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We often talk about how challenges shape us, but planning and prevention are just as powerful as recovery. In this episode we bring back our in-house psychologist Vanessa de Sauty to unpack practical ways to set your year up for success, from visible yearly and weekly planners and color-coding to energy accounting, nervous-system awareness, and managing people-pleasing.
Vanessa and I share lived and professional tips on spotting early stress signs (hyper vs hypo arousal), understanding ADHD, and building flexible containers that protect your energy.
In this episode we share:
- The power of matching each family member’s energy needs (introvert vs extrovert)
- The pros and cons of using visible yearly and weekly planners with color-coding and foundations vs unique items
- The pros and cons of doing energy accounting to track deposits vs withdrawals and allocate chores by cost
- Why you need to know your nervous system window of tolerance — hyper arousal vs hypo shutdown
- The importance of recognising ADHD and using assessment, medication and strategies to improve function
- How to manage people-pleasing by pausing, deferring, delegating and remembering saying yes is saying no
- Setting 2026 by clarifying values, plugging priorities into the calendar and using workshops/resources
Key Quotes
“It's amazing how our body can start to display stuff that our mind hasn't caught up to yet.\"
\"When I say yes to something, I'm actually saying no to something.\"
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