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Life Admin Life Hacks
by Life Admin Life Hacks
Tools, techniques and tips to tackle your life admin with efficiency. Dinah Rowe-Roberts and Mia Northrop introduce ways to drop your mental load, save you time and money, create peace of mind and restore harmony in your household.
Episodes
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101: Your Relationship With Time
If you constantly feel like you don't have enough time to do life admin and housework, do you actually need more time — or a different relationship with it? In this refreshed return of the podcast, a new co-host, time management coach Christie Flora, joins Mia Northrop to unpack why "busy"…
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100: Ask Us Anything life admin
In this milestone 100th episode, Mia and Dinah tackle listeners' questions, including how to get out of overwhelm and just start, environmental design, digital overload and meal planning. They also talk about their favourite episodes and highilghts over the last 5 years. For the full show notes,...
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099: Personal boundaries for manageable life admin
In this episode, Mia and Dinah explain what personal boundaries are and why having rigid or porous boundaries can result in too much of a life admin workload. They talk about how to set healthy boundaries with others so you can prevent resentment and burnout if your life admin load is too high.…
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098: Decluttering and organisation styles
In this episode, Dinah and Mia delve into decluttering, providing insights and strategies to help you streamline your household. From understanding your personality type to navigating differing styles within your household, this episode offers practical tips to enhance your organisational skills...
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097: Get out of your head and into action with Elke Einhalt
In this episode, Mia interviews Elke Einhalt, a coach passionate about empowering women to create fulfilling lives. Elke shares insights on acknowledging life phases, getting to know oneself deeply, and mastering self-talk for personal growth. Resources Coach Eke's website - Elke’s website For…
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096: Managing debt with Alpha Schulte
In this episode, Mia and Dinah take Alpha Schulte, money coach and ex-tax accountant, on a deep dive into good and bad debt, credit scores, credit cards and loans, how to prioritise what debt to pay off first, and the help available if you have unmanageable debt. Resources...
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095: Circular fashion with Kathrin Baumann
In this episode, Mia delves into the world of circular fashion with expert Kathrin Baumann. Discover how circular fashion can reduce your mental load and save you time in managing your kids' or your own wardrobe. Resources Little Renters - Children’s clothing rental Promo code: LIFEADMINHACKS10...
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094: ADHD organisation tips with Sharon Collon
In this episode, Mia interviews Sharon Collon, an award-winning ADHD coach, who shares insights into the strengths and challenges of the ADHD brain and how individuals and families dealing with ADHD can get organised in a way that works for them. Resources The Functional Family ADHD Families...
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093: Graduating from a 'life admin day'
Transition from a dedicated life admin day to a more efficient approach for better organisation. In this episode Mia and Dinah delve into the concept of a Life Admin Day and its effectiveness in managing the overwhelming tasks of adult life. They explore the challenges and benefits of dedicating…
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092: Making a climate resilience plan
In this episode, Mia and Dinah talk about improving the way you and your household cope with climate-related events and emergencies. This is known as climate resilience and it isn’t about preventing climate change or taking action against climate change, but preparing for escalating…
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091: Five ways to deal with overwhelm
In this episode, Mia and Dinah discuss the common experience of overwhelm and share practical tips and strategies for managing it effectively. They explore the contributors to overwhelm, such as perfectionism, decision fatigue, multitasking, and comparisonitis. They emphasise the importance of...
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090: How perimenopause affects admin with Mel Kettle
In this episode, Mel Kettle discusses perimenopause with Mia and Dinah and its impact on mental load, productivity, and life admin. Perimenopause is the transitional phase leading up to menopause, marked by hormonal changes and various symptoms. It can last for a significant period of time…
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089: Meal planning for multiple dietaries with Annie Barry
Mia and Dinah talk with accredited practicing dietician, Annie Barry, about how to plan family meals that help you 'glow, grow and go', balancing 'whole food' with 'soul food' and which food to embrace to support the perimenopause transition. Resources The Art of Adulting Annie Barry's website:...
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088: Finding more time in your day
Mia and Dinah talk about how to find more time in your day for reading, exercising, studying, family, yourself...all the things. They canvas 12 ideas you can start experimenting with today. Resources The Art of Adulting online membership For the full shownotes, head to Life Admin Life Hacks....
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087: Staying on top of life admin
Mia and Dinah talk about what it means to be 'on top of things', how to diagnose why you might not be on top of things, and the essential tools, mindsets and processes to adopt to get on top and stay there. Resources Monthly Momentum Digital Calendar For the full shownotes, head to Life Admin…
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086: Building your financial IQ and EQ with Marion Mays
Mia and Dinah interview certified money coach, Marion Mays, to discover how to improve your financial IQ and EQ, build wealth, finding the right financial professional advice and managing your finances systematically. Resources Thalia Stanley Group Money Smart For the full shownotes, head to Life...
