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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 12 MIN

#1 - Why you are not supposed to "do it all" and how to choose your next chapter instead

from Unscripted · host Andi Salcedo | Momtoring

You're not exhausted because there's a magical system you haven't cracked yet. You're exhausted because you've been performing every role at full intensity, with no permission to choose which one matters right now.Most working moms never stop to ask the question. There's always something next on the list, always someone who needs something, always a version of yourself you're supposed to be showing up as. The busyness becomes the identity. And somewhere underneath all of it, the real you gets very, very quiet.This episode started with a five-word comment I almost didn't hear. Someone said something to me, with total warmth and no agenda, and I deflected immediately. I was good at that. But it stayed with me. And when I finally let it land, it opened up a question I hadn't asked myself in years.I also share what Michelle Obama got right about this. Something she said about chapters and ambition and the myth that working moms can, or should, do it all at the same time. It's not a self-help principle. It's a permission slip. And once I heard it, I couldn't unhear it. You shouldn't either.This episode is for the working mom who is everywhere and somehow still nowhere. The one who is capable, dependable, and quietly running on empty. The one who has never once given herself permission to choose what this chapter of her life is actually about.You don't need to do more. You need to choose.Topics Covered: working mom, doing it all, mom guilt, working mom identity, Michelle Obama chapters, working mom presence, ambitious working mom, default parent, mental load, working mom coachCOME SAY HI AND LEARN MORE ABOUT US:Instagram: http://instagram.com/andi.momtoringWebsite: http://momtoring.comEnjoyed this episode? Subscribe so you don't miss what's coming next.  New episodes every week.If something landed for you, share it with another working mom who needs to hear it.And if you're ready to go deeper, find me at www.momtoring.com or come say hi on Instagram at @andi.momtoring. I'd love to hear what cracked open for you.Questions, reflections, or just want to reach out? Write to me at [email protected] by prettyjohn1 from Pixabay

You're not exhausted because there's a magical system you haven't cracked yet. You're exhausted because you've been performing every role at full intensity, with no permission to choose which one matters right now. Most working moms never stop to ask the question. There's always something next on the list, always someone who needs something, always a version of yourself you're supposed to be showing up as. The busyness becomes the identity. And somewhere underneath all of it, the real you get...

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