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You're doing all the "right" things—therapy sessions, morning workouts, self-care Sundays, those personal development books everyone raves about. So why are you still completely exhausted by 3 PM? Why does nothing seem to bring your energy back?

If you're a mom who loves your kids but feels constantly drained by them, and your job is starting to feel less and less fulfilling while your days become more mundane, this episode is exactly what you need.

In this 5-minute journaling session, you'll explore:

• When you feel most drained during your day (and the specific triggers you might be missing)
• What you're currently doing to boost energy—and why it's not working
• The hard truth about how often you choose "should" over "want"
• Why we leak energy through tiny decisions all day long as moms
• The real solution that doesn't require adding anything to your plate

🌟 Ready to go deeper? Join the FREE workshop on Tuesday, June 24th to discover how to become an energized mom with daily permission slips that fuel you instead of drain you—even with your long to-do list: www.samanthapenkoff.com/energy-workshop

Key Insight: We're trying to add energy through external things like massages and girls' nights when we're actually leaking energy through micro-choices all day long. Every time we choose what we "should" do over what we genuinely want, we're draining ourselves.

• Calm Mind Blueprint: www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod
• 🎯 FREE Workshop "Permission to Prioritize Your Energy": www.samanthapenkoff.com/energy-workshop

1:1 coaching: Now accepting applications, 2 spots open. Learn more here: www.samanthapenkoff.com/working-together

Peace & Confidence Collective: Where sensitive high-achievers transform emotional overwhelm into lasting peace through intimate, expert-guided support and authentic connection. Learn more here: www.samanthapenkoff.com/working-together

Connect with Sam on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samantha.s.says

Ever booked a 3:30pm massage and then almost canceled it five times because you felt guilty leaving work early?

That pit in your stomach when you think about doing something for YOU during work hours? My client Kristi knows it well. She's a CFO who couldn't shake the guilt of walking out while her team stayed until 5.

🎯 What you'll learn:

• The "Autopilot Override Framework" that stops you from sabotaging your own self-care
• Why your guilt is actually hurting your leadership and the mindset shift that changes everything
• The visualization trick that makes your brain believe leaving at 3pm is totally normal (because it should be)
• The exact conversation that shifted Kristi from "I'm being selfish" to "I'm modeling leadership"

This episode is for you if:

✓ You feel selfish every time you think about prioritizing yourself at work

✓ You want flexibility but worry about what your boss or team will think

✓ You're tired of coming home at 5pm and dumping all your stress on your family

✓ You know you need boundaries but don't know how to set them without guilt

The real transformation:

Instead of that Sunday scaries feeling about another week of overwhelm, you'll actually look forward to your days. You'll stop second-guessing every decision to put yourself first. And when you do leave early? Zero guilt—just confidence that you're modeling the kind of leadership you want to see.

Your evenings will feel completely different. No more collapsing on the couch, totally drained. You'll come home with energy left for the people and things that matter most.

Calm Mind Blueprint: www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod

• Calm Mind Blueprint - start the 5 day challenge to go from overwhelm to inner peace in just 2 mins/day. Start here: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod
• Peace & Confidence Collective: click here to get no strings attached details!
• 1:1 coaching: Now accepting applications, only 2 spots left. Apply here.
• Connect with Sam on IG: https://www.instagram.com/samantha.s.says

Tired of putting everyone else's needs before your own? In this 5-minute journaling session, you'll identify what self-care you're avoiding and uncover the real reasons why. Through 4 strategic prompts, you'll discover whose voice is keeping you stuck and how prioritizing yourself actually helps you show up better for everyone else.

Start the 5 Day Calm Mind Challenge, in just 2 mins/day!

