I never had a dream to become an author. Honestly, I was just trying to figure out how to survive those first months back at work after having my son. It was rough. The kind of rough no one really warns you about.

If you’ve ever tried to “balance” your life as a working mom, you already know the truth: balance is a lie. It’s a Pinterest-worthy myth that sets us up to feel like we’re failing before we’ve even had our second cup of coffee.

I’m writing this from a hotel room—on a work trip, laptop open, inbox flooding, Slack buzzing like a swarm of bees. Sound familiar? If you’re a working mom, chances are you know this scene all too well.

You know that feeling when your to-do list is longer than a CVS receipt, your brain is in twelve places at once, and yet somehow… NOTHING is actually getting done?

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“I’m overwhelmed! I don’t even know where to start…”