Torn Between Family and Work? Here’s What Helps

Most days, it works.
Everyone’s healthy. Work is humming along. The family rhythm — though a bit chaotic — holds together.

Sure, there’s a juggle. But it works... until it doesn’t.

Because for most parents, it’s not the everyday rhythm that unravels you... it’s the moments when the rhythm breaks.

The test isn’t when everything’s working. It’s when it all starts to unravel.

Your child wakes up sick.
You’re already sleep-deprived.
You’ve got a deadline this week.
And suddenly... you’re not just juggling work and family — you’re in survival mode.

This is where your patience, your resilience, and your drive get pushed to the edge.

If you’re a high achiever (and if you're reading this, I’m guessing you are), part of you still wants to keep going...
You want to hit deadlines. Stay visible. Keep the momentum.

But now your child is on their fourth day of fever.
You’ve postponed meetings. Moved timelines. You’ve had more conversations with your GP than your team this week.

And it’s not that you don’t love your child. It’s that you also love your work. And holding both of these truths at once is disorienting and exhausting.

There’s the logistics... and then there’s the emotional load.

Doctor appointments. Pharmacy runs. Administering meds three times a day.
All while fielding emails, rescheduling calls, and trying to hold on to your creative spark...

You haven’t slept through the night in days.
You're running on caffeine and grit.

And then it happens... the moment that breaks through the fog:

"Thank you for looking after me."

Their voice is soft, sleepy, grateful. And your heart swells.

In an instant, you're reminded exactly why you're doing this.

Find your why.
~ Simon Sinek

Parenting while working will pull you in directions you couldn’t have imagined before having kids.
You’ll be stretched thin. You’ll feel torn. You’ll wonder if you’re doing any of it well.

But if you can come back — again and again — to your why...

• Why you work.

• Why you parent the way you do.

• Why it matters to show up even when it’s hard...

Then something shifts. You move from just surviving to moving through the chaos with clarity and heart.

If you're feeling stretched between work and family and want tools to ground yourself in the chaos, explore my From Stressed to Best Parent Method. It’s designed to help you reconnect to your values, clarify your priorities, and bring calm back into your family life.