For the mother who is holding everything together and quietly losing herself in the process.
You've built a life that looks exactly right from the outside.
The credentials. The career. The family. The capability everyone around you takes for granted.
And underneath it… quietly, persistently… something feels heavy in a way that sleep doesn't fix and achievement doesn't touch.
You're in the right place.
Virtual coaching for high-achieving women and working moms navigating burnout, perfectionism, and people-pleasing.
Based in North Carolina and serving women nationwide
Hi, I’m Rebecca Glavin
I'm a licensed clinical social worker, mom of two, and someone who understands what it feels like to live in my head, know all the right things, and still not be able to change the pattern.
I've spent over a decade working across private practice, psychiatric care, school counseling, and academic medicine. I have an MSW, MBA, and LCSW — clinical and business training that sounds like an odd pairing until you realize that holding space for people and understanding systems turn out to be the same work, just in different rooms. I've published research in peer-reviewed journals and been a guest expert on the Charlotte Today Show.
And motherhood still unraveled me in ways none of it prepared me for.
You can understand regulation and still lose your patience by 3pm. You can love your kids more than anything and still crave silence. You can look completely capable and feel completely stretched thin — and nobody thinks to ask if you're okay because you've never given them a reason to.
Insight doesn't automatically equal capacity.
Are we a good fit?
You're high-functioning on the outside and quietly running on empty on the inside.
You know a lot about yourself. You're still stuck in the same patterns.
Here's what we work on together:
Reactivity → Regulation
You understand why you react the way you do. You're still doing it. We work on the gap between knowing and actually living differently — in your body, not just your head.
Over-responsibility & Boundaries
You over-function in ways that look like dedication. You people-please in ways that look like generosity. We work on what it costs you — and what a cleaner way looks like.
Self-trust & Self-abandonment
You have a loud inner critic and a persistent feeling that you should be handling this better. We work on coming back to what you actually know — the part of you that sees clearly when you slow down enough to listen.
Identity & Becoming
You've spent years organizing your life around everyone else's needs. We work on who you are outside of that — what you actually want, what actually fits, what the next aligned step looks like for you specifically.
Not more insight, but more trust in yourself.
Clarity about what's true for you right now. Values-based next steps.
The ability to hear your own knowing before your mind talks you out of it.
The most powerful thing you can do for your kids is become the person you hope they grow up to be.
Kids are not learning from what you tell them. They’re learning from watching you — whether you trust yourself, honor your limits, and come back to yourself when you've drifted.
This work isn't just about you. It ripples.
Here’s How We Can Work Together
I work with a deliberately small number of women because this work requires genuine attention and I don't dilute it. Every client relationship includes two sessions per month and continuous support between sessions — voice notes, texts, real-time access when something can't wait two weeks.
First time clients commit to 3 months to give the work room to actually work.
This is not a program. It is a relationship with someone who will hold your full picture, challenge what you're not seeing, and stay in it with you.
To see if we’re the right fit, all new clients begin with a free 15-minute conversation.
What You'll Find on My Substack
The gap between knowing better and living differently.
Raising pre-teen girls while becoming a new version of myself.
Perfectionism and self-abandonment.
Reflection from someone doing this work in real time, right alongside you.
Let’s Connect!
Send me a message and let me know how I can support you.