Big Dreams, No Margin: A Conversation About Capacity with Lyndsey Garber

Cowgirls Over Coffee

This week Thea is joined by longtime friend and former western wedding photographer Lyndsey Garber for a reflective conversation about capacity, season of life shifts, and the slow, steady work of staying faithful in the little things.

Together, they talk through the emotional complexity of leaving something that’s still working, what it feels like to carry a big vision when there’s no margin left, and how to navigate the tension between knowing you’re made for more and also being at your limit.

Topics explored include:

• How to recognize when a season is ending even while you’re still succeeding in it.
• Why exhaustion and ambition so often co-exist.
• What it looks like to rebuild capacity through small, daily choices.
• Learning to audit energy and attention without slipping into a poverty mindset.
• How presence becomes a practice when margin is low.

This conversation holds space for the in-between moments where you know you’re on the edge of something new, but it hasn’t fully taken shape yet. We chat about ambition, presence, exhaustion, time scarcity, and that sneaky poverty mentality that shows up in your calendar, your body, and your grocery store anxiety. And mostly, it’s about what it takes to stay steady and self-respecting in the middle of a capacity crisis without losing your fire or your footing.

There’s no 5-step framework here. Just two women and a conversation about what’s working, what’s shifting, and how we keep showing up for the lives we believe in.

Let’s Keep the Conversation Going

We talked about what no one sees: the ordinary, unglamorous work that builds something sustainable. If you’re in that part of the process, we’d love to hear about it. Tag @cowgirlsovercoffee and let us know what “faithful in the little things” looks like for you right now.