I Couldn't Function With Four Teens. Here's What I Wish I'd Known Earlier
Doctor Tells the exhausted Woman “I’m Afraid you have what’s known as ‘Children’.
Ever find yourself staring at your mobile, unable to remember why you picked it up? Making mistakes that terrify you? Your behaviour becoming more erratic? That was me - and I learnt the hard way what happens when you push too far.
I didn't just hit rock bottom - my mind and body completely shut down.
There I was, mum of four teenage daughters, and I couldn't trust my own brain anymore. The mistakes started small - forgotten appointments, mixed-up schedules, unusual behaviour that wasn't like me at all. Then they got bigger. More frightening. The kind of mistakes that make you question everything.
The brain fog wasn't just inconvenient - it was terrifying. Simple decisions became impossible. Basic tasks felt like climbing a mountain. My behaviour became more unpredictable, my thoughts more scattered. I couldn't think straight, couldn't function, couldn't be the mum my girls needed during their critical tween and teen years.
This wasn't just being tired. This was full system failure. The kind where your behaviour becomes unrecognisable, where simple tasks become impossible, where you're actually scared about what's happening to your mind and body. Adrenal fatigue had won, and the cost was higher than I could have imagined.
The Wake-Up Call
You know what's more frightening than realising you're completely broken? Realising your kids are watching you break.
I wasn't just failing myself. I was modelling that running yourself into the ground was normal. That putting yourself last was simply what mums do. That being perpetually exhausted was somehow a badge of honour.
Absolutely not.
The Turning Point
When you've lost the ability to make simple decisions, when you're making mistake after mistake, when your teenagers are looking at you with growing concern, you have some rather intense revelations:
I couldn't continue down this path
My girls deserved more than my leftovers
Something had to change - dramatically
These patterns weren't just harming me, they were shaping my daughters' future
And here's the real kicker - all those things I thought I hadn't time to deal with? They were now demanding payment with compound interest.
The Journey Forward
Getting back to functioning wasn't just about physical recovery. It meant completely reimagining how I showed up as a mother.
I immersed myself in:
Understanding what truly works in parenting (not just what we're told should work)
Finding ways to connect that didn't require superhuman energy
Breaking those generational patterns I'd sworn I wouldn't repeat
Creating systems that worked for real life, not perfect life
And something remarkable happened. As I started healing and learning, I began creating the tools I wished I'd had years ago. Tools that could have prevented my breakdown. Tools that actually worked in the messy reality of raising tweens and teens.
The Solution I Created
That's how Not Your Mother's Parenting Playbook was born - from my complete breakdown to breakthrough. I created it for:
The mum who's running on empty but can't see how to stop
The parent who knows something needs to change but doesn't know where to start
Everyone who's worried they're getting it wrong but doesn't have time for a doctorate in parenting
I made it what I desperately needed back then:
Quick enough to do in stolen moments
Engaging enough to keep you going
Real enough to work in actual life
Powerful enough to create real change
Why This Matters Now
Here's the honest truth: If you've got young kids, you're either building foundations now or creating clean-up work for later. And let me tell you - clean-up in the teen years is like trying to renovate a house while living in it during a cyclone.
If you're already in the tween/teen years - it's not too late. But don't wait for your own complete shutdown. Take it from someone who learnt the hard way - the time to change is now.
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"From one struggling parent to another - don't wait for your complete shutdown moment. The time to change is now, and I'll show you how."
P.S. Yes, you can do this course whilst hiding in the pantry eating chocolate. I designed it that way on purpose. Because I get it. I really, really get it.
P.P.S. My life transformed from barely functioning to thriving, and I learned how to be the mum my girls needed without losing myself in the process. You can too. Join us today and start your transformation story.