Reserve your free seat at the 'Permission to Prioritize Your Energy' workshop! Learn how to stop energy leaks and become an energized woman through daily permission slips.

Are you constantly exhausted even though you're doing "all the right things" to relieve stress and overwhelm? Going to therapy, exercising, reading personal development books, scheduling self-care Sundays... but you STILL feel drained by 3pm?

Today's 5-minute journaling session is for the working mom who knows her kids and unfulfilling job are draining her, but can't figure out why nothing seems to bring her energy back. Spoiler alert: the problem isn't what you think it is.

• Why you feel most drained during your day (and it's probably not what you expect)
• The hidden energy leaks happening through tiny decisions all day long
• How asking yourself one simple question can transform your entire energy level
• The real reason self-care isn't working (and what to do instead)

Ready to go deeper? Join me for my FREE 20-minute workshop: 'Permission to Prioritize Your Energy' where you'll learn my signature Permission Slip Method to stop feeling guilty for what you want and start choosing what energizes you.

• When: Tuesday, June 24th at 9:15am PST | 12:15pm EST
• What: Live journaling workshop for ambitious moms who are tired of being tired
• Cost: Completely FREE
• Bonus: First 10 people to attend live get my exclusive 'Instant Energy Reset' visualization
• Reserve your spot here →

✨ The real problem: You're leaking energy through tiny decisions all day long - every time you choose what you "should" do over what you genuinely want

✨ Why self-care isn't working: You're trying to add energy through external things when you're actually draining yourself through micro-choices

✨ The solution: Learning to make micro-choices that energize instead of deplete you (and this often takes things OFF your plate)

• FREE Workshop: "Permission to Prioritize Your Energy" - Learn the Permission Slip Method to choose energy over exhaustion without changing your to-do list!
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You know that feeling when you look around at your life and think, "This isn't what I pictured at all"?

Maybe you imagined climbing the corporate ladder while being the Pinterest-perfect mom. Or maybe you thought you'd have more control over how things turned out. But here you are—juggling a demanding job, feeling guilty about missing bedtime stories, and wondering if this chaos is just "your season" or if there's actually a way through it.

Andrea Nanigian gets it. She went from successful corporate executive to full-time caregiver overnight when her son developed severe OCD. Twelve years later, she's not just surviving—she's thriving and helping other parents do the same through her podcast "This Way Up."

🎯 The permission slip you didn't know you needed: How to actually mourn the life you planned (and why this one step changes everything)

🎯 The real secret to finding purpose: Spoiler alert—it's not about having it all figured out or becoming Mother Teresa

🎯 Tiny self-care wins that actually work: "Snack-sized" self-care for when you literally have zero time but need to stop running on empty

Instead of feeling guilty about where you "should" be in life, you'll feel peace about where you actually are. You'll stop waiting for the "perfect" season to prioritize yourself and start making tiny choices that give you energy back. Most importantly, you'll realize your purpose doesn't have to be this huge, spotlight-worthy thing—it can be as simple as helping one person, including yourself.

This episode will help you stop feeling like you're just surviving your days and start feeling like you're actually living them. Because here's the truth: you don't need to burn it all down to feel fulfilled. You just need to stop fighting what is and start working with it.

Perfect for the working mom who's tired of feeling like she's failing at everything and ready to find her way up.

Resources Mentioned:

This Way Up Podcast with Andrea Nanigian

Connect with Andrea: https://www.thiswayuppodcast.com/

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

Application: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/assessments/2148353310

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

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

🎯 REGISTER NOW: FREE 20-minute workshop "Permission to Prioritize Your Energy": www.samanthapenkoff.com/energy-workshop. Happening on Tuesday, June 24th! Get daily permission slips that fuel you instead of drain you

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!

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• 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.