You've been running on autopilot through the holidays — buying, wrapping, planning, coordinating — because that's what you've always done. But have you ever stopped to ask: why am I doing this?

Most working moms don't question it. You just assume it's your job. That if you don't do it, it won't get done (or won't get done right). And honestly? Part of you might not even want to stop — because being the holiday coordinator gives you something. Control. Identity. Proof that you're a good mom.

This episode isn't about adding more to your plate. It's about creating awareness around the beliefs that are keeping you exhausted.

Strategic Journal Prompts:

• What would happen if you didn't coordinate everything this year?
• What are you afraid your family would think, feel, or say if you didn't coordinate everything this year?
• What does being the holiday coordinator give you? Is it identity, control, or maybe proof that you're a good mom?

These prompts might make you uncomfortable. That's the point. This is how you start questioning the beliefs keeping you stuck — and find a way forward that doesn't require burning yourself out to prove your worth.

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• 90 min Breakthrough Intensives: We get to the root of what keeps you performing instead of enjoying. Plus a 30-minute follow-up call 2 weeks later. Click here for details.
• Private Coaching - 4 open spots: www.samanthapenkoff.com/privatecoaching

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You love Christmas. You want to create magic for your kids. But somewhere between the cookie baking and the coordinating and the shoulds, you realize the pressure to make it all perfect is keeping you from actually being present. And that's the thing you wanted most.

This episode breaks down the belief driving the exhaustion — and what changes when you stop long enough to ask yourself: Why am I doing this? Do I even enjoy it?

• The hidden belief behind holiday burnout (and how it shows up on autopilot)
• What you’re trying to protect when you take responsibility for every detail
• A simple question to ask before adding one more tradition, event, or expectation
• How to create joy without performing perfection

After listening, you’ll feel lighter — like you can enjoy the season instead of choreographing it. Press play and give yourself permission to let something be easier this year.

• Free Calm Mind Blueprint: http://www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod

• 90 min Breakthrough Intensives: We get to the root of what keeps you performing instead of enjoying. Plus a 30-minute follow-up call 2 weeks later. Click here for details.
• Private Coaching - 4 open spots: www.samanthapenkoff.com/privatecoaching

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You're in a meeting and another woman says something brilliant. Everyone lights up. And you feel... small. Threatened. Like you just got replaced.

Or maybe it's simpler than that — you see two women laughing together and your brain goes: they don't need you anymore.

It's embarrassing to admit. You're a grown woman. You're successful. You know this is irrational. But the jealousy? The comparison? The exhausting need to prove you're still relevant? It's there. And it's quietly running your friendships, your collaborations, the rooms you avoid walking into.

In today's journaling session, we're going straight to the root: the childhood moment that taught you connection = competition. And we're getting it out of your body.

Inside the free journaling guide, you'll get:

• All 7 strategic prompts with space to journal directly in the doc
• Bonus prompts on breaking the cycle and identifying where this shows up in your life
• Somatic release practices to rewire your nervous system
• No email required - just click, make a copy, and start journaling

Grab the complete guide here: Strategic Journaling to Process & Release Your Sister Wounds

This isn't just awareness work. This is nervous system rewiring so you can stop performing for belonging and start choosing it.

• Grab the free Google Doc with all 7 prompts + space to journal right in the document (no email required): Strategic Journaling to Process & Release Your Sister Wounds
• Free Calm Mind Blueprint: http://www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod

• 90 min Breakthrough Intensives: We get to the root of what keeps you performing instead of enjoying. Plus a 30-minute follow-up call 2 weeks later. Click here for details.
• Private Coaching - 4 open spots: www.samanthapenkoff.com/privatecoaching

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