In a world where we are told to go-go-go, have you ever just thought, “Ehhh, no”?

You often hear the words, ‘productivity’, ‘hustle’, and ‘success’ in relation to work, but one thing you hear less of is ‘space’, ‘succumb’ or…’going limp’. (More on ‘going limp’ later. Promise we won’t leave you hangin’ on this one.)

In today’s episode, Nicole discusses the societal pressure to be employed and how that’s impacting her during her transition. And Erin shares with her some “award-winning” advice to help her navigate through this time without losing her mind.

Somehow, they also manage to work in stories about waterslide catastrophes and in Nicole’s words, “middle-aged indignities.”

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DISCLAIMER: This episode is not explicit, though contains mild swearing that may be unsustainable for younger audiences.

Tweetable Comments

• “I have all this jaw pain to the point that I can’t even chew. Which sucks for me, because I really love food.”

• “He said, ‘You need a mouth guard.’ I'm like, ‘Holy shit. Let me add that to the list of middle-aged indignities.’”

• “This transition has me thinking, ‘How do I prioritize? How do I focus on the stuff that feels most valuable? How do I let go of things that I don't know that serve me? How do I sort of not be perfect?’”

• “So often when we talk about slowing down, we think of it in the traditional sense of ‘I have to get a massage, or I have to meditate.’ No, it's literally, sometimes you just have to succumb to the situation.”

• “You need time and space to pause and curate the advice people give you. Then, after you sit with that, mix and match the puzzle pieces.”

• “Give yourself space to be messy and curate and marinate.”