Energy + Hours

Perpetua Mulikita spent nearly two years figuring out how to make her family's mornings run more smoothly. As a full-time working mom of two boys, with an MBA underway and no nearby family support, she had plenty of motivation to find a better way.And the interesting part? She's not naturally a planner.In this episode of Energy + Hours, I'm joined by Perpetua Mulikita to talk about the simple systems she's developed to manage her time and energy at home and at work.One of her biggest wins was introducing a shared digital family calendar that made everyone's schedules, chores, and responsibilities visible. Her boys started taking ownership of their routines, and Perpetua found herself spending less time reminding everyone what needed to happen next.We get into the practical details of managing a busy household, including meal planning, morning routines, and finding solutions to those little frustrations that seem to come up every single day.Perpetua also shares what she's learned about burnout, recognizing when her body needs rest, and giving herself permission to have days when the family does absolutely nothing productive.I particularly appreciated her perspective on involving children in creating the systems they're expected to follow. There's a lot we can learn from that approach, both at home and in the workplace.In this episode:How Perpetua went from stressful mornings to a family routine that worksUsing a shared digital calendar to reduce the mental load of motherhoodGetting kids involved in chores and household responsibilitiesCreating practical systems for recurring tasks, even when you're not naturally organizedManaging time and energy while working full-time and studyingRecognizing burnout and making room for rest without guiltWhy small changes over time can make everyday life easierIf you're a working mom balancing career demands, family responsibilities, or your own ambitions, Perpetua's experience offers some practical ideas you can adapt to your own life. We also explore how these same principles apply to entrepreneurs managing their businesses.About Perpetua MulikitaPerpetua is a financial services professional with experience across banking and insurance, including women's banking, bancassurance, and financial inclusion. She's worked with women entrepreneurs and is interested in how practical systems can help people and businesses use their time and resources more effectively.Currently completing her MBA at Carleton University, Perpetua brings a lived perspective as a working parent balancing career, study, community commitments, and family life.Connect with Perpetua on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perpetuamulikita/Enjoyed this episode? Share it with a working mom who could use a few ideas for making everyday life easier.⏳✨I’m Jill, a Time Management Expert and creator of the Time Magic™ Method.I help high performers create sustainable productivity through time + energy management that works for real life.My work blends practical systems, energy awareness, and neuro-affirming tools to help people manage their priorities, capacity, and workload without burning out.Explore more:⏳ Take the Time Magic Quiz: https://jillwright.ca/quiz📒 Get the Time Magic™ Planner: A 90-day seasonal planner designed for ADHD and intuitive brains https://www.jillwright.ca/planner💻 Download the Free Sustainable Productivity Toolkit: https://www.jillwright.ca/freebie👉 For personalized support, book a Time Tune Up session: https://www.jillwright.ca/tune-upConnect with me:Website: https://www.jillwright.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyandhours💛 ☕ Want to support my work? I keep the Energy + Hours podcast free because I believe helpful information should be accessible. If something I’ve shared has helped you and you’d like to help me keep creating more of it, you can support my work on Buy Me a Coffee here: https://buymeacoffee.com/jillwright

You spend weeks planning the holiday magic for everyone else. The gifts, the gatherings, the school events, the meals, the family traditions. And by the time December rolls around, you're so exhausted from making it all happen that you barely have the energy to enjoy any of it.I'd really like this year to be different.In this solo episode of Energy + Hours, I'm sharing something new I've created to help busy working moms manage holiday overwhelm and prepare for December before everything starts to feel urgent.30 Days to a Calmer Holiday Season is a completely free November email challenge designed to help you manage your time, protect your energy, and make some intentional decisions about what you actually want from this holiday season.Starting November 1st, I'll send you one short email every day for 30 days. Each one includes a practical time management tip, reflection prompt, or simple activity you can complete in about 30 seconds to a few minutes.We're working through