The Bright Method Podcast: Realistic Time Management and Productivity for Working Women & Working Moms

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Episodes: 140

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Ready for a time management approach that is actually designed for professional working women – ones that help you lighten the mental load, draw boundaries with more confidence, focus on the important (not just urgent) stuff at work, and be present with friends and family? Podcast host, Kelly Nolan, an attorney-turned-time management strategist, mom of two, and creator of the Bright Method™, delivers practical, realistic time management strategies tailored for busy professional women, working moms, and ambitious women juggling careers and home life. We cover topics like: How to time-block in a way that actually works and avoid common time-blocking mistakes, How to manage the mental load around all of our roles at work and at home, How to handle work deadlines with less stress and scramble, How to keep distractions in check, from social media to people swinging by your office, and How to plan in a realistic way so you can feel on top of it all and avoid overcommitment. Whether you're a lawyer, physician, executive, woman in corporate, professor, entrepreneur, or any woman navigating a full plate, this podcast gives you tools to design a sustainable system that works for your real life—not a Pinterest-perfect version of it. Follow now, and let's get you falling asleep proud of what you got done today and calm about what's on tap tomorrow.

Episode Date
141. ~3 Years, ~140 Episodes, and a Decision to Take a Break
Mar 30, 2026
140. Stop Bargaining with Reality (And What to Do Instead)
Mar 23, 2026
139. What you bring to the table is more than always being at the table
Mar 16, 2026
138. [Bonus!] All about the 10-week Bright Method program
Mar 11, 2026
137. If I wanted more breathing room THIS week...
Mar 09, 2026
136. 10 Time Habits that can Quietly Wreck Your Day
Mar 02, 2026
135. Messy homes during work hours
Feb 23, 2026
134. When your work culture isn't the right fit for you
Feb 16, 2026
133. The goal isn't "I wish I had no more to-do's"
Feb 09, 2026
132. So, can we multi-task?
Feb 02, 2026
131. 3 Tips for When You're Exhausted But Your Calendar Looks Fine
Jan 26, 2026
130. People-Pleasing & Realizing You Can't Say Yes to Everything
Jan 21, 2026
129. Why traditional time management advice doesn't work for many professional working women (and why I focus my work on those women)
Jan 12, 2026
128. "I'd rather be special than happy": Egos don't always lead us to happiness
Jan 05, 2026
127. Practical Tips for Friendship with Danielle Bayard Jackson
Dec 29, 2025
126. How to Practically Build Peace With The Effort Required For or Given To A Result
Dec 22, 2025
125. Answering 3 Questions: Isn't calendaring like this overwhelming?
Dec 15, 2025
124. How to get more strategic, creative ideas
Dec 08, 2025
123. A Lightbulb Moment: Empowerment Without A System Leads to Overcommitment (idea from Eleanor Beaton)
Dec 01, 2025
122. Your Capacity & Your Capability Are Different Things (Talking About Suzy Reading's Amazing Quote)
Nov 24, 2025
121. Slow-Rolling Tasks & Shiny Object Syndrome Bosses (or Selves)
Nov 17, 2025
120. Time Zones: My Achilles' Heel
Nov 10, 2025
119. Theme Days: Why I don't do them, but it's a personal call!
Nov 03, 2025
118. Why I don't let AI make my time management decisions
Oct 27, 2025
117. For my All-or-Nothing Thinkers (🙋🏻‍♀️)
Oct 20, 2025
116. Flexibility & Accountability: Owning what we really want our time to look like
Oct 13, 2025
114. An Example of Saying No When You Want to Say Yes
Sep 29, 2025
113. Halloween: A great example of mental load & how calendars help
Sep 22, 2025
112. Three work challenges: getting interrupted on in office days, too ambitious when planning, long commutes that feel like wasted time
Sep 15, 2025
111. Getting Less Stress In Your Life Isn't Always Efficient – And We Need To Own That
Sep 01, 2025
110. Career Shifts with Your Whole Person in Mind with Career Coach Sarah Wagoner
Aug 25, 2025
109. "Brain thinks I need an hour chunk to start. Such a loss."
Aug 11, 2025
108. Business Owner Finances with Shanna Skidmore
Jul 28, 2025
107. Making Back-to-School Less Scramble-y & Enjoying the Rest of Summer
Jul 09, 2025
106. Protecting Strategy / Big-Picture Time From the Urgent: A Potentially Novel Way to Do It
Jun 30, 2025
105. The Diderot Effect of Time Management
Jun 16, 2025
104. Checking the "Success" Boxes & Still Feeling Unfulfilled? Finding Yourself & Joy with Heather Hubbard about What to Do.
Jun 02, 2025
103. Finding the "Living Up to Your Potential" Concept Troubling
May 27, 2025
102. Improving Sleep with Dr. Funke Afolabi-Brown, triple board-certified sleep physician
May 19, 2025
101. Meal Planning & Prep Tips with Prep Dish founder Allison Schaaf
May 12, 2025
100(!). The 100th episode: A message I have not said enough – you can do this.
