Summertime, and the livin’ is easy…said no working parent, ever.

Your kids probably see it differently. Summer time is more relaxed, whether it’s days at camp, at the pool, or on the road.

You might have seen it differently in the B.C. (before children) era, back when Summer Fridays meant luxuriously long weekends to kick back with friends.

If we put aside the logistical nightmare which is summer parenting, there’s a deep truth: having a slower “season” (shorter work days, less stress, more fun) is a great way to recharge.

At the end of a slower season, you come back refreshed and ready to tackle bigger challenges.

And yet, the modern world of work often treats you like you should be constantly producing.

The irony is that attempting to work like this is often terrible for your productivity and your motivation.

So, in this week’s episode of the podcast, we’ll explore the concept of Seasonal Productivity - of defining slower and faster-paced seasons within your work to create better work-life alignment and produce better results at work.

What You'll Learn:

• How “seasonal” work habits can prevent burnout and improve your productivity

• Working with the natural ebb and flow of your work and family “seasons”

• Managing perceptions around your work ethic

• My summer podcast break

To learn more, visit The Mental Offload.

In a busy world, where most of us are overstretched, it’s easy to end the day feeling drained, guilty, and anxious.

You might hope that changing jobs, using your time better, or starting that exercise routine is the answer.

But Dr. Emma Seppälä, director of the Women’s Leadership Program at Yale School of Management, wants us to address the deeper issues at play.

“You can have all the money and power in the world, and still feel bound on the inside…still be ruled by fear, still feel small.”

People often stand in their own way without realizing it.

The answer, she says, lies in reclaiming our “sovereignty”, that internal locus of power and control over our self, our emotions, our relationships and more.

It’s not just a conceptual exercise. Becoming sovereign is key to everything from not taking on work that will burn you out, staying present at the end of a long work day, to how you deal with setbacks and fear.

In this episode, we’ll explore what it means to be truly sovereign over yourself, and why this is the key to living the life you want and fulfilling your highest potential.

What You'll Learn:

• Why Dr. Seppälä says many of us are in a toxic relationship with ourselves, and the magic question to change that

• Conditioning your nervous system to calm down

• Crushers, Sacrificers, and Stars: 3 types of high-achievers, and how to turn yourself into a Star

• The link between intuition, authenticity, and heeding your “inner alarm bells”

• Becoming Sovereign over yourself, emotions, relationships, and more

To learn more, visit The Mental Offload.

Plenty of think pieces have taken on the tradwife trend.

And a fair bit of ink has been spilled over that Harrison Butker commencement speech.

And tradwives might be fairly compared to their vintage counterparts, the Stepford Wives.

And yet, there’s something deeper…and maybe more sinister going on here.

It’s an alarming notion that’s sucking in plenty of high-achieving, feminist women. And driving us into burnout.

This episode is raw, thought-provoking, and real.

What You'll Learn:

• How the tradwife playbook is straight outta Stepford

• The alarming way high-achieving, feminist women can end up as Stepford Moms

• How we reclaim ourselves in a society that expects women to do it all

To learn more, visit The Mental Offload.