Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs: For Burned Out, Career-Minded Moms

In this episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I'm joined by Alexandra Goldwell, a somatic therapist with more than 30 years of experience helping women reconnect with their bodies, trust their inner wisdom and heal from chronic stress. Alexandra shares her own deeply personal story of navigating divorce, single motherhood, financial hardship and a cancer diagnosis while trying to hold everything together.

Together, we also talk...

Do you ever leave work feeling completely drained, not because of the workload but because of the people?

In this week's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I'm joined by communication speaker and trainer, Kelly Lippenholz, who shares her own journey of returning to the workforce after years as a stay-at-home mom. Like so many other working moms, she found herself emotionally depleted by challenging interactions with coworker...

So many of us have been taught that when we're overwhelmed, the answer is to push harder, stay more organized or somehow squeeze even more into an already packed schedule. But what if the answer is about more than managing your time so you can “do it all”?

In this week's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I'm joined by K. Margaret Solorio, author of Make Ease Your Vibe, who shares her own story of hitting burnout...

Motherhood rarely goes exactly the way we imagine. In this episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I sit down with Eden Koz as she shares what it was like to raise her daughter who has a rare neurological condition as she navigated years of uncertainty, balancing work and caregiving, surviving a life-threatening illness and eventually rebuilding her life after divorce.

Eden talks about what it's really like to raise a child with...

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I sit down with burnout coach and former UX executive Nicole Johnson for a conversation about what happens when your life has you managing a crisis but the world still expects you to show up and perform like everything is fine. After spending 27 years leading UX teams at companies like Amazon, Target and Best Buy, Nicole shares what it was like to raise her medically complex son...

This week marks a major milestones: one full year of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs!

When I started this podcast, my goal was to help burned out, career-minded moms feel less alone and provide practical support for the challenges that come with juggling work, motherhood, relationships and everything in between. Over the last year I've had conversations with experts, interviewed incredible moms, shared my own experiences and connect...

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I sit down with wellness professional and fellow mom, Lisa Beth Lent, to talk about the burnout that so many moms experience but don't recognize until their bodies force them to pay attention. As a single mom, business owner and caregiver, Lisa Beth spent years pushing through exhaustion and ignoring her own needs to put everyone else first. Eventually her body had enough and sh...

If you've ever looked around your house and felt completely overwhelmed by the piles, clutter and never-ending to-do-list, this episode is for you. Many burned out working moms assume their messy house is the problem. But what if the clutter is actually a symptom of something deeper?

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I sit down with professional organizer and business owner, Tina O'Keeffe, to talk about the rela...

What happens when you've done everything “right” and life still doesn't turn out the way you expected? You've worked hard, followed the plan, checked all the boxes but things didn't turn out the way you imagined.

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I sit down with attorney and business owner, Asha Paulose, to talk about the emotional toll of burnout, infertility, unmet expectations and the difficult pr...

Burned out moms are constantly told to take care of themselves....but what happens when you barely have time to shower, let alone do a 60 minute yoga class?

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I sit down with yoga teacher and advocate, Jolanthe de Koning, to talk about what realistic self-care actually looks like during motherhood and how small intentional practices can make a huge difference in your mental and phy...

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I sit down with Sarah Michelle Boes to talk about the emotional toll of navigating motherhood and entrepreneurship alongside anxiety, OCD and parenting a chronically ill child.

After her daughter, Meadow, was born with severe heart defects requiring extensive medical care, Sarah found herself carrying an invisible weight of caring for her daughter while struggling with her own s...

What happens when you have drive to build your career and a body that won't let you push anymore?

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I sit down with Angela Tipton, entrepreneur, mom of two and founder of FIRE Your Career, to talk about why it really looks like to navigate ambition, chronic illness, motherhood and money.

At 19 years old, Angela was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. Instead of letting it define her, s...

“You can do anything but you can't do everything.”

This powerful phrase is a reality that so many high-achieving moms are faced with the moment their first baby is born. It is one they know deep down yet struggle to live by.

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I sit down with doula, business owner and mom of two, Suzzie Vehrs, to talk about the connection between birth, identity, ambition and burnout and...

If you've ever dealt with bloating, constipation or IBS symptoms along with anxiety, irritability or severe exhaustion and fatigue, this conversation is for you.

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I'm joined by Lola MacLean, a functional medicine-trained family nurse practitioner and gut health consultant, to discuss something so many high-achieving moms experience but rarely want to talk about...or even realize h...

She's an award-winning meteorologist who forecasts storms every weekday morning for viewers across Upstate New York. She's confident, composed and camera-ready before most of us have had our fist cup of coffee.

She's also a wife and mom of three girls. Like so many other working moms, she's constantly juggling a busy schedule, family demands and household needs while trying to squeeze time for herself into days that never seem to be...

When you're already near your breaking point, your child's meltdown can feel like the last straw. You want to respond calmly. You want to be patient. You want to help them navigate their big emotions in a healthy way. But when you're burned out yourself it can be really, really hard.

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I'm joined by Lindsay Miller, founder of Kids Mindfulness Coaching, to talk about how we can supp...

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I'm joined by Kelsey Green, who works at the intersection of community, strategy and accountability. Kelsey helps people stop stalling and start building lives that truly light them up. Today we're talking about something that's such a normalized part of modern day life that so many of us fail to see the connection to burnout for working moms: constant digital availability.

The t...

In today's episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs I'm joined by Clinical Hypnotherapist, Michelle Walters, to talk about a powerful and often misunderstood tool that can help calm the mental chaos of so many burned out moms: self-hypnosis.

Michelle explains what what hypnosis really is and how it can help quiet the constant overthinking, stress and emotional overload that so many moms experience. We also talk about how it can h...

In this episode of Overcaffeinated and Out of Effs we're talking about the kind of burnout that shows up in early motherhood – something no one really prepares you for. I'm joined by licensed therapist and mom of two, Laura Todd, who specializes in maternal mental health and early childhood. She shares both her professional insight and personal experience navigating burnout after becoming a mother including the identity shift...