đď¸ Thelma & Louise Podcast: Is Work-Life Balance Bullshit? đď¸
Letâs be realâwearing busy like a badge of honour needs to stop. đŤ
âł Weâve been sold this shiny, impossible dream that if we just hustle harder, we can magically achieve perfect work-life balance, where emails get answered, workouts happen, homemade soup simmers on the stove, and we somehow still get eight hours of sleep after mind-blowing sex.
Reality?
Youâre half-writing a report while rushing to a dentist appointment youâve put off for a year. Youâre meal-prepping when a âquickâ email derails you, and suddenly, dinnerâs on fire and youâre eating pot noodles again. Meanwhile, society tells us we should be effortlessly crushing it at work while looking flawless, parenting like a saint, and documenting it all with aesthetically pleasing social media posts. Sound familiar?
AND Ladies, letâs talk.
For way too long, weâve been sold the idea that we can âhave it allâ if we just juggle harder. That if we hustle smarter, organise better, and wake up at 5 AM for journaling, yoga, and a green smoothie, weâll finally crack the code on work-life balance. Spoiler alert: itâs a bloody myth. đ ââď¸
Weâve been taught that we should be career-driven and the perfect parent and have a thriving social life and look effortlessly hot while doing it.
Weâre out here spinning plates, dodging burnout, and feeling guilty when....shocker!! ....We drop a few.
Because the truth is, balance isnât real.
Hereâs the truth: work-life balance is a scam.
Itâs a corporate PR stunt designed to keep us spinning our wheels, feeling guilty, and thinking weâre the problem. But we are not the problem, the bloody system is.
Work isnât the enemy of life. Work is part of life.
The key isnât balance, itâs integration!!
So, letâs stop wearing busy as a badge of honour.
Letâs stop chasing some corporate fairytale designed to keep us exhausted. Instead, letâs focus on what actually mattersâdoing work that energises us, setting boundaries like a boss, and making space for joy, rest, and yes, eating the damn cake. đđââď¸
So, if youâre tired of feeling like youâre failing at an impossible game, this episode is for you. Weâre tearing down the work-life balance myth and replacing it with something way better:
Peace. Purpose, and a life that actually WORKS for YOU! đĽ
đĄItâs time to stop juggling and start living.
Wear living as that badge of honour
If youâve ever felt like youâre failing at an impossible game, this episode is for you. Itâs time to drop the juggling act and start living. Letâs go. đđ¨â¨