my Time Magic™ Method together, using the same tools and strategies I use in my own life and with my private coaching clients.In this episode:Why the holiday season can feel like a pressure cooker, especially for working momsHow a simple calendar audit can help you identify December's busiest spots before they become overwhelmingMaking holiday decisions based on your values and actual capacityCreating a personal self-care menu so you have options ready when your energy starts running lowWhat to expect from the free 30-day email challenge and how to joinThis challenge is for busy moms, entrepreneurs, and anyone who carries a lot of the holiday mental load. It's also designed to be accessible for ADHD brains and people who need flexible, realistic planning tools.There's no homework to hand in, no expectation to complete every activity, and nothing to catch up on if you miss a day.My goal is to help you head into December with a calendar that reflects your capacity, a clearer idea of what matters, and some practical tools for managing the inevitable holiday chaos.And I really want you to enjoy some of those moments you're working so hard to create.Join the free challenge: 30 Days to a Calmer Holiday SeasonSign up before November 1st to receive all 30 daily emails.https://jill-wright.myflodesk.com/holiday-challenge ⏳✨I’m Jill, a Time Management Expert and creator of the Time Magic™ Method.I help high performers create sustainable productivity through time + energy management that works for real life.My work blends practical systems, energy awareness, and neuro-affirming tools to help people manage their priorities, capacity, and workload without burning out.Explore more:⏳ Take the Time Magic Quiz: https://jillwright.ca/quiz📒 Get the Time Magic™ Planner: A 90-day seasonal planner designed for ADHD and intuitive brains: https://www.jillwright.ca/planner💻 Download the Free Sustainable Productivity Toolkit: https://www.jillwright.ca/freebie👉 For personalized support, book a Time Tune Up session: https://www.jillwright.ca/tune-upConnect with me:Website: https://www.jillwright.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyandhours☕ Want to support my work? I keep the Energy + Hours podcast, Substack, workshops, and many of my resources free because I believe helpful information should be accessible. If something I’ve shared has helped you and you’d like to help me keep creating more of it, you can support my work on Buy Me a Coffee here: https://buymeacoffee.com/jillwright

Some of the people who seem to have it all together are the same ones white-knuckling their way through every day. They're meeting deadlines, taking care of everyone, getting things done, and underneath it all, they're dealing with anxiety that nobody else can see.I've been there, especially in those early years of motherhood when I was struggling with anxiety but still managing to achieve and perform the way I always had.In this episode of Energy + Hours, I'm joined by psychotherapist and Calmly Coping podcast host Tati Garcia to talk about high-functioning anxiety in high achievers, how it shows up in our work and personal lives, and what we can actually do about it.Tati shares how her own experience with burnout and perfectionism led her to specialize in helping ambitious professionals who struggle with overthinking, self-doubt, and the pressure to keep doing more.We get into the guilt that comes with resting, why high achievers can turn self-care into another thing to excel at, and how to start recognizing when anxiety is driving your decisions.We also talk about realistic ways to manage your energy, including my favourite concept of time confetti, using those little pockets of time throughout the day to care for yourself before you're completely depleted.In this episode:What high-functioning anxiety looks like, even when you're successful and productiveHow perfectionism and fear of failure can contribute to burnoutWhy asking for help and prioritizing rest can feel so uncomfortableSmall, sustainable self-care practices that fit into busy livesHow mindfulness and journaling can help interrupt overthinkingWhy work-life balance changes with your priorities and available energyThe Four Burners Theory and Spoon Theory for understanding your capacityOne simple question Tati recommends when you're stuck in an anxiety spiralAbout TatiTati Garcia, LPC, is a psychotherapist, coach, and speaker who helps high-achieving professionals break free from anxiety, perfectionism, and burnout. With over 15 years of experience in the mental health field, she blends clinical expertise with personal experience to guide clients toward confidence and balance. Through her Calmly Coping podcast, therapy practice, and online resources, Tati empowers ambitious individuals to thrive, without sacrificing their well-being.Calmly Coping Podcast: https://calmlycoping.comWebsite: https://becalmwithtati.