We’ve been sold a productivity myth for decades.

If you want to get more done you should multitask. Juggle more. Move faster.

But neuroscience tells a very different story.

In this episode of Spacious Success I bust the myth that multitasking equals productivity and explain what is really happening in your brain when you constantly switch tasks.

I take you inside a very familiar workday. One filled with inbox triage, Slack messages, quick replies and meetings that leave you feeling busy but strangely unproductive.

In this episode I explore the four biggest productivity hijackers including constant context switching, always-on culture, “attention residue” and productivity theatre.

I also unpack what the science says about focus including the limited daily capacity of your prefrontal cortex, why interruptions destroy deep work and how the dopamine loop keeps many of us stuck in reaction mode.

Most importantly I share practical ways to recalibrate your workday so you can reclaim your focus, your time and your peak-performance.

Because productivity is not about doing more.

It is about doing what matters when your brain is best equipped to do it.

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In this episode, I’m unpacking what’s referred to as the “Performance Paradox” and why so many high-achieving women are doing all the “right” high-performance habits and still feeling exhausted, distracted and flat.

I share the story of Jess, an executive coaching client who looked successful from the outside. She was waking at 5am, journaling, ice bathing, lifting heavy, optimising supplements, ticking every box the performance world tells us to tick. But behind the performance mask? Chaos. Poor sleep. High stress. Constant survival mode.

The problem wasn’t effort. It was misalignment.

Peak-performance isn’t about hacks. It’s about working with your biology, your Human Operating System.

In this episode, I break down the three pillars of my Flourishing Formula: building stress adaptability, optimising your Focus Quotient (FQ) and reframing recovery as a performance strategy, not a reward.

You don’t need an overhaul. You need micro-shifts that compound.

True peak-performance isn’t about grinding harder. It’s about rhythms, recovery and inputs that sustain you.

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We’ve been sold a seductive lie.

 “You can have it all, you just can’t do it all.”

It sounds empowering. It isn’t.

In this episode of Spacious Success, I unpack the Superwoman Myth, the quiet, culturally reinforced belief that ambitious women should be able to excel at work, show up perfectly at home, maintain friendships, prioritise wellbeing and look effortless while doing it.

I explain why this narrative is biologically and mathematically flawed, how it fuels guilt and chronic stress, and why even with support, you cannot sustainably “have it all” at the same time.

We explore the hidden cost of wearing the cape, how guilt has been reframed as virtue, and the identity shift required to redefine success on your own terms.

If you’ve been striving, achieving, coping, but feeling the strain underneath, this episode offers a liberating reframe.

You don’t need a bigger cape.

 You need a better model.

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Women are holding more than ever, the mental load, the emotional labour, the invisible work that keeps families, teams, and workplaces running.

In this episode of Spacious Success, I’m joined by one of the wisest women in my life, Maggie Dent, for a deeply honest conversation about why modern motherhood and womanhood feels so heavy right now.

We explore why women lie awake at night running endless mental checklists, why the pressure to be a “good mother” has intensified, and how biology, hormones and the digital age are colliding to create chronic overwhelm.

We talk about the loss of the village, the rise of comparison culture, the unrealistic standards women are measuring themselves against, and why self-care isn’t the solution we’ve been sold.

This is a conversation about identity, matrescence, perimenopause, boundaries, and the power of wise women, friendship, and community.

If you’re a high-performing woman feeling stretched thin, depleted, or quietly wondering, Is it just me? This episode will help you understand what’s really going on, and why you’re not broken.

Commonly known as the ‘queen of common sense’, Maggie Dent has become one of Australia's favourite parenting authors, educators and podcasters. She has a particular interest in the early years, adolescence and resilience, and is an undisputed 'boy champion'. Maggie is the author of 10 major books, including the bestselling Mothering Our Boys, From Boys to Men and Girlhood. In 2024, she released her final parenting book, Help Me Help My Teen. Maggie hosts The Good Enough Dad podcast and hosted six seasons of the award-winning ABC podcast Parental As Anything. In 2025, she also featured in the genre-bending ABC TV series, The Role of a Lifetime. Maggie is the mother of four sons and a very grateful grandmother.

Female friendships in midlife aren’t a luxury. They’re a biological necessity.

In this episode of Spacious Success, I explore why women are not wired to do life alone and why connection is one of the most powerful buffers against stress, burnout and overwhelm.