May 05, 2025
99. Career Changes with Career Coach Julia Lynch (of @smarterinasec)
Apr 28, 2025
98. Your Boss Has No Idea What's on Your Plate Today – and 5 Things that Means
Apr 21, 2025
97. People Pleasing with Michelle Gauthier
Apr 14, 2025
96. Part 2: The Heavy-Before / Lighter-After Adulting Stuff (Wills & Trusts, Healthcare Proxies, House Furniture Inventory, etc.)
Apr 07, 2025
95. The Heavy-Before / Lighter-After Adulting Stuff (Wills & Trusts, Healthcare Proxies, House Furniture Inventory, etc.)
Mar 31, 2025
94. Newborn Life & Time Management
Mar 24, 2025
93. Finances & Calendars with Emilie Dayan Hill
Mar 17, 2025
92. Why plan when nothing goes to plan?!
Mar 10, 2025
91. The Good News about Realizing You're Choking Yourself Up with Deadlines
Mar 03, 2025
90. How to Handle Scheduled Kid Days Off (e.g., Holidays, Teacher Professional Development Days)
Feb 24, 2025
89. When You Feel Resistance to Calendaring Your Activities, Projects, etc.
Feb 17, 2025
88. An Example of a Work Flow: Personal Travel
Feb 10, 2025
87. The Power of the Long-Term Play (vs. Getting Hung Up On Short-Term Timelines)
Feb 03, 2025
86. How to Handle Surprise 15-Min Windows at Work – And Time Management Tips of Physicians
Jan 27, 2025
85. Home Organization: Making Time for & How to Do It with Laura Kinsella of Urban OrgaNYze
Jan 20, 2025
84. When Email/Slack/Teams Interrupt Your Focus Time
Jan 13, 2025
83. When You Have No Energy After Work For "Productive" Things
Jan 06, 2025
82. Protecting Time for Your Health
Dec 30, 2024
81. Too Many Meetings! Time Management Tips When You Meetings Prevent You From Doing Your Work
Dec 23, 2024
80. Getting Clear About How You Process To-Do's & Ideas
Dec 16, 2024
79. Self-Evaluations: How to Make Your Next Performance Review A Lot Easier
Dec 09, 2024
78. The "Years are Short" Spreadsheet: Long-Term Planning Snapshot
Dec 02, 2024
77. Logistically overwhelmed by the holidays? Let's talk about it.
Nov 25, 2024
76. When your partner is gone a lot: How to share the home labor
Nov 18, 2024
75. Acting (or Not Acting) Because of What Others Think (Wear the Mittens)
Nov 11, 2024
74. AI & Time Management with Woody Taylor
Nov 04, 2024
73. My Time Management Journey
Oct 28, 2024
72. Dr. Christine Koh: Micro-Decluttering, Radical Rest & More
Oct 21, 2024
71. "How Do I Do Things Faster?"
Oct 14, 2024
70. Menstral Cycles & Time Management with Carmen Amador Barriero
Oct 07, 2024
69. How to Dig Out After a Curveball Week
Sep 30, 2024
68. Outsourcing the Mental Load at Home with Emily King of Faye
Sep 23, 2024
67. Listener Question: Handling Too Many Incoming Tasks to Calendar (Plus Meeting Overload)
Sep 16, 2024
66. Practical Examples of How Everything Comes Back to Time
Sep 09, 2024
65. When You're Anxious About the Next Calendared Entry
Sep 02, 2024
64. How to get your partner to buy into a time management approach
Aug 19, 2024
63. It's Harder Than "Just Schedule Time for Self-Care": How to Actually Enjoy Downtime
Aug 05, 2024
61. Goli Kalkhoran of Lessons from a Quitter & Resisting the Desire to be the "Perfect Employee"
Jul 22, 2024
60. Mistakes: How to Recover & Move Forward Using the Bright Method
Jul 08, 2024
59. For Parents: The One-Year Shakeup & the Divvy of Labor
Jun 24, 2024
58. The Summer Episode: Three Tips about Summer Work, Travel, & Working Parent Logistics
Jun 10, 2024
57. Ugh An Election Year: How to Protect Your Peace of Mind
Jun 03, 2024
56. Not Letting Overactive Loyalty Prevent Us From Drawing Boundaries at Work
May 27, 2024
55. "You waste years by not being able to waste hours": The Critical Role Planning Plays
May 20, 2024
54. Ever-changing schedules: If you or your partner have ever-different weeks bc of your job, this one is for you
May 13, 2024
53. Commutes & Non-Commutes: Transitioning from Home to Work and Back
May 06, 2024
52. [Listen before you rule it out] Hiring a House Manager with Kelly Hubbell of Sage Haus
