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You’re everywhere. You’re nowhere. Read this 👇

Some days, you wonder if there’s anything left of you beneath the lists, the meetings, the requests.

You used to trust yourself. Now even a simple decision feels loaded.

You used to

Walked home after drop-off.
Ran a few Vinted parcels to the post office.
Client session in an hour.
Made a tea.
Sat on the sofa. Exhale 😮&zwj;💨

And suddenly… it felt too quiet.
Not peaceful. Just unnerving.

I used to jump straight into my

“I just want to feel like ME again. Not the woman juggling it all and smiling through it.”

If you’ve whispered this? Same.

Middle of the night. After drop-off.

At the end of a Zoom call, when your words didn’t land as you

Most mums aren’t just “burnt out,” “overwhelmed,” or feeling “mum guilt.”

Those words have become the punctuation of modern motherhood.

But they don’t name what’s really going on.

Because what

You didn’t “start your day late.”

You made 86 micro-decisions before 8:00am and none of them for yourself.

You negotiated over the cereal she suddenly doesn’t like anymore.

Agreed to the outfit she’d actually wear -

She didn’t cry when she said she was exhausted.

Or when she described the mental gymnastics of bedtime, childcare, meal planning, and back-to-back Zooms.

She didn’t even cry when she said, “I just want to feel like myself again.&r

You’ve been “managing.”
Wrangling the juggle through gritted teeth.
Holding it all together with a forced smile.

But if you’ve ever sat in your car after drop-off, exhaling like it’s an Olympic sport, this is your st

If you’ve been circling the same thoughts:

“I just want to feel like me again...”

“Maybe I’m the only one who can’t handle being everything to everyone...”

“I keep going, but I’m not sure where

You’re “off” but your brain’s still editing Friday’s deck…

Replaying that thing you didn’t say.
Wondering if they’ve started seeing you differently.

Less sharp. Less you.

You love your child.
You&rs

Some days, you whisper: “I’m managing. I’ve got this.”

Other days it’s more like: “I’ve got this… but who’s got me?”

That’s the pendulum of modern motherhood no one warned you abou

It’s 8:47am.
You’ve remembered the toy.
Packed the bag.

Smoothed over the meltdown with a tone only mamas master.
Said the thing. Did the things.

You’re holding it all.

And from the outside?
It looks like you’re fine.

Bu

If you feel like you’re quietly falling apart inside a life that looks “fine” this one’s for you 💛

You’re not lazy. You’re not flakey.

You’re not disorganised or behind.

You’re just trying to mothe

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