Emotionally Uncomfortable

"Time management is not something you're born with or born without. It's a skill that anybody can learn if they're being taught in a reasonable way."
In this episode, Heather and Megan Sumrell explore what it means to stop fighting time and start building a life that actually has room for you to live. So many of us approach planning from a place of pressure, trying to squeeze more into every available pocket of time, sacrifice sleep to catch up, or follow rigid systems that were never designed around our actual lives. But creating a calm, organized life isn't about becoming more productive; it's about building enough structure to protect what matters while leaving space for the unexpected, the people we love, and the parts of ourselves that can't be scheduled. Learn how to let go of the shame of not doing it all, increase your capacity instead of constantly playing catch-up, and redefine productivity so that the white space in your calendar becomes part of the life you're creating.
What to listen for:
☑️ Getting into a relationship with time rather than always trying to "beat it"
☑️ The sooner we learn to build ourselves back into our lives, the better we'll feel
☑️ Why the way you're planning might be keeping you perpetually behind
 
"Learning how to create a plan that supports enough structure to ensure important things are getting done while also leaving space to absorb life and the reality of life, that's really the sweet spot."
☑️ Releasing the shame and pressure we put on ourselves to plan perfectly
☑️ Sacrificing your sleep is not the way to create more time, and what to do instead
☑️ Why you should never follow someone else's rigid morning routine
 
"A successful tool or system is one where the steps that you follow are the same for everybody, but the inputs are uniquely yours, and the outputs are uniquely yours."
☑️ Goal setting is a waste of time when you don't have control of your daily life
☑️ How to increase your capacity so that you don't begin each week already behind
☑️ Teaching our children time management skills so they can thrive
 
"The stuff that's important to me is represented on my calendar and protected to ensure I can get them done. But my identity is in all the white space on my calendar."
☑️ Breaking the belief that you have to be productive in your open pockets of time
☑️ Learning to think like someone who knows how to create a calm, organized life
☑️ Building a full life that isn't stressful or constantly overbooked


About Megan Sumrell:
Megan Sumrell is a former corporate executive turned entrepreneur.  As a business owner, mom, and wife, she knows exactly how hard it is to juggle #allthethings while still maintaining your own sense of self and purpose.
As the CEO and Founder of The Pink Bee, she took her 20+ year career in systems and processes and applied it to all things time management, organization and productivity.
She is the creator of the TOP Program and TOP Planner, the #1 Time Management System for Women.
Connect with Megan:
www.megansumrell.com 

www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6Oj1Bhuga-C6D2kRgseiA 

www.facebook.com/megansumrell 

www.instagram.com/megansumrell

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For those of you who are ready to stop feeling drained, overextended, and out of alignment… join me inside the Energetic Time Management Accelerator, a focused experience designed to help high-achieving women uncover what's draining them, clarify what truly matters, and create a simple plan that fits their life.
We'll pinpoint your biggest time + energy leaks, identify the top areas to focus on for quick momentum, and map out exactly what to let go of so you can reclaim your energy, your time, and your joy.
Ready to make your time work for you without adding more to your plate?
Join the Energetic Time Management Accelerator:
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"Before you try to tell your kid what to do, you've got to look at yourself. You've got to really reflect on the things that you're doing."
In this episode, Heather sits down with two remarkable young adults who have been part of her life in different ways: her 21-year-old son, Logan, and Brooklyn, a longtime family friend she's had the privilege of watching grow into adulthood. Woven together with her reflections, these conversations offer an honest look at what our maturing kids are craving from the adults around them and what happens when we choose to guide rather than control. They explore the lasting impact of feeling seen, the tension between protecting our children and preparing them for life, and the ways our own fears, expectations, and unresolved stories can shape the next generation without us realizing it. Whether you're raising young children, parenting adult kids, mentoring someone, or simply reflecting on your own upbringing, this episode is an invitation to listen with fresh ears. Sometimes the greatest lessons about leadership, connection, and emotional maturity come from the very people we've been trying to teach all along.
What to listen for: 
☑️ When children live on their own and learn what "no one's coming to save you" means
☑️ Embracing uncertainty and what it looks like to have a safe support system in life
☑️ The privilege of suffering and how it helps us heal and grow more quickly
 
"Until I faced my shit and realized all the things that I need to overcome, all the overwhelming feelings and the fear and just all my shit, that was when I started my journey of getting through it and slowly chipping away at some big issues."
☑️ No matter where you go, you still have to face yourself and work through your shit
☑️ How the current systems are manipulating young adults into focusing on money
☑️ Experiencing contrast and navigating the projection of fear as a parent
 