Through a personal story and compelling neuroscience, I unpack how even small moments of connection (a voice note, a funny meme, a shared rant) can instantly calm the nervous system. This isn’t emotional fluff. It’s physiology at work.

We’ll explore:

• Why women respond to stress differently to men

• The “tend-and-befriend” response and how oxytocin protects your brain and body

• What the research says about loneliness, leadership and long-term health

• Why senior women are often the loneliest, and what to do about it

• Practical ways to protect connection, even when life feels too full

If you’ve ever felt guilty for prioritising friendships, or isolated as life and work have intensified, this episode offers a powerful reframe.

Connection isn’t indulgent.

It’s survival.

Today, I’m unpacking what I call the “stress superstorm”, the collision of biology, beliefs and bias that are leaving so many ambitious women depleted, overwhelmed and quietly wondering why everything feels harder than it used to.

This episode was inspired by a very ordinary Tuesday in my life. A 2:27 am wake-up, a racing mind, forgotten school events, relentless notifications and a keynote to deliver on very little sleep. It wasn’t dramatic. It was familiar. And that’s the problem.

In this episode, I explain why stress itself isn’t the enemy, in fact, in short bursts, stress can sharpen performance and focus.

I also explore why women feel this more intensely in midlife and that fact that this isn’t weakness, it’s physiology meeting an unsustainable system.

Most importantly, I share practical ways to calm the storm. We talk about building stress adaptability, reducing the digital drip, and recovering on purpose so stress becomes something you can work with, not something that erodes you.

Stress isn’t the villain.

Left unresolved, it drains you but harnessed wisely, it sharpens you.

In this episode of Spacious Success, I share the personal story that changed everything. The moment my body pulled the emergency brake.

I will take you back to a time that on the surface I was coping but underneath, years of chronic stress, poor recovery, and relentless pressure were quietly eroding my health, until I landed in a hospital’s Code Red ward.

In this episode, I’ll introduce you to the Success Tax, a hidden cost many ambitious women pay when achievement outpaces biology. You’ll also learn:

• The subtle warning signs of burnout most women ignore

• Why ambition without recovery is a biological dead end

• How I rebuilt my life using recovery rituals, biometric data, and support

• Why success should never require a hospital bed to get your attention

This episode is a wake-up call for any woman who feels depleted, disconnected, or like a low-resolution version of herself. Spacious success isn’t about doing less, it’s about living and leading in a way that sustains your health, your relationships, and your future.

In the first official episode of Spacious Success, I share the deeply personal story behind why I finally launched this podcast. Years of deferring this project, hidden behind busy schedules, work priorities, and life’s demands, came to a turning point with the sudden loss of my trusted team colleague and friend, Karen.

Through Karen’s life and legacy, I explore the powerful lesson that “someday” isn’t guaranteed. I  reflect on the cost of deferring joy, health, and meaningful moments, and introduce the concept of the “success tax”. The hidden price high-achieving women often pay when achievement erodes wellbeing, peace, and relationships.

This Podcast is for ambitious, accomplished women who want to redefine success on their own terms, without burnout, overwhelm, or self-sacrifice.

I invite you to consider what spacious success could look like in your own life and how to start living intentionally, protecting your energy, and prioritising the moments that matter most.

Welcome to Spacious Success, the podcast for ambitious women who are ready to achieve more while sacrificing less. I'm Dr. Kristy Goodwin, neuro-performance scientist, speaker, author, executive coach and mum. And I know firsthand how success can come with a hidden tax on your sleep, energy, health or relationships. Burnout once landed me in the hospital, hooked up to a ventilator, unable to breathe. That wake-up call forced me to redefine what high performance really looks like, and now I help women like you lead at the top without sacrificing everything that matters. Know this: You’re not broken. You're just living in a system that wasn't designed for your biology.

Each week, I'll share stories from my life and the ambitious women I coach, decode the science of what's really happening in your human operating system (your HOS), and give you practical tools to work with your biology, not against it. We'll tackle the stress superstorms so many women face, explore why female friendships are biological buffers and debunk the myths burning us out. You'll discover the small, science-backed shifts that move you from code red living to becoming a high-res human.

Success isn't just about what you accomplish. It's about how you live while you accomplish it. Join me on this journey where high performance meets well-being, because you deserve to live fully while achieving great things.