30 Inspirational Quotes for Overwhelmed Moms Needing a Boost

30 mom quotes for overwhelmed that will inspire you to ease your overwhelm and keep you focused on the incredible woman you’re.

Motherhood can be a wonderful and rewarding experience, however it can be challenging and overwhelming at times.

You dedicate your life to your family, sometimes sacrificing your own desires and needs to do so. But it’s not uncommon to see moms be overwhelmed because their efforts often be overlooked or overlooked. If you’re a mother who shares this feeling, you’re not alone.

We believe that in these times positive words can make a difference and to that end, we’ve put together a collection of uplifting mom quotes that inspire you to remember your strength and the resilience you have.

These quotes are a way to remind yourself that your efforts and commitment as a mother are incredibly valuable even if they’re not always recognized. Therefore, take a minute to yourself, relax and let these quotes provide the motivation and affirmation you need as a stressed mother.

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30 Overwhelmed Mom Quotes For The Tough Days

“A good mom has bad days & great days & normal days & overwhelming days & perfect days & trying days & supermom days & just being a mom days & a whole lot of love & real & crazy motherhood days.” ― Rachel Marie Martin

“You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.”—Timber Hawkeye

“Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.” —Robert J. Sawyer

“Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.” —Paulo Coelho

“If you’ve ever retreated behind your bedroom door and cried in overwhelm, you might be an introverted mother.” ― Jamie C. Martin, Introverted Mom: Your Guide to More Calm, Less Guilt, and Quiet Joy

“A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.” – Anonymous

“Mothers are all slightly insane.” ― J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

“I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.” – E. M. Forster

“(24/7) once you sign on to be a mother, that’s the only shift they offer.” ― Jodi Picoult

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss, at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.” – Honoré de Balzac

“Mother is a verb. It’s something you do. Not just who you are.”―Cheryl Lacey Donovan

“A mother is a woman who shows you the light when you just see the dark.” – Grimaldos Robin

“Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.” ―Barbara Kingsolver

“You will never look back on your life and think, ‘I spent too much time with my kids.’” — Kimberly McLeod

“Thus far the mighty mystery of motherhood is this: How is it that doing it all feels like nothing is ever getting done.” ― Rebecca Woolf

“You are the artist of your own life. Don’t hand the paintbrush to anyone else.”—Unknown

“…moms, even good ones, sometimes lose it a little so as not to lose it all.” ―Susan Squire

“Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.”—Ann Landers

“Being a parent is dirty and scary and beautiful and hard and miraculous and exhausting and thankless and joyful and frustrating all at once. It’s everything.” ―Jill Smokler

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” —Helen Keller

“Such a mysterious business, motherhood. How brave a woman must be to embark on it.”―M. L. Stedman

“Mothers talk about sleep the way someone who is starving talks about food.” ―Kathleen Kendall-Tackett Ph.D

“A mother continues to labor long after the baby is born.” ―Lisa-Jo Baker

“Motherhood is not for the faint-hearted. Frogs, skinned knees, and the insults of teenage girls are not meant for the wimpy.” ―Danielle Steel

“Motherhood brings as much joy as ever, but it still brings boredom, exhaustion, and sorrow too. Nothing else ever will make you as happy or as sad, as proud or as tired, for nothing is quite as hard as helping a person develop his own individuality especially while you struggle to keep your own.” ―Marguerite Kelly

“People very often say to me, ‘How did you do it, how did you raise a baby and write a book?’ And the answer is – I didn’t do housework for four years. I am not Superwoman. And um, living in squalor, that was the answer.” ―J.K. Rowling

“Motherhood is not for the faint-hearted. Frogs, skinned knees, and the insults of teenage girls are not meant for the wimpy.” ―Danielle Steel

“Motherhood is a constant battle of going to bed early so you can catch up on sleep and staying awake so you can enjoy some peace and sanity!” ―Comic Strip Mama

“Motherhood means I’m always a little bit awake, a little bit alert at all times.” ―Shonda Rhimes

“Motherhood is wonderful, but it’s also hard work. It’s the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn’t know you had.” —Deborah Mailman

Conclusion

Motherhood is a gruelling experience. No matter if you’re a mother-of-two or a working mom. When you’re tired, stressed and struggling to get through your day, it’s difficult to realize how well you’re doing. We hope you find these mom quotes that inspire you and useful.