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/tatianaglpcLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tatianaglpcTake the free High-Functioning Anxiety Quiz: https://www.becalmwithtati.com/high-functioning-anxiety-quiz/⏳✨I’m Jill, a Time Management Expert and creator of the Time Magic™ Method.I help high performers create sustainable productivity through time + energy management that works for real life.My work blends practical systems, energy awareness, and neuro-affirming tools to help people manage their priorities, capacity, and workload without burning out.Explore more:⏳ Take the Time Magic Quiz:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://jillwright.ca/quiz ⁠⁠⁠⁠📒 Get the Time Magic™ Planner: A 90-day seasonal planner designed for ADHD and intuitive brains⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/planner ⁠⁠⁠⁠💻 Download the Free Sustainable Productivity Toolkit: ⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/freebie⁠⁠👉 For personalized support, ⁠book a Time Tune Up session⁠ ⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/tune-up⁠Connect with me:Website:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/energyandhours ⁠⁠⁠⁠💛 ☕ Want to support my work? I keep the Energy + Hours podcast, ⁠Substack⁠, ⁠workshops⁠, and many of my ⁠resources⁠ free because I believe helpful information should be accessible. If something I’ve shared has helped you and you’d like to help me keep creating more of it, you can ⁠support my work on Buy Me a Coffee here⁠: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/jillwright⁠ 

Michelle Weger wakes up on a good day with what she describes as about 40% of the energy of the average person. Living with narcolepsy forced her to get very good at using small windows of time, building systems around her capacity, and figuring out what actually helps her perform well.In this episode, Michelle and I talk about sustainable productivity, procrastination, perfectionism, energy management, automation, and what high performance can look like when your body or brain doesn’t operate according to the standard productivity playbook.Michelle shares how she redesigned her work around the way her brain and body function, including small changes to deadlines and expectations that make reliability easier. We also get into the fear underneath procrastination, why researching the “perfect” productivity system can become another form of avoidance, and how small actions build confidence.One of my favourite ideas from our conversation: a high-performing system needs to keep working when real life gets messy.In this episode:How narcolepsy changed Michelle’s approach to productivity and energy managementWhy fear can show up as procrastination and perfectionismBuilding confidence through small, repeated actionsCreating productivity systems that account for unpredictable capacityHow Michelle decides what to automate and what to keep humanWhy AI can become another productivity distractionExternal accountability and support systems that help us follow throughAbout MichelleMichelle Weger is a Productivity Expert, Resilience Speaker, and AI & Business Automation Strategist with over 14 years of proven success.Following her narcolepsy diagnosis in her early twenties, Michelle channeled that challenge into a driving force for business building and relied on productivity strategies and automation to sustain the lifestyle she needed and to maximize every moment of wakefulness.Her bestselling memoir, Don’t Snooze Your Dreams: Lessons from Life with Narcolepsy, has topped charts in Canada and the United States.Recognized as one of the youngest winners of Ottawa’s Forty Under 40, Michelle has shared her stories and insights on CTV, CBC Marketplace, and You Can’t Ask That. Website: https://michelleweger.com/Book: http://michelleweger.com/bookSocial media accounts:https://www.instagram.com/daneonaplane/ https://www.instagram.com/michelleaweger/ https://www.tiktok.com/@adaneonaplane https://www.facebook.com/michelle.weger.vcc/https://www.youtube.com/@MichelleAWeger https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleaweger/  Freebie: www.michelleweger.com/gift ⏳✨I’m Jill, a Time Management Expert and creator of the Time Magic™ Method.I help high performers create sustainable productivity through time + energy management that works for real life.My work blends practical systems, energy awareness, and neuro-affirming tools to help people manage their priorities, capacity, and workload without burning out.Explore more:⏳ Take the Time Magic Quiz:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://jillwright.ca/quiz ⁠⁠⁠⁠📒 Get the Time Magic™ Planner: A 90-day seasonal planner designed for ADHD and intuitive brains⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/planner ⁠⁠⁠⁠💻 Download the Free Sustainable Productivity Toolkit: ⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/freebie⁠⁠👉 For personalized support, ⁠book a Time Tune Up session⁠ ⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/tune-up⁠Connect with me:Website:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/energyandhours ⁠⁠⁠⁠💛 ☕ Want to support my work? I keep the Energy + Hours podcast, ⁠Substack⁠, ⁠workshops⁠, and many of my ⁠resources⁠ free because I believe helpful information should be accessible. If something I’ve shared has helped you and you’d like to help me keep creating more of it, you can ⁠support my work on Buy Me a Coffee here⁠: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/jillwright⁠

