What if the biggest factors affecting business growth for mompreneurs aren’t your marketing strategy, your time management, or even your budget – but invisible messages from when you were seven years old?

In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Celia reveals the shocking truth about why so many brilliant mompreneurs stay stuck, burned out, and playing small – even when they’re doing “all the right things.” These hidden factors affecting business growth have nothing to do with your strategy and everything to do with childhood conditioning that’s still running your adult decisions.

You’ll discover the real story behind one mom’s complete business burnout (and her remarkable comeback), plus the 7 hidden childhood scripts that are secretly sabotaging your success right now. From “rest is for the weak” programming that keeps you working until midnight, to “good girl” conditioning that makes boundary-setting feel impossible, this childhood conditioning is creating an overwhelming mental load of moms in business that no productivity hack can fix.

This episode will help you understand:

• The mental load audit that changes everything (hint: it’s not your mental load checklist)
• Brain hacks to improve productivity that actually address the root cause
• How to manage the emotional load of being a mom and business owner without burning out

Fair warning: This content might feel heavy at first, but Dr. Celia’s compassionate business growth coaching approach will help you see these patterns as programming, not personal failure. And the best part? Once you see it, you can start to rewrite it.

Get full episodes notes here

Email - podcast@mindsetcoachmd.com

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Free Quiz - What is your Biz Mom Time-Hacking Superpower?

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About Dr. Celia (Psychiatrist and Coach for Mom Entrepreneurs)- I give ambitious Mom Business Owners a proven strategy to manage their schedule and reduce the mental load so they can get more done in small pockets of time they have— and start making the big moves in their business.

Have a question or a topic you would love to hear on Biz Mom Life? Send me a text!

Next Steps:

1️⃣ Make sure to follow/subscribe here in your app to get notified of the latest episodes

2️⃣ Join the weekly newsletter by taking the Biz Mom Time Hacking Superpower quiz.

3️⃣ If you love this podcast→ I would love it if you can leave a rating and review on Apple & Spotify? This would allow me to better support others in getting the help they need through this podcast.

Disclaimer -

The information shared on this podcast is for educational purposes only. While Dr. Celia discusses health-related topics, this content is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice. Dr. Celia Varghese is a medical doctor, but she is not your doctor or psychiatrist. If you need medical or psychiatric care, please consult your own healthcare professional. Neither Dr. Celia nor Mindset Coach MD LLC is liable for any errors or omissions, or for any harm resulting from not seeking proper medical advice.

Disclosure - Please note that some of the links may be affiliate links. Sometimes I share products I genuinely like and may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you.

Are you drowning in the mental load of a working mom - making your son’s lunch while mentally rehearsing your 9 AM client call, calculating dinner plans, and trying to remember if you sent that follow-up email - all at the same time?

If that scenario sounds painfully familiar, you’re not alone. As a psychiatrist who works with overwhelmed mom entrepreneurs, I can tell you that you’re definitely not broken - but the mental load of a working mom is more complex than anyone’s talking about.

In this episode, we’re diving deep into why traditional productivity advice fails the multitasking working mom and what actually works when motherhood overwhelming meets business demands.

What You’ll Learn:

★ Why your mental load checklist keeps growing no matter how organized you get

★ The brain science behind why multitasking working mom strategies backfire

★ Why your time management working mom daily schedule isn’t the problem - your approach is

★ How to finally ignore distractions that matter vs. ones that don’t (hint: it’s not what you think)

★ The one question that transforms how you handle moms mental load forever

This isn’t another episode about better systems or time management hacks. This is about understanding something fundamental that productivity gurus won’t tell you.

Correction To Statistic Mentioned in Podcast Episode

-Mothers handle 71% of household tasks that require mental effort—60% more than fathers, who manage just 45% according to this article.

Get full episodes notes here

Email - podcast@mindsetcoachmd.com

Links

Free Quiz - What is your Biz Mom Time-Hacking Superpower?

