Positively Living®: Shame-Free Productivity Conversations
The Positively LivingⓇ podcast is designed to help you prioritize your passions, personalize your approach to life, and achieve your goals without the burnout. If you're an overwhelmed multi-tasker, multi-passionate, people pleaser, creative, and/or caregiver, you'll love this mix of solo and special guest episodes. With topics like productivity, self-awareness, personal development, habits + systems, decluttering + organizing, positivity, stress management, trauma + grief, entrepreneurship, and more, you’ll find actionable advice, wrapped in humor and hope, dedicated to helping you do less, live more, and breathe easier.
Episodes
291 episodes
Where Your To-Do List Trips You Up
Are you constantly battling a massive to-do list that leaves you feeling guilty and behind before you even start? What's meant to be a helpful tool for productivity often becomes a major source of stress and overwhelm. The reason? You’re workin...
•
Episode 289
•
27:20
How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happy
Practicing genuine gratitude is often overlooked because it’s such a familiar term that it's become a bit of a throwaway idea, popping up on every self-care list and journal prompt. It’s also become the unofficial theme for November, with quote...
•
Episode 288
•
16:28
Pursue an Intentionally Happy Life with Julie Leonard [Re-release]
It's far too easy to get caught up in a relentless cycle of stress and negative thinking in the world we live in. You want to feel calm, resilient, and finally break free from that stuck loop of worry, but where do you start? On this episode of...
•
Episode 287
•
41:44
When Doing It All Doesn't Work
Are you a high achiever or multi-passionate caregiver feeling completely drained? Maybe you used to juggle work, family, and passions with ease, but now your once-achievable "do it all" goal is leaving you exhausted, resentful, and scattered. I...
•
Episode 286
•
23:37
Why Men's Mental Health Matters with Tim Beisiegal
Are you struggling to support the men in your life—your husband, sons, partner, or father—who feel the pressure to be strong, stoic, and silent? Do you watch them struggle, knowing the cultural expectation to suck it up keeps them from seeking ...
•
Episode 285
•
43:21
.png)
How to Protect Your Peace This Holiday Season
If you’re anything like me, you know the holiday season is coming, and yet, it somehow always feels like it sneaks up on you, trading your joy for what feels like an impossible to-do list. What follows is a feeling of overwhelm, exhaustion, and...
•
Episode 284
•
20:45
Trusting Yourself to Make the Right Choice [Re-Release]
The secret to success isn’t avoiding failure; it’s learning to trust your gut when everyone else says “no.” All too often, we feel isolated, struggle with overthinking, and let the fear of failure hold us back.In this replay episode of t...
•
Episode 283
•
34:24
When Productivity Isn't Good for You
The relentless pursuit of productivity has a dark side: the pervasive and false belief that our worth is directly tied to our output. Too many of us are trapped in this cycle, feeling intense guilt whenever we rest or worry that slowing down ma...
•
Episode 282
•
16:20
Why You Need a System for Self-Care
So many of us find ourselves in an all too familiar cycle: we create the perfect self-care plan, only to have it completely derailed by the unpredictability of life. Whether it’s an urgent deadline, a sick family member, or a sudden change in p...
•
Episode 281
•
19:56
How to Make Productivity Feel Good Again
Have you ever had a day where you checked everything off of your to-do list but still felt unfulfilled? It’s a common conundrum (and a major source of frustration and burnout) to feel busy but not truly productive. This week on the Positively L...
•
Episode 280
•
18:21
Why You Must Support Your Nervous System
If you’re feeling constantly on edge or overwhelmed by life’s demands, you’re not alone, and your nervous system might be the reason why! Think of the nervous system as your body’s communication highway, with messages on what to think, feel, an...
•
Episode 279
•
23:10
4 Effective Ways to Prioritize Tasks
Prioritizing tasks is a common challenge for so many of us, especially those of us who are neurodiverse and often struggle with competing demands, fluctuating energy, and the constant pull of urgency. Maybe you’re staring at a mountain of tasks...
•
Episode 278
•
28:05
How Your Morning Coffee Can Help You Practice Mindfulness
Mindfulness sounds great in theory, but sometimes it can feel like just another "should" on your to-do list—something that is too difficult or time-consuming to actually do. (And you might feel guilty for not even trying). This resistance, know...
•
Episode 277
•
18:01
How Small Steps Create Big Change
Have you ever dismissed a small step because it feels like it won't make a difference, or felt discouraged when you don't see immediate results? We live in a culture that glorifies big leaps and instant success, but the truth is, lasting change...
•
Episode 276
•
26:34
How to Embrace Change and Uncertainty
Does the thought of change—whether planned or unexpected—fill you with fear and a sense of paralysis? We all naturally resist change and the uncertainty it brings, often feeling like it is easier to not move at all than to make a mistake. But w...
•
Episode 275
•
23:05
Manage Your Time Better with Proper Transitions
Do you jump from one task to the next feeling scattered, tense, or overwhelmed? We spend so much time planning our work that we often forget about the essential space in between. Ignoring this transition time can lead to frustration an...
•
Episode 274
•
23:20
How to Make Time Blocking Fun
Have you ever tried traditional time blocking only to find it too rigid, frustrating, or just plain boring? The one-size-fits-all approach to productivity often ignores the realities of our busy, unpredictable lives, leading to guilt and a feel...
•
Episode 273
•
26:06
Why Stepping Back Helps You Move Forward
Do you feel like you constantly need to push forward and that non-stop work equals peak productivity? The truth is, relentless doing often leads straight to burnout, not true effectiveness. Many of us struggle to give ourselves permiss...
•
Episode 272
•
19:40
How to Stop Avoiding Tasks
Do you find yourself constantly putting off tasks, searching for distractions instead of focusing on what needs to be done? We all experience procrastination, and it's not a personal flaw. It often comes from a lack of motivation, clarity, or e...
•
Episode 271
•
30:11
No Cost Self-Care Tips for Chronic Illness with Amber Tresca
Living with a chronic illness can make traditional self-care advice feel impossible or out of reach. Many struggle to prioritize their well-being when dealing with unpredictable symptoms, fatigue, and the constant demands of managing a conditio...
•
Episode 270
•
57:46
How to Be Productive Without Burning Out
Do you constantly feel overwhelmed, equating your self-worth with endless busywork, only to end up exhausted and unfulfilled? Many of us have been conditioned by "hustle culture" to believe that constant pushing is the only path to success, lea...
•
Episode 269
•
27:08
Build Strong Habits Based On Your Personality
Habits are essential for us to automate our lives and achieve our goals faster. However, like most things we learn about productivity, habit building is not a one-size-fits-all approach. The habits best suited for you are the ones created by un...
•
Episode 268
•
15:59
How the Big 5 Personality Quiz Helps You Achieve More [Re-release]
When someone hears that I’m a productivity coach, the immediate expectation seems to be that I’ll discuss planners, calendars, tasks, habits, and time management with them. While we do eventually discuss those things, they are NOT the first thi...
•
Episode 267
•
18:34
How Pride Makes You More Productive
Pride is something that we, as a society, have somehow come to see as a negative, linking it to being boastful and “full of oneself,” when in reality, it simply means believing in your self-worth. When you believe in your worth, it encourages y...
•
Episode 266
•
17:20
Finding Your Most Productive State
So often, we get caught up in how we think we’re “supposed to” approach productivity– comparing ourselves to others, their routines, and their outputs, leaving us to feel like we’re falling short. Productivity isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach...
•
Episode 265
•
25:49