There is a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from trying to work, parent, stay connected, keep up with everything coming through your phone, and somehow remain a regulated human through all of it.Dr. Jody Carrington joined me for one of the rawest conversations I’ve had on Energy + Hours about burnout, nervous-system regulation, motherhood, social media, comparison, and our very human need for other people.Jody is a clinical psychologist, bestselling author and speaker who studies human connection. Her perspective on burnout starts with something many productivity conversations miss: our bodies haven’t evolved at the same speed as the world around us.We talk about the amount of information our nervous systems are processing, the pressure women carry to do everything well, and why asking for help can feel so difficult even when we desperately need it.In this episode:⏳ How social media comparison contributes to shame, loneliness and overwhelm⏳ The connection between burnout, emotional regulation and nervous-system overload⏳ Why working mothers are carrying a particularly complicated set of expectations⏳ What Jody means by “microdosing emotional regulation”⏳ How community and co-regulation help us handle stress⏳ Why resentment and irritability can signal that you need a reset⏳ What asking for help has to do with sustainable productivity⏳ Small ways to reconnect with yourself during a demanding dayAbout Dr. JodyDr. Jody Carrington is a powerhouse speaker and fearless champion for authentic human connection. Dr. Jody boldly believes that all humans have the capacity for good; however, so many of us these days, because of isolation and burnout, have lost access to that good. Dr. Carrington is the founder and principal psychologist at Carrington & Company, she's written three best-selling books, speaks on hundreds of stages globally each year, and hosts the widely celebrated podcast UNLONELY. Dr. Jody is clear on one thing: we were never meant to do any of this alone.https://www.drjodycarrington.comhttps://www.instagram.com/drjodycarringtonhttps://www.youtube.com/c/drjodycarringtonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-jody-carrington https://www.tiktok.com/@drjodycarrington⏳✨I’m Jill, a Time Management Expert and creator of the Time Magic™ Method.I help high performers create sustainable productivity through time + energy management that works for real life.My work blends practical systems, energy awareness, and neuro-affirming tools to help people manage their priorities, capacity, and workload without burning out.Explore more:⏳ Take the Time Magic Quiz:⁠ ⁠⁠https://jillwright.ca/quiz ⁠⁠⁠📒 Get the Time Magic™ Planner: A 90-day seasonal planner designed for ADHD and intuitive brains⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/planner ⁠⁠⁠💻 Download the Free Sustainable Productivity Toolkit: ⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/freebie⁠👉 For personalized support, ⁠book a Time Tune Up session⁠ https://www.jillwright.ca/tune-upConnect with me:Website:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/energyandhours ⁠⁠⁠💛 Want to support my work? I keep the Energy + Hours podcast, ⁠Substack⁠, ⁠workshops⁠, and many of my ⁠resources⁠ free because I believe helpful information should be accessible. If something I’ve shared has helped you and you’d like to help me keep creating more of it, you can ⁠support my work on Buy Me a Coffee here⁠: https://buymeacoffee.com/jillwright

There is a strange thing happening with productivity right now. Technology, AI, and automation can save us hours, but we keep finding new work to fill those hours with.In this episode of Energy + Hours, I’m talking with business architect Katie MacLachlan about what happens when we stop treating extra capacity as an invitation to produce more.Katie spent 23 years in tech before building Be Good Guide, where she helps entrepreneurs create businesses around the human actually running them. She combines systems, tech, strategy, astrology, and Human Design to help business owners build sustainable ways of working.We get into the overlap between time management and business systems, including how to tell when overwhelm is pointing to a structural problem. Katie shares a simple way to audit repetitive work and look for tasks that can be dropped, delegated, or automated.We