🎙️ 97. F*ck Winter – Navigating Seasonal Chaos, Work-Life Balance & Finding Joy

Episode🎙️ 97. F*ck Winter – Navigating Seasonal Chaos, Work-Life Balance & Finding Joy

This week, we are over it – and by it, I mean winter, exhaustion, and the never-ending grind. If you’re also feeling like Mother Nature is playing mind games, your job is sucking the life out of you, and joy feels like a distant memory, this episode is for you.

🔥 Here’s what we’re diving into:
✔️ Weather whiplash: One day it’s 70 and sunny, the next I’m shoveling snow. What kind of gaslighting BS is this?
✔️ Work vs. passion: My real job is stealing time from my podcast, and I am not okay with it.
✔️ The chaotic art of “family time”: We took all four kids to a Norfolk Admirals hockey game—shockingly, it was not a total disaster.
✔️ Forcing joy (because why not?): From sitting in the sun with cider to prioritizing date nights, I’m on a mission to make joy happen.
✔️ Marriage & mental load: Ryan has been MIA (for work, not emotionally... mostly), and I’m trying to balance everything.

🎧 If you’ve been feeling stuck in the daily grind, THIS is your reminder to carve out moments of joy – even if you have to force it.

💬 What’s bringing YOU joy right now? Message me, DM me, send a carrier pigeon – I wanna hear it!

📌 Up Next: Back by popular demand – a deep dive into manifesting (WTF is it really, and how can you actually use it to change your life?).

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Stefanie Wainwright