Get It Together, Weirdo

Have you ever looked at your to-do list and felt like you were about to scale Mount Everest — in flip flops?  On this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , host and get-your-shit-together coach Sarah Bowser dives into her messy but totally relatable process for decluttering her mind. She explores how clearing your physical space, experimentation, and small resets can help our delightfully distracte...

Have you ever had the perfect plan  — with the color-coded schedule, the motivating playlist, everything all lined up — only to hit a wall that sends your brain spiraling into “I guess I’m just trash” territory? What if pivoting didn’t mean failure at all? What if it was actually a sign of growth? On this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , host and get-your-shit-together coach Sarah Bowser dives...

Have you ever been told to “stop poking holes in the process,” “stick to the plan,” or “stop asking so many questions”? What if the very curiosity you’ve been told to suppress is actually your greatest strength?  On this episode, host and get-your-shit-together coach Sarah Bowser shares why curiosity is your superpower and how following rabbit holes can actually help you get shit together. She cov...

Ever feel like your to-do list has turned into an encyclopedia of random tasks, leaving you drained and wondering where your fun disappeared to?  On this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , host and get-your-shit-together coach Sarah Bowser shares how to make your time matter by aligning your tasks with your values. She discusses what it looks like when your daily tasks don’t line up with your co...

Ever find yourself knee-deep in a Wikipedia spiral about haunted castles in Scotland when you were supposed to be finishing that work thing?  Going down a rabbit hole can leave you shaming yourself for being unfocused and lazy. But what if rabbit holes weren’t the enemy? What if you could ditch the shame, tame your tangents, and use them as fuel?  On this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , get y...

What if the key to actually following through on your goals wasn’t about more willpower or better time management, but about who you do it with? Collaboration can turn your chaotic, nerdy energy into focused progress. But where do you even find the people who will cheer you on without judgment? In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , host and get your shit together coach Sarah Bowser shares t...

Are you constantly running around like a hamster on a wheel, checking off your to-do lists, but still feeling hollow? Maybe it’s because there’s not a whole lot of intention behind your productivity.  On this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , host and get your shit together coach Sarah Bowser dives into reclaiming your time for what actually matters to you. She discusses how meaningful it is to...

Are you tired of productivity systems that seem built for someone else’s brain? Ever feel like a failure when yet another fancy planner ends up buried under a pile of unopened mail?  Maybe you’re not the problem.  In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , get your shit together coach and host Sarah Bowser tackles the messy reality of productivity for real, imperfect humans, especially those wit...

Ever feel like your brain is the ball in a pinball machine, bouncing between rabbit holes and to-do lists with no real focus?  Same.  In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , get-your-shit-together coach and host Sarah Bowser shares her journey from chaos to clarity. It’s a personal look at how she manages to keep moving forward even when life feels like a whirlwind of weird, nerdy chaos. She...

Do you ever feel like you’re forcing yourself to follow a system that just doesn’t work for your brain? Have you ever blamed yourself for not being able to stick to some planner or productivity method that everyone else swore by?  What if the problem isn’t you —but the system?  On this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , host and coach Sarah Bowser shares why it’s so important to find what works...

We tend to think of the chaos in our lives as our adversary. It can bring out our deepest fears. It can remind us of all the ways we feel imperfect, not good enough, or like we're failing to make other people happy, let alone ourselves.  But what if chaos could be your friend? What if chaos could give you the freedom to be your wonderfully weird, nerdy self without fear or shame? What if it c...

So often we think that getting our shit together should be simple. You just need to buckle down and get it done. You make a start, make a little progress, but then you start to feel overwhelmed, and that sneaky little voice in the back of your head chimes in: “Everyone else has it together. Why can't I figure this out? What's wrong with me?” Sound familiar? Guilt is one of the biggest ro...