also talk about energy management and the pressure entrepreneurs put on themselves to operate at full capacity all the time. Katie designs her week around her energy, protects large blocks of focused work, limits meeting days, and intentionally blocks recovery time into future weeks.I especially loved our conversation about what happens after a system gives you time back. You don't automatically owe that time back to your business.In this episode:⏳ How to spot a systems problem hiding underneath a time management problem⏳ Why entrepreneurs need dedicated space to work on the business⏳ Using systems, automation, and AI to reduce repetitive work⏳ Katie’s “drop, delegate, or automate” approach to business tasks⏳ Designing your workweek around your actual energy and capacity⏳ Why flow requires recovery rather than sustained output⏳ The unrealistic expectations business owners create for themselves⏳ Getting comfortable moving tasks when priorities change⏳ Why a cancelled meeting can genuinely be a gift⏳ Building recovery time into your calendar before you desperately need it⏳ Making room for creativity, play, thinking, and life outside of work⏳ How sustainable productivity changes as a business growsThis episode is especially useful for entrepreneurs, founders, ambitious women, ADHD and neurodivergent business owners, and anyone whose workload keeps expanding to fill every bit of available time.About Katie:Katie MacLachlan is the founder of Be Good Guide and co-founder of Soulward Summit. She spent 23 years in tech and product before realizing she already knew strategy, and it still wasn't working. So she started blending business architecture with Human Design and astrology to figure out why. Now she helps capable, experienced founders build businesses around how they actually operate, not a borrowed playbook, through her Unbothered Business Blueprint.Alongside her Be Good Guide work, she co-runs Soulward Summit, a women founders' event built to create real connection, collaborations and the village we've been looking for. The Summit is expanding into local chapters, with Nashville already launched, so founders get resources, community and momentum year round.https://www.begoodguide.comhttps://blog.begoodguide.comhttps://www.instagram.com/begoodguidehttps://www.soulwardsummit.com ⏳✨I’m Jill, a Time Management Expert and creator of the Time Magic™ Method. I help high performers create sustainable productivity through time + energy management that works for real life. Explore more:⏳ Take the Time Magic Quiz: ⁠⁠⁠https://jillwright.ca/quiz ⁠⁠📅 Get the Time Magic™ Planner designed for ADHD and intuitive brains: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/planner⁠💻 Download the Free Sustainable Productivity Toolkit:⁠ ⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/freebie⁠⁠👉 For personalized support,⁠ ⁠book a Time Tune Up session⁠⁠ https://www.jillwright.ca/tune-upConnect with me:Website:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/energyandhours ⁠⁠⁠⁠

A productivity system can look great on paper and still make your life harder.In this episode, I’m talking with Adrienne Dalaly about personalized productivity, ADHD, burnout, rest, delegation, and what happens when the systems that once worked for us stop fitting.Adrienne works at the intersection of process and project management, risk analysis, astrology, and tarot. Her approach gives us a useful way to think about time management: gather information about how you work, test what helps, and keep adjusting as your life changes.We talk about the client who had accumulated 27 different systems as her business grew, why handing something off means actually letting someone else own it, and Adrienne’s experience discovering that the rest she thought would require 24 hours sometimes only required 90 minutes of being responsible for herself.We also get into ADHD time perception, sensory rest for moms, creative thinking during periods of rest, and why founders often end up running businesses designed around everyone else’s working style.In this episode:Why growing businesses need regular systems auditsADHD productivity and our sometimes unreliable perception of timeDelegating without taking the task backThe difference between rest and self-careWhy hobbies do not need to become side hustlesHow rest can create space for ideas and creative problem-solvingBuilding flexible structure into your calendarUsing brain dumps and external support when everything feels tangledTesting productivity tools before reorganizing your entire life around themRecognizing when you’ve outgrown a system that used to workResources mentioned:Episode on Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith’s Seven Types of Rest framework: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tired-you-might-be-resting-wrong/id1601675882?i=1000736551084Chelsey Newmyer Energy + Hours episode on Human Design and time