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The Unbusy Mom: For entrepreneur moms who don't want their business to take over their life.
Hosted by Alyssa Wolff - Human Design Time Coach for Business Moms · EN
Your business shouldn't take over your life.
I don't think that's why any of us started a business.
We wanted flexibility. We wanted to be there when our kids got home from school. We wanted to build something we loved without feeling like we had to sacrifice the rest of our lives to do it.
And yet... somehow it starts feeling like everybody gets a piece of you before you ever get to what mattered most.
The client needs an answer.
Your team has a question.
Someone forgot their water bottle.
The marketing project waits another week. Again.
If you've ever ended the day thinking, "I worked all day... so why does it feel like I never got to my own stuff?" ...you're in the right place.
Around here, we don't obsess over productivity hacks.
We get curious about what's quietly been running your week.
The patterns. The responsibilities you never meant to keep carrying. The things that somehow became "just how business works."
Because I don't think entrepreneur moms need another planner.
I think we need businesses that leave room for our lives.
So every week, we'll unpack the patterns I keep seeing, the questions I'd be asking, and the little shifts that help entrepreneur moms get their days back.
Because you wanted business AND kids.
Not business OR kids.
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Episodes
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Why Am I the Brain for Everyone Else?
2w ago00:03:23Tap to summarizeFuture-you didn't magically find more hours.She just stopped spending Tuesday afternoon on things that never needed Tuesday afternoon in the first place.Which sounds obvious… right up till you realize how much of your week is built around them.If your days still depend on you for everything….→ Start your Audit If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.
Transcribe →Why Does Growth Feel Like More Babysitting?
3w ago00:03:30Tap to summarizeYou send the reminder. Then the follow-up. Then the "just checking in" message.At this point, it's fair to ask why you're the only one who remembers this project exists. :DBut one day, your "just checking in" template disappears from your drafts folder.If you've ever wondered: "Why am I still doing this?" ….That's the kind of thing I'd look at.→ Start your Audit If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.
Transcribe →You Keep Meaning to Make Time for This….
4w ago00:02:43Tap to summarizeYou already know what matters.... The weird part is how often it loses to something that felt urgent for 20 minutes. Not because you forgot - because something else got there first.But one day, the things YOU care about beat them to it. ;)If the things you care about keep losing their spot....→ Start your Audit If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.
Transcribe →What If Growth Didn't Need Tunnel Vision?
Jun 2900:03:06Tap to summarizeFunny how one project can somehow take over the entire week…..The content gets pushed. The laundry gets pushed. The thing you actually wanted to finish gets pushed.….And suddenly everything is adjusting around the same thing.But one day, the content gets finished, the laundry still gets folded, and neither one has to steal the other's afternoon. :)If you've ever caught yourself thinking: "When did this become the only thing?" ….That's where I'd get curious.→ Start your Audit If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.
Transcribe →Why Your Day Depends on Everything Going Perfectly
Jun 2200:02:05Tap to summarizeYou don’t have a timing problem.Your days just don’t have enough room for real life to happen to them.So everything looks manageable on paper… until something takes longer than expected.Then suddenly: – you’re late – running behind – carrying things into the next block – trying to catch up for the rest of the dayIn this episode, notice: – where your days start getting away from you once something runs over – what your schedule can’t make room for – where pressure starts stacking throughout the dayIf your day starts slipping once things stop going perfectly, this is where to look....→ I'll record a custom video for you on why one thing running long keeps throwing off the rest of your day. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.
Transcribe →Why This Still Doesn’t Feel Like the Business You Were Promised
Jun 1500:02:16Tap to summarizeYou didn’t imagine this wrong.The version of “work-from-home freedom” most women were sold doesn’t really account for how their actual days move.So you keep trying to make it work… and something still keeps feeling heavy underneath it.Not because you’re doing it wrong.Because your days were never really built for this many things competing for the same time and attention.In this episode, notice: – where your work and life keep competing for the same attention – where your day starts feeling heavy instead of spacious – what keeps getting delayed once real life starts messing with your calendarThe audit shows you where your current setup breaks - and what actually fits your reality....→ I'll record a custom video for you on where your days stop working the minute real life shows up. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.
Transcribe →You've Been Thinking About This for Years. So Why Is Nothing Different?
Jun 800:02:21Tap to summarizeInner work can absolutely create awareness.But awareness alone doesn’t automatically change how your time is being used.So it’s possible to keep: – processing – understanding – uncovering patterns…while the actual structure of your day stays mostly the same.In this episode, notice: – where awareness has become a place you keep returning instead of moving from – what hasn’t materially changed despite the insight – where your days may still be falling back into the same patternsIf your calendar insight isn’t translating into practical change, this is where to look....→ I'll record a custom video for you on why you're seeing the problem clearly - but the same thing is still happening three weeks later. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.
Transcribe →Your Life Changed. Your Plans Didn't.
Jun 100:03:27Tap to summarizeYour life expanded.But most schedules don’t automatically expand with it.So the same day that used to feel manageable now starts feeling heavy much earlier than expected.In this episode, notice: – where your attention starts splitting sooner than it used to – what your day keeps trying to fit at the same time – where the work that matters most starts getting pushed laterMost women think they need better planning.Usually their current structure is still built for an older version of their capacity.→ The audit identifies where your current day consistently stops fitting. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.
Transcribe →You Can’t “Try Harder” Your Way Out of This
May 2500:02:07Tap to summarizeYou’re not behind because you’re distracted.You’re behind because your day is holding too much - and expecting you to stretch to meet it.That’s why pushing harder keeps spilling into dinner, into evenings, into the parts of your life you actually care about.If your work keeps bleeding into everything else, there’s a structural problem underneath it.→ This is where to look. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.
Transcribe →You Know You Can’t Do It All - But Your Day Still Tries To
May 1800:02:47Tap to summarizeYou already know you can’t do everything.But your day is still trying to hold it all.So the business gets squeezed in.Your time disappears into maintenance.And nothing really opens up.Because it’s not about knowing you need to drop things.It’s about where that actually happens - and where it doesn’t.Until that shifts, your schedule keeps filling back up.→ If your work keeps getting squeezed out, this is where to look. If you're curious about that strange personality type I mentioned... That's actually one of the five results on a quick quiz I created.→ If you don't know your archetype yet, you can find it here.
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