When Overwhelm Shows Up Uninvited

When Overwhelm Shows Up Uninvited

From The Tricia Goyer Show by Tricia Goyer | Author, Speaker, Homeschooling Mom

November 15, 2025 · 34 min

About this episode

In this episode, Tricia Goyer interviews Jamie Erickson about her book 'Overwhelmed Mom' and how to manage the chaos of motherhood through biblical principles.

About Overwhelmed Mom: Quiet the Chaos, Mind What Matters, and Enjoy Your Life Again Is there a happy medium between Pinterest perfection and chaos culture? Moms hear a chorus of competing messages. One minute, we’re told we can do it all, and the next, we’re encouraged to be “real women” who live as “Hot Mess Mombies.” Both anthems—perfection and chaos—leave us feeling burdened. In Overwhelmed Mom , Jamie Erickson shows us how to push back against the weariness epidemic that plagues so many women on both ends of the spectrum. Through biblical principles and flexible solutions, she’ll help us learn to adjust our homes, schedules, and attitudes so that we may experience right-now relief and forward movement in common stress areas. The Try-Hard gospel of the world assures us that if we just got up earlier, stayed up later, and micromanaged every waking moment, we can outrun our overwhelm. But no amount of running on empty will ever help us catch up. Reshaping a harried life is long-game, soul work. Overwhelmed Mom equips women to edit their lives with intention, find purpose and vision in the work God has called them to, and create daily rhythms that will help them steward their…

People in this episode

Host: Tricia Goyer

Guest: Jamie Erickson

Topics covered

  • motherhood
  • overwhelm
  • stress management
  • biblical principles
  • life balance

Keywords

  • overwhelm
  • motherhood
  • stress
  • chaos culture
  • life balance
  • biblical principles
  • self-care

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Overwhelmed Mom

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