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The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
A practical podcast for working moms who want less burnout and more breathing room. Each week, host Courtney Cecil shares time-saving strategies, mindset shifts, and real-life systems to help you manage the mental load, avoid overwhelm, and create a life that works for you, not the other way around. If you're a high-achieving mom ready to reclaim your time, energy, and peace, this is your go-to space for building a personalized "life management system" that supports your career, family, and…
Episodes
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
What your coffee and wine are telling you about burnout, with Lindsey Marie | Ep. 107 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn’t always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Why working moms can't sit down, and what real self-care looks like | Ep. 106 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn’t always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Why working moms struggle to set boundaries, with Daffney Allwein | Ep. 105 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn’t always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
How to hand off invisible labor to AI, with Emilie Schario | Ep. 104 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
House manager vs house cleaner and where to invest first | Ep. 103 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
What working moms should delegate to AI first, with Sarah Dooley | Ep. 102 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
How microsystems reduce your mental load | Ep. 101 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Side hustle vs full time business, the lesson nobody tells you | Ep. 100 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Boundaries, burnout, and giving yourself away for free, with Nicole Whitaker | Ep. 99 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Why trust is the overlooked time management hack | Ep. 98 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn’t always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
The mental load audit inside our weekly family meeting | Ep. 97 | Working Moms Movement
A weekly family meeting is a fifteen minute system dual that career couples use each week to align on calendars, mental load, and energy.Most couples aren’t…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Nervous system regulation for working moms, with Daffney Allwein | Ep. 96 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn’t always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Family travel prep and reentry systems, the SOP that makes it easier | Ep. 95 | Working Moms Movement
Working mom burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
How to use AI to lighten your mental load at home, with Sarah Dooley | Ep. 94 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Is work-life balance even real? with Eryn Vargo | Ep. 93 | Working Moms Movement
Work-life balance for working moms was never designed to work, and in this episode, Eryn Vargo and I break down exactly why. The problem isn't you. It's the…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
How to use friction to protect your time, energy, and boundaries | Ep. 92 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
How to finally fit in date nights, girlfriend time, and working out this summer | Ep. 91 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Imposter syndrome isn't a mindset problem, it's a clarity problem, with Sarah Centrella | Ep. 90 | Working Moms Movement
Imposter syndrome keeps working moms stuck when they lack clarity on their strengths, growth areas, and who owns what.High-achieving women are told to think…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
How to stop the mom guilt cycle and actually show up present, with JoAnn Crohn | Ep. 89 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn’t always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Your digital footprint is already out there. Are you managing it?, with Catherine Brown | Ep. 88 | Working Moms Movement
Your digital footprint is being built right now whether you’re paying attention to it or not. In this episode, Catherine Brown - marketing leader and founder…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Maternity leave, the return to work, and why I started Working Moms Movement | Ep. 87 | Working Moms Movement
The return to work after maternity leave is one of the hardest transitions a working mom faces - not just emotionally, but logistically. In this episode, I’m…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Perfectionism, people pleasing, and pretending: the three P's keeping moms stuck, with Dr. Anne Welsh | Ep. 86 | Working Moms Movement
Perfectionism, people pleasing, and pretending are the three patterns clinical psychologist Dr. Anne Welsh sees most in high-achieving working moms - and…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Time scarcity is a story you're telling yourself, with Laura Vanderkam | Ep. 85 | Working Moms Movement
Time scarcity is one of the most common struggles working moms face, but what if the feeling of never having enough time is less about your workload and more…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
The roommate dynamic: what it means when your marriage starts to feel like logistics with Steph Flood | Ep. 84 | Working Moms Movement
If your marriage has started to feel more like a logistical partnership than an actual connection, you are not alone…and you are not failing. The roommate…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
What self-care actually looks like when you have no time, with Leslie Forde | Ep. 83 | Working Moms Movement
Self-care for working moms doesn’t have to mean spa days or elaborate rituals. In this episode, we break down what self-care actually looks like when you’re a…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
You don't have a time problem, you have an energy problem, with Erin Coupe | Ep. 82 | Working Moms Movement
Energy management is generally why working moms feel perpetually behind despite doing everything right. This episode explores why measuring productivity by…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Flexibility Isn't Enough: The Real Strategy for Retaining Working Caregivers | Ep. 81 | Working Moms Movement
Retaining working caregivers starts with understanding why they leave - and flexibility alone is not the answer. Despite widespread investment in hybrid…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
80: The hidden reason home support breaks down (and how to fix it), with Caroline Dilbeck
The mental load of summer childcare plans for working moms takes center stage in this conversation about why in-home support often feels more burdensome than…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
79: How my engineering brain changed the way I approach motherhood, my interview with SheMight's CEO, Erin Galloway
Working moms, career and motherhood, and sustainable performance come into focus in this conversation about how real life actually works behind the scenes. In…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
78: Why high-performing women still get overlooked (The Ambition Penalty at work, with Stefanie O'Connell)
The ambition penalty, burnout, and workplace inequality continue to shape the experience of working moms and women in leadership, even when they are doing…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
77: Mom guilt and modern motherhood: Why working moms feel the pressure to do it all, with Denise Tallcott
Mom guilt is one of the most common pressures modern working moms experience, especially when motherhood today looks very different from the one they grew up…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
76: Escaping overwhelm: The planning system that actually works for busy moms, with Lisa Woodruff of Organize 365