management: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/your-productivity-style-is-written-in-your-birth-chart/id1601675882?i=1000786186381 If this episode gave you a new way to think about your own productivity systems, send it to someone whose calendar, workload, or business systems could use a rethink.About Adrienne Dalaly:Adrienne Dalaly is the founder of Adrienne Dalaly Consulting and Skulltistics, a methodology blending process and project management, risk analysis, astrology, and tarot. She helps founders and leaders create systems, communication practices, and ways of working that fit how they actually operate.Website: https://www.adriennedalalyconsulting.com/workwithme Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adrienne_dalaly_skulltistics ⏳✨I’m Jill, a Time Management Expert and creator of the Time Magic™ Method. I help high performers create sustainable productivity through time + energy management that works for real life. My work blends practical systems, energy awareness, and neuro-affirming tools to help people manage their priorities, capacity, and workload without burning out.Explore more:⏳ Take the Time Magic Quiz: ⁠⁠⁠https://jillwright.ca/quiz ⁠⁠📅 Get the Time Magic™ Planner designed for ADHD and intuitive brains: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/planner⁠💻 Download the Free Sustainable Productivity Toolkit:⁠ ⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/freebie⁠⁠👉 For personalized support,⁠ ⁠book a Time Tune Up session⁠⁠Connect with me:Website:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/energyandhours ⁠⁠⁠⁠💛 Want to support my work? I keep the Energy + Hours podcast,⁠ ⁠Substack⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠workshops⁠⁠, and many of my⁠ ⁠resources⁠⁠ free because I believe helpful information should be accessible. If something I’ve shared has helped you and you’d like to help me keep creating more of it, you can⁠ ⁠support my work on Buy Me a Coffee here⁠⁠.

Knowing how to get organized doesn’t always mean you can actually do it, especially when you’re overwhelmed or your brain doesn’t naturally work with the systems you’ve been given.In this episode of Energy + Hours, I’m joined by organizing coach Tracy Hoth to talk about the practical and mental sides of getting organized. Tracy is a certified life and organizing coach and host of the top 1% globally ranked Organized Coach Podcast.One of my favorite parts of this conversation is Tracy’s definition of being organized: knowing what you have and being able to find it when you need it.We talk about why someone can be incredibly organized at work and struggle at home, how labels like “I’m a messy person” can stick with us, and why ADHD and neurodiverse brains may need different organizing tools and structures.Tracy also shares her SPACE organizing method: Sort, Purge, Assign Homes, Contain, Energize. She uses the same process for physical clutter, time, projects, digital spaces, and even the thoughts taking up space in her brain.We also get into the connection between clutter, mental load, and energy. Unfinished tasks, paperwork, clutter, and all those things you keep meaning to deal with can continue taking up capacity even when you aren’t actively working on them.In this episode, we talk about:What it actually means to be organizedHow the identity of being “messy” can affect your habitsOrganizing systems for ADHD and neurodiverse brainsUsing timers, deadlines, accountability, and schedulingTracy’s 15-minute approach to declutteringWhy habits don’t need to happen every day to countResuming a routine without treating it as starting overTracy’s SPACE method for decluttering and organizingHow physical clutter adds to mental load and drains energyApplying organizing principles to your calendar and weekly planningUsing digital calendars and paper planners togetherThe “wonderful one” strategy for reducing decision fatigueAbout Tracy Hoth:Tracy Hoth is a certified life and organizing coach helping women simplify their homes, lives, and businesses through practical systems and mindset shifts, so they can focus on what matters most. As the host of the top 1% globally ranked Organized Coach Podcast, she empowers women to declutter with confidence, create lasting systems, and step into the role of Organized Life CEOs. Connect with Tracy:Website https://simplysquaredaway.comInstagram https://instagram.com/tracyhoth 15 Minute Declutter Challenge http://simplysquaredaway.com/declutterThe Organized Coach Podcast https://simplysquaredaway.com/podcast⏳✨I’m Jill, a Time Management Expert and creator of the Time Magic™ Method.I help high performers create sustainable productivity through time + energy management that works for real life.My work blends practical systems, energy awareness, and neuro-affirming tools to help people manage their priorities, capacity, and workload without burning out.Built from my experience as an entrepreneur, former hospitality professional, and mom of four, Time Magic is designed for real humans navigating real responsibilities.Explore more:⏳ Take the Time Magic Quiz: https://jillwright.ca/quizGet the Time Magic™ Planner: A 90-day seasonal planner designed for ADHD and intuitive brains: https://www.jillwright.ca/planner💻 Download the Free Sustainable Productivity Toolkit: https://www.jillwright.ca/freebie👉 For personalized support, book a Time Tune Up session: https://www.jillwright.ca/tune-upConnect with me:Website: https://www.jillwright.