Burnout Recovery for Working Moms: How to Start Coming Back to Yourself

You finally get a quiet moment—shower, car, parking lot and instead of feeling relief, you feel… nothing. Not excited, not inspired, just flat and tired in your bones. If you’ve wondered, “Is this just my life now?” this episode is for you.Connect & work with Christina:Speaking, workshops, consulting: [email protected] Boldly Both: A Mom's Guide to Balancing Career and Family Without Guilt Follow on Facebook👉 If you want a simple way to see your burnout on paper, monitoring your energy, sleep, snapping, joy, start with the FREE Working Mom Burnout Check-In PDF In this episode you’ll hear:The subtle difference between being “tired” and being truly burned outChristina’s quiet burnout breaking point: “If life looks like this for 10 more years…”How over‑functioning at work and home numbs you out instead of fulfilling youThree gentle moves for burnout recovery in the life you already have:Notice: telling the truth about how depleted you really areNurture: adding tiny, non‑performative care into your dayNegotiate: changing the terms of how you’re living (at work, at home, with yourself)Episode roadmap0:00 – “Flat and numb” hook in the shower/car/parking lot3:54 – The quiet thought that changed everything: “I don’t know if I can do this for 10 more years”6:29 – Notice: honest burnout check-in (using energy, sleep, irritability, joy)7:58 – Nurture: 5-minute practices that don’t require a whole life overhaul9:55 – Negotiate: small but real changes in workload and expectations10:55 – This week’s recovery experiment + invitation to share your story via emailVisit www.ChristinaRunnels.com