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You’re tired.
But not just “mom tired.”
You feel off.
More anxious than usual.
More reactive than you want to be.
And you can’t quite explain why.
If any of that resonates, this episode is for you.
This week, we sat down with Dawn Marraccino, coach for women in midlife (or really any transition), READY-certified coach, mom of four, grandma of three, and someone who has lived just about every version of motherhood you can imagine.
Single mom at 20.
Blended family.
Working mom.
Stay-at-home mom.
Empty nester.
And now… living on a sailboat in San Diego (casual).
But what makes this conversation so powerful isn’t just her story.
It’s the moments where you go:
“Wait… that’s happening to me too.”
“Oh… I thought that was just me.”
“No one told me THIS part.”
Seriously, all of us teared up at one point or another.
Some of our favorite “this is me” moments
“I didn’t know everyone didn’t talk to themselves the way I do.”
“I thought I was having a nervous breakdown… it was my hormones.”
“You can do anything. But you can’t do everything.”
“Don’t become the villain in your own story.”
“It’s all hard. Just choose your hard.”
What we talk about in this episode
Motherhood in every season
Becoming a mom at 20 vs. later in life
Blended family dynamics (and the real, messy parts)
What changes when your kids become adults
Work, identity, and all the hats
Why “working mom” can look a hundred different ways
Letting your career evolve with your season
The tension of wanting to work and be present
The conversation every woman in her 30s needs to hear
Perimenopause (yes… it might already be happening)
Symptoms no one connects to hormones: anxiety, rage, brain fog, vertigo
Why so many women feel like they’re “losing it”
The deeper work
Parenting your kids… while learning to parent yourself
Community vs. doing it alone
Letting go of the “perfect life” narrative
If this sounds like the mental load you’re working through, we offer coaching for high-achieving moms wanting to master your many roles in life. Book a call to see if coaching is right for you.
The line we can’t stop thinking about:
“You are enough exactly how you are. You don’t have to do one more thing.”
Resources + Links
Dawn’s recommended book on perimenopause: The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again.
Dawn’s Substack (Grit & Grace).
The Ready Framework that Dawn said changed the way she coaches forever.
If this episode felt like you…
Send it to a friend who’s been saying, “I feel off but I don’t know why.”
Or the one who’s:
trying to discover what’s next
questioning everything
or just trying to feel like herself again
Because transitions don’t mean you’re falling apart.
They might be the moment you finally come back to yourself.
Dawn is the kind of coach you want in your corner.
She’s deeply passionate about helping women navigate the in-between, with grit, grace, and the kind of wisdom that only comes from living it.
Book a coaching call on Dawn’s website.
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