160. How Time Can Be On Your Side (Even When It Feels Like You Have None) with Bridget Watson Payne

Electric Ideas with Whitney Baker: Motherhood, Self-Connection, Joyful Living & Self-Care

Do you ever feel like there just aren’t enough hours in the day? Between work, kids, and trying to keep up with everything else, it can feel like you’re always running on empty. In this episode, Whitney sits down with Bridget Watson Payne, author of 8 books, including How Time is On Your Side, to talk about what it really looks like to take back your time and stop living in a cycle of busyness and burnout.

Bridget talks about why she considers being busy a “sick badge of honor,” how the pandemic forced us to pause and rethink how we spend our time, and why even just small shifts can make all the difference.

If you’ve been craving more space to breathe, create, and just be, this conversation will remind you that it is possible. You’ll walk away with tips on how to stop measuring your worth by how much you do and start aligning your time with the things that really matter.

Here’s what you can look forward to in this episode:

• Modern-day factors that influence women to feel constantly time-crunched

• How the perspective of being busy has changed

• How the pandemic made us slow down

• Rediscovering priorities and making conscious choices

• The power of taking small shifts

• Finding your personal productivity rhythm

Reflection question to ponder: What do you want to be spending time on that you are not currently spending time on?

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Connect with Bridget: Instagram | Substack | Website