• The specific self-care need you keep putting off (and why)
• The story you're telling yourself about why you "can't" prioritize yourself
• Whose voice is really making your decisions (spoiler: it's not yours)
• How taking care of yourself creates a positive ripple effect for your family and work

• Self-awareness is the #1 indicator of success in personal and professional life
• Resistance to self-care is your sabotage pattern showing up in real time

• Working moms who feel guilty taking time for themselves
• Women who constantly put everyone else's needs first
• Anyone who knows what they need but keeps making excuses
• Moms stuck in survival mode who want to break the cycle of overwhelm

• Free Calm Mind Blueprint: 5-day challenge with strategic journal prompts to go from overwhelm to inner peace (2 minutes/day). Click here to start!

Take ONE small action toward the need you identified today. Not tomorrow, not when things calm down—today. Even 2 minutes counts.

Does this sound familiar? "I barely have time to breathe, let alone add another thing to my plate. Between crushing it at work, being present for my kids, and keeping our home running, when am I supposed to find time for me? I should be able to handle this on my own..."

If you're a working mom who feels maxed out but keeps pushing through, this episode is for you.

🔄 The Time Paradox Truth: Why the very thing you think you don't have time for is exactly what creates more time in your life (it's like refusing to stop for gas while running on empty)

⚡ The Energy Multiplication Effect: How my client Kristi, a CFO working 7-5 daily, transformed her exhausting evenings of crashing on the couch into energized time connecting with her husband—without changing her work schedule

🎯 The Root Cause Revelation: Why therapy, exercise, and self-care aren't fixing your overwhelm (hint: they're band-aids on symptoms, not solutions to the real problem)

By the end of this episode, you'll understand why you're actually wasting precious hours on patterns that drain you—and how to reclaim 3-4 hours each week without changing your schedule. You'll finally see the difference between being busy and being productive, and discover the one investment that transforms how you experience every other hour of your day.

• Feel like they're running on empty but can't stop to refuel
• Are crushing it at work but collapsing at home
• Think "I should be able to figure this out myself"
• Want to be present with their kids but feel constantly overwhelmed
• Are tired of just surviving day-to-day instead of actually living

• Time scarcity mindset vs. time abundance reality
• The subconscious sabotage patterns keeping you stuck in overwhelm
• Real client transformations: From survival mode to thriving
• Why surface-level solutions don't create lasting change
• The strategic approach to creating more time and energy
• How my private coaching transforms your relationship with time

• My personal journey from overwhelmed single mom to empowered entrepreneur
• Kristi's transformation from exhausted CFO to energized working mom
• The working mom who was "throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks"

• Calm Mind Blueprint - start the 5 day challenge to go from overwhelm to inner peace in just 2 mins/day. Start here: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod
• Peace & Confidence Collective: click here to apply & get no strings attached details!
• 1:1 coaching: Now accepting applications, only 2 spots left. Apply here.

Remember: You don't need more time. You need to stop wasting the time you have on patterns that aren't serving you.

Learn how to FINALLY break your 'bad' habits! Like mindlessly scrolling when you should be present with your kids, or cleaning the house for the third time today instead of working on that side project you keep talking about.

Here's the thing nobody tells you: every "bad" habit you have is actually serving a purpose. That's why willpower alone never works.

In this 5-minute journaling session, I'll walk you through the exact 4-prompt framework that helped me break my Instagram scrolling habit (and discover what I was really searching for). Plus, I'm sharing a client example about compulsive cleaning that will make you rethink everything.

• The hidden belief beneath every habit you want to break
• Why your "bad" habits are actually protecting you
• The 4 journal prompts that reveal what you're really gaining from unwanted behaviors
• How to shift from self-sabotage to self-trust in real time

✓ You scroll when you know you should be present

✓ You have habits that make you feel guilty or frustrated

✓ You've tried willpower but keep falling back into old patterns

✓ You're ready to understand the "why" behind what you do

Grab your journal and let's do this work together.

• Calm Mind Blueprint: www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod
• Learn more about private coaching (2 spots open) or the Peace & Confidence Collective (small group coaching): www.samanthapenkoff.com/working-together

You know that feeling when you're taking a relaxing bath and you think "this would make such a good reel"? Yeah... that was my breaking point too. 🛁

I sat down to record this episode planning to share all my big insights from 30 days off social media. But here's the thing—I don't have it all figured out yet. And I'm giving myself permission to be okay with that.