Work With Me - Biz Mom Balance Blueprint VIP

About Dr. Celia (Psychiatrist and Coach for Mom Entrepreneurs)- I give ambitious Mom Business Owners a proven strategy to manage their schedule and reduce the mental load so they can get more done in small pockets of time they have— and start making the big moves in their business.

Have a question or a topic you would love to hear on Biz Mom Life? Send me a text!

Next Steps:

1️⃣ Make sure to follow/subscribe here in your app to get notified of the latest episodes

2️⃣ Join the weekly newsletter by taking the Biz Mom Time Hacking Superpower quiz.

3️⃣ If you love this podcast→ I would love it if you can leave a rating and review on Apple & Spotify? This would allow me to better support others in getting the help they need through this podcast.

Disclaimer -

The information shared on this podcast is for educational purposes only. While Dr. Celia discusses health-related topics, this content is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice. Dr. Celia Varghese is a medical doctor, but she is not your doctor or psychiatrist. If you need medical or psychiatric care, please consult your own healthcare professional. Neither Dr. Celia nor Mindset Coach MD LLC is liable for any errors or omissions, or for any harm resulting from not seeking proper medical advice.

Disclosure - Please note that some of the links may be affiliate links. Sometimes I share products I genuinely like and may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you.

Ever wonder why you keep putting off that important business task - not because you don’t care, but because of the avoidance emotions and roadblocks in your business?

You know the feeling. Those avoidance emotions take over, and every time you try to start a task, plan your schedule, or make a decision, your body rebels. Your mind goes blank. You walk away feeling guilty and frustrated, wondering what’s wrong with you.

Here’s the truth: It’s not a motivation problem. It’s avoidance.

Welcome to Emotions Behind the Schedule Series | Part 5: Avoidance

In this powerful episode, we’re diving deep into one of the most misunderstood patterns in work from home entrepreneurship. You’ll discover why your brain and body team up to shut you down around planning, execution, and business visibility - and more importantly, how to gently re-engage without the guilt or hustle mentality.

What you’ll learn:

• The fascinating neuroscience behind why willpower fails when avoidance kicks in and brain-based strategies that work with your natural wiring instead of against it
• Five different types of business avoidance (and which one matches your pattern)
• Why your “protective brain” sees your business tasks as threats
• The gentle 3-step system to create safety around your business again and rebuild business momentum without burning out
• Ways to get time back by working with your avoidance patterns instead of fighting them

Get full episodes notes here (including steps to overcome avoidance)

Email - podcast@mindsetcoachmd.com

Links

Free Quiz - What is your Biz Mom Time-Hacking Superpower?

Work with me - Biz Mom Balance Blueprint

About Dr. Celia (Psychiatrist and Coach for Mom Entrepreneurs)- I give ambitious Mom Business Owners a proven strategy to manage their schedule and reduce the mental load so they can get more done in small pockets of time they have— and start making the big moves in their business.

Have a question or a topic you would love to hear on Biz Mom Life? Send me a text!

Next Steps:

1️⃣ Make sure to follow/subscribe here in your app to get notified of the latest episodes

2️⃣ Join the weekly newsletter by taking the Biz Mom Time Hacking Superpower quiz.

3️⃣ If you love this podcast→ I would love it if you can leave a rating and review on Apple & Spotify? This would allow me to better support others in getting the help they need through this podcast.

Disclaimer -

The information shared on this podcast is for educational purposes only. While Dr. Celia discusses health-related topics, this content is not a substitute for professional medical or psychiatric advice. Dr. Celia Varghese is a medical doctor, but she is not your doctor or psychiatrist. If you need medical or psychiatric care, please consult your own healthcare professional. Neither Dr. Celia nor Mindset Coach MD LLC is liable for any errors or omissions, or for any harm resulting from not seeking proper medical advice.

Disclosure - Please note that some of the links may be affiliate links. Sometimes I share products I genuinely like and may earn a small commission—at no extra cost to you.