The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast 1KHO 652: Being Overwhelmed Is Not a Personal Failure | KC Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning
Dec 17, 2025
KC Davis, a licensed therapist and founder of Struggle Care, discusses the hidden burdens of daily life that contribute to feelings of overwhelm. She emphasizes that managing household tasks isn't a reflection of personal worth and offers practical strategies to navigate these challenges with compassion. Topics include reframing domestic chores as neutral tasks, redefining fairness in relationships, and how small efficiencies can alleviate stress. KC also shares insights on building community through authenticity and recognizing emotional needs in relationships.
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Care Tasks Are Complex Self-Care
- Care tasks are not mere chores but repetitive acts of self-care with heavy invisible cognitive demands.
- Recognizing them as complex reframes guilt and opens space for practical simplification.
Seconds Add Up In Home Workflows
- Hundreds of micro-decisions and executive-function demands make simple tasks hard when piled together.
- Shaving seconds and making processes efficient materially reduces cognitive load, not just physical effort.
The Baby, The Toddler, And The Dish
- KC Davis recounts a moment juggling a baby, a toddler, dishes, and a playdate to show why "just clean as you go" fails.
- The story illustrates how multiple interruptions make single-step advice unrealistic.