"At the end of the day, there's not one parent that's great. Parents fuck up. We're all human beings. We're all learning. It's just a matter of how much you choose to learn."
☑️ How getting in touch with your emotions can change you and your entire life
☑️ Dropping our conditioning to open up more possibilities in our lives and careers
☑️ Understanding the only control we truly have in uncertain situations
 
"Just take the action. Like a game, if you take the action, it will happen, but you just have to have that consistency. You have to push yourself. You can't half-ass it." 
☑️ Knowing when to show support and when to hold your children accountable
☑️ Being present for your kids without judging their lives or projecting onto them
☑️ The importance of aligning your environment with who you want to be
 
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For those of you who are ready to stop feeling drained, overextended, and out of alignment… join me inside the Energetic Time Management Accelerator, a focused experience designed to help high-achieving women uncover what's draining them, clarify what truly matters, and create a simple plan that fits their life.
We'll pinpoint your biggest time + energy leaks, identify the top areas to focus on for quick momentum, and map out exactly what to let go of so you can reclaim your energy, your time, and your joy.
Ready to make your time work for you without adding more to your plate?
Join the Energetic Time Management Accelerator:
www.heatherchauvin.com/time
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"Living life from a different perspective heals the past and also paves the way for the future as well."
In this episode, Heather and Eddy Tony explore what it really means to heal, not by becoming someone new, but by integrating the parts of yourself you've spent years trying to outrun. This conversation challenges the idea that transformation comes from a single breakthrough or magic solution, inviting us to consider a gentler process of awareness, compassion, and daily practice. At its heart, this episode is an invitation to trust your own unfolding, soften into the process of becoming, and discover that healing comes from welcoming every part of yourself home, rather than erasing who you've been or clinging to outdated identities.
What to listen for:
☑️ How we can change our identity, personality, and how we feel emotionally
☑️ There's no magic bullet for healing, but there is a process to get lasting change
☑️ Why you need to see it, feel it, balance it, and integrate it to step out of old loops
 
"There is no magic bullet. Where psychedelics are really great at is seeing it, increasing awareness within yourself about old patterns, loops, and behaviors."
☑️ Why everything bubbles up to the surface when it's ready to be transformed
☑️ Navigating the grief of letting go of your former identity and stepping into freedom
☑️ How to commune with the parts you're releasing with deep compassion
 
"The grieving dissolves and happens on its own because that part also has a home within yourself, within themselves. As opposed to extracting that part, they can integrate and soften back into wholeness."
☑️ Healing doesn't have to be heavy; oftentimes, it's in the small daily decisions
☑️ Looking for the positives inside of challenges, and how that helps us heal
☑️ Coming into full coherence and acceptance, removing the inner war
 
"It doesn't have to feel so heavy. So leaning into what is happening and seeing the positives that are coming out of it as well. It's about bringing the person into full coherence of what is actually going on."
☑️ Where psilocybin or psychedelics come in and how they create more freedom
☑️ Taking the tips and wisdom of our natural world and applying it to ourselves
☑️ How the intention to release and let go can change your life
 
Be sure to also listen to episodes 1191, 1203, and 1236 for more!
About Eddy Tony:
Founder. Author. Guide to over a thousand individuals. The person people turn to when trying harder stops working. Eddy Tony helps his clients release the unconscious pressure patterns that keep life from feeling fulfilling. Known for his calm precision and depth, he guides people back into self-trust, emotional steadiness, and success that finally feels aligned and fully lived.


