51 | The Hidden Cost of New Year’s Resolutions (and Why They Lead to Burnout)
Release Date: 01/15/2026
55 | Why You Feel Like You’re Never Doing Enough as a Christian Mom & Business Owner
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Feeling like you’re never doing enough as a Christian mom and entrepreneur is something many faith-led women quietly carry every single day. You move through your day trying to keep up with the house, the kids, your business, your faith, and the constant list running in the back of your mind — and yet, no matter how much you do, you still end the day feeling a little behind. In this episode of the Sustainable Foundations Podcast, Ashleigh helps you uncover where that pressure is really coming from and why it’s not a time management problem at all. You’ll discover: Why you feel like...
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54 | Why You Feel Behind All the Time as a Christian Mom and Business Owner
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Feeling behind as a Christian mom is something many faith-led business owners quietly carry every single day. You’re moving all day long — helping, working, responding, trying — and yet the to-do list never feels smaller. In fact, it often feels like it’s growing. In this episode of Sustainable Foundations Podcast, Ashleigh walks through why this constant feeling of being behind has less to do with time management and more to do with invisible expectations you’ve been trying to live up to without realizing it. You’ll discover: Why planners, routines, and productivity tips...
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53 | 3 Simple Shifts to Stop Feeling Overwhelmed Without Dropping Responsibilities | For Christian Moms in Business
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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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52 | How to Manage Motherhood, Home, and Business Without Burnout
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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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51 | The Hidden Cost of New Year’s Resolutions (and Why They Lead to Burnout)
Sustainable Foundations | Sustainable Business Foundations | Equipping Christian Women for Faith-Based Business Growth and Sustainable Scaling
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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50 | 40 Lessons in 40 Years: A Birthday Reflection on Faith, Family, Time & Becoming
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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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49 | Before You Plan 2026: Learn How to Seek God’s Vision for Your Year Ahead
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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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48 | Stop Repeating the Same Year: Identify the Patterns Holding You Back as a Faith-Led Woman
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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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47 | Holiday Overwhelm: How Faith-Led Women Can Slow Down and Savor the Season
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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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46 | You Don’t Have to Hustle to Finish the Year Strong - A gentler way to close December with peace, purpose, and sustainable momentum.
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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....
info_outlineJanuary 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 added more weight to your already full life, this conversation is for you.
We talk about why burnout isn’t a time management problem, why forcing yourself into a “better year” doesn’t work, and what it looks like to shift from pressure-based living to faith-led time stewardship.
This is a gentle, grounding episode for the woman who wants peace more than another plan.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
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Why January can quietly increase stress instead of relieving it
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How mental load and burnout are connected (especially for moms and business owners)
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What burnout really steals from you — beyond just energy
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Why a new calendar can’t fix a nervous system that’s already overwhelmed
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The difference between forcing productivity and stewarding time with God
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A simple, faith-led way to take your next step without pressure
If you’ve been feeling…
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Behind before the year even started
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Overwhelmed by everything you’re supposed to “fix”
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Like your days are something you’re surviving instead of living
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Disconnected from your joy, clarity, or calling
This episode will meet you right where you are.
You don’t need a new year.
You need a new way of walking through the one you’re already in.
Your gentle takeaway for this week
Pick one area where you feel the most pressure right now — your time, your work, your family, your energy.
Then ask God one quiet question:
“What is my next faithful step here?”
Not the whole plan.
Not how to fix everything.
Just the next step.
That’s how burnout starts to loosen its grip — not through force, but through trust.
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