CEO Mama Newsletter: 30th Edition

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Let’s just be really honest about something, you weren’t meant to carry as much as you’re carrying.

Not just emotionally, but cognitively.

Most women are running the equivalent of 47 browser tabs in their mind at all times:

• The launch that’s coming

• The field trip permission slip you forgot to sign

• The birthday gift you meant to buy

• The groceries for dinner

• The Reels draft you haven’t finished

• The email you still haven’t replied to

• The worry you haven’t named out loud

You close one tab, two more pop open.

It’s no shock that women perform an average of 4.5 hours of unpaid labor every day, compared to 2.5 for men.

So if it feels like you're constantly managing the background noise of life, business, and motherhood…it's because you are.

This is the true weight of the mental load for ambitious mothers.

And it’s not just about tasks… it’s about being the one who remembers, who holds it all, so no one else drops the ball.

That’s the invisible labor of motherhood.
That’s the behind-the-scenes labor of leadership.

And when you’re both a mother and a business owner?
That invisible weight can become your default operating system.

Until one day your brain just…stalls.
You forget the thing. You snap at your kid. You open your laptop and stare blankly, unsure what you’re even supposed to be doing.

That’s not a failure.
That’s a system overload.

Your nervous system was never meant to be the database, the task manager, the CRM, the content calendar, and the family logistics coordinator all in one.

But we’ve been conditioned to wear this as a badge of honor, to be the one who keeps it all together.
To remember the things no one else thinks about.
To anticipate needs before they’re spoken.
To carry the full picture, even when no one sees it.

So when we talk about AI, it’s easy to tune out. Because it sounds like just another productivity hack for people who want to move faster.

And yes, there might be resistance.

It can feel strange, even unsettling, to let a machine learn your patterns, your voice, and your family rhythms. 

But here’s the truth: AI only learns what you teach it. You’re still in control. You can use it without giving it everything.

You can offload the weight, while still guarding what’s sacred.

So here’s the reframe:

Using AI isn’t always about doing more, it’s about finally having a place to put the load.

Here’s what you need to know: the average entrepreneur who uses AI saves 2.5 hours a day just by automating simple tasks. I personally save 20+ hours a week now using AI.

But, only 15% of women report using AI weekly. Those who do use it, experience a sharp drop in task overwhelm.

So, it’s time to stop seeing it as a tech trend or purely a business tool, and start seeing it as what it really is:

A second brain.
A mental assistant.
A way to clear space - so your mind, heart, and body can catch up.

Because sometimes, the most powerful thing a mother can do is stop being the only one who holds it all.

The landscape of leadership is shifting…fast.

It’s no longer about who can grind the hardest or be the busiest.
It’s about discernment, clarity, and cognitive bandwidth.

AI isn’t replacing leaders.
It’s exposing what’s no longer worth their energy.

The CEO Mamas who will thrive in this next era aren’t the ones doing more, they’re the ones thinking more clearly.

Creating from a place of mental spaciousness.
Making decisions from a place of nervous system regulation.
Protecting their attention like it’s their most valuable asset - because it is.

Most of us turn to AI thinking it’ll help us move faster, but speed isn’t what we’re actually craving.

What we’re missing and what feels most elusive, is whitespace.
Room to think clearly. To create without the pressure. To pause without guilt.
To walk into a room and remember why we’re there (remember that? lol).
To hear our own thoughts without interruption.

But when you’re a CEO Mama, there’s rarely a moment where someone or something isn’t asking for your attention.

AI can’t mother your children, but it can create the conditions where you can mother (and lead, and create) without that background hum of overwhelm.
Because the reality is:
You don’t lead better by adding more tabs.
You lead better by protecting your bandwidth and your boundaries; by closing the tabs that drain you.

Your life and business can only expand to hold what your nervous system is capable of holding.

Here’s the truth AI can’t change:

It can’t mother your children.
It can’t hold your hand during a hard season.
It can’t sit with your grief or feel your intuition or rock your baby to sleep at 2am.
It can’t connect the dots between your ambition and your softness.

That’s your job.

But what it can do is make more space for those things.
It can handle the grocery list. The caption draft. The launch outline.
So you can actually show up - present, calm, resourced - for the things that require your whole heart.

Lightening the load isn’t the same as being fully resourced, but it gives you the margin to begin.

So when the mental tabs get closed, don’t rush to fill the space.

Feel your body.
Notice your breath.
Let your mind wander without telling yourself it's wrong.
Tend to yourself the way you tend to your kids - with care, with rhythm, with attention.

You’re still human.
And AI doesn’t change that.

This week, try this:

1. Pick one thing you’re mentally carrying that’s taking up space. Even something that seems small or inconsequential - a piece of content, a grocery list, a launch idea, a message you need to send.

2. Drop it into ChatGPT (or whatever AI tool you use) with a simple prompt:

• “Help me organize this.”

• “Can you draft this with a warm, professional tone?”

• “Here’s what I’m trying to say. Can you make it more clear?”

3. Notice how it feels to take it off your mental list. 

Delegation isn’t always about handing something to a person. Sometimes, it’s about co-creating the solution with something that doesn’t complain, get distracted, or forget.

It’s not about perfection, it’s about relief.

You get to check the box, clear the tab, and move on with more energy for what really matters.

P.S. Inside the CEO Mama Membership, we don’t just talk about offloading your mental tabs, we give you the tools to do it. From masterclasses to live calls, we weave AI into our workshops as a support system for your nervous system. Because it’s not about doing more, it’s about doing less, better. If that kind of space sounds good right now, you can apply here to join us in the next round.