Identifying Energetic Leaks: A Journaling Practice for Mothers

You don’t need more energy — you need fewer leaks.

This guided journaling practice is designed to help you gently uncover where your energy is being drained in motherhood, so you can begin to protect it with clarity and compassion. Energetic leaks are not personal failures — they are signals. Signals that something needs attention, boundaries, or care.

Through intentional, flowing prompts, you’ll be guided to:

• Identify the people, patterns, and expectations draining your energy

• Recognize where you are over-giving, over-functioning, or abandoning yourself

• Understand how emotional labor and mental load show up energetically

• Clarify what boundaries would feel supportive (not restrictive)

• Reclaim your energy in ways that feel safe, sustainable, and aligned

This is not about doing less for your family.

It’s about doing it without losing yourself.

✨ This practice is for you if:

• You feel exhausted even on “easy” days

• You’re emotionally drained without knowing why

• You struggle with guilt around rest or boundaries

• You want to mother from regulation instead of depletion

✨ How to use this practice:

Move slowly. Let honesty lead. Some realizations may feel tender — others freeing. Pair this journaling with grounding breathwork or a short meditation to support integration.

As you become aware of your energetic leaks, you may notice:

• Increased calm and emotional capacity

• Clearer boundaries without over-explaining

• Less resentment and more presence

• A deeper sense of self-trust

You are not meant to pour endlessly from yourself.

When your energy is protected, your motherhood becomes more sustainable, spacious, and whole.