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085: Life admin categories
In this episode, Mia and Dinah talk about what life admin is and is not, and describe the different categories of life admin, so that you can approach it in a more systematic way. Mia and Dinah share their definition of life admin and explain that it is not housework or parenting but it often...
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084: Gift giving guide with Ali Linz
Discover gift-giving hacks for the festive season to save money, reduce your mental load and and buy group gifts efficiently. In this episode, we interview Ali Linz, co-founder of Group Together, about the benefits of group gifts, common mistakes when buying gifts, and the benefits of a…
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083: Cost Savvy Christmas
Discover smart strategies for a memorable and meaningful holiday season without breaking the bank. Mia and Dinah talk about celebrating Christmas given the high cost of living and how people can enjoy a low cost Christmas with some clever hacks. They discuss: Setting a Budget Cost-Saving…
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082: Carol Robertson on buying property with an advocate
Mia and Dinah interview advocate, Carol Robertson, and discover how a buyer's advocate can help reduce the mental load of buying property, saving you time and stress. Carol Robertson is a real estate veteran with more than 20 years of experience in property. She specialises in her clients' homes...
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081: The importance of financial wellness with Obu Ramaraj
In this episode, Mia and Dinah follow Obu's journey from an affluent upbringing to navigating financial constraints, setting the stage for a discussion about helping women take control of their financial wellbeing. Obu Ramaraj is a money management speaker, author of two books: Smart Women: Smart...
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080: Unlocking meaning in the everyday with Casper ter Kuile
In this episode, Mia and Dinah interview Casper ter Kuile, author of The Power of Ritual and co-founder of The Nearness, about infusing meaning and ritual into daily routines to transform how we approach life admin tasks. The inspiration for his book, The Power of Ritual, came from his secular...
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079: Dream big and plan smart with Kristina Karlsson
Much loved the world over, Swedish-born Kristina Karlsson is the Founder of kikki.K, Founder & Creative Director of Dream Life, author of bestseller Your Dream Life Starts Here and host of the Your Dream Life podcast. which has over 2.5 million downloads in more than 160 countries. In the…
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078: AI shortcuts for life admin
In this episode, we explore the AI tools Chat GPT and Google’s Bard to expedite your life admin and drop your mental load. We talked about: the key differences between the tools Chat GPT has been trained on data up until 2021and is better at responding to analysis queries Bard is continually...
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077: Penny Locaso on hacking happiness
Penny Locaso is the world’s first Happiness Hacker on a quest to teach 10 million humans by 2025 how to flourish in life. Voted one of the most influential female entrepreneurs in Australia, Penny works with governments, educators and the likes of Google, Microsoft, Deloitte, and LuluLemon, to...
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076: Olivia Clayton on how to get organised with ADHD
In this episode, Olivia Clayton shares the impact of ADHD on organisational skills, common challenges faced by individuals with ADHD, and practical strategies and tools to help adults with ADHD stay organized. Olivia Clayton is a clinical psychologist who supports many adults with ADHD as part of...
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075: Managing productivity with Donna McGeorge
In this episode we interview productivity coach, Donna McGeorge. Donna is passionate about enhancing the large amount of time we spend in our workplace (too much, for many) to ensure it is effective and productive, as well as enjoyable. More often than not it’s getting the simple things right,...
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074: Managing your career admin
In this episode, we interview executive coach and recruitment expert June Parker. June Parker is an executive coach, people strategist and facilitator with 20 years of experience working in recruitment, HR consultancy, career coaching and technology development. She has been a general manager, a...
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073: Life admin not worth doing
In this episode, we walk through how to decide what not life admin is not worth doing. We discuss the art of prioritizing, delegating, and letting go of non-essential tasks to free up time for what truly matters. Mia and Dinah kick off the episode by discussing the importance of understanding…
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072: Laura Vanderkam on calming the chaos
In this episode, we interview author and time-tracking expert Laura Vanderkam. Laura Vanderkam is the author of several time management and productivity books, including the new Tranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What Matters, along with Juliet’s School of...
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071: Embracing lists
In this episode we discuss the importance of using lists to improve productivity, save time, and reduce mental load. Lists are the secret to successful adulthood. Mia and Dinah discuss the different types of lists: to-do lists, checklists, and reference lists. To-do lists consist of time-bound...
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070: Your money mindset
In this episode, Mia and Dinah tap into the expertise of coach Nicole Alesios to discover how your money mindset and archetype impact your relationship with money, your habits and decisions about money management, saving, investing and outsourcing. About Dr Nicole Alesios Nicole is an economist,...
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069: Sharing the mental load with your partner
In this episode, Mia and Dinah dive into how to share the mental load, drawing on expertise from relationship expert and psychologist Dr Morgan Cutlip. About Dr Morgan Cutlip Morgan Cutlip has a PhD in Psychology, is a wife, mom to two kids and life-long lover of all things relationships. Dr...
