Stop Trying Harder. Start Choosing Better. — with Jess Weisz
Not everything working parents are trying to keep up with was ever theirs to begin with — and it’s time to put some of it down.
Work like you don’t have kids. Parent like you don’t have a job. And somehow stay present, healthy, and sane while doing both.
On paper, things look fine. You’re capable. You’re responsible. You’re holding a lot. And yet there’s this quiet, persistent sense that it’s still not enough, or that you should somehow be able to handle more.
And when that feeling shows up, the instinct is often to turn inward and try to fix it.
Better systems. Earlier mornings. More discipline. A tighter routine.
But what if the issue isn’t your capacity at all?
What if you’re simply operating inside a set of rules you never consciously agreed to?
In this session, you’ll learn about why, as a high-achieving working parent, that feeling of failure isn't personal. It's structural. The expectations we carry exceed human capacity, and no amount of effort fixes a volume problem.
To actually fix the overwhelm, you'll leave with:
A clearer understanding of why you feel stretched
A simple framework for figuring out which expectations deserve your energy
Something tangible you can use on a Tuesday that's already going sideways before 8am
Who is this for?
This is for working parents and specifically if you:
Used to feel on top of it and haven't quite felt that way since having kids
End the day feeling like you should have done more even though you never stopped
Want to be awesome at career, caregiving and self-care but haven't found the right trick yet to make that happen
What we'll cover?
Why the working parent overwhelm isn't a you problem - and what's actually causing it
How to identify which expectations are yours to carry and which ones snuck in uninvited
A practical way to decide what deserves your energy right now and what doesn't
This isn’t about getting better at doing the impossible.
It’s not another productivity system that collapses the moment real life interrupts your plan.
And it’s not about doing more with less.
It’s about asking a more honest question: did I actually agree to this?
Meet your facilitator: Jess Weisz
My ambition wanted me to be a corporate superstar. Bath time had other plans.
Before kids, I followed the success script - consulting, banking, startups. After kids, I tried to keep playing by the same rules with better systems and more willpower. I was competent, committed, and quietly falling apart.
Rule Breaker grew out of that. The problem wasn't my motivation or my calendar, it was the weight of trying to meet expectations that were never designed for a life like mine.
I work with high-achieving working parents - leaders, founders, executives - to stop defaulting to "try harder" and start choosing what actually matters.