All Episodes
You're Working Too Hard — 147 episodes
Why "just stop" does not work with procrastination
The mental math of people pleasing
Overworking as insurance against feeling bad
The different types of overfunctioning (and what we can do about them)
How I took care of myself during a tough time period
Why stress management strategies are not always successful
Heated Rivalry, calling yourself lazy, and the origins of your inner critic
Working vs. panicking about work
Introducing "You're Working Too Hard"
How perfectionism and people pleasing affect our relationship with food & our bodies
Are you harming your health by trying to be too self-sufficient?
Why is it so hard to do the things that we know will help?
Are you bullying yourself into a rigid work schedule?
Find your flow at work (a conversation with Pooja Venkatraman)
Managing stress and keeping it all together (a conversation w/ Regan Bashara)
How Procrastination Affects Our Work (And What to Do About It)
How Perfectionism Shows up in the Workplace
How People Pleasing Shows up in the Workplace
The 3Ps of Exhaustion (People Pleasing, Procrastination, and Perfectionism)
How to organize your time
Procrastination Series Week 5 - Putting It All Together
Procrastination Series Week 4 - Using self-coaching to procrastinate less
Procrastination Series: Week 3 – How do we get to those motivating thoughts?
Bonus Episode: Practical strategies for getting out of burnout (with Katie Bonarrigo)
Procrastination Series: Week 2 – What thoughts would help you get started?
Procrastination Series: Week 1 – Figure out what’s happening in your brain
Saving Time: How to stop taking forever to make decisions
Saving Time: How to stop overcommitting
Saving Time: How to stop overcomplicating and overworking
Saving Time: How to stop trying to do everything
...by navigating compensation conversations in purpose-driven careers (w/ Dr. Janny Chang)
...by understanding what causes procrastination
...by being deliberate with your time (w/ Laura Roeder)
Getting Unstuck: How to support yourself when you start to feel regret about your decision
Getting Unstuck: How to take action to achieve your goals
Getting Unstuck: Making research feel manageable
Getting Unstuck: Intentional vs. inertia-based decisions
Stuck between wanting to resist & wanting to dissociate?
...by slowing everything down
...by pausing and checking in at the start of the New Year
A conversation about human design (w/ Marina Clavet)
...by communicating confidently at work (w/ Erin Roberts)
A conversation about coaching and abortion work (w/ Amanda Kingsley)
Checking in and regrouping
...by negotiating your salary
Special Episode: 5 Strategies for Coping with Election Stress
...by understanding and navigating ADHD (w/ Kristen Carder)
...celebrating 100 podcast episodes!
...by befriending your nervous system pt. 2 (w/ Leah Davidson)
...by befriending your nervous system (w/ Leah Davidson)
...by learning sustainable productivity (w/ Dele Kooley)
...by being your own best boss
...by working smarter instead of harder
...by making sales fun (w/ Keli Lyn Jewel)
...by managing the sunk cost fallacy in your decision making
...by discovering what nourishes vs. what depletes your energy (w/ Jess Kaskov)
...by learning how to cultivate courage (w/ Lynn Grogan)
...by remembering that stressful times are not forever
...by finding joy in dating and relationships
...by holding kind boundaries at work
...by learning how to create internal safety with Brig Johnson
...by learning how to create connection through play
...we're celebrating 2 years of the podcast!
...by navigating discomfort and change as a high achiever (w/ Sharon Kiely)
Answering listener questions about burnout (w/ Marissa McKool)
...what women are taught about money (special interview)
BONUS episode - actions and strategies to actually get stuff done
...by learning how to create satisfaction in your life (w/ Kori Linn)
...by unpacking shame in parenting (Parenting Series Week 3 of 3)
...by embracing imperfection and self-compassion in parenting (Parenting Series Week 2 of 3)
...by finding your joy in parenting (Parenting Series Week 1 of 3)
...by being kind to yourself (special interview)
BONUS episode - re-introducing making work fun!
...by challenging your limiting beliefs around money (special interview)
...by embracing transitions (w/ Sindy Warren)
...by making it easier to express your needs (w/ Ana Lopez)
...by approaching pain recovery and work challenges joyfully (w/ Deb Malkin)
...by broadening your horizons
...by learning how to be a good manager (with Nikolay Filchev)
...by exploring the benefits of travel hacking with special guest Nikolay Filchev
...by exploring the opportunity cost of staying in a job that has more negatives than positives
...by welcoming the new year the way you want! (with or without resolutions)
...by planning your meaningful holiday
Work on TV Mini Series (with Rob Tuerke): Our favorite TV work moments, characters, conflicts, and more
Work on TV Mini Series (with Rob Tuerke): Who gets to be likeable on TV, even when they are terrible?
Work on TV Mini Series (with Rob Tuerke): Work and trauma + dreams vs. goals
Work on TV Mini Series (with Rob Tuerke): The beauty in the mundane + the portrayal of success on TV
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day: Interview with Prof. Barbara Creel
...by navigating unplanned work interruptions during your time off
...by unpacking what it means to be good at your job
...by coping with decision fatigue
...by tackling people pleasing
...by doing things for now (even if they don't work for the future!)
...by finding your flow
...by exploring your relationship to sleep
...by holding onto your own authority
...by switching things up
...by doing nothing (sometimes)
...by choosing your attitude when things don't go as planned
...by noticing how many things are made up
Maria's interview series: ...by exploring guided meditation and stress management (w/ Aakruti Vakharia)
...by unpacking discipline
...by exploring your resistance to certain tasks
...by setting your future self up for success
...by celebrating teamwork
...by prioritizing your wants
...by expanding your definition of rest
...by basking in self-pride
...by not ignoring your burnout
...by taking a deep breath
...by emotionally budgeting for the negative and the unexpected
...through trial and error
...by creating flexibility in your life and schedule (while still getting everything done)
...by loving who you are
Maria's interview series: ...by discovering your own resilience (w/ Jane Elliott)
Maria's interview series: …by honoring your reactions & needs around triggers, microagressions, and unsafe situations (w/ Cheyne Scott)
Maria's interview series: ...by noticing nature's lessons about rest and recovery (w/ Rosa Goodman)
...by knowing and trusting your limits
Maria's interview series: ...by taking charge of your money (w/ Rachelle Siebke)
Maria's interview series: ...by escaping the mental grind of your job (w/ Amelia Noel)
Maria's interview series: ...by discovering opportunities where you are (w/ Amanda Malaney)
Maria's interview series: ...by tapping into your creativity (w/ Vanessa Hardy)
Maria's interview series: ...by not suppressing your emotions (w/ Laura Jurgens)
Maria's interview series: ...by cultivating self-trust (w/ Siobhán Friel)
Maria's interview series: ...by tackling burnout from the inside (w/ Michelle Kevill)
Maria's interview series: ...by understanding boundaries (w/ Rosanna Gill)
...by taking a break
...by asking for help
...by honoring seasonal changes pt 2
...by honoring seasonal changes pt 1
...by learning the difference between challenging yourself for fun vs. in order to feel better
...by resisting the urge to assign blame
...by questioning the idea that "you should know better"
...by resisting the made-up rules at work
...by not giving up on what you want
...by putting less pressure on yourself about your job
…by letting yourself be grateful for the things that you’re actually grateful for
…by questioning the idea that you *should* be grateful for your job
...by not creating unpleasant experiences in advance
...by redefining self-care
...by questioning your assessment of your own work
…by focusing on what’s going right
...by eliminating "busy" work
...by cutting yourself some slack (part 2)
...by cutting yourself some slack (part 1)
...by figuring out what fun is
...by figuring out what work is