Ep #122 | Overcoming Feeling "Stretched Too Thin" with Jessica Turner
Release Date: 04/23/2019
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Ep #122 | Overcoming Feeling "Stretched Too Thin" with Jessica Turner
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In this podcast episode, I'm talking to Jessica Turner, the author of Stretched Too Thin and The Fringe Hours. She juggles a full-time job while also being a blogger and author and she shares how she things about what she does and doesn't do to keep her household running.
We also talked about how you can go from surviving to thriving as a working mom, the role of partners in making things work, and how you might make time for friends even during a busy season.
Highlights:
- Jessica's background and what lead to writing the Fringe Hours and Stretched Too Thin
- The areas that Jessica has chosen to outsource during this season of her life
- The things that she also automates to save time
- How to think about it when considering outsourcing or automating
- What the fringe hours are and how you can use them to your advantage
- Jessica's thoughts on how working moms can go from surviving to thriving
- The role of partners in making things work
- How to make time for friends and the importance of community
Today’s Guest:
Jessica N. Turner is the author of Stretched Too Thin and The Fringe Hours. She is also an award-winning marketing executive and the founder of the popular lifestyle blog The Mom Creative (www.themomcreative.com). Additionally, she is a writer for the Today Parenting Team and DaySpring's (in)courage, an advocate for World Vision, a regular speaker at events nationwide. She and her husband, Matthew live with their three children in Nashville, Tennessee.
Resources:
Themomcreative.com
instagram.com/jessicanturner
instagram.com/booksnobbery
Facebook.com/themomcreative
The Fringe Hours: Making Time for You
Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive