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Hi there! I'm Molly: small town enthusiast, digital marketer, and mom of 4, passionate about helping local, small businesses thrive. Stick around to learn how YOU can flourish while living and doing business in a small town.

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Take Care of Yourself, Lady!

Welcome to August with a fiery reminder I needed to hear—and maybe you do, too:

Take care of yourself, lady.

This solo episode of The Found Podcast is one of the most honest I’ve ever recorded. It’s messy, vulnerable, hopeful, and deeply human. And I hope when you listen, you hear more than just my story—you hear your own truth rising up to meet you, too.

Because this season, I’ve been learning (sometimes the hard way) that self-care isn’t a luxury. It’s a lifeline.

The Wake-Up Call

A couple months ago, I noticed something was off. My energy was zapped, my mind was constantly racing, and no amount of productivity could shake the sense of overwhelm.

But the moment that really hit me?
I was sitting on the couch after dinner with my kids, should’ve been a peaceful moment, but my heart was racing, my jaw was clenched, and I was stuck in a loop of rehashing every decision I’d made that day.

And I thought: This isn’t how I want to live.

“I started noticing how often my thoughts would spiral. I’d sit down to relax and realize my shoulders were at my ears. I couldn’t even just be.”


The Symptoms We Ignore

Maybe you’ve felt this too: the chronic stress, the tight chest, the edge of tears at the grocery store for no reason. Our bodies are wise, and when we don’t listen, they get louder. In my case, the warning signs became physical: fatigue, irritability, anxiety, and ultimately, getting physically sick.

I didn’t need a new planner or time-blocking app.

I needed rest.
I needed boundaries.
I needed to ask: What is actually mine to carry?


Not Your Typical Self-Care

This episode isn’t about bubble baths and green juice (although those are great, too). It’s about real self-care—the kind that might look like:

  • Canceling a meeting to go for a walk
  • Saying “no” to a project that doesn’t align
  • Letting go of your Apple Watch because it’s making your anxiety worse
  • Prioritizing your mammogram over your inbox
  • Saying “yes” to help when you’d rather muscle through it alone

“Self-care can be fluffy—and it can also be real meaningful action. You can say yes to a face mask, but you can also say yes to your mammogram. You can say no to 3pm meetings and yes to rotting in bed with your favorite book. Both matter.”


What You’ll Hear in This Episode

🎙️ Why women entrepreneurs are more likely to experience burnout, imposter syndrome, and anxiety—and how to combat it
🎙️ The moment I realized I wasn’t okay—and how my body sent the first signals
🎙️ Letting go of the Apple Watch and the productivity obsession
🎙️ The real impact of 25 days of 75 Hard (even though I didn’t finish!)
🎙️ The weight of unmet expectations and misaligned relationships
🎙️ How I’m learning to choose myself again and again


A Note to You, Friend

If you’ve been white-knuckling your way through your days…
If your “normal” feels more like survival mode…
If your to-do list gets all your energy and your body gets what’s left…

You are not alone.
And you don’t have to wait for a breakdown to make a change.


Resources from This Episode

📖 How Organizations Can Support Women’s Mental Health at Work
📖 Entrepreneur Mental Health & Burnout Statistics
📖 9 in 10 Americans Have Put Off Health Screenings


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Stay Connected:

Instagram → @mollyknuth
Website → mollyknuthmedia.com


Take care of yourself, lady.
The world needs your spark—but it doesn’t need your burnout. 💛

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Hi there! I'm Molly: small town enthusiast, digital marketer, and mom of 4, passionate about helping local, small businesses thrive. Stick around to learn how YOU can flourish while living and doing business in a small town.

molly knuth

Meet the blogger