Before you try to figure out your next career move, it’s worth understanding this: your capacity for clarity, energy, and decision-making is shaped by your nervous system.

Self-care is often sold to mums as bubble baths, face masks, and a night off but the truth runs deeper. Real self-care means boundaries, support, and rest that doesn’t feel earned. In this blog, I bust the myth of self-care as indulgence and explore what it really looks like for working mums recovering from burnout. It’s time to redefine self-care as essential, not optional.