44 | The Real Reason You’re Always Tired (Hint: It’s Not Just Busyness or Burnout)
Release Date: 11/13/2025
Sustainable Foundations | Equipping Christian Women for Faith-Based Business Growth and Sustainable Scaling
There’s a kind of overwhelm that doesn’t come from chaos. It comes from carrying everything at the same time. The house. The kids. The business. The mental list that never fully turns off. And the quiet thought you carry all day is: “I can’t drop anything… so how do I stop feeling like this?” In this episode of the Sustainable Foundations Podcast, we’re talking about what overwhelm actually feels like for Christian moms running businesses — and why the solution is not doing less, but learning how to carry what you’re already doing differently. You’ll learn the three...
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Have you ever wondered how to manage motherhood, home, and business without feeling like you’re constantly behind? In this episode of the Sustainable Foundations Podcast, Ashleigh answers one of the most common questions she hears: “How do you manage it all?” Instead of offering another productivity hack or time-blocking strategy, Ashleigh walks you through a gentler, more sustainable approach — one rooted in seasonal awareness, clear priorities, and realistic capacity. This conversation is especially for the mom and business owner who feels like she’s doing her best… but still...
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January comes with a quiet kind of pressure. The pressure to feel different. To be more motivated. More focused. More disciplined. More hopeful… just because the calendar changed. But what happens when you wake up on January 1st and you’re still tired? Still carrying the same mental load. Still holding the same responsibilities. In this episode of the Sustainable Foundations Podcast, we’re naming something that so many women feel this time of year but rarely say out loud: New Year’s resolutions don’t heal burnout — they often make it worse. If you’ve ever felt like January just...
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Today’s episode is a little different… because it’s my birthday! 🎂 I’m turning 41, and instead of a birthday month (because let’s be real — December already belongs to Christmas), I decided to pause, reflect, and share 40 things I’ve learned in four decades of living, loving, building, breaking, and becoming. Some of these lessons are deeply personal. Some are practical. Some might make you laugh out loud. And some might stop you in your tracks. But all of them are real — shaped by motherhood, marriage, faith, leadership, waiting seasons, hustle recovery, obedience, healing,...
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As we head into a brand-new year, the world is shouting a thousand versions of “New Year, New You.” But if you’ve been feeling the pressure to figure out your entire life before January even begins… breathe, friend. This episode is your invitation to do things differently. Today, we’re talking about what it really looks like to create vision as a Faith-Led CEO — not from hustle, not from pressure, and not from perfectly polished goals, but from actual partnership with God. Instead of rushing into another year with the same old habits, assumptions, and expectations… we’re...
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If you’ve ever found yourself stepping into a new year hoping things will feel different… only to realize you’re repeating the same cycles, this episode is going to hit home in the gentlest, most freeing way. Today, we’re talking about the patterns we keep dragging from year to year — the ones we’ve normalized, inherited, or simply stopped noticing — and how those patterns keep us from stepping into the abundant life God has already prepared for us. Inside this episode, we’re digging into: Why unbroken patterns repeat themselves The real reason Israel never stepped into...
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The holiday season comes with joy, beauty, and tradition… but it also comes with a whole lot of invisible pressure. In this episode, we’re unpacking why December pulls you in two directions — the desire to slow down and savor the season, and the responsibility to hurry up and handle everything. If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, mentally overloaded, or caught between motherhood, business, and spiritual rhythms, this conversation will feel like a deep breath. We walk through the real reasons holiday overwhelm shows up: the pressure to “make it magical,” the skyrocketing mental...
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This week on the Sustainable Foundations Podcast, we’re talking about why you don’t need to sprint into the end of the year — even if the world around you is shouting that you should. Instead of pushing harder, buying more, and forcing momentum because it’s “what everyone else is doing,” we’re exploring a gentler approach to closing out the year as a faith-led CEO. Inside the episode, we walk through five common messages you’re likely to hear this month — from “do more before the year ends” to “don’t lose momentum” — and offer a peaceful alternative to each one....
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If you’ve been wondering why your business growth feels slower than it “should”… or why all the strategies you keep trying aren’t producing the momentum you expected… this episode is going to hit home in the best way. Because despite what the internet keeps yelling at you — “Fix your funnel!” “Change your niche!” “Buy this template!” — your marketing might not be the problem at all. In today’s episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on five behind-the-scenes factors that shape your growth far more than your marketing strategy ever will. These are the quiet...
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It’s Monday morning after a long weekend. The fridge is half empty, the shoes aren’t by the door, and you’re piecing together lunches from whatever’s left in the pantry. By the time everyone’s out the door and you finally sit down to work — your brain already feels… done. Sound familiar? That’s not laziness or lack of motivation — that’s decision fatigue. In this episode of The Sustainable Foundations Podcast, we’re unpacking the invisible weight that’s draining your time, energy, and peace before the day even starts. You’ll learn what decision fatigue...
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The fridge is half empty, the shoes aren’t by the door, and you’re piecing together lunches from whatever’s left in the pantry. By the time everyone’s out the door and you finally sit down to work — your brain already feels… done.
Sound familiar? That’s not laziness or lack of motivation — that’s decision fatigue.
In this episode of The Sustainable Foundations Podcast, we’re unpacking the invisible weight that’s draining your time, energy, and peace before the day even starts. You’ll learn what decision fatigue really is, the four sneaky ways it’s showing up in your life, and the five practical tools you can use to simplify choices and design your days with more peace, focus, and clarity.
If your mind feels constantly “on” — juggling home, business, and everything in between — this episode will help you take a deep breath, refill your mental energy, and start leading your life from rhythm instead of reaction.
🌿 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:
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What decision fatigue really means — and how it affects your time and mental clarity
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The Four Decision Drains quietly depleting your focus: Volume, Ambiguity, Context-Switching, and Moral Weight
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How to recognize when your decision “bank account” is empty — and what to do before burnout sets in
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The 5-step Decision-Design Framework to help you make fewer, faster, clearer decisions
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Real-life examples for how to apply these tools at home and in business
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A 7-Day Decision Fatigue Reset to help you rebuild your mental margin
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Faith-filled mindset shifts that will help you steward your time and energy God’s way
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🎉 I’m so excited to finally share this with you — the brand-new Sustainable Foundations Community is officially open… and it’s completely free!
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It’s cozy, intentional, and 100% aligned with the heart of this show: slowing down, simplifying, and building your business with God’s pace — not the world’s pressure.
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Because you weren’t meant to build it all alone — you were meant to build it with Him.