You know the boundaries you've set a hundred times before? The ones that work great for about three days until someone asks you to take on one more thing, stay late one more time, or handle one more crisis? We've all been there. Setting boundaries is the easy part. It's the keeping them that feels impossible when someone is standing in front of you asking for more.

In this episode, I'm sitting down with Kendall Berg, a career coach who learned about boundaries the hard way. After being told she was great at her job but terrible to work with, she made a complete turnaround that led to five promotions in six years. The secret? It wasn't working harder or longer hours. It was finally building boundaries that could withstand real-world pressure. Kendall shares why working 80-hour weeks never got her ahead, how having a baby forced her to rethink everything, and the exact framework she uses to maintain boundaries even when priorities shift and people push back.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

• Why setting boundaries is easy but keeping them is hard
• The three types of boundaries you need (time, communication, priorities)
• How to use PMRs (Proactive Mitigation Responses) when boundaries get pushed
• Why you can only focus on three priorities maximum
• How to create your Ideal Week to protect your time

Connect with Kendall:

www.instagram.com/thatcareercoach

thatcareercoach.net

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You're doing all the self-care things. The skincare routine, the supplements, the bubble baths. You've invested in the products and carved out the time. But something still feels off. That's because there's a critical difference between self-care and personal time that most women don't understand. And if you're only focusing on one, you're going to keep feeling empty no matter how many wellness routines you add to your day.

Tune in as I'm breaking down the difference between self-care and personal time, plus how to start bringing more personal time back into your life without overhauling your entire schedule.

In This Episode, I'll Cover:

• Why wellness products and routines often end up feeling like another to-do list
• A simple exercise to reconnect with what makes you feel like yourself
• How to find small pockets of personal time in your already-full schedule

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You're exhausted from managing your house. The clutter feels endless. You've tried the methods, bought the bins, pulled everything out of your closet, and asked if things spark joy. Nothing sticks. A few weeks later, you're right back where you started, wondering what's wrong with you.

Katy Wells spent years in that same cycle until she realized something crucial. Traditional decluttering treats all clutter the same, which is why it keeps failing. In this conversation, we talk about her holistic approach that looks at you, not just your stuff. We dig into why some rooms feel impossible to declutter while others are easy, what "good enough" really means when you have kids making messes, and how to stop tying your self-worth to the pile on your counter. If decluttering has always felt like an uphill battle, this episode will finally explain why.

In This Episode, We'll Cover:

• Why pulling everything out and starting over keeps backfiring
• The four types of clutter hiding in your home (and why each needs different tools)
• How to declutter identity and sentimental items without the guilt spiral
• The "good enough home" framework that reduces stress instantly
• Why clutter is literally spiking your cortisol levels like a threat

Connect with Katy:

• Katy's New Book: Making Home Your Happy Place: How to Declutter Without the Overwhelm. Available for pre-order now, releases February 17th at YourHappyPlaceBook.com
• www.katyjoywells.com
• www.facebook.com/maximizedminimalist
• www.instagram.com/katyjoywells

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Sticky notes on your desk. A notebook in your car. Another one by your bed. Maybe five different apps on your phone all capturing different types of information. Sound familiar?

All those notebooks you think are keeping you organized are actually making you less productive. In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly why the one notebook system has been such a game-changer for me (and thousands of other women), and sharing the five massive benefits that come from simplifying how you capture information.

In This Episode, I'll Cover:

• Why scattering information everywhere is costing you time, not saving it
• How one simple system eliminated the stress of forgetting important things
• The processing method that keeps you organized without overthinking your notes

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Are you constantly interrupted by household stuff all week long? The emails from school, the forms that need signing, the bills that aren't on autopay, the portals that need checking. For years, I was handling these things every single day, either stopping what I was doing or carving out time each afternoon to stay on top of it all. But here's what I finally figured out: most of that stuff didn't actually need to be done that day. It just felt urgent because I didn't have a system for it.

Today I'm breaking down what I call my Household COO time. It's a dedicated block of time (usually about two hours) that I schedule once a week to handle all the household coordination stuff that piled up during the week. This one shift has changed my stress levels, my focus during the week, and honestly got rid of a ton of resentment I didn't even realize I was carrying.

In This Episode, I'll Cover:

• What Household COO time is and what goes into it
• How to decide what needs handling now versus later
• The three places to collect everything that piles up
• Why making this work visible changed everything for my family
• How batching saves time and reduces daily interruptions

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There's this weird pressure to go fully digital with your planning and note-taking, like using paper somehow means you're falling behind. But despite spending over 20 years working in tech and running a digital business, the two most critical tools for staying on top of time and maximizing productivity are actually paper and pencil. It's not about being old-school or resistant to technology. There's actual neuroscience behind why your brain works differently when you write things down versus typing them out.

Today, you'll discover the three brain benefits that make paper planning superior for retention, memory formation, and focus. You'll also learn when digital tools are the better choice and how to use a hybrid approach that gives you the best of both worlds. If you've been trying to force yourself to go fully digital but something just isn't working, you're about to understand exactly why.

In This Episode, I'll Cover:

• The neuroscience behind why handwriting creates deeper retention than typing
• How motor memory and spatial anchoring help you remember better
• Why paper reduces distractions and helps you prioritize information
• When digital tools actually win and when to use them strategically
• The hybrid approach that combines the brain benefits of both methods

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Your boss just dropped three more projects on your already overflowing desk. When you express concern, you're told to "just be grateful for the opportunity."

Your to-do list would take 42 hours to complete, but you only have 20 hours available this week. A productivity guru tells you "you can do anything if you just stay positive" and that positive thinking will make everything magically fall into place.

You're drowning in overwhelm, but everyone around you keeps saying you just need to "choose joy" and "focus on abundance."

This isn't a mindset problem. It's a math problem. And toxic positivity in productivity culture is gaslighting you into thinking you're failing when the real issue is that you've been handed an impossible equation to solve.

In this episode, I'll cover:

• 3 toxic positivity messages keeping you stuck and the harm it causes
• What realistic optimism actually looks like
• The difference between being realistic versus making excuses
• 3 self-check questions to spot when you're caught in toxic positivity thinking
• Why setting boundaries based on reality isn't negative, it's honest

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If you've ever caught yourself saying "I'm so busy" like it's some kind of achievement, this episode is calling your name. Monica Virga Alborno, founder of Wanderwild Family Retreats and former Fortune 500 energy engineer, joins me to talk about why moms tend to wear busyness as a badge of honor and what it's actually costing us.

This isn't about adding another two-hour morning routine to your already packed schedule. Monica shares practical five-minute resets and why normalizing rest for our kids might be one of the most important things we do. Plus, you'll hear about her incredible family retreats that actually let moms vacation WITH their kids without the exhaustion that usually comes with it.

In This Episode, I'll Cover:

• Why we wear busyness as a badge of honor and how to break that cycle
• The difference between a "busy" day and a "full" day (and why it matters)
• Practical five-minute rituals to create spaciousness in your overwhelmed life
• How living abroad shifted Monica's perspective on American mom culture
• Why asking for help doesn't make you lazy or less capable
• What family retreats that welcome children can teach us about slowing down

Connect with Monica:

www.wanderwildfamilyretreats.com

www.instagram.com/wanderwildfamilyretreats

www.substack.com/@wanderwildfamilyretreats

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