The Invisible Load — Why You’re Exhausted (and What to Do About It)

If you’ve ever opened your eyes in the morning already tired… welcome. You’re not broken. You’re not lazy. You’re not “bad at balancing it all.”

You’re carrying The Invisible Load — the unseen mental, emotional, and logistical labor that somehow became your full-time, unpaid, no-PTO, no-snacks, no-applause job.

This episode is your permission slip to finally set that sh*t down.
Because you can’t rise when you’re buried under everyone else’s needs, reminders, schedules, decisions, and emergencies.

And let’s be honest: you didn’t apply to be the COO of your household, your inbox, your kid’s college recruitment process, and your partner’s optometry appointments.

Yet… here you are. Running operations like a champ. And running yourself into the ground in the process.

Today?

We’re dragging the Invisible Load into the light.
We’re talking decision fatigue, delegation guilt, boundaries, burnout — and the tiny micro-shifts that give you your energy (and sanity) back.

This one hits home. Hard.

In this episode, you'll learn how to:

• Name and identify the Invisible Load so you stop blaming yourself for the overwhelm.
• Spot decision fatigue before it knocks you out — and learn what to automate, batch, and eliminate.
• Delegate without the guilt (yes, even when it’s “easier to just do it yourself”).
• Create tiny systems that lighten your brain — from shared calendars to meal autopilot to intentional “planned pauses.”
• Break the cycle of over-functioning so everyone else finally starts carrying their share.

With stories so real you’ll laugh, nod, and maybe mutter “OMG SAME,” this episode is the midlife mirror you didn’t know you needed.

Grab your latte, your lemon water, or your emergency chocolate…
Rebel, it’s time to lay the load down.

Your Takeaway Action

Alright, Rebel — time to make it real.

Write down three things you’re mentally managing that no one else even knows about.

The invisible sh*t: the meal plans, the permission slips, the college visit logistics, the birthdays, the batteries, the shoe hunt, the emotional labor, all of it.

Then choose ONE to either:

• Delegate
• Delay
• Delete

And when guilt whispers, “Just do it yourself,” say this out loud:

“I don’t have to carry this alone.”

Because you don’t. And you were never meant to.

Craving more? Get the full episode notes and all the rebel extras here:
https://kimberlyriggins.com/podcast/the-invisible-load-why-youre-exhau

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