Time management expert and Secrets of Supermom host Lori Oberbroeckling joins Deanna to talk about why energy runs out before time does, how clutter quietly sabotages your best-laid plans, and the small routine changes that actually stick.

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You bought the planner. You made the schedule. You had a whole plan. And then a super busy day happened.

Sound familiar? This week Deanna sits down with Lori Oberbroeckling, a working mom of four, corporate project management leader, and host of the Secrets of Supermom Show. Lori has spent years helping busy, ambitious moms figure out why their best systems keep falling apart. Spoiler: it is almost never the plan.

In this episode, Lori introduces her framework of energy bleeds, energy blocks, and energy boosts, and explains why your home environment plays a much bigger role in your daily productivity than most time management advice will ever admit. When your physical space is draining you before you even start your to-do list, even a perfect schedule cannot save you.

Lori also shares the moment she and Deanna both recognized in themselves: we think we need a better planner, when really we need more energy boosts built into our days first.

If you have ever felt like you are doing all the right things and still ending every day depleted, this episode is going to reframe everything.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

Why a cluttered, chaotic home is an energy bleed that quietly tanks your whole day
How to do a simple time and energy audit to figure out where your energy is actually going
What to do when you hate a task but still have to do it
Why routines fall apart and the one question to ask before you try to build one
The small change that helped Lori's family of six stop tripping over shoes
How to get your family actually on board with new home routines

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Introduction to Lori Oberbroeckling

03:05 Why home environment matters to your schedule

08:25 Energy bleeds, blocks, and boosts explained

10:01 What to do when you have to do an energy bleed task

16:18 How to find your energy boosts when you do not know what they are

20:24 Flying trapeze and other energy boost revelations

21:32 Why routines fall apart and how to build ones that stick

24:11 Small changes that create big impact for the whole family

26:58 Getting family buy-in with carrots, not sticks

29:28 Why the planner is not the problem

32:27 Where to start when everything feels out of control

34:26 Rapid fire: what clutter free means, what is making Lori happy, and one takeaway

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