Episode 79: I Left for Four Days... and Came Home a Different Woman | Learning to Let Go as a Mom

Episode 79: I Left for Four Days... and Came Home a Different Woman | Learning to Let Go as a Mom

From Struggle & Strength: Moms Balancing It All with Nikki by Nicole Wallace

June 28, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 82

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Nicole Wallace shares her transformative experience of leaving her family for four days and learning to let go of the mental load as a mom.

I thought leaving for four days would teach me how to become a better entrepreneur. Instead, it taught me how to become a better mom. Like so many mothers, I believed balancing it all meant making sure every detail was handled by me. Before I boarded my flight, I had packed bags, coordinated schedules, planned transportation, organized activities, and created backup plans for the backup plans. Because that is what moms do...right? But while I was away at a business mastermind, something unexpected happened. My family stepped up. My husband handled our daughter's national diving competition. My parents cared for our boys. Everyone made it where they needed to be. The house didn't fall apart. For the first time in a long time, I realized that the weight I had been carrying wasn't mine alone to carry. In this episode, I share the invisible mental load so many moms experience, how stress quietly showed up in my body, and why learning to trust the people around me changed me far more than anything I learned about business. If you have ever felt like the only one holding your family together, this episode is your reminder that strength is not found in carrying everything yourself…

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