08. Why You Feel So Mentally Exhausted - Even When You're Doing Everything Right

I think this is especially true for high achieving women because when you're capable, dependable and you know, used to being the one who keeps things moving, you can miss the signs for a long time because you're not slowing down long enough to even have awareness.

You tell yourself, You're just tired.

It's just a busy season.

And you know, once things calm down, once this deadline passes, once school settles, once the house is in order, once everyone else is okay, then you'll breathe.

Then you'll rest.

Then you'll get back to God.

But then it doesn't happen.

You know, later just keeps moving and the goalpost keeps moving.

And what I've learned is that sometimes the issue isn't that we don't know what to do.

It's that we've gotten so used to carrying life from a place of pressure that we don't even realize how much that posture is costing us.

And that's really the heart of this episode because yes, there are practical tools that can help.

Boundaries help.

You know, having good daily rhythms helps.

Simplifying your routines helps.

any of those things, but oftentimes what's underneath the exhaustion is not just a scheduling issue.

It's the way we're holding and leading our lives.

You know, sometimes it's the quiet belief that everything depends on us, that we can't let go and we can't slow down because if we do, everything will fall apart.

And you know, one of the biggest lies women absorb without even realizing it is this idea that being a good mom, a responsible woman, or even a faithful Christian woman means always being available and always staying on top of things, always pushing through.

The world disciples women into hustle and performance and constant availability.

But God invites them into rest and stillness and dependence, which leads you to peace that is unexplainable.

And that right there is such a different way of living.

Because the world says, keep going, do more, stay productive, stay relevant, stay constantly on.

But God says, come to me, be still, abide in me.

Let me be God.

And that doesn't mean your responsibilities disappear.