Burnt Out Perfectionist

Is it too early for Christmas trees or is everyone just being a fun sucker? Sara (Team Halloween) and Eve (Team Christmas-as-soon-as-possible) get into the great seasonal timing debate: when is it actually okay to switch holidays, why do so many people have strong opinions about other people’s decorations, and why does the pressure to cram every tradition into two weeks feel so exhausting? No rule...

When did fall become an entire personality, a shopping season and a competition to see who can decorate for Halloween first? 😂 This week on Burnt Out Perfectionist , Sara and Eve are talking about fall nostalgia, Halloween consumerism, cozy season, Christmas shopping and why sometimes we just want to enjoy a season without being told we need to buy 47 new things. September disappeared in approxim...

Everyone has advice when you're burnt out: just try harder, delegate more, balance better, have you tried...? This week, Sara and Eve unpack the trying harder burnt out loop, from group project trauma that never ended to the algorithm that moves the goalposts every 48 hours. Same time, same vibe, next week's your cue. We'll keep it real, 'cause that's what we do! New episodes every Monday at 6 AM...

Last week we asked when everything got so complicated. This week… we’re still talking. 😂 Welcome to Part 2 of our 2016 vs. 2026 spiral. We’re looking at what has actually changed over the last decade — from small businesses, craft markets and originality online to cancel culture, AI, dating apps, social interactions, self-diagnosis and the strange feeling that everyone now has to defend every opi...

Remember 2016? Instagram feeds had one aggressively committed filter. Pinterest was still where you went to figure out how to do basically anything. We were playing Rock Band and Just Dance, watching YouTube without feeling like every second of our lives needed to become content, and apparently calling things from the early 2000s “vintage” wasn't yet an attack on our emotional wellbeing. Ten years...

Summer's finally over and honestly? We've never been happier. This week Eve & Sara talk about why summer burns them out completely — the heat, the smoke, the "summer of doing everything" pressure — and why fall is when they actually come alive. We're getting into seasonal productivity dips (is it S.A.D.D. or just exhaustion?), the online obsession with "hot girl summer" content, back-to-school...

Because apparently the right planner, productivity app, Kindle, kitchen appliance, subscription, or aesthetically pleasing organizational system was finally going to turn us into people who have their shit together. Spoiler: it did not. This week, we're de-influencing ourselves and talking about all the things we've bought because social media convinced us they would make us more productive, organ...

Sara and Eve reveal the weirdly specific things they'd buy as millionaires — laundromat washers, rain walls, a family compound, and more chaos. 00:00 Cold Open 00:23 Survive & Thrive 05:05 This Week's Topic: If We Were Millionaires 07:03 The Ultimate Laundry Room + Mind-Reading Coffee Machine 09:44 Buying a Summer Camp & Building a Family Compound 14:36 Overwhelm the Label Shoutout 15:16 R...

paper plates, jarred garlic, screen time, and skipping the gym to clean the house — we're done apologizing for all of it. this week we go through everything society guilt-trips us for and why none of it deserves the guilt. We're breaking down every "you should feel bad about this" list society hands us — food shortcuts, parenting choices, ADHD workarounds, and the hustle culture lie that rest has...

Sara and Eve are talking about the productivity trap — that thing where you plan a chill day, end up reorganizing the entire house, and somehow feel like you did nothing. Laundry that procreates, chia seed explosions, making someone sign a contract before you clean their room, and why doing more is making you feel worse. If you've ever had the most productive day of your life and still gone to bed...

We're halfway through 2026, so it's time to check our pop culture bingo card — Ed Sheeran's surprise comeback, dumbphones making a comeback, momcoms taking over, and way too many book-to-movie deals. Grab your card and see how many you called too. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere you get your podcasts 📺 Watch full episodes on YouTube 💜 New episodes every Monday at 6 AM PST 📌...

Sara and Eve are back with something a little different — the Three Words Game. One prompt, three answers each, zero filter. From the things that remind them of school (duotanks, Bunsen burners, and very colour-coded index cards) to holidays, their parents, music, food, what they wear, and what they actually want to learn this year — this episode is the vibe check you didn't know you needed. Play...

