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Why managing your energy matters more than managing your time (burnout prevention for working moms)

Energy management, burnout prevention, and boundaries matter more than time management, especially for working moms and high performers who feel “on” all day. If you’re trying to manage your time better while running on empty, you’re solving the wrong problem. In this episode of The Life Management System for Working Moms, Courtney Cecil explains why burnout isn’t a scheduling issue, it’s an energy-allocation problem. Time management helps you organize tasks, but energy management determines whether you can actually execute them. You’ll learn the difference between quick productivity hacks and real systems that protect your physical, cognitive, and emotional energy. Energy management is the practice of protecting and intentionally allocating your physical capacity (sleep/movement/nervous system), cognitive bandwidth (deep work vs context switching), and emotional reserves (boundaries/expectations/resentment). When those resources get drained, time “discipline” can’t save you. 💡 In this episode, you’ll learn: • Why flexibility can backfire during high-intensity seasons (hello, 9:30pm meetings) • Why time management doesn’t work when you’re depleted • How burnout sneaks in through “leaks” (availability, back-to-backs, bedtime revenge emails) • The 3 biggest energy drains: decision fatigue, constant availability, unclear expectations • The 3 levers to protect energy: physical, cognitive, emotional • How the 80/20 rule applies to energy, not just effort • What “B-minus standards” protect (and why they’re not failure) • A small personal boundary Courtney is recommitting to right now ▶️ Watch next: Episode 11: How to fix your own sleep struggles after kids (If sleep is the first domino for your energy, this will help.) 🔗 Read the full blog: www.workingmomsmovement.com/73 ✨ Links & resources mentioned: • Boundary Self-Check Quiz (free): https://www.workingmomsmovement.com/b... • Apollo Neuro sleep + nervous system tool (code for $60 off: COURTNEY4): https://apolloneuro.com/courtneyanderson • Listen to the podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh... • Website: https://www.workingmomsmovement.com Subscribe for weekly conversations on burnout, boundaries, values, and building a life that actually fits. ❤️ EPISODE CHAPTERS 00:00 Why energy beats time 02:05 The SAT story + the blind spot (depletion, not capability) 05:10 Busy season misconception #1: guardrails beat “flexibility” 07:35 Busy season misconception #2: time management won’t prevent burnout 10:05 Running on E: what depletion looks like in real life 13:10 Sleep, postpartum burnout, and the Apollo Neuro mention 16:30 The relapse moment + why it’s a wake-up call 19:10 Where the “leaks” happen (bedtime emails, back-to-back meetings) 22:05 The 80/20 rule for energy allocation 25:15 The 3 biggest drains: decision fatigue, availability, unclear expectations 28:10 The 3 levers: physical, cognitive, emotional 31:05 One small shift to protect energy this week 33:10 Watch next: Episode 11 (sleep after kids)