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyandhours💛 Want to support my work? I keep the Energy + Hours podcast, Substack, workshops, and many of my resources free because I believe helpful information should be accessible. If something I’ve shared has helped you and you’d like to help me keep creating more of it, you can support my work on Buy Me a Coffee here: https://buymeacoffee.com/jillwright

Planning your week with a clear head and living that week are two very different experiences.In this episode of Energy + Hours, I’m joined again by time and energy management consultant Maddie Morris to talk about ADHD time management, weekly planning, energy, priorities, and building systems that make follow-through easier.Maddie has ADHD herself, and one of my favorite ideas from this conversation is separating planning from doing. When you’re looking at the week as a whole, you can make decisions based on your bigger priorities. When you’re actually living through Tuesday afternoon, you need enough flexibility to respond to your energy, workload, family needs, and whatever else showed up.We also talk about ADHD productivity surges and the recovery that can follow. Maddie shares how recognizing this pattern changed the way she plans lower-capacity days rather than expecting herself to maintain the same level of output every day.From there, we get practical about weekly planning, including a planning session, reviewing the previous week, and adding a midweek check-in.We also dig into an idea that comes up often in my work: time management starts long before you put something on a calendar. Your season of life, energy, responsibilities, best focus times, tolerance for meetings, and context switching all affect how a schedule works in real life.A calendar can account for the human who has to live inside it.In this episode:Separating planning from doing with ADHDMaddie’s “two most important things” approachPlanning for recovery after productivity surgesWeekly planning, reviews, and midweek check-insChoosing priorities when everything feels importantReducing mental load and decision fatigueBatching and themed days to reduce context switchingUsing timers, visual cues, and environmental designBuilding ADHD-friendly systems that require less willpowerTreating your schedule like an experiment and adjusting what doesn’t workAbout Maddie:Maddie Morris is a time and energy management consultant and speaker who helps leaders and teams train their calendars to focus on what matters most and create the conditions for their best work. Drawing from a decade as an executive assistant and Chief of Staff, plus her own experience with burnout and ADHD, she teaches practical ways to protect focus, manage energy, and build momentum with less wasted effort. Website wisdomstreak.ca Instagram @itsmaddiemorrisLinkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddiemorris/30-min Free Time Audit  Newsletter signup Weekly time and energy tips Monday kick off: wisdomstreak.ca/mondaykickoff Previous episode:You’re Not Out of Time, You’re Out of Fuel https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/youre-not-out-of-time-youre-out-of-fuel/id1601675882?i=1000715381274 ⏳✨I’m Jill, a Time Management Expert and creator of the Time Magic™ Method. I help high performers create sustainable productivity through time + energy management that works for real life. My work blends practical systems, energy awareness, and neuro-affirming tools to help people manage their priorities, capacity, and workload without burning out.Explore more:⏳ Take the Time Magic Quiz: ⁠⁠⁠https://jillwright.ca/quiz ⁠⁠📅 Get the Time Magic™ Planner designed for ADHD and intuitive brains: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/planner⁠💻 Download the Free Sustainable Productivity Toolkit:⁠ ⁠https://www.jillwright.ca/freebie⁠⁠👉 For personalized support,⁠ ⁠book a Time Tune Up session⁠⁠Connect with me:Website:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.jillwright.ca⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/energyandhours ⁠⁠⁠⁠💛 Want to support my work? I keep the Energy + Hours podcast,⁠ ⁠Substack⁠⁠,⁠ ⁠workshops⁠⁠, and many of my⁠ ⁠resources⁠⁠ free because I believe helpful information should be accessible. If something I’ve shared has helped you and you’d like to help me keep creating more of it, you can⁠ ⁠support my work on Buy Me a Coffee here⁠⁠.

