103 - Why May Feels Impossible: The Season Every Busy Mom Needs to Know About
The Life Coach for Working Moms PodcastShow Notes
It's April, you're feeling good, spring energy is back — and then May hits like a freight train. Permission slips, recitals, Teacher Appreciation Week, end-of-year parties... all at once, with no warning.
There's a name for this: Maycember. It carries all the chaos of the holiday season without any of the twinkle lights — and the reason it knocks us flat every single year isn't a personal failing. It's a structural problem that nobody talks about.
In this episode, we're naming what's really happening in May, why we get blindsided every single year, and why surviving it is no longer the only option.
➡️ Ready to stop white-knuckling your way through May? Join me live on April 22nd for Maycember Made Easy — a hands-on planning workshop to help you actually orchestrate the craziest month of the year. Tickets are just $9. Grab yours at themothernurture.com/maycember.
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