Anchored with Purpose | Faith, Family, Purpose, Dreaming, Planning, Overcoming Anxiety, Overcoming Overwhelm

60| Planning With Purpose: Faith, Focus & Flexibility


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🎉 It’s a big day on the Anchored with Purpose Podcast — the Anchored with Purpose Planner is officially available! 🎉

In today’s episode, Melissa unveils the planner she has been designing, refining, and dreaming about for more than 15 years. She shares the behind-the-scenes journey of searching for the perfect planning system, the hilarious “Frankenplanner” experiment, discovering the discbound system, and overcoming overwhelm with other planners on the market. As someone recently diagnosed with ADHD, Melissa explains how planning tools have been life-changing, and how this new planner is created specifically to help women live with peace, clarity, and intention — without guilt or overwhelm.

Inside this episode, you’ll learn what makes the Anchored with Purpose Planner different: weekly Scripture memory, monthly biblical themes, inspirational messages, time-blocking layouts, reflection pages, and the flexibility of a printable system that you can fully customize. Melissa also explains why she intentionally didn’t include every possible feature and how optional add-ons allow each woman to personalize her planning experience.

If you’re ready to plan your life with purpose and anchor your days in faith — this episode will get you excited to start.

🎙 The planner is available NOW  — plus a FREE December download to try and use right away!

Key Takeaways
  • The Anchored with Purpose Planner is now available and ready to order 🎉
  • Planners have supported Melissa through decades of demanding seasons and helped with ADHD and executive functioning
  • The Anchored with Purpose Planner has been designed over 15 years and refined for more than a year in real-life use
  • The discbound system allows full customization and flexibility for planning in a way that fits real life
  • Weekly Scripture memory, monthly Scripture themes, inspirational messages, time blocking, and reflection pages create structure with peace
  • Too many planners are overwhelming — this one is intentionally simple, faith-centered, peaceful, and flexible
  • Optional add-on pages and free resources allow everyone to personalize their planning system

  • Permission to give yourself grace: the planner is a tool, not a boss

  • Chapters
    • 00:00 — Welcome & planner launch celebration 🎉
    • 00:45 — Melissa’s journey: why planning matters
    • 01:35 — ADHD diagnosis & how planning supports executive functioning
    • 02:20 — Searching for the perfect planner + the “Frankenplanner” story
    • 04:30 — “People would pay you for this” — the seed planted
    • 05:40 — Discovering the discbound system
    • 08:45 — What makes the Anchored with Purpose Planner different
    • 11:15 — Scripture, inspiration & monthly overview pages
    • 12:05 — Time blocking & weekly reflection
    • 12:50 — Why simplicity matters + avoiding overwhelm
    • 13:45 — Catholic planners & finding the perfect middle ground
    • 15:05 — Printable flexibility + optional add-ons
    • 16:25 — Who this planner is for
    • 17:10 — How to order + FREE December download
    • 18:05 — Final encouragement & blessing

    • Helpful Links from This Episode

      🛍 Order the Anchored with Purpose Planner:

      https://anchoredwithpurpose.com

      📥 Download the FREE December Planner Pages:

      https://anchoredwithpurpose.com

      🌀 Discbound System Resources:

      Levenger: https://levenger.com
      ARC by Staples: https://staples.com
      Martha Stewart Discs: available at Staples
      Happy Planner (similar system): https://thehappyplanner.com

      📱 Follow Melissa on Instagram:

      https://instagram.com/anchoredwithpurpose 

      📺 Watch on YouTube:

      https://youtube.com/@anchoredwithpurpose 

       

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      Anchored with Purpose | Faith, Family, Purpose, Dreaming, Planning, Overcoming Anxiety, Overcoming OverwhelmBy Melissa Wilkinson - Life Coach for Catholic Women