This week on Burnt Out Perfectionist, Sara and Eve dive into all the things adults seem to understand—but somehow nobody ever actually explained. From taxes, write-offs, benefits, investing, and mortgages to skincare routines, engagement rings, body types, colour analysis, and periods, we're admitting the things we've been quietly Googling for years. Because at some point, adulthood starts to feel...

Remember when websites had personality, social media felt social, and you didn't need to create three accounts, enter a one-time code, and dodge fifteen pop-ups just to download a printable? In Part 2 of our internet nostalgia conversation, Sara and Eve dive into everything that makes the modern internet feel exhausting. From endless ads, algorithm overload, and influencer consumerism to overprice...

Remember when every website looked completely different? This week, Sara and Eve are taking a nostalgic trip through the internet we grew up with — the weird websites, messy profiles, Tumblr themes, MSN Messenger, early Instagram, and the days before every app looked exactly the same. We chat about: • Why social media feels exhausting now • When online shopping became a scavenger hunt • The death...

ara and Eve kick off the episode mid-chaos, bouncing from ADHD tangents and allergy season misery straight into the very real struggle of staying hydrated when your body just... forgets. From there it turns into a full warm-weather spiral — the impossible hunt for non-see-through summer clothes, pale girl foundation drama, and why everyone suddenly wants you to tattoo freckles on your face. They a...

Turns out we've both been sleeping on the same things — just for completely different reasons. This week Sara and Eve are talking trends: the ones they were embarrassingly late to, a few they were surprisingly early on, and the things they swore they'd never care about before eventually caving completely. From wired headphones and body pillows to the Cricut, reading again, and actually investing i...

Spring is here, which means the internet has officially decided you're doing everything wrong. Your morning routine is wrong. Your breakfast is wrong. Your skincare is wrong. Your gut is wrong. You should be up at 5am drinking celery juice in a cold shower while journaling about your five-year plan — obviously. Sara and Eve are here to say: absolutely not. This week they're deep in the wellness tr...

we’ve officially entered our “bare minimum but still trying” era 😂 spring hits and suddenly everyone is glowing, productive, and doing the most… meanwhile we’re just trying to look like we have our life together with the least amount of effort possible this episode is chaotic in the best way — we talk about: why social media feels exhausting right now influencer culture vs real life (coachella… w...

We sat down on April Fools' Day and did something a little different — we went through a list of oddly satisfying things that just HIT. You know the ones. They scratch something in your brain that's hard to explain but impossible to deny.

We all thought our childhood was normal… until someone else pointed out it absolutely wasn’t 😅 This week, we’re diving into the things we did growing up that made perfect sense in our house — but apparently confused everyone else. From emotional support pillows and favorite forks to buttered noodles, spaghetti sandwiches, and very specific “house rules”… we’re questioning everything. Some of thes...

Happy Monday! This week Sara and Eve are back for a full spiral on all things color analysis, makeup, and the absolute chaos of shopping for clothes as a woman. Sara finally cracked the makeup code using ChatGPT and a SheGlam order — and people at hockey and her parent support group kept asking if she was even wearing makeup. The method works and we're not taking questions. They also both did colo...

Happy Monday! This week Sara and Eve are just sitting down for a good old-fashioned catch-up — and honestly, it's a lot. Eve's house lost power and half the appliances stopped heating (ChatGPT saved the day), Sara did her neighbour's highlights and nearly had a heart attack during the rinse, and someone found the new Starbucks ube coconut macchiato and it's a problem. They're diving into the world...

Reality TV used to feel fun. Now it feels like emotional marketing. We started talking about shows we’ve been watching… and somehow ended up unpacking why competition shows don’t feel authentic anymore. As two sisters (millennial + Gen Z, both ADHD), we realized we’re not just annoyed — we’re burned out by how manipulated everything feels. Are we cynical? Or are shows just different now? If you’ve...

Everyone online seems to be “making six figures from their side hustle”… so why does starting something feel so overwhelming? This week, Sara and Eve get honest about what it actually looks like to build something from scratch — from launching a podcast in 2022 to navigating Etsy, Shopify, RSS feeds, social media burnout, and the very unglamorous backend of running an online business. We talk abou...