Apr 29, 2024
51. Stop Comparing Your Tired to Other People's
Apr 22, 2024
50. An Example of Saying No: Why I'm Not Speaking This Year
Apr 15, 2024
49. The Vacuum Effect: Context Matters When It Comes to Time Management
Apr 08, 2024
48. Digital Spring Clean & Physical Work Environment Organization
Apr 01, 2024
47. Three Email Management Tips
Mar 25, 2024
46. Work Travel: Time Management Strategies for Working Women Who Travel for Work
Mar 18, 2024
45. Motivating to do the things you calendared
Mar 11, 2024
44. Dr. Sarah Hart-Unger & Paper Planners, Planning Privilege, and Digital Detox
Mar 04, 2024
43. Five Strategies to Improve Your Meetings
Feb 26, 2024
42. Overcoming Burnout with Dr. Shanika Esparaz
Feb 19, 2024
41. When Your Calendar Overwhelms You
Feb 12, 2024
40. When is Hard Work Worth It?
Feb 05, 2024
39. Dr. Chelsea Pierotti on Managing Stressful & High-Pressure Situations
Jan 29, 2024
38. Limited time is frustrating – How to feel more empowered
Jan 22, 2024
37. Time Management is a System Failure – Not a Character Flaw
Jan 15, 2024
36. Deadlines: How to avoid choking yourself up on your deadlines
Jan 08, 2024
35. How to work with your energy when it comes to time management
Jan 01, 2024
34. Friendships: Using your calendar to help you show up as the friend you want to be
Dec 18, 2023
33. Long-Term Planning: How to feel like YOU & create long-term plans
Dec 11, 2023
32. How to Capture To-Do's in a Realistic Way
Dec 04, 2023
31. Leadership mindset shifts with Jodi Flynn: Ditching "busy," protecting your focus, and leading your team
Nov 27, 2023
30. Swingerbyers: Dealing with people who swing by or call for a "quick word"
Nov 20, 2023
29. Outsourcing at Home
Nov 13, 2023
28. When Your Work Relies on Others, Making It Hard to Plan
Nov 06, 2023
27. Working with a Sick Kid at Home - Part 2:
Oct 30, 2023
26. Working with a Sick Kid at Home - Part 1: What to do ahead of time to prepare for a sick kid
Oct 23, 2023
25. Current reality first - then add in the aspirational changes
Oct 16, 2023
24. Running Effective 1x1 Meetings with Nicole Case, an Executive & Leadership Coach
Oct 09, 2023
23. Managers v. Makers (And What It Means For Your Schedule)
Oct 02, 2023
22. Tried Time-Blocking Before & It Didn't Work? Understandable AND Don't Give Up On It – Let's talk about how to time block effectively
Sep 25, 2023
21. When to say "no" when you want to say "yes"
Sep 18, 2023
20. Nine Reasons Why Paper Planner Lovers (Like Me) Should Go All In on a Digital Calendar to Manage Your Time & Tasks
Sep 11, 2023
19. How to Prep for Busy Seasons at Work
Sep 04, 2023
18. Planning for the Holiday Season: What you can calendar now to make your holidays less stressful and more enjoyable (Thanksgiving planning, Halloween planning, Christmas planning, Yom Kippur planning)
Aug 28, 2023
17: Why white space is actually NOT helping you get more breathing space
Aug 21, 2023
16. How to Deal with Work "Fires" and Curveballs
Aug 14, 2023
15. Managing Back-to-School Logistics with Less Stress
Aug 04, 2023
14. How to Stop Saying "Yes" Too Much on Zoom Calls: Protecting Your Time and Boundaries in Real Time
Jul 31, 2023
13. Life Feeling Too Tight? The Power of "Negative Space" in Your Calendar
Jul 24, 2023
12. Home Paper & Personal Email: How to Manage Personal Admin Tasks
Jul 17, 2023
11. Dealing with Anxiety About Tackling To-Do's
Jul 10, 2023
10. Which stage of overwhelm do you fall into? (And how to get out)
Jul 03, 2023
9. Strategies to Get More Ease in Your Life: Practical Strategies for Energy and Time Management
Jun 26, 2023
8. Your New Weekly Planning Session
Jun 19, 2023
7. Seven Apps That Make Life Easier
Jun 12, 2023
6. Three Email Strategies to Help You Reclaim Control from Your Inbox
Jun 05, 2023
5. Just Ask: The Time-Saving Power of Just Asking (Even If You Hate Inconveniencing People)
May 29, 2023
4. How to Prioritize in a Way that Actually Works Even When Everything Feels Important (Without the Confusing Ranking Systems)
May 22, 2023
3. Five Social Media Time Management Tips: How to Set Healthy, Realistic Social Media Boundaries (Without Going Cold Turkey)
May 15, 2023
2. Underestimating how long things take you & what to do about it
May 15, 2023
1. Bright Method Basics: A Realistic Time Management System for Working Women & Working Moms
May 13, 2023
Welcome to the Bright Method Podcast
Apr 27, 2023