You know that moment where you keep telling yourself you’re “trying”… and somehow months go by and nothing actually changes?

Today we’re calling out the sneakiest productivity trap of all: the word try.

I’m joined by Carla Ondrasik, author of Stop Trying, who breaks down why “trying” keeps you stuck in your head — and why doing is a totally different energy (and outcome).

In this episode, we’re diving into:

• Trying vs. doing: why trying is mental, doing is physical, and your brain hates vague instructions
• The Tri Test: Carla’s simple experiment that instantly exposes why “try” creates confusion
• The hidden cost of “I’ll try”: how it bakes in failure, kills accountability, and fuels excuses + people-pleasing
• How to build your doer muscle: small, practical shifts (including saying a clean “no”) that create momentum fast

This conversation is for you if you’ve been living with a low-grade “I should’ve done this by now” pressure — and you’re ready to trade it for clarity, follow-through, and a nervous system that isn’t dragging around a thousand open loops.

Connect with Carla:

• Purchase Stop Trying

You know that feeling when you wake up already behind, your to-do list is endless, and no matter how productive you are, it never feels like enough?

Today we’re talking about the quiet burnout that comes from living in constant urgency — and why time itself isn’t the problem.

I’m joined by Andrew Hartman, founder of Time Boss and former startup COO, who built his entire framework after burning out repeatedly in high-pressure environments… including a season where chronic stress literally cost him his sense of smell.

Andrew helps high-achieving leaders stop running their lives on hustle, adrenaline, and fear — and start operating at their highest sustainable pace, with more clarity, presence, and peace.

In this episode, we’re diving into:

• Why productivity culture is keeping you dysregulated
• The hidden reason time always feels scarce
• A nervous-system-friendly way to plan your week
• How to lead your life instead of reacting to it
  
  

This conversation is for you if you’re highly capable, deeply responsible, and exhausted by the pressure to always do more — even when things look “successful” on paper.

You’ll walk away with a calmer lens on time, permission to slow the pace without losing momentum, and a practical framework for creating days that feel spacious, grounded, and aligned with the life you actually want.

Connect with Andrew:

• Free Time Boss Masterclass
• Find him on LinkedIn

If you’ve been listening to this series and thinking,
“Yes — this finally explains what’s happening in my body,”
but also wondering,
“Okay… what do I actually do with this?”
this episode is for you.

Because understanding your nervous system matters —
but understanding alone doesn’t change how you wake up in the morning.

Experience does.
Structure does.
Repetition does.

In this final episode of the series, I’m talking about why burnout recovery doesn’t come from finding better tools — but from how those tools are practiced, supported, and integrated over time.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why nervous system insight alone doesn’t change your baseline
• What breaks down when you try to do regulation work on your own
• The difference between managing burnout and rebuilding capacity
• Why sequencing and structure matter for lasting nervous system change
• How Burnout Recovery Blueprint is designed to move you out of survival — sustainably

This episode is for you if you’re functional but exhausted, capable but constantly managing yourself, and tired of feeling like regulation never sticks.

If you’re ready to stop carrying this alone and want a nervous system that can actually support the life you’re living — not just help you cope with it — this conversation will help you understand what makes the difference, and what real support looks like.