Hi, I'm Kate
Pharmaceutical professional. Working parent. Author of Close the Tabs. Creator of The Too Many Tabs Method.
Helping busy people understand why their brain feels overloaded, and how to carry less of it.
My Story
For years I felt like I had hundreds of tabs open in my head.
Projects. Deadlines. Family responsibilities. Emails. Appointments. Things I needed to remember. Things I was worried about. Things I couldn't quite let go of.
Like many busy professionals, I assumed I simply needed to become more organised. Another planner. Another productivity system. Another way of working harder.
What I eventually discovered was that the real problem wasn't organisation.
It was capacity.
When your brain is carrying too many responsibilities, decisions, commitments and worries at the same time, everything starts to feel heavier. And a lot of what I was carrying had never been mine to carry. I had just noticed it first.
I wrote about it in my book, Close the Tabs. The Too Many Tabs Method is the practical version: simple tools to help you see what's taking up your mental bandwidth, and give yourself permission to stop carrying all of it alone.
Why I Built The Too Many Tabs Method
Most people I meet aren't struggling because they're incapable.
They're struggling because they're overloaded.
They are carrying invisible responsibilities that nobody else can see. Managing work, family, health, relationships, finances and endless mental reminders, often while appearing completely fine from the outside.
The Too Many Tabs Method was created to help make that invisible load visible.
Not through complicated systems or unrealistic routines, but through simple, practical tools that help you understand and reduce cognitive overload.
What I Do Today
The Too Many Tabs Method
My self-paced course. Six short lessons, as video or audio, with a tool card for each and your own private Tabs Map.
See what you're carrying, and decide what's not your tab.
The Cognitive Capacity Audit
A free assessment that helps you identify the hidden drivers of overwhelm, mental clutter and decision fatigue.
Because understanding what's filling your tabs is the first step towards closing them.
Close the Tabs
My book about the years I spent holding everything, and what finally helped me put some of it down.
Apps
A set of specialist platforms supporting families navigating neurodiversity, assessments, educational support and evidence gathering.
Professional Background
- 20+ years in the pharmaceutical industry
- Extensive experience working across complex healthcare environments
- Certified coach
- Author of Close the Tabs
- Founder of Too Many Tabs and SENTracker
- Passionate advocate for practical, evidence-informed approaches to cognitive wellbeing
My approach combines scientific thinking, lived experience and practical application.
People rarely need more information.
They usually need more capacity.
What I Believe
Most people aren't failing.
They're overloaded.
Overwhelm is often a capacity problem rather than a capability problem.
Understanding where your mental bandwidth is going is more useful than another productivity hack.
Nobody should have to carry everything in their head just to keep life moving.
Noticing is not the same as owning. Some tabs were never yours in the first place.
Not my tab.
You don't need to become a different person.
You just need fewer tabs open.
A Note About My Family
My work has been shaped by lived experience, but it is not built around sharing my family's story.
I share what I have learned while protecting the privacy of the people closest to me.
Some stories are mine to tell.
Some aren't.
Start Where You Are
Ready to see what you're carrying? Join the course. Not sure yet? Take the free Cognitive Capacity Audit first.
Join the Course Take the Audit Explore SENTracker and Too Many Tabs App