In this episode of Energy + Hours, I’m joined again by returning guest Courtney Cecil to look at boundaries from a systems perspective.One of my favorite ideas from this conversation is Courtney’s concept of the “vulnerability window”: the specific moment or set of conditions where a boundary tends to fall apart.Maybe it’s opening your email as soon as you wake up and letting work determine the tone of your morning. Maybe an open stretch in your calendar disappears into your phone. Maybe work keeps bleeding into home because you haven’t decided what needs protecting in the first place.Courtney walks us through how to find those vulnerable points and create practical controls that make boundaries easier to maintain.We also talk about work-life integration, calendar audits, priorities, energy, and why boundaries can protect you from your own habits as much as they protect you from other people.In this episode:Why knowing your boundaries isn’t always enough to maintain themHow to identify your “vulnerability window” where boundaries tend to break downUsing your environment and simple systems to make boundaries easier to keepCourtney’s three W’s: what you value, prioritize, and spendHow boundaries show up across work, relationships, finances, emotions, and physical wellbeingUsing tools like the Five Whys and risk management controls to reduce frictionWork-life integration, calendar awareness, and using small pockets of time more intentionallyAbout Courtney Cecil:Courtney Cecil is a fierce advocate for making work and life sustainable. She spent over two decades as a culture and organizational strategy executive in professional services and Fortune 50 companies before launching Working Moms Movement in 2023.Through her Life Management System, Courtney helps working moms move from stretched thin and stuck in their to-do lists to feeling more in control and present for their careers, families, and wellbeing. She also works with organizations on retention and engagement strategies for caregivers and rising leaders.IG: https://www.instagram.com/workingmomsmovement/LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneyca/Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/life-management-system Quiz: www.workingmomsmovement.com/boundaries Don’t Miss Her FREE Live Masterclass: www.workingmomsmovement.com/live-training Resources Mentioned:Your To-Do List Is a Lie: What Moms Really Need to Feel in Control Again Time management lies, ADHD-friendly planning, and energy alignment with Jill Wright ⏳✨I’m Jill, a Time Management Expert and creator of the Time Magic™ Method.I help high performers create sustainable productivity through time + energy management that works for real life.My work blends practical systems, energy awareness, and neuro-affirming tools to help people manage their priorities, capacity, and workload without burning out.Built from my experience as an entrepreneur, former hospitality professional, and mom of four, Time Magic is designed for real humans navigating real responsibilities.Explore more:⏳ Take the Time Magic Quiz: https://jillwright.ca/quizGet the Time Magic™ Planner: A 90-day seasonal planner designed for ADHD and intuitive brains: https://www.jillwright.ca/planner💻 Download the Free Sustainable Productivity Toolkit: https://www.jillwright.ca/freebie👉 For personalized support, book a Time Tune Up session: https://www.jillwright.ca/tune-upConnect with me:Website: https://www.jillwright.caInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/energyandhours💛 Want to support my work? I keep the Energy + Hours podcast, Substack, workshops, and many of my resources free because I believe helpful information should be accessible. If something I’ve shared has helped you and you’d like to help me keep creating more of it, you can support my work on Buy Me a Coffee here: https://buymeacoffee.com/jillwright.