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Overwhelmed: A Homeschool Mom's Rescue Plan for Peaceful Routines
“Overwhelmed is encouraging and inspiring! Amanda helps moms understand that homeschooling success starts with mindset and perspective. She provides real-life examples and immediately applicable advice in each chapter. I’m walking into homeschool next year with a vision, a plan, and confidence thanks to Amanda.” - Camella
“The Moana reference had me 😭😭❤️❤️” - Kristen
“This isn’t just about homeschooling—it’s about emotional regulation, brain science, and connection. It’s everything I didn’t know I needed.” - Roma
You’re doing your best to homeschool… but most days, it feels like you’re barely holding it together.
Between the endless lesson plans, emotional outbursts (yours and theirs), and the guilt that whispers “you’re not enough,” you’re exhausted. You’ve tried homeschool planners, podcasts, and switching up the curriculum—but nothing sticks.
A Homeschool Mom’s Rescue Plan for Peaceful Routines offers the lifeline you’ve been searching for.
Written by Amanda Schenkenberger—a second-generation homeschooler, mom of four, and mental health practitioner—this book helps you get unstuck, stop second-guessing yourself, and build routines that bring peace to your home and heart.
In these pages, you’ll learn how
Create a daily homeschool routine that supports your sanityUnderstand your emotional triggers—and stop the spiralUse science-backed and faith-rooted tools to calm the chaosBuild a time management rhythm that works—so you can stop feeling guilty and start feeling connectedLet go of perfectionism and recover from homeschool burnoutThis is more than a homeschool planning guide—it’s a mindset shift and a heart reset.
Whether you’re brand new or years in and ready to quit, this book will meet you with grace and give you a plan.
Because you don’t need to overhaul your whole life.
You just need a rescue plan—and that’s exactly what this is.
“The Moana reference had me 😭😭❤️❤️” - Kristen
“This isn’t just about homeschooling—it’s about emotional regulation, brain science, and connection. It’s everything I didn’t know I needed.” - Roma
You’re doing your best to homeschool… but most days, it feels like you’re barely holding it together.
Between the endless lesson plans, emotional outbursts (yours and theirs), and the guilt that whispers “you’re not enough,” you’re exhausted. You’ve tried homeschool planners, podcasts, and switching up the curriculum—but nothing sticks.
A Homeschool Mom’s Rescue Plan for Peaceful Routines offers the lifeline you’ve been searching for.
Written by Amanda Schenkenberger—a second-generation homeschooler, mom of four, and mental health practitioner—this book helps you get unstuck, stop second-guessing yourself, and build routines that bring peace to your home and heart.
In these pages, you’ll learn how
Create a daily homeschool routine that supports your sanityUnderstand your emotional triggers—and stop the spiralUse science-backed and faith-rooted tools to calm the chaosBuild a time management rhythm that works—so you can stop feeling guilty and start feeling connectedLet go of perfectionism and recover from homeschool burnoutThis is more than a homeschool planning guide—it’s a mindset shift and a heart reset.
Whether you’re brand new or years in and ready to quit, this book will meet you with grace and give you a plan.
Because you don’t need to overhaul your whole life.
You just need a rescue plan—and that’s exactly what this is.
227 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 15, 2025
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August 17, 2025
I’m definitely the target audience for this, and found much of it very helpful. It was encouraging, and broke down concepts like growth mindsets and techniques for getting both myself and my children into a calmer state into easy, actionable steps.
The main issue I had with this was the frequent references to the “bonus bits” in the back, as the link to the worksheets and one-page summaries does not seem to work, even though I did purchase this book. (I’ve tried multiple times, and the email never shows up in my inbox nor my spam.) Nor can I find any sort of contact form on her website that isn’t directly related to her coaching services, for which the last “your one important to-do” section was a bit sales-pitchy. It would have been better as an afterword, IMO. If I had either the promised access to her worksheets, or the time this close to the school year to put all of that together on my own, it would help a great deal with my ability to apply this long term.
The main issue I had with this was the frequent references to the “bonus bits” in the back, as the link to the worksheets and one-page summaries does not seem to work, even though I did purchase this book. (I’ve tried multiple times, and the email never shows up in my inbox nor my spam.) Nor can I find any sort of contact form on her website that isn’t directly related to her coaching services, for which the last “your one important to-do” section was a bit sales-pitchy. It would have been better as an afterword, IMO. If I had either the promised access to her worksheets, or the time this close to the school year to put all of that together on my own, it would help a great deal with my ability to apply this long term.
July 16, 2025
Rescue me
Wow, this is so true! Living in fear of judgement, light switch emotions--it's like I wrote this myself. Amanda did a fantastic job of taking something personal and yanking away the stigma that goes with it. The plan includes help for yellow and red light brains--which is exactly the time I need help. Thank you so much for writing this! I want my kids to enjoy their school, and it's hard when you feel like you're always on.
Wow, this is so true! Living in fear of judgement, light switch emotions--it's like I wrote this myself. Amanda did a fantastic job of taking something personal and yanking away the stigma that goes with it. The plan includes help for yellow and red light brains--which is exactly the time I need help. Thank you so much for writing this! I want my kids to enjoy their school, and it's hard when you feel like you're always on.
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