Withdraw
You can search the shelves for supplements and tonics, but the only way to get over overwhelm is to withdraw. Get clear on your priorities and back off everything else. Politely decline your directorship for another year – and see who shows up with new energy and ideas. Attend fewer and fewer meetings, forget to sign up for anything, and take home no assignments. Withdraw from the school spotlight so someone else can step forward. Make an appearance now and then, but resist the pressure of perfect attendance. Some other mom can supervise. Somebody else can host. Surely there’s another with a car who can drive. Ignore the idea that the association, the co-op, the hospital, the club, or the team can’t make it without you. Create a space for someone who’s ready to serve. The world has limped along for millennia without you. It can go a bit longer even if you withdraw.