36. Capacity Changes Aren’t a Season
Capacity Changes Aren’t a Season
Ever feel like life suddenly got heavier… but you can’t figure out why?
You’re not lazy.
You’re not failing.
Sometimes your capacity changes, but your expectations haven’t caught up yet.
In this episode, I’m sharing a very real realization I’ve been sitting with lately: I haven’t fully adapted to the version of me that exists now.
After navigating a toxic nine-to-five, caregiving for my dad through cancer, supporting my daughter through distance learning, grieving my dad, and being diagnosed with a chronic illness, my life changed in ways I’m still learning to adapt to.
And yet… I was still trying to run life like it was 2019.
This episode is a conversation about capacity shifts, expired expectations, and what happens when we finally acknowledge that the systems we used before may not work anymore.
I also walk through how I used my Life Systems Scan to figure out what’s actually draining my energy right now — and the small step I’m taking to start rebuilding from here.
If you’ve been feeling like everything got harder overnight, this conversation is for you.
In This Episode
- Why capacity changes aren’t just a “season”
- How major life events can quietly shift your energy
- The pressure we put on ourselves to keep up with old expectations
- Why flexibility is the missing piece in most routines
- How the LIFE Framework helps adapt systems to real life
- What I discovered when I walked myself through my Life Systems Scan
- Why I’m starting with simple 10-minute “joy pockets” to rebuild self-care
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Timestamps
00:00 Accepting that my capacity has changed
01:03 How the pandemic shifted everything
01:15 Caregiving, grief, and chronic illness
02:07 Trying to balance business and real life
02:53 Learning to be fluid with the LIFE framework
03:29 Walking myself through the Life Systems Scan
04:16 Finding movement that fits my current capacity
05:33 Health pressure and upcoming procedures
06:30 What the rating scale revealed about my life systems
08:37 Creating 10-minute “joy pockets” for self-care
09:23 Final thoughts and support
