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If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately—or even if you haven't—you’ve probably heard the phrase “mental load.” It’s everywhere.

It sounds like the explanation. But what if it’s not the real issue? What if the problem isn’t how much you’re carrying…but how you’ve been taught to think about it and what you've been taught to do about it?

In this video, I take a different approach to overwhelm—and discuss why building capacity changes everything.

If this hits a nerve, it should. Because you are far more capable than you’ve been led to believe.

Alison Moore Smith is a 60-year-old entrepreneur. She has been (very happily) married to Samuel M. Smith for 39 years. They are parents of six incredible children and grandparents to two astounding grandsons.

She is the author of The 7 Success Habits of Homeschoolers.

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