If you're tired of your brain working in "social media clips" and putting pressure on yourself to have the perfect plan for everything, this one's for you.

🧠 Your "inspiration" might actually be self-sabotage in disguise

🔄 You're not learning—you're unlearning

🎯 Discovery mode beats solution mode every single time

• You'll stop second-guessing every decision at work because you're not comparing yourself to everyone else's highlight reel.
• Those Sunday scares? They disappear when you're not mentally rehearsing how to be "more productive" tomorrow.
• You'll actually be present during family time instead of thinking about what you should be doing or documenting for later.
• And here's the big one—you'll wake up feeling inspired by YOUR life instead of burdened by everyone else's ideas about what your life should look like.

This isn't about becoming anti-social media or having zero goals. It's about giving yourself permission to be in the messy middle without feeling like you're behind or doing it wrong.

Your brain doesn't need more input right now. It needs space to trust what it already knows.

Calm Mind Blueprint: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod

Sabotage Quiz: Click here for the quiz + custom journal prompt!

AI Limiting Beliefs Prompt: hello@samantha-says.com

Weekly Newsletter: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/prompts

• Calm Mind Blueprint - start the 5 day challenge to go from overwhelm to inner peace in just 2 mins/day. Start here: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod
• Peace & Confidence Collective: click here to apply & get no strings attached details!
• 1:1 coaching: Now accepting applications, only 2 spots left. Learn more here. Apply here.

Ever snap at your kids and immediately think "good moms don't do this"? You're not alone, and more importantly - that guilt is lying to you.

Click here to download the FREE Calm Mind Blueprint to go from guilt & overwhelm to inner peace & worthiness with steps to achieve it in just 2 mins/day.

In this quick journaling session, we're getting to the root of mom guilt so you can finally release the shame that's been weighing you down. Inspired by Tuesday's episode with Emily Rose Hardy, today we're applying her powerful framework to help you question those guilt-inducing thoughts and discover the truth: you're still a good mom, even when you're not perfect.

• The specific mom guilt situation that's been bothering you
• The harsh thought that's making you feel terrible about yourself
• How to question whether that belief is actually true
• My reframing technique that replaces criticism with compassion & action

Perfect for the mom who's tired of beating herself up and ready to show herself the same grace she'd give her best friend.

Resources Mentioned:

Calm Mind Blueprint: www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod

The Blueprint is a guided 5-day experience that includes daily voice guidance, targeted prompts, and community support to help you move from overwhelm to lasting inner peace.

• Click here to download your free Blueprint and continue your journey to emotional freedom.

More Ways to work with Samantha:

1:1 coaching: Now accepting applications, 2 spots open. Apply here.

Are you caught in the cycle of mom guilt, constantly putting everyone else first and feeling like you've lost yourself in motherhood? In this episode, I chat with Emily Rose, host of the Worthy Mother podcast and certified motherhood studies practitioner, about breaking free from the shame spiral and becoming the main character in your own life again.

• Why mom guilt is really about shame and how to move towards compassion
• How to identify the underlying beliefs causing your guilt
• The grief that comes with motherhood not looking like what you expected
• Why doing things for yourself actually makes you a better parent (and models healthy boundaries for your kids)
• Practical ways to make small "main character" choices daily

Emily shares a refreshing perspective that will help you give yourself permission to exist as more than just "mom" while still being the caring, present parent you want to be.

• Instagram: @honestlyemilyrose
• Podcast: The Worthy Mother Podcast (link to my episode about how moms self sabotage)
• Free Resource: 6 Steps to Overcome Mom Guilt: https://honestlyemilyrose.kit.com/guiltfreeguide
• Sam's Calm Mind Blueprint: www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod

Start my free challenge "Calm Mind Blueprint" and learn my step-by-step process for transforming stress and overwhelm into inner peace and direction in just 2-5 mins/day Click here to start.

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