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068: Managing investments
In this ep, Mia and Dinah talk to an expert about the life admin side of investing - it's a great way to build your wealth but also comes with paperwork and passwords. While anyone of working age has investments through their superannuation, in the last two years there’s been a surge of…
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067: Life admin for new parents
In this ep, Mia and Dinah share their experiences and top hacks to streamline life admin for new parents. Conventional wisdom recommends parents-to-be focus their discussions and planning on housework and parenting. But there is a third dimension of domestic life to discuss and organise: life...
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066: 7 Steps To Save Thousands On Household Bills
With the cost of living on the rise, a key way to save money is to comparison shop your major household bills. In this ep we’ll help you get an understanding of the payoff to a methodical approach, seven steps to make your choices straightforward and point you to the best comparison websites. We...
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065: Navigating aged care
At some stage, we all have to navigate appropriate aged care for ourselves or a loved one, so in this episode we turned to aged care expert Grace Petherick to demystify it for us all. Many of us are in the sandwich generation, and are the support people for parents as well as young children. Some...
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064: Organising a wedding
In this episode, we interview Ayla Toyokawa, certified wedding planner and founder of WedSites, about the key steps in planning a wedding. About Ayla Ayla Toyokawa is a certified wedding planner and founder of WedSites, an all-in-one project management platform designed for collaboration and...
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063: The 5 myths of life admin
There are challenges to life admin but they’re not what you think they are. In this episode, Mia and Dinah dispel the most common myths they hear that people tell themselves when it comes to life admin. We’ve been talking to people about their life admin for the last 4 years: one-on-one with...
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062: Time 'management'
About Christie Flora Christie Flora is the owner of florandorder, she’s a Time Trainer and Goal Strategist and she’s the one overwhelmed professionals turn to when they want to ‘do life differently’. Christie’s strategies around time management, combined with her heart-centered and gentle…
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061: Shopping for, storing and decluttering clothes
In this episode, we talk about planning and making time for managing the clothes, accessories and shoes for you and your family. Keeping you and your family clothed might not automatically come to mind as life admin but it most certainly is. The shopping, storing, and eventual decluttering of our...
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060: Life admin for small business owners
In this episode we interviewed Lee Doherty about how small business owners can drop their mental load and address their personal life admin, while streamlining their business admin. Lee Doherty is the founder of Admin & Co, a market leader in the outsourcing of everything administration. As a...
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059: End of life admin
Life admin can be stressful at the best of times but for people who are terminally ill or caring for a loved one, the admin related to end of life can feel overwhelming and relentless. In this episode we chat with Anna Bolitho about some of the practical matters people need to consider including:...
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058: Going solar
There are more than three million homes across Australia that have rooftop solar, but with installation costs in the thousands, it can be difficult to figure out if it makes sense for you. This ep gives you all the shortcuts to figure it out, including how to optimise your investment if you…
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057: Organising your digital photos
If you’re looking for the motivation, apps, and process to get your digital photos sorted once and for all, this ep where we interview Carly Michael is for you. About Carly Michael Carly Michael has spent her whole life surrounded by photos having grown up in her family's camera store - Michaels...
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056: Define it to refine it
It is important to have a mental model of what life admin is in order to be able to approach it in a more systematic way Mia and Dinah start the episode by discussing how: for most people, life admin is a blurry amorphous bundle of tasks - and with no mental model of the different categories and...
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055: Essential digital life admin tools
It's hard to keep up with best practices for technology and the latest apps, so in this episode we chat to expert Lynette Coulston to get her tips on essential digital life admin tools. About Lynette Coulston Lynette Coulston had a 30+ year career in software development and IT but in 2012 she…
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054: Daycare and school transitions
This episode explores why transitions can be stressful, the key tools and processes you need to have humming to support daycare and school admin, and Mia and Dinah's top hacks for saving time, money and sharing the load. Mia and Dinah reveal that in a survey they conducted earlier this year, one…
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053: Tina Paterson on burnout and sharing the mental load
In this episode, we interview Tina Paterson, remote working and productivity expert, about burnout and how to avoid the ultimate level of exhaustion. About Tina Paterson Tina Paterson has worked across nine industries and 12 countries over the past 20+ years. She has led large departments…
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052: An Hour of Power and the Monthly Momentum Meeting
This episode will help you think about how much time you need for life admin, in a whole new way. In a survey that Mia and Dinah conducted earlier this year, participants stated that when it came to life admin, finding ways to spend less time on it was of prime importance. Achieving peace of mind...
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Tools, techniques and tips to tackle your life admin with efficiency. Dinah Rowe-Roberts and Mia Northrop introduce ways to drop your mental load, save you time and money, create peace of mind and restore harmony in your household.
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