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From Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women Professionals
This podcast is designed to help overcommitted women, physicians, and
professionals move from being reactionary—often feeling anger and
resentment—to becoming more intentional and responsive. The goal is to
help you enjoy life while still getting everything that needs to be done,
done.
In this show, we’ll dive deep into how to shift from reacting to responding
when it comes to anger, while recognizing that the first step to making a change is building our awareness. I’ll also share practical tips on how to say "yes" only to what truly matters to you and create a calendaring system that works—one that honors your commitments to both yourself and others.
As a retired pediatrician, the co-founder of Virginia iSpine Physicians, and
a trauma informed certified mindset coach I have navigated multiple career transitions in life and am still evolving as I apply these concepts in other areas with grace and vulnerability. I want to share what I have learned over the years so that you can start to create more peace in your day to day life,
as you begin to shift from reaction to response.
From Pissed Off to Poised- A Podcast for Busy Women Professionals
Ep 24: The Power of Doing Less: The Art of Constraint and Effective Planning
In this episode, we’re breaking down some game-changing concepts for optimizing your time: constraint, planning, resistance, and letting go of perfectionism. When you start applying these, you shift from feeling overwhelmed to feeling in control—inviting more calm into your life instead of stress.
If you’re someone who constantly takes on too much (because let’s be real, high-achievers and moms tend to do that), this is for you. When we aren’t realistic about our time, we set ourselves up for frustration and burnout. Today, I’m sharing practical tools to help you start unwinding unhelpful habits around time so you can work smarter, not harder.
The reality? We don’t actually manage time—we manage ourselves within the time we have. When you stop thinking of time as the enemy and start taking ownership of how you use it, everything changes. Narrowing your focus creates clarity, momentum, and a schedule that actually aligns with what matters to you.
And yeah, letting go of multitasking and perfectionism might feel uncomfortable at first. But if you’re willing to experiment with these shifts, you’ll start noticing real differences—not just in how you feel, but in the results you’re creating.
What You'll Learn:
- Apply key time optimization strategies—constraint, planning and letting go of perfectionism—to shift from overwhelm to control.
- Take ownership of your time by managing yourself within the time you have, rather than feeling like time is managing you.
- Reduce stress and increase efficiency by ditching multitasking and recognizing perfectionism as a form of procrastination.
- Implement a simple planning challenge to experience firsthand how intentional time management creates clarity, momentum, and better results.
Featured:
- Complete the Priorities Worksheet to clarify the things that matter most and how they align with your routine.
- Use the “What Do You Want?” worksheet to brainstorm your desires and aspirations.
- Learn about Arpita's next Circle of Six Small Group Coaching Cohort HERE.
- Learn more about Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalma's programs with Thought Work, MD, including 1-to-1 coaching for individuals, group coaching cohorts for organizations, and her online self-study courses HERE.
- Transforming Your Anger From Reaction to Response Online Self Study Course with Dr. Arpita Gupta DePalma.
