
The Productive Woman
A podcast intended to help busy women find the tools and the encouragement to manage their lives, their time, their stress, and their stuff so they can accomplish the things that matter most to them.
Latest episodes

May 20, 2020 • 48min
Productive Reading: A Few Recommendations – TPW295
Good books can be a source of entertainment, education, and inspiration, helping us make meaningfully productive lives. Here are a few of my favorites.

May 13, 2020 • 34min
Things I Know For Sure – TPW294
What do you know for sure? The older I get, the less certain I am about many things, but there are a few things I know for sure about productivity and making a life that matters.

May 6, 2020 • 38min
Overcoming Impostor Syndrome, with Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin – TPW293
Psychologist, executive coach, and author Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin has focused her career on helping women (and men) overcome Impostor Syndrome and make meaningfully productive lives.

Apr 29, 2020 • 35min
Trauma and Productivity – TPW292
How can you be productive during, or in the aftermath of, trauma?

Apr 22, 2020 • 45min
Favorite Tips from Professional Organizers – TPW291
As a longtime organization nerd, I've gathered some great tips from professional organizers whose books, YouTube videos, podcasts, and articles I've learned from over the years.

Apr 15, 2020 • 50min
Incremental Steps to your Goal, with Merrily Orsini – TPW290
Healthcare executive Merrily Orsini is an advocate for home healthcare--and for taking small incremental steps to achieve your most cherished goals.

Apr 8, 2020 • 40min
Friends, Mentors, and a Life that Matters – TPW289
Meaningful productivity is about making a life that matters. For me, a life that matters centers on people that matter. Aside from family, friends and mentors have perhaps the most influence on our meaningfully productive life.

Apr 1, 2020 • 50min
Adjusting to Working from Home – TPW288
Working from home can be great, but if the decision to do so was made for you by outside circumstances and with little time to prepare, it comes with unique challenges.

Mar 28, 2020 • 45min
Life During a Crisis – TPW287
This week I'm sharing a few thoughts about life and productivity during a time of crisis, including a few suggestions for adjusting to a new reality.

Mar 18, 2020 • 56min
11 Time Wasters to Eliminate – TPW286
What time wasters can we eliminate to make more time for what matters most? We're talking about a few of them in this week's episode.