When Dinner Feels Like Survival Mode: How Coaching Can Reset Your Evenings

If you’re always saying, “We’ll figure out dinner later”… but later feels like survival mode, you’re not alone.

In so many Bay Area households, evenings have become the most stressful part of the day. Work runs late. Kids are hungry and overstimulated. There’s no plan, no prep, and no energy left. The fastest option wins—and that often means ordering out again.