#15 Author and Coach Tamu Thomas on toxic productivity, anxiety and redefining success
Description
Tamu Thomas is the author of Why Women Work So Much and a passionate advocate for joyful living, boundaries, and sustainable success. She challenges the burnout culture and toxic productivity that so many women find themselves trapped in and explores how we can redefine ambition, rest, and self-worth beyond productivity. As a qualified social worker, somatic coach and public speaker, Tamu challenges the pervasive culture of burnout and advocates for a more balanced approach to ambition and self-care.
In this episode we cover:
The immigrant experience
Anxiety attacks & how we get there
How to approach your relationship with work differently
Effort precipitates ease - create systems for success
How to Slow Down but also pay the bills
Why productivity hacks for men don’t work for women
The myth of the martyr mother
How to self-regulate
How to part with compassion
Mentions:
Why Women Work So Much - Tamu Thomas
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
Life is What you make it - Frighty & Colonel Mite
Links:
https://www.instagram.com/tamu.thomas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamuthomas/
Cover photo image credit: Vicki Knights photography