until you shut down, snap, or feel completely numb. You’ll hear why your nervous system stays on high alert, why surface-level strategies don’t work when you’re already depleted, and why this doesn’t mean you’re broken or failing at self-care.

You’ll also learn why awareness — not fixing, forcing, or adding more — is often the first thing that creates real relief. Not by changing everything, but by finally seeing what your system has been holding all along.

This episode is about understanding, not effort. About relief, not another routine. And about giving yourself permission to stop blaming yourself for overwhelm that makes sense.

NEXT STEPS

STEP 1 Join the FB community

Join the free Uncomplicated Working Mom Life Facebook group for simple routines and real support

STEP 2- Become an Insider

Sign up for the Uncomplicated Insider weekly note for tools that help you slow down and get your energy back

STEP 3: Book a call

Get personalized support through your Calm the Chaos call and create one small shift that actually fits your life

STEP 4: Leave me a message or ask a question.

https://www.speakpipe.com/Working_Mom_Life_Podcast