If you’ve ever found yourself staring at your to-do list with a tight chest, fantasising about burning it all down, or wondering if you’re just not cut out for business — this episode is for you.

In this raw, reflective solo episode, Mia speaks directly to the therapists, practice owners, and helpers who are quietly carrying too much. The ones who love their work, but are exhausted by the invisible load. The ones who know the nervous system theory but are still dys-regulated. The ones who are craving more space, clarity, and truth in how they run their business.

Together, we unpack what it really means to be overwhelmed in private practice — not just as a scheduling issue or strategy gap, but as a nervous system, capacity, and emotional load challenge. Mia shares practical tools for discerning whether you’re facing a systems issue or a capacity issue, and offers honest, tangible strategies for navigating both.

You don’t need to fix everything. You might just need a pause. This episode will help you know the difference.

In this episode, Mia explores:

• Why overwhelm in private practice doesn’t mean you’re failing — and what it might be telling you
• The invisible emotional load therapists carry as business owners (that no one sees)
• Nervous system dys-regulation vs business structure: how to tell the difference
• What to do when it all feels like too much
• The “Overwhelm Check-In” — a 3-step tool to regulate before reacting
• The most common capacity traps we mistake for strategy problems
• Why more structure isn’t always the answer (and what might be)
• A permission slip to pause before you pivot

For Therapists Wanting More Support:

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