Friday espresso: Working Mom Burnout Is Real— Here’s How to Break the Cycle
May 30, 2025 1:01 am
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Working Mom Burnout Is Real— Here’s How to Break the Cycle
WHY Emotional Well-being Is a Priority for Working Moms
🎙️Working moms are not just managing tasks - they’re managing expectations, emotions, and the constant fear of falling short. The challenge today is not whether women can do both career and caregiving, but whether the systems and environment around them allow them to do so with dignity, joy, and support.
This new episode on 4 Se-Ibu Podcast talks about “what needs to change?” instead of “how do you do it all?”.
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WHAT Needs to Change Both Internally and Externally
Let’s rethink the foundation: how we understand emotional labor, the myths we internalize, and the environments we operate in.
😫 Emotional labor drains energy silently.
Working moms juggle invisible tasks like planning, remembering, and managing emotions—often perceived in the mind as “I have to do it all”—leading to exhaustion and burnout.
📋 Outdated ideals still shape motherhood.
Despite modern roles, many moms feel pressure to be both perfect caregivers and high-achieving professionals, creating constant internal conflict.
💼 Workplaces reward presence over impact.
Many employers value visibility over real results, overlooking the contributions of moms who work flexibly but effectively.
HOW To Change For the Better
Instead of aiming to juggle better, we need to build smarter systems—for ourselves, our homes, and our workplaces.
🗣️ Talk about the invisible work.
Share emotional and mental loads with your partner, kids, or team. Don’t assume — just ask, delegate, and involve.
🤝 Define motherhood on your terms.
Let go of societal scripts. Do what aligns with your values—even if that means takeout dinners or skipping “perfect.”
🗨️Advocate for workplace culture change, not just policy.
Beyond flexible policies, advocate for leaders who listen, understand caregiving needs, and prioritize outcomes over hours.
The burnout epidemic among working mothers isn’t a sign of individual failure—it’s a signal that the system or environment shaped by us must evolve.
📹 Watch the full podcast here for a full guide on emotional well-being and sustainable success for working moms, subscribe to our channel and let us know in the comments what else you would like to hear from us!
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To celebrate Parents Day this May and June, we’re also offering a special series of in-house programmes designed to empower your PEOPLE—not just as professionals, but also as parents. We titled this series or learning interventions Work-Life Power Skills.
If you are interested, email us at customerservice@mq.com.my. We’ll be happy to share more details and work out what fits best for your people.
That’s the espresso, keep the momentum! ☕😌
Stay caffeinated & curious!
Koo Lily
l Founder of mq Training Coaching Consulting l
Leadership Coach l Change Facilitator l Speaker l
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