Dreading the Reset? Why Your 2026 Resolutions Feel Like a Burden

Written By Madilynn Szoboszlay, LCSW
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When "Doing it All" Feels Like Drowning

If you—or your daughter—are starting the year dreading your resolutions as another task on a never-ending to-do list, I’m glad you’re here. Many women and teen girls enter 2026 exhausted from feeling constantly "on" and drowning under the pressure of looking like they’re holding it all together.

 

Moving beyond running internal damage control

For the high-achiever, the people-pleaser, or the daughter who has always been the "responsible one," a New Year reset often feels like an invitation to run even faster. You’ve become an expert at the invisible work—managing the emotional temperature of the room and anticipating needs before they’re even spoken.

But while the surface looks controlled, your internal reality tells a different story. You aren’t just exhausted; you’re buckling beneath the weight of expectations and the toll of constant bracing. At Storied Souls Therapy, I help you move beyond running internal damage control so you can stop just surviving and start feeling like yourself again.

 

Specialized support for your story

Healing begins when you no longer have to edit your story to fit the room. From my Frisco office or virtually across TX, AZ, and MT, I help you lay down the weight of over-responsibility and find your way back to a life that feels like yours again.

  • Therapy for Women: Quiet the internal critic and the mental gymnastics of second-guessing yourself so you can reclaim the head space lost to everyone else’s needs.

  • Therapy for Teen Girls: Combat the anxiety of social media comparison and the urge to start withdrawing when the noise of "not enough" feels suffocating.

  • Child Therapy: Master the tools to handle big emotions so behavioral outbursts turn into steady confidence at home and in school.

  • Anxiety & Overthinking Therapy: Break the cycle of mental rehearsals and the relentless what-ifs that make sitting still feel like a risk you can't afford.

  • Chronic Stress & Burnout Therapy: Heal the bone-deep weariness of high-functioning exhaustion by learning to honor your own limits without the weight of guilt.

  • Perfectionism & Self Worth Therapy: Decouple your value from your to-do list so you can move from a state of constant proving to a state of simply being.

  • Optional Christian Therapy: A safe, grace-filled space to integrate your faith into the healing process—without the pressure of performance.

 

A model of care that prioritizes your healing

I’ve intentionally built a private-pay practice to protect the quality and privacy of our work. By removing insurance interference, we ensure:

  • Total Privacy: Your story remains your own. No mental health diagnosis is shared with or recorded by insurance providers.

  • A Customized Pace: Your care is dictated by your needs, not session limits or corporate requirements.

  • Depth-Oriented Focus: We address the root causes of your internal load, ensuring long-term steadiness rather than a temporary fix.

To make this investment as seamless as possible, I partner with Mentaya. They help you maximize your out-of-network benefits for easy reimbursement, allowing you to focus on your well-being while they handle the paperwork.

 
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Ready to release the internal load?

Healing shouldn’t be another burden on your list—it should be the place where that list finally gets lighter. Let’s shift from constant bracing to a state of steadiness where you finally feel okay letting go.

Take the first step toward a steadier year.

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Madilynn Szoboszlay, LCSW