Lead Like a Mother: Work-Life Balance, Burnout Recovery & Leadership Skills for High-Achieving Moms

Download the Working Mom Guilt Breakthrough If you’re tired of overthinking, delaying, and carrying guilt like it’s your job, start here: Working Mom Guilt Breakthrough In this episode, we’re talking about how perfectionism quietly burns out working moms. I share a personal story about creating my first postpartum mothers group and getting stuck on every detail, the title, the length, the structur...

You’ve listened to the episodes, done the check-ins, named the anger, set some boundaries, and rediscovered bits of yourself, but you’re still exhausted and wondering, “Okay, but what do I change in my actual day‑to‑day?” If you’re ready for practical shifts that move you from burned out to “Boldly Both,” this episode is for you. Connect & work with Christina: Speaking, workshops, consulting:...

You look successful on paper—career, kids, calendar full, but inside you feel strangely blank. You can answer who you are as “mom” and what you do at work, but if someone asks, “What do you want? What do you enjoy?” your mind goes quiet. If you’ve wondered, “Have I completely lost myself in work and motherhood?” this episode is for you. Connect & work with Christina: Speaking, workshops, consu...

You finally get a quiet moment—shower, car, parking lot and instead of feeling relief, you feel… nothing. Not excited, not inspired, just flat and tired in your bones. If you’ve wondered, “Is this just my life now?” this episode is for you. Connect & work with Christina: Speaking, workshops, consulting: Hello@christinarunnels.com Buy Boldly Both: A Mom's Guide to Balancing Career and Fami...

Feeling like the reliable one for everyone at work, at school, at home, and also the most exhausted person in every room? This episode is for you. Connect & work with Christina: Speaking, workshops, consulting: Hello@christinarunnels.com Buy Boldly Both: A Mom's Guide to Balancing Career and Family Without Guilt  Follow on Facebook Free burnout check-in (from Episode 1): Start tracking ho...

In this episode of Lead Like a Mother , licensed therapist and author Christina Runnels dives into a topic that hits every overloaded working mom: anger and resentment. Christina shares her own story of snapping over small moments, like asking kids to put on shoes and explores why these reactions happen when we’re carrying too much. She breaks down why anger isn’t a character flaw but a signal of...

Working Mom Time Management: End 8:57pm Dinners Forever Download your FREE Working Mom 3-Block Template ⬇ https://officialchristinarunnels.kit.com/1bc4f01ac1 You glance at the clock: 8:57pm. Cold dinner over laptop. Kid lunchbox in sink. Work phone buzzing. Tomorrow is looming. High-achieving working moms need a working mom time management system—not more discipline. Episode 5's 3-block routi...

That grocery store receipt moment... Organic milk (dairy upset), gluten-free bread (headaches), exact yogurt she'll eat, Goldfish rotation, birthday wrapping paper (party Saturday), Tuesday-only sales. $187.43 . Every item = one mental decision you made.  If you disappeared tomorrow: Would they know her yogurt? Goldfish rotation? Science fair dates?  Not because they don't care. Because...

You look “fine” on the outside, but inside you’re exhausted, snappy, and one more email away from losing it. In this first episode of Lead Like a Mother, Christina Runnels, licensed therapist, author of Boldly Both: A Mom’s Guide to Balancing Career and Family Without Guilt , and fellow high-achieving working mom shares her own burnout story and explains why this podcast exists. You’ll learn what...

High-achieving working mom who’s always rushing and still feels behind? This episode will help you finally understand why and what to do about it. You’ll learn how each one is quietly draining you and walk away with one simple survival key you can start using this week so you’re not constantly living in catch-up mode. Download the FREE 3 Keys Survival Tracker so you can pick your key and actually...

You’re at work thinking you should be with your kids, and with your kids thinking about everything you’re dropping at work, so no matter where you are, you feel like you’re failing everyone. This episode is for the high-achieving working mom whose brain constantly says, “I’m not enough.” Christina Runnels, licensed therapist, author of Boldly Both , and host of Lead Like a Mother, breaks down mom...