If you’ve ever thought, “If I could just get more organized, everything would feel easier,” this episode is for you.
This week on Get Mom Ready, we’re welcoming someone we trust deeply and couldn’t be more excited to introduce to this community: Jennifer Sise.
Jennifer is a time and productivity coach, author, podcast host, and mom who has worked with hundreds of women to help them stop managing time and start owning it. She’s also someone who understands motherhood seasons from the inside out, not from a pedestal.
This conversation is honest, practical, and surprisingly gentle.
It’s not about waking up earlier, doing more, or finally getting your life together.
It’s about understanding why so many moms feel behind…even when they’re doing everything they can.
The Real Issue Isn’t Time. It’s Decision Fatigue.
One of the most grounding moments in this episode is when Jennifer names what so many of us are experiencing:
When you’re making decisions all day long, you end up in chronic decision fatigue.
So you default to survival mode.
You get through the day, but you’re not building the life you actually want.
That doesn’t mean you’re bad at time management.
It means you’re tired.
What You Want Is Actually Possible
Jennifer gently but confidently reminds us of something many moms have stopped believing:
What you want is possible.
Not all at once.
Not without trade-offs.
And not without intentional decisions.
But you don’t have to choose between being a present mom and having dreams.
You don’t have to sacrifice what matters most in order to build something meaningful.
You can have both.
And the path forward doesn’t start with more effort…it starts with clarity.
Why Structure Can Actually Feel Like Relief
This is the counterintuitive shift many of us need:
The more decisions you make in advance, the more margin you create.
Structure isn’t about rigidity.
It’s about fewer emotional spirals when life goes sideways (because it will).
When time is already “set apart,” interruptions feel less personal and less overwhelming.
The Recovery Hour
Jennifer introduces a concept we immediately wanted to implement:
A weekly recovery hour.
A block of time where all the things that didn’t get done have a place to go.
Because so much mom stress isn’t about unfinished tasks…it’s about feeling like there’s nowhere to put them.
When there’s a plan for recovery, missed tasks stop feeling like failure and start feeling like life.
The “Should” Shift
Another powerful moment in this episode is Jennifer calling out how often we use the word should.
I should be able to do more.
I should be able to keep up.
I should have this figured out by now.
She invites us to replace should with want.
Not to lower standards.
But to bring honesty and ownership back into our choices.
Because when you choose something because you want to, you carry it differently.
A Gentler Question for the Week Ahead
Instead of asking:
“What’s wrong with me that I can’t keep up?”
Try asking:
“What decision can I make in advance that would support me?”
That one question has a way of quieting the noise.
🎧 Listen to Episode 16 of Get Mom Ready for super practical tips on managing your time, cancelling the “shoulds” in your life, and more on the ever-freeing recovery hour.
You can also connect with Jennifer here:
If this episode resonated, share it with a mom who feels stretched thin right now.
These conversations land differently when you don’t feel alone.
You’re not behind.
You’re getting ready in real time.
With you,
- Holly, Anna, Meredith, and Hannah
