Hey friend, welcome back to The Intentional Midlife Mom. I'm Jennifer Roskamp, and I'm glad you're here.
Let me ask you something. Have you ever been so tired that the idea of starting anything—work, parenting, even just thinking clearly—felt like an absolute joke? Like, someone could hand you a cup of coffee and a to-do list with three things on it, and you'd just stare at them like they were speaking another language?
Yeah. Me too.
And here's what I want you to hear right up front: You're not broken. You're not lazy. You're not weak. You're over capacity. And that's different.
Today we're talking about the kind of tired that doesn't go away with a nap. The kind that sits heavy in your chest and makes you wonder if you'll ever feel clear-headed again. We're talking about what it actually means when your body is screaming at you to stop—and why ignoring that signal won't make you stronger. It'll just make you slower.
You'll learn how to spot the difference between true exhaustion and avoidance. We'll talk about what pushing through is really costing you. And I'm going to give you one powerful way to move forward without powering through.
By the end of this episode, you'll know how to recognize tired as a signal, not a character flaw. And you'll walk away with one real-world strategy to create momentum without burning out.
Let's go.
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