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Dec. 1, 2025

Most of us think of clutter as just stuff

๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ณ. Is it too many cups? Was it a waste of money? Is it in the way? But hereโ€™s what Iโ€™ve come to understandโ€”, nd many of you already know this from lived experience: Clutter isnโ€™t just physical. Itโ€™s emotional and energetic.โ€ฆ

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Nov. 28, 2025

Ever notice how clutter doesnโ€™t just sit there quietly?

๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ท๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—น๐˜†? It interrupts your focus. It creates that โ€œ๐˜ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏโ€™๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ดโ€ feeling. It quietly triggers irritation, fatigue, and that uneasy sense that your space, and maybe your life, is out of control. Thatโ€™s because clutter isnโ€™t onlyโ€ฆ

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Nov. 27, 2025

We donโ€™t value stuff

We donโ€™t value stuff. We value clarity, vitality, authenticity, and meaningful achievement. And yet, somewhere along the way, we were taught to place those values onto things. More stuff. More accumulation. More noise. Thatโ€™s often where the emotional static comes from. When your values are clear, your energy flows. Whenโ€ฆ

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Nov. 26, 2025

EP#259 - From Overwhelmed to Aligned: Stress-Free Strategies for Midlife Success

In episode 259 of the Make Time for Success podcast, Dr. Christine Li dives into the challenges of midlife, including feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities, mental clutter, and the constant pressure to accumulate more stuff. Drawing on recent social media interactions and insights, she explores how clutterโ€”both physical and emotionalโ€”impacts mentalโ€ฆ

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Nov. 26, 2025

From Overwhelmed to Aligned: Stress-Free Strategies for Midlife Success

Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1504300/open_sms) In episode 259 of the Make Time for Success podcast, Dr. Christine Li dives into the challenges of midlife, including feeling overwhelmed by responsibilities, mental clutter, and the constant pressure toโ€ฆ

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Nov. 24, 2025

๐Ÿฅ„ Have you ever counted your spoons?

๐Ÿฅ„ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€? If youโ€™re thinking, โ€œSpoons? What does that even mean?โ€ Youโ€™re not alone. That was the exact reaction in this weekโ€™s conversationโ€ฆ and it opened the door to something powerful. Courtney Carver introduces the Spoon Theory, originally created by Christine Miserandino, and explains howโ€ฆ

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Nov. 21, 2025

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜†โ€ฆ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚.

๐ŸŒ™ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜†โ€ฆ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚. In this episode, Courtney Carver shares a gentle but game-changing truth: Sleep has to come first. Not when your schedule settles down. Not when the kids are grown. Not once the hormones calm down. Now. Because no matter whatโ€ฆ

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Nov. 20, 2025

โœจ What if the thing youโ€™ve been avoidingโ€ฆ is the one thing your body is begging for?

โœจ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚โ€™๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ดโ€ฆ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ? โœจ In this weekโ€™s episode, Courtney Carver drops a truth bomb most of us donโ€™t want to face: Rest is hard. Not because weโ€™re lazyโ€ฆ Not because we donโ€™t careโ€ฆ But because somewhereโ€ฆ

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Nov. 19, 2025

EP#258 - Transforming Stress into Peace: Lessons from the Book "Gentle" with Courtney Carver

In this episode of the Make Time for Success podcast, host Dr. Christine Li welcomes simplicity and self-care expert Courtney Carver to discuss her newest book, Gentle: Rest More, Stress Less, and Live the Life You Actually Want. Together, they explore the transformative power of rest, strategies for reducing overwhelm,โ€ฆ

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Nov. 19, 2025

Transforming Stress into Peace: Lessons from the Book "Gentle" with Courtney Carver

Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1504300/open_sms) In this episode of the Make Time for Success podcast, host Dr. Christine Li welcomes simplicity and self-care expert Courtney Carver to discuss her newest book, Gentle: Rest More, Stress Less,โ€ฆ

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Nov. 16, 2025

Feeling mentally drained?

๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. Clutter isnโ€™t just โ€œstuff.โ€ Itโ€™s a permanent energy leak... a physical reminder of decisions you havenโ€™t made yet. Every item sitting out quietly asks, โ€œDo you love me? Do you need me? Why am I still here?โ€ You donโ€™t need to declutter yourโ€ฆ

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Nov. 14, 2025

Midlife isnโ€™t about doing more

๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ. ๐™„๐™ฉโ€™๐™จ ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™˜๐™๐™ค๐™ค๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™—๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง. This season gives you the wisdom to: โœ” build systems that support you โœ” delegate what no longer needs your attention โœ” release the myth of endless energy โœ” decide whatโ€™s truly worth your time Think of midlife as a renewalโ€ฆ

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Nov. 13, 2025

What does decision fatigue actually look like?

