I didn’t plan to share this. Not now. Not like this. But after birthing our sixth baby and coming back from maternity leave, something happened. A stripping away. A loud clarity after a long season of silence. And I knew this had to be the place I shared it – not on social, not in a perfectly polished announcement.

This podcast has always been my field journal. My real-time processing. So this final podcast isn’t about strategy, it’s about my experience coming back from maternity to my business and the changes I am making and I have a feeling you might need it too.

Entrepreneur Burnout Truth 1: Isn’t Always What It Seems

Lately, I’ve been noticing a disorientation that doesn’t look like the usual entrepreneur burnout. Everything is technically working, the business is thriving, the metrics are solid and the momentum is there. And yet, I feel like I’m carrying too much of the wrong weight.

It’s not the volume – it’s the misalignment. 

It feels heavy instead of hard and it feels like maybe it’s not even mine to carry anymore.

When I talk to other founders, creators, and leaders I respect deeply, they whisper the same thing: ‘I just feel like I need less, I need to pause, I need to breathe’ But they whisper it like it’s a confession – like they’re failing somehow. 

I don’t see it as failure, it is about discerning what is right for them in the season they are in. 

Entrepreneur Burnout Truth 2: Reconciling Ambition With Reality

Years ago, a mentor looked at my big, beautiful 3-year business plan (crafted while pregnant with our fourth) and said something that rocked me:

“You need to reconcile your ambition with your reality.”

I laughed and said “But I can do it all! I have systems, vision, capacity…” and here is the crazy thing looking back, I really meant it. 

I know he wasn’t questioning my ability, he was asking the bigger more important question – was what I was building what God was actually asking of me.

There’s a huge difference. 

Entrepreneur Burnout Truth 3: The Invitation I Almost Missed

During pregnancy, I prayed often. “God, just tell me what you want me to do and I’ll burn it down or scale it up. Just speak.”

And for months I heard nothing, it was total silence.

I discovered that the invitation didn’t come with fireworks, it came with a quiet unraveling – a stripping away of identities and to-do’s I thought I had to carry. I had to confront the lie that my worth was tied to productivity and that my impact was measured in output.

What came through instead was the quiet realization: You are being called to less, not because you can’t handle more but because more isn’t the point anymore.

Entrepreneur Burnout Truth 4: Addiction Disguised as Efficiency

Our brains haven’t evolved to thrive in the environment we’re asking them to operate in. We live in a culture of constant stimulation, feedback loops, and hustle-glorification – and it’s wreaking havoc on our ability to think deeply or define what we truly want.

We’ve mistaken overstimulation for effectiveness and we’ve wrapped addiction in wellness language. We stopped asking if this pace was ever holy or if it was just loud enough to feel normal.

That pace routed in addition and striving is costing us our peace, our presence and our purpose.

Entrepreneur Burnout Truth 5: This Isn’t Just Burnout – It’s a Holy Disruption.

The entrepreneurial world teaches us that growth should be a straight upward line, but nothing else in nature works that way.

So when growth slows and when the pace shifts – we panic. We assume we’re the problem so we push harder or we ghost entirely.

But maybe what’s happening is divine disruption, a necessary pruning, a seasonal business shift that’s God-ordained.

Like the carrots I once tried to grow in our garden – they were stunted and nubby, not because something was wrong, but because I planted too many and they had no room to grow. A friend taught me to pull some out – to sacrifice some carrots so the rest could flourish.

That’s the season I’m in.

My Next Season: Authorship and Legacy at Home

So here’s the announcement I didn’t expect to make:

This is my last podcast episode…for now.

Not because I’m burnt out but because I’m being called somewhere new – into authorship and into deeper presence with my family. I’m being called into a rhythm that doesn’t demand more, but asks for better.

The book is coming and the tools to walk with you through your own Big Next are coming and I’ll still be sharing on YouTube and through my email list.

This chapter is closing – not because I’m done, but because the next one deserves a clear page.

What Do You Need To Let Go Of To Make Room For Your Big Next?

What are you holding onto because it’s always been there? What are you afraid to release because it technically works? What are you pretending is sustainable because it feels easier than pruning?

This isn’t about quitting – it’s about obedience and alignment.

I’m not disappearing, I’m just stepping fully into what God is calling me to do in this season.

If this post stirred something in you, maybe it’s your time to pause and ask:

“What am I really being invited into?”

I’ll still be sharing my weekly thoughts about leadership, business and so much more on my YouTube channel, click here to subscribe and watch – see you there.