More than Milestones
More than Milestones
Kaitlin Rickerd
6. Touched Out, Burnt Out, and Overwhelmed: My Motherhood Burnout Experience
16 minutes Posted Sep 30, 2025 at 9:00 am.
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Burnout has been a part of my motherhood journey in ways I never expected. For most of my life, I had systems and methods that helped me succeed — whether it was in school, work, or personal goals. But once I started adding more and more to my plate — a job, a house, a partner, kids — those methods stopped working the way they used to. Suddenly, what had always kept me afloat wasn’t enough anymore. I used to think burnout meant shutting down completely, being unable to function, or feeling co...