The Capable but Tired - Spirandi Ombrevotre Podcast
by The Capable but Tired Podcast explores caregiving, ageing, health and social care, grief, belonging, and the realities of supporting others while trying to hold your own life together. Through stories, reflections, and practical insights, it's a space for the people who carry a lot and rarely talk about it.
The Capable but Tired Podcast explores the quieter stories behind our exhaustion, from burnout and overstimulation to caregiving, endless scrolling and the pressure to keep showing up when we've run out of room to breathe. Through personal essays, honest reflections and unexpected connections, we ask what our tiredness is trying to tell us about the lives we lead, the expectations we carry and the parts of ourselves we keep putting aside. spirandiombrevtre.substack.com
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I don't coach for you to cope better
What happens when the person everyone relies on is the one who needs help? You’re capable. You’re dependable. You get things done. People know they can count on you. You find a way, figure it out, and keep going, even when you’re exhausted. But when did being capable become a reason for everyone…
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I thought I was coaching him.
Thanks for reading Spirandi Ombrevôtre! This post is public so feel free to share it. This episode contains an anonymised coaching conversation shared with the coachee’s explicit consent. Some details have been changed or removed to protect confidentiality. What happens when a coachee challenges...
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Stop scrolling and wind down for the day
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Calming for sleep. Tommorow will come
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Episode 1: The Exhaustion of Being Capable
Episode 1: The Exhaustion of Being Capable You’re the one who remembers. The one who organises. The one who knows what needs doing next. The one people call when something goes wrong. And somewhere along the way, being capable became exhausting. In the very first episode of The Capable but Tired...
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The Capable but Tired Podcast explores the quieter stories behind our exhaustion, from burnout and overstimulation to caregiving, endless scrolling and the pressure to keep showing up when we've run out of room to breathe. Through personal essays, honest reflections and unexpected connections, we ask what our tiredness is trying to tell us about the lives we lead, the expectations we carry and the parts of ourselves we keep putting aside.
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The Capable but Tired Podcast explores caregiving, ageing, health and social care, grief, belonging, and the realities of supporting others while trying to hold your own life together. Through stories, reflections, and practical insights, it's a space for the people who carry a lot and rarely talk about it.