You know that moment in The Fellowship of the Ring when Gandalf is in the Mines of Moria, standing there with no recollection of the place? He's lost, surrounded by darkness, with no idea where to go.  Sometimes life, and your own mind, can feel like that. When you're out of alignment, ignoring or betraying your core values, it can lead to anxiety, guilt, and a sense of being lost. But i...

Does this sound familiar? Don't stress about being perfect, but also make sure you look great, have everything together, and don't mess up.  Society loves to remind us that there's no such thing as perfection, but then turns right around and expects us to be perfect. Perfectionism has been a shadow that's followed Get It Together, Weirdo host Sarah Bowse her entire life. She sp...

What do you think you need more right now — your sanity or having all of your shit together?  If you're anything like Get It Together, Weirdo host Sarah Bowser, the answer probably depends on the day, maybe even the hour.  When you’re struggling with overwhelming responsibilities, you can feel like a failure for not having it all together, for letting things slip and turn into a hot mess — an...

Mindfulness. It’s everywhere. It's sold to us like some magical cure-all for everything . But the topic might make you roll your eyes, because a lot of what we hear about mindfulness is a load of shit. So how can you actually use mindfulness in a way that works for your distracted, busy brain?  In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , coach Sarah Bowser  dives into the often misunderstood...

When's the last time you were okay with just being weird — with chucking out the mold society tries to force on us?  In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , host and coach Sarah Bowser encourages you to embrace your inner weirdness. Letting go of society's expectations isn't easy, and the process can be uncomfortable at first. But once you take those first steps — like experime...

You know the habits and schedules that we put in place because we think they're gonna help? Because we were told this would be game-changing? But, instead, they make us feel stuck, frustrated, and angry when they turn into rigid, soul-sucking, monotonous must-dos?  Spoiler alert: It doesn’t have to be this way. Routines can actually work for you instead of against you. In this episode of Get...

Do you feel guilty when you realize you've spent money on a one-size-fits-all organization system that just doesn’t work for you?  And when it doesn’t work, do you feel like the problem is you?  Spoiler alert, it’s not you.  In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , host and coach Sarah Bowser lets you know that you're allowed to ditch those systems that don’t fit your needs and start...

Hey, weirdo! Has your digital world become chaotic? Overwhelming? A mess? Does your downloads folder look like a digital junk drawer, with random screenshots, oddly named files, and memes you swore you needed all buried in there somewhere?  In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , host and coach Sarah Bowser shares strategies for decluttering and organizing digital spaces to reduce overwhelm a...

What's causing that heavy, overwhelming feeling in your chest and gut every time you think about getting organized? Maybe it comes from trying to force yourself into a system that wasn't designed for you. In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , host and coach Sarah Bowser encourages you to harness the energy of the New Year by creating a personalized organizational system that stick...

 Do you want to figure out how to manage the different aspects of your life based on, you know, actual facts? If so, it's time to experiment.  In this episode of the Get It Together, Weirdo podcast, host and coach Sarah Bowser guides you through the art of experimentation to manage life's chaos. Discover how adopting a scientific approach can help you tackle your to-do list, create routi...

How's your brain feeling right now?  Nice and calm, like a zen garden? Or are we more in the absolute cluster chaos central territory? If you're more in the chaos camp, don't worry, you're most certainly not alone.  Discovering how to tackle that overwhelming mental chaos mountain can feel like an impossible feat. In this episode of the Get It Together, Weirdo podcast, host and...

What's up with this idea that one thing should work for absolutely everyone, whether it's clothes, recipes, or planners and productivity systems? We're all unique humans with unique brains. So why on earth would the same approach to anything work for everyone ? In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo , Sarah critiques the widespread reliance on one-size-fits-all solutions that fa...

Would it be better to just leave and keep my family safe? Or do we stay and fight back?  This week’s episode of Get It Together, Weirdo is not your usual episode about keeping your shit together because the recent US election results have left her really struggling to keep her shit together right now. And she bets you are too.  After expressing her deep concerns and fears about the future, particu...