Connect with Eddy:
https://www.eddytony.com/

https://www.instagram.com/eddytony

https://www.facebook.com/eddytony/ 

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For those of you who are ready to stop feeling drained, overextended, and out of alignment… join me inside the Energetic Time Management Accelerator, a focused experience designed to help high-achieving women uncover what's draining them, clarify what truly matters, and create a simple plan that fits their life.
We'll pinpoint your biggest time + energy leaks, identify the top areas to focus on for quick momentum, and map out exactly what to let go of so you can reclaim your energy, your time, and your joy.
Ready to make your time work for you without adding more to your plate?
Join the Energetic Time Management Accelerator:
www.heatherchauvin.com/time
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"You cannot make an impact on anybody unless you are willing to change your internal ecosystem."
In this episode, Heather challenges some of the most deeply rooted assumptions about parenting, leadership, and what it really means to prepare our children for adulthood, especially our boys. She takes an honest look at the emotional dynamics between men and women, how dependence is often learned rather than our inherent nature, and why both sons and daughters benefit when we teach responsibility, communication, and resilience instead of rescuing. At its heart, this episode is an invitation to lead with intention, hold loving boundaries, and recognize that our role as parents doesn't end when our children become adults
What to listen for:
☑️ Why not everyone has the DNA to go for the next level in their life or work
☑️ Making things happen is actually pretty boring, which is why most people don't do it
☑️ The biggest lie we're told is that we're done parenting when our kids reach 18
"I've made the conscious decision that I'm not here to wipe my kids' ass for the rest of their life, but I am here to be their rock, their person, and their guide. When we choose to be a leader to our children, to be the integrator, to support them along this journey, things will change."
☑️ 'Independent men' don't exist, and what that means for us as women
☑️ Why men haven't been able to emotionally free themselves from women yet
☑️ All humans struggle; some are just better at communicating it than others
"I had to soften, and the number one thing that I realized is men struggle too. I didn't realize how much they struggle, and I didn't realize how dependent they are on nurturing."
☑️ Without evidence of what they're carrying, how do you know you carry more?
☑️ Raising men that understand emotional labor and domestic responsibility
☑️ Understanding resistance and learning how to hold hard boundaries
"I've taught them that they can use their voice to communicate what's going on, and that I'm going to actively listen. And not all their problems need to be fixed by me. One of the core wounds that I see women do is needing to fix their behavior."
☑️ Men learn to be dependent on women based on how they were raised
☑️ Teaching your male children the skills they need to become independent
☑️ Why letting your children have their own identity outside of us is so crucial

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We'll pinpoint your biggest time + energy leaks, identify the top areas to focus on for quick momentum, and map out exactly what to let go of so you can reclaim your energy, your time, and your joy.
Ready to make your time work for you without adding more to your plate?
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"We should not be listening to things outside of us. Your body is telling you what you need."
In this episode, Heather and Corey Colwell explore what happens when life forces you to stop long enough to hear the messages your body has been trying to communicate all along. Through a remarkable story that begins with a coyote bite at two years old and winds through years of health challenges, motherhood, overachievement, and a profound near-death experience, this conversation invites you into the space where intuition, healing, and purpose converge. At its heart, this episode is about learning to listen, not to the endless noise outside of us, but to the wisdom already living within our bodies, our souls, and the quiet nudges that keep trying to guide us back toward alignment, vitality, and a life that feels deeply alive.
What to listen for: 
☑️ How getting bitten by a coyote at two years old shaped her passion in later life
☑️ Busyness and constantly moving forward keep you from listening to my body
☑️ The near-death experience that helped Corey choose to be in this life
 
"When people say fighting for your life, you have to recruit everything to get alive again. And so I fought my way back from that moment."
☑️ The importance of listening to that intuitive primal knowing when it comes up
☑️ What it feels like when your soul fully aligns with your body and human experience
☑️ Why it wasn't enough to just be alive and in bed, and what helped turn things around
 
"I was alive, and everyone's like, 'Great, just stay in bed.' And what happened is I started to experience an intellectual and passion death because my entire why is to solve problems and innovate."
☑️ How to start answering the question of what your body actually needs to thrive
☑️ Why we try to control the outcomes in our children's lives rather than surrendering
☑️ We shouldn't be listening to things outside of us; we should be leaning in
 
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About Corey Colwell:
Corey Colwell doesn't study problems. She solves them. 
She is the person you call when you're stuck — not because she'll tell you why you got there, but because she'll already see three ways out. A licensed psychotherapist (LMFT), published author, and innovation strategist, Corey has spent nearly three decades finding patterns across health, sustainability, media, education, and beyond — and building the bridges to turn those patterns into real, lasting change. Her ideas have reached millions through outlets like Good Morning America, NPR, and CNN, and her collaborators have included Whole Foods, HGTV, and the Non-GMO Project. As founding COO of SNiP Nutrigenomics (snipnutrition.com), she's now helping reshape the future of health through genetic intelligence and hyper-personalized nutrition. 
Corey is a recent empty-nest mom and lives in Seattle with her soulmate husband and infinitely amusing rescue dogs.
Connect with Corey:
www.snipnutrition.com 

www.linkedin.com/in/coreycolwell/ 

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For those of you who are ready to stop feeling drained, overextended, and out of alignment… join me inside the Energetic Time Management Accelerator, a focused experience designed to help high-achieving women uncover what's draining them, clarify what truly matters, and create a simple plan that fits their life.
We'll pinpoint your biggest time + energy leaks, identify the top areas to focus on for quick momentum, and map out exactly what to let go of so you can reclaim your energy, your time, and your joy.
Ready to make your time work for you without adding more to your plate?
Join the Energetic Time Management Accelerator:
www.heatherchauvin.com/time
Explore the top episodes listeners come back to when they're stuck, burned out, or standing at the edge of a big shift: www.heatherchauvin.com/10
Follow Heather on Instagram: www.instagram.com/heatherchauvin_