Burnout Isn’t a Business Strategy: Making Space for Restoration and Clarity with Amanda Laird

Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp at https://liberateyourbusiness.com/🎟️ Join Us December 18th for the Planning SprintIf Amanda’s story hit home — if you also feel buried under tiny tasks, unclear on the big picture, and craving time to breathe, think, and reset — come join Faith and me for a 90-minute Planning Sprint on Dec. 18th.This is not productivity theater.This is support.This is resourcing.This is creating space for actual clarity so you can end the year grounded instead of gasping.$199 • No sales page • Register here:👉 https://beckymollenkamp.as.me/planning______________This week we sat down with Feminist Founders member Amanda Laird, a growth marketing strategist and creator of Slow & Steady, a feminist business practice rooted in integrity, intentionality, and the belief that women and creative entrepreneurs deserve to thrive without burning themselves to the ground.Amanda helps solo creative entrepreneurs rethink their relationship with marketing and growth, and she does it through a holistic, feminist lens—one she developed through 20+ years in communications, deep study with Jennifer Armbrust (Sister), and a background in holistic nutrition that taught her to look at root causes, not symptoms.But today’s conversation wasn’t just about her clients. It was also about Amanda’s own edges—the place where so many of us find ourselves:the overwhelm of being a one-woman show, the longing for a slower pace, the guilt of resting before we “earn” it, and the capitalist potholes we keep falling into even when we know better.Faith and I walked with Amanda through what it means to rebuild capacity, tap into community, hear the voice she keeps locked in the closet (her words!), and reorient her work away from exhaustion and back toward restoration, creativity, and support.Spoiler: the answer involved a tiny sketchbook, a five-minute daily practice, and reclaiming the truth that we don’t build feminist businesses by doing it all alone.It’s tender, it’s real, and it’s a masterclass in taking your own medicine as a feminist leader.In This Episode We Discuss:• Amanda’s core value of integrity and how it anchors her work• Why “slow and steady” is both a philosophy and an aspiration• How the feminine economy (Jennifer Armbrust) shapes her business• The honest truth of being overwhelmed by tiny tasks and big dreams• The eldest-daughter conditioning that tells us we must do it all• Why capacity and organization aren’t the real issue• How shame shows up around asking for or paying for support• The myth that we must “earn” rest• The voice in the closet: the wisdom of community, reciprocity & tapping into our network• Rebuilding leadership from restoration, not exhaustion• Help, harm, and why individualism keeps us stuck• A practical (and compassionate) plan for moving forward:• A “not right now” list• A five-minute daily sketchbook practice• Anchoring back into alignment-before-actionTurning toward community instead of isolation🎤 WE'RE PROUD MEMBERS OF THE FEMINIST PODCASTERS COLLECTIVE