How to Decrease Load & Increase Capacity - Parenting Edition

It can feel important and go undone if your capacity isn’t there. For me right now sitting on the porch with my kid is more important than a lot of the house projects I’d like to get done. And getting to bed by 9:30pm is more important to me than any shows I want to watch or DM’s I want to get caught up on. Ask yourself, what takes care of me so that I can better take care of my kids? Choose that. 

If you’re a parent to young kids, the most important thing you can do is model for them the way you want their life to FEEL. If you don’t want you daughters or sons to endlessly self sacrifice and run themselves into the ground, stop modeling that. Start prioritizing the basics you prioritize for them, bedtime and breakfast. Want to create capacity that changes your life - go to be by 10pm, eat a quality high protein breakfast, and stay off your phone from 9pm - 9am. Don’t think it’s that simply? Try me and report back in 2 weeks.

3 Takeaways:

1. Something can feel important and still go undone if your capacity isn’t there. Ask yourself: what’s most essential right now for me or my kids—and can I let the rest wait?
2. We weren’t meant to parent alone. Seek out support, whether that’s through coaching, friendship, or communities like Release, Amanda’s monthly nervous system class.
3. Model the life you want your kids to live. Prioritize your rest, your food, your needs. That’s not selfish—it’s essential.

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