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Welcome back to the podcast, my gorgeous souls.

Today’s conversation is a really important one because we are talking about something I see so many creative women quietly struggling with behind the scenes, nervous system overload, overwhelm, emotional exhaustion, and trying to run a business inside structures that were never built for creative minds.

Because the truth is, I don’t believe most interior designers are struggling with capability.

I believe they are struggling with capacity, structure, and trying to force themselves into routines, schedules, and expectations that simply do not support the way their brain naturally works best.

In this episode, I share my own experiences of working late nights, running on adrenaline, pushing myself right up against deadlines, and operating in survival mode during the earlier years of my business. I talk honestly about the shifts I had to make to build a business that actually supported me creatively, emotionally, and energetically, rather than constantly draining me.

We dive into understanding energetic capacity versus time capacity, identifying your peak performance levels, time blocking, building white space into your diary, and separating “on the business” work from “in the business” work.

This conversation is about giving yourself permission to stop building your business around burnout and start building it around sustainability.

Because your creativity deserves structures that support it, not systems that punish it.

Join Lisa-Marie and the women inside the Design Boss Diary world, follow on Instagram HERE and discover more about how you can work with Lisa in 2026 and beyond.

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Ready to build a business that actually supports your creativity, capacity, and wellbeing?

If you know you’re wildly talented but craving more structure, clarity, boundaries, forecasting, systems, and support inside your business, there are several ways we can work together.

From high-proximity 1:1 mentorship to supportive group programmes designed to help women build sustainable and profitable interior design businesses, every space has been created to support you differently depending on where you currently are in your journey.

To explore what support could look like for you, reach out directly at designbossdiary@gmail.com and start the conversation. 2026 currently has a limited amount of spaces remaining.

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See you in the next episode, from your Interior Design Business Strategist and Soulful Leadership Mentor x