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Are You Burned Out, or Just Running on Coffee and Chaos?

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By Regina Steele | Integrative Health Coach + Founder of The Mom Reset

 

Let’s Be Honest...You’re Running on Coffee and Chaos

You know that point where your coffee needs coffee? Yeah. That’s the motherhood energy plan most of us are on.

It’s not that we choose burnout, it’s that no one told us it was coming with the diaper bag. One minute you’re thriving on baby snuggles and Target runs, and the next you’re staring at a pile of unfolded laundry wondering if you’re actually living inside a never-ending to-do list.

Somewhere between school drop-offs, work emails, and trying to remember if anyone fed the dog, you start to feel it: the dull, slow crash of mental, emotional, and physical exhaustion. That’s your body whispering, “Hey, remember me?” before it eventually starts yelling.

The Brick Wall Nobody Warned You About

Three years after having my youngest, I hit that infamous “mom wall.” You know, the invisible one that shows up uninvited, smacks you square in the face, and then has the audacity to ask, “What’s for dinner?”

I wasn’t sick, but I also wasn’t okay. My energy was gone, my patience was thin, my hormones were off, and my body was like, “We’re done pretending.”

That’s when I started digging into research (actual scientific studies, alternative health, nervous system regulation, hormonal cycles, gut health) the works. Because let’s be real: most of us moms don’t have time to decode medical journals or propaganda news while carpooling and meal prepping.

So, I made it my job to do that for you.

Expiration Dates Are for Yogurt, Not Moms

Somewhere around the 2-year postpartum mark, it feels like the world moves on. The baby checkups stop, everyone assumes you’re “back to normal,” and suddenly your name gets bumped off the “priority list.”

But here’s the truth: there’s no “normal” to go back to. Your body, brain, and hormones spent nearly a year remodeling the entire infrastructure. You don’t bounce back from that; you rebuild differently.

Recent studies show it can take up to 10 years postpartum for a mom’s body to reach equilibrium again. Ten. Years. Yet, society acts like your warranty expired after 24 months.
Newsflash: you’re not a container of yogurt!

You don’t have an expiration date, and you’re not “past your prime.” You’re evolving. You’re shifting. You’re learning to run a marathon without ever signing up for one.

The System Isn’t Built for Moms (But We’re Changing That)

The truth? The healthcare system was designed around treating disease, not preventing it. It doesn’t know what to do with a woman who’s “not sick, just exhausted.”

That’s why integrative health coaches like me exist. To help moms bridge that gap. Because if you’ve ever been told “your labs look normal” while feeling like your body is waving a white flag, you know something’s off.

Your body can heal. It just needs support, not another prescription or pat on the head. And while we’re slowly convincing the medical world to sit down together, moms like us are learning to take the reins on our own healing.

What Will It Take?

Here’s the line that lit the fire under me:

“Within the next decade, moms will live a longer disease span than life span if current health trends continue.”

At first, I cried. Then, I got pissed.

Because how is it possible that between postpartum and perimenopause, there’s basically… nothing? No guidance, no roadmap, just a blur of caffeine, stress, and Google searches.

But here’s the part that’s both comforting and revolutionary: your body doesn’t want to “go back.” It wants to move forward. To heal, strengthen, and adapt...if you give it the chance.

The key is learning how to support it. That’s what The Mom Reset is all about! A seasonal group where you learn to reset your energy, regulate your nervous system, and stop running on fumes. Think of it as your mom recharge station (minus the guilt, chaos, or juice cleanse).

Motherhood Doesn’t Expire

Motherhood isn’t a phase; it’s an evolution. You are not the same woman you were before kids; and thank God for that.

You’ve earned every curve, every stretch mark, every sleepless night. Your body isn’t broken; it’s just begging for a little maintenance. And once you start giving it what it needs (real food, real rest, and a break from the nonstop noise) it gives back tenfold.

Your body is miraculous. Your energy isn’t gone forever. It’s just waiting for permission to come back.

If you want to dive deeper into the emotional and physical chaos of motherhood (and how to crawl out of it), grab a copy of my book Mother F*cked. It’s the honest, unfiltered survival guide they didn’t hand out in the hospital.

Your 5-Minute Reset

If you only do one thing today, do this:

  1. Step outside (yes, even in your pajamas).

  2. Take 10 deep breaths...slow, through your nose.

  3. Ask yourself, “What do I need right now?”

  4. Whatever pops into your head first (water, food, movement, quiet) give yourself that.

  5. And if the answer is “a nap”, congratulations. You’re human.

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