It’s probably not that you’re “doing too much” — but you might be operating beyond your biological capacity, mistaking survival mode for strength. Today’s podcast episode reveals the five patterns that quietly drain your energy and why honoring your real nervous-system limits is the key to reclaiming clarity, presence, and sustainable power. And with our Black Friday Honor Your Energy: A 7-Day Nervous System + Boundaries Reset just days away, you’ll finally have a way to shift this in real time.

If there’s one thing I see over and over again with high-capacity women — leaders, founders, mamas, visionaries — it’s this:

You’re not exhausted because you’re incapable.

You’re exhausted because you’ve been operating beyond your actual, biological capacity for far too long.

And not because you’re careless.

But because you were conditioned to believe that capacity is a matter of character — not nervous-system bandwidth.

Today’s episode (and this email) is your invitation back to truth.

Because when you learn to honor your capacity — not shame it, not outrun it, not negotiate with it — your entire life becomes more spacious, more grounded, and more aligned.

Let’s get into it. ⤵️

5 Signs You’re Operating Beyond Capacity

(and the everyday patterns draining your energy)

Here are the five patterns I see most often:

1. Irritability + Snapping

This isn’t you “being dramatic” — it’s physiology.

Irritability is sympathetic activation, your nervous system saying:

“I’m done. I need space. I need margin.”

When your bandwidth shrinks, patience goes first.

2. Feeling Overstimulated or “Touched Out”

Especially common for mothers.

Not a personality flaw — a sensory overload issue.

Your system is maxed, and additional input (noise, touch, requests) feels like threat.

3. Chronic Rushing

Rushing is not a time-management problem.

It’s a nervous-system pace problem.

Your body is in hypervigilance — trying to outrun the discomfort of being behind.

4. Revenge Bedtime Procrastination

Staying up later than you mean to?

You’re not “undisciplined.”

You’re reclaiming autonomy you didn’t get during the day.

Your body is trying to take back agency after overgiving.

5. Overcommitting… then regretting it

This happens when you make decisions from your ideal self… not your regulated one.

Your nervous system knows your limits.

Your calendar just hasn’t gotten the memo.

🎧 For a deeper dive, tune into today’s new episode: Episode 408: 5 Signs You’re Operating Beyond Capacity – and the Everyday Patterns Draining Your Energy

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