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ? โœ” irritability โœ” brain fog โœ” difficulty making simple choices โœ” craving fewer options โœ” avoiding or procrastinating tasks โœ” trouble thinking, finishing, or following through โœ” low energy that feels like burnout If this sounds familiar, youโ€™re not alone... And youโ€™re notโ€ฆ

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Nov. 12, 2025

EP#257 - Overthinking Everything? The Midlife Womanโ€™s Guide to Beating Decision Fatigue

In this episode of Make Time for Success, Dr. Christine Li dives into the topic of decision fatigueโ€”what it is, how it tends to affect women in midlife, and why physical and mental clutter play such a big role. She shares practical strategies to steer clear of burnout, including self-compassion,โ€ฆ

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Nov. 12, 2025

Overthinking Everything? The Midlife Womanโ€™s Guide to Beating Decision Fatigue

Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1504300/open_sms) In this episode of Make Time for Success, Dr. Christine Li dives into the topic of decision fatigueโ€”what it is, how it tends to affect women in midlife, and why physicalโ€ฆ

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Nov. 10, 2025

๐Ÿ’ซ Your power comes from trust, not control

๐Ÿ’ซ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜, ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น. When you strengthen your inner sense of purpose and power, the need to control starts to fade. Because when you trust yourself, you know that every decision, every experiment, every step forward will teach you something valuable. You stop waiting for everythingโ€ฆ

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Nov. 7, 2025

๐ŸŒฟ True peace isnโ€™t found in perfection โ€” itโ€™s found in detachment

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป. I๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜. Detachment doesnโ€™t mean not caring. It means caring without clinging. Itโ€™s saying: โ€œIโ€™d love for this to go a certain wayโ€ฆ but Iโ€™ll still be okay if it doesnโ€™t.โ€ Itโ€™s the quiet confidence of knowing that your stability comesโ€ฆ

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Nov. 6, 2025

โœจ You donโ€™t need to control it all

โœจ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น. Everything is in transition somehow. Weโ€™re growing as we speak. Weโ€™re aging, evolving, and thinking differently with every passing moment. When we fight to keep everything under control, we forget one of lifeโ€™s simplest truths... that change is our natural state. Weโ€ฆ

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Nov. 5, 2025

The Surprising Power of Releasing Control for More Productivity

Send Dr. Li a text here. Please leave your email address if you would like a reply, thanks. (https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1504300/open_sms) In this episode of Make Time for Success, Dr. Christine Li explores the topic of releasing control and embracing flexibility in our lives. Inspired by real reactions from her students, sheโ€ฆ

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Nov. 5, 2025

EP#256 - The Surprising Power of Releasing Control for More Productivity

In this episode of Make Time for Success, Dr. Christine Li explores the topic of releasing control and embracing flexibility in our lives. Inspired by real reactions from her students, she dives into why we crave control, the downsides of holding on too tightly, and the benefits of trusting ourselves,โ€ฆ

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Nov. 3, 2025

๐ŸŽจ Every single day is a blank canvas โ€” and you are the artist

๐ŸŽจ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜. You get to decide what todayโ€™s masterpiece will look like. โœจ Maybe itโ€™s the day you finally start that new habit. Maybe itโ€™s the day you choose to show up differently... with more confidence, more focus, moreโ€ฆ

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Oct. 31, 2025

๐Ÿ’› Letโ€™s talk about self-forgiveness

๐Ÿ’› ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ณ-๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€. If youโ€™ve ever struggled with procrastination, you probably know the heavy weight of regret. That little voice that keeps saying, โ€œRemember when you messed up?โ€ But hereโ€™s the truth... you donโ€™t have to carry that anymore. You are not required to remind yourself of everyโ€ฆ

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Oct. 30, 2025

โœจ Weโ€™re getting really close to the end of 2025 โ€” can you believe it?

โœจ ๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ, C๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜? Itโ€™s been quite the year, hasnโ€™t it? Nowโ€™s the perfect moment to pause and reflect: ๐Ÿ’ญ What do you still want to accomplish before the year ends? ๐Ÿ’ญ How do you want to feel when youโ€ฆ

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Oct. 29, 2025

EP#255 - Feeling Off Track? These 6 Daily Questions Will Realign Your Energy and Goals

In this episode of Make Time for Success, Dr. Christine Li shares six powerful questions you can ask yourself each morning to boost your energy, inspire positive change, and set meaningful intentions for the day. Drawing from her experience with her membership program The Success Lab, Dr. Li walks listenersโ€ฆ

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