If you’ve ever felt like your brain has too many open tabs, this episode is for you.In this conversation, host Courtney Cecil sits down with Lisa Woodruff…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
75: The mental load problem: why outsourcing doesn’t fix burnout, with Christine Landis
If you’ve ever said, “I just want to be more present,” but your brain won’t stop running background tabs, then this episode is for you.In this conversation…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
74: Emotional labor fatigue: why over functioning quietly drains your energy
If you’ve been the reliable one for decades...the mediator, the emotional temperature regulator, and lately you’re just tired of cushioning everything for…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
73: Why managing your energy matters more than managing your time
If you’ve ever felt exhausted but looked at your calendar and thought, “Nothing here seems that overwhelming,” this episode is for you.In this solo episode…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
72: How I designed my corporate workweek to protect my energy
If you’ve ever looked at your calendar and thought, “Why am I this tired when nothing looks that overwhelming?”, this episode is for you.In this solo episode…
The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms71: How work rewards overfunctioning and exhausts women
Burnout doesn’t usually come from one explosive moment.It builds slowly through over-giving, over-functioning, and being “on” for everyone else.In this episode…
The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms70: Why modern work is burning out caregivers (even when they love their jobs), with author and activist Amanda Litman
Work doesn’t burn people out just because it’s hard.It burns people out when expectations are unclear, flexibility is performative, and responsibility is…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
69: When your life only works because of you
Midlife doesn’t usually announce itself with a crisis.Sometimes it arrives quietly…And sometimes it throws out your back.In this episode of The Life Management…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
68: You’re not broken, you’ve outgrown your definition of success, with Molly Asplin
What happens when the version of success you worked so hard to achieve…no longer fits?In this episode of The Life Management System, Courtney sits down with…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
67: Why burnout sneaks up on high performers (and what it’s telling you)
Burnout doesn’t usually arrive with flashing lights or a dramatic breakdown.It sneaks up quietly…especially on high performers.It starts with being…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
66: Your calendar is lying (and it’s costing you energy)
What if the reason you’re overwhelmed isn’t a lack of discipline…but a calendar that’s quietly working against you?In this re-aired (and still incredibly…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Rebuilding an identity after corporate took it, with Megan Ranville | Ep. 65 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
64: Why “being a good mom” is exhausting and what to do instead, with Diane Sorensen
This week on The Life Management System, I’m welcoming the wise, grounded, and deeply empathetic Diane Sorensen.Diane’s background spans early education…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
63: How to avoid holiday burnout: A therapist’s guide for overwhelmed parents, with Michelle Tangeman
If the holiday season leaves you feeling equal parts festive and frazzled… this episode is your pocket coach to a warmer, grounded season. 🎄✨This week on The…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
62: Why your relationship’s “home management system” might be breaking down, with Brian Page of Modern Husbands
This week on The Life Management System, we’re doing something a little different…we’re bringing a man into the conversation. 😮💨But not just any man…A full-on…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
61: The childhood scar tissue that shaped my strongest value
This week’s episode of The Life Management System is more raw, vulnerable, and personal than anything I’ve ever shared.I’m giving you a behind-the-scenes look…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
60: The hidden reason working moms feel so overwhelmed
What if the real key to work–life balance has nothing to do with time hacks… and everything to do with what you value? 🤯In this special replay of my interview…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
59: Why curiosity is the most underrated leadership skill, with Dr. Debra Clary
What if the most overlooked key to thriving at work and at home isn’t productivity, strategy, or hustle… but curiosity? 🤔Debra Clary - author of The Curiosity…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
58: The hidden skill that makes or breaks your career (and your sanity), with Jenna Rogers of Career Civility
You don’t need more hacks - you need healthier conversations. In this episode, Courtney sits down with communication expert and Career Civility founder, Jenna…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
57: Career progression after kids: Why it’s possible (and why it matters!)
Ever look around a room full of executives and realize… no one else looks like you?That’s exactly what happened to me...and it changed everything.In this…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
56: How to handle the weeks that almost break you
Let’s face it… fall gets feral.Back-to-school. Sports tournaments. Work deadlines. Holiday pressure creeping in. If you're staring down a calendar that makes…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
55: Time management lies, ADHD-friendly planning, and energy alignment with Jill Wright
Feeling behind… all the time?You’re not broken. You’re just trying to use tools that weren’t built for how your brain works.In this episode, I sit down with…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Lightening the mental load at home, with Hannah Morgan | Ep. 54 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
Should you leave your job, or fix your boundaries | Ep. 53 | Working Moms Movement
Working moms burnout is real, and it doesn't always look like a dramatic collapse. Sometimes it looks like doing alllllll the things and still feeling behind…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
52: Why kids should help at home (and what my boys- Witten and Wyant - think about it)
You’re not the only one carrying the weight at home. Your kids notice it, too.In this special episode, I pass the mic to my favorite co-hosts yet: my boys…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
51: Engaging kids in household management with Lori Sugarman-Li
You’re not imagining it; your “second shift” at home is real.Let’s talk about the invisible workload that’s draining working moms… and how to finally share the…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
50: How I got here - The story behind The Life Management System (and why it might just change yours too)
What happens when a Type-A corporate leader, working mom, and systems junkie finally stops trying to “do it all” the old way? She builds a Life Management…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
How to audit your work calendar and stop giving yourself away for free | Ep. 49 | Working Moms Movement
Giving yourself away for free at work is one of the most common - and most invisible - time leaks for working moms in corporate roles. In this episode, I walk…
- The Life Management System™ | A Podcast for Working Moms
How to audit your calendar so it reflects what you actually value | Ep. 48 | Working Moms Movement
A calendar audit isn’t about doing less, it’s about making sure what’s on your schedule actually reflects what matters to you right now. In this episode…