Why you feel lazy and unmotivated.

Exhausted?

The majority of you are moms, and let’s be honest—feeling tired or depleted often just feels like part of the territory, right?

To an extent, yes. You’re working your butts off all day long. From getting the kids dressed and off to school or daycare, while juggling your own morning routine, maybe grabbing a quick bite of their breakfast, to diving into work or caring for the littlest one at home. Suddenly, it’s 3 p.m., and fatigue hits like a switch flipped off in your brain. You push through because you have to—there’s always something else to be done.

You pick up the kids or drop them at practice… Wait, have you eaten today? You get home, throw together dinner, make sure everyone is fed, and finally sit down for your meal and a glass of wine. There’s a moment of peace, and bam! That exhaustion comes crashing back in. Bath time, bedtime battles, and by 8 p.m., you’re finally catching your breath. You snuggle up on the couch with your partner to watch your favorite show but pass out within 15 minutes. Sound familiar?

It’s 10 p.m., and you’re crawling into bed after cleaning up, doing laundry, and grabbing a quick shower. You scroll through Instagram or TikTok… It’s 11:30 now, lights out. You fall asleep but wake up at 3 a.m., tossing and turning for 30-45 minutes. You’re back to sleep only to wake up to that alarm at 5:30 a.m., feeling like dead weight. Exhausted, unmotivated, and drained, yet you get up and run on empty all over again.

Sound familiar? This is a combination of so many of my clients’ stories, all rolled into one. It’s a cycle that feels normal, but running on fumes day after day can lead to a host of health concerns. In your late 20s and early 30s, maybe you can push through. But as you hit your mid-30s and beyond, it gets harder and harder. Long-term cortisol imbalance can lead to insulin resistance, weight gain, heart disease, thyroid disease, inflammation and a weakened immune system.

So where do you begin rebalancing your cortisol levels?

1. Test! A saliva test, done 4x throughout the day, tracks cortisol’s natural ups and downs. This shows where you’re struggling most, helping target your nutrition, movement, and supplements to restore balance.
2. Sleep hygiene – Set a bedtime! Aim for 7 hours as much as you can. Yes, there will be disruptions with kiddos, but try to maintain this pattern as much as possible. Phones down and lights out at 10:30 for that 5:30 wake up. Kids reflect your routines.
3. Stress management – Don’t lie to yourself, we are all freaking stressed. This world is a giant ball of stress. Take a moment to BREATH. When you wake up, take 10 slow, deep breaths before getting out of bed. When you go to bed, take 10 slow, deep breaths. Start simple!!
4. EAT! I’m serious. This is literally the hardest, natural instinct for moms! Humans literally live to eat and eat to live. At this point, I don’t care if you are living off protein bars and shakes for the first couple weeks to just get you fueled and in the habit of actually consuming food. Without enough food, your body will break down. Hair, skin and nails will look like crap. You’ll begin to look saggy from the loss of muscle (muscle can’t be maintained with out food – fat can). You will get sick often. You will be achy. You will be at a higher risk of stress fractures and breaks (yup, even in your 30s and 40s- you don’t have to be 80 for this one). Scared yet? These aren’t exaggerations—they’re the breaking points when most of my clients finally seek help.

Sleep, eat, breath – sounds pretty instinctual, right? And yet, we SUCK at it. Get back to the basics. Slow the F*** down. I say that with love. Ready to take the reigns on your health? Schedule a call with Coach K.