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Free to Be Mindful Podcast
Three Questions Every Overwhelmed Mom Needs This Summer
June 28, 2026
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314
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Slowing down for moms — why rest feels like falling behind and 3 questions to move through summer with intention — Free to Be Mindful Podcast with Vanessa De Jesus Guzman, LPC, NCC
Every summer, something shifts. The schedule loosens, the pace changes just enough to notice... and our brains completely miss the memo. If you've ever found yourself mentally planning the next quarter while your kids are finally at camp, this one is for you.
In this season seven finale, we're talking about what intentionally slowing down actually looks like for high-achieving women, why rest feels like falling behind, and three questions to help us move through July with intention instead of accidentally sprinting through it.
What You'll Learn:
✅ Why slowing down feels like falling behind, and what that discomfort is actually trying to tell us
✅ The difference between anxious planning and intentional visioning, and how to stop letting fear disguise itself as productivity
✅ Three questions to help us move through July with purpose instead of guilt
✅ How to name one intentional rest day before the month is over, and why staying in the discomfort of it matters more than getting it perfect
✅ A guided reflection to reconnect with what we actually want the fall to feel like, before we turn it into a project plan
CHAPTERS
00:00 Why Rest Feels Hard
01:01 Summer Pace Shift
02:54 High Achiever Wiring
03:34 Three July Questions
03:52 Slow Pace Keep Purpose
04:19 Connect More Intentionally
04:53 Dream Without Executing
05:35 Pick One Rest Day
06:27 Season Finale Gratitude
08:02 Guided Reflection Meditation
10:21 Share And Work Together
11:00 Mindful Sendoff
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FTBM Podcast Ep314: Three Questions Every Overwhelmed Mom Needs This Summer
Vanessa: [00:00:00] We talk a lot on the show about slowing down, and I'll be honest with you, this is something that I am consistently working on. Every summer I think, "This is the year I actually receive the rest and the calendar will lighten up a little bit." But the brain, it seems like the brain is a whole 'nother story.
Today, I wanna talk about what intentionally slowing down actually looks like and what gets in the way of it.
You're listening to the Free To Be Mindful podcast, where busy moms get practical tips and real talk conversations to find calm, joy, and a little more breathing room in everyday life. I'm Vanessa, licensed therapist, mom coach, and a mom to a tween and toddler. Each week, we get honest about motherhood and mindset, helping you live with more presence, less pressure, without losing your... well, you know. Here we go
welcome back to episode 314 of the Free to Be Mindful podcast. I hope that you're feeling good, looking good, and doing better in this world [00:01:00] than you were yesterday.
So if you're listening to this in real time, it is the end of June or maybe early July. Hopefully kids are in camp right now, and suddenly, as a mom, I personally start thinking about the mental to-do list on the drive home from dropping him off at camp .