In this insightful episode of Rest and Recreation, host Michael Millward speaks with Washington State-based psychologist Alisa Murray about how to organise your life better, reduce overwhelm, and build routines that actually work.

Alisa specialises in ADHD, executive function challenges, and high‑sensitivity personality traits, and she shares practical, compassionate strategies for improving focus, planning, and emotional wellbeing.

Together, Michael and Alisa explore:

• What ADHD really means; and why it’s not about being unable to pay attention
• Executive functioning skills and why so many adults struggle with planning, prioritising, and follow‑through
• Bullet journaling as a flexible life‑management tool
• How reflection habits (WIN journaling: What worked, Improvements, Next steps) reduce overwhelm
• Why digital tools can make us feel more stressed, not more organised
• The role of mindfulness, curiosity, and self‑compassion in personal growth
• How to set goals you actually achieve, without shame or perfectionism

Alisa also shares how journaling can become a personalised blend of planner, scrapbook, and reflective space — helping you reconnect with your priorities, track progress, and build healthier routines.

Whether you’re managing ADHD, feeling stuck, or simply want to organise your life more intentionally, this conversation offers practical tools, gentle encouragement, and real‑world strategies you can start using today.

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How to Manage Money to Finance the Life You Want

Host Michael Millward meets Wealth Planning Expert Dominic Baldwin to explore the important, yet misunderstood parts of work‑life balance: managing money so that it supports the life you want to live.

Dominic, has spent 35 years helping families make confident, values‑driven financial decisions. He founded Xentum, to address the financial management lessons learnt from his late father’s experience and provide financial advice that focuses on creating wealth to facilitate the life that matters to you and your family”.

Key Themes

• Why traditional financial advice often fails families
• How commission‑driven models created decades of poor decision‑making.
• The importance of values‑based financial planning
• How families can identify their true priorities, from health and security to travel, philanthropy, and personal growth.
• Why passive, low‑cost investing often outperforms active management
• How removing conflicts of interest leads to better long‑term outcomes
• How wealth planning gives families confidence to live richly, not die wealthy
• How planning to “run out of money at 100” can be a liberating strategy.

Dominic also explains why

• He works with families rather than individuals
• Vulnerability is essential to good planning
• Understanding family dynamics is more important than understanding investment markets.

Why Listen?

If you want to improve your financial wellbeing, make better decisions, or simply understand how money can support a more meaningful life, this episode offers clarity, compassion, and practical wisdom. It will help you rethink wealth, rethink priorities, and rethink what a financially confident future could look like.

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A milestone is reached

Episode 100 of Rest and Recreation is a milestone celebration and a reflective journey through the themes that have shaped the podcast — work–life balance, identity, creativity, emotional wellbeing, relationships, and personal agency.

In this special episode, host Michael Millward revisits the most powerful conversations from past guests, including insights on stress responses, redefining ambition, intercultural identity, hobbies for wellbeing, trauma‑informed healing, LGBTQ+ perspectives, retirement transitions, and living an aligned life.

Listeners will discover how rest and recreation can enhance wellbeing, support personal growth, strengthen relationships, and create a healthier balance between work and life. Whether you're exploring new hobbies, navigating career change, healing emotionally, or redefining your identity, this episode offers meaningful reflections and practical inspiration.

Keywords:work–life balance, rest and recreation, wellbeing, personal growth, identity, creativity, hobbies, emotional healing, relationships, career change, retirement, podcast reflection, milestone episode.

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