Get It Together, Weirdo

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 could be the spark that lets you expl...

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 roadblocks we face when we're tryi...

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 identifying and staying true to your ...

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 spent so much time and energy making s...

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 — and for feeling as though you are losi...

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 concept of mindfulness. Over the year...

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 experimenting with something new just to see ...

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 It Together, We...

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 over, and she guides you through crea...

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 and improve productivity. She covers 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 sticks. You’ll learn to identify what curr...

 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 routines, and even explore new hobbies.

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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 coach Sarah Bowser explores practic...

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 fail to accommodate individual differenc...

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, particularly around her children's safe...

Feel overwhelmed and inadequate when you try to fit yourself into one-size-fits-all organizational systems? 

Resident weirdo and “get your shit together” coach Sarah Bowser’s been there, too — failing with various tools, strategies, and systems and feeling frustrated and guilty because of it. But she’s here to tell you that standardized organizational systems just don't work for everyone, and that’s okay.

In this episode of Get ...

How often do you pack your schedule ridiculously full — keeping yourself going to the point of burnout — rather than just sit with your thoughts and learn what it is that you actually enjoy? Do you know that we often fill our schedules to avoid confronting our fears and insecurities? 

In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo, Sarah explores our societal obsession with busyness and its impact on our well-being. 

As an antidote to bu...

Do you ever feel like once you've committed to a path you're stuck with it forever? 

In this episode of Get It Together, Weirdo, Sarah takes us on a metaphorical journey to highlight the fear of the unknown and societal expectations that can make changing course daunting. 

What would the Fellowship of the Ring have missed out on if Frodo had refused to let Sam come with him or if Aragorn had insisted on sticking to the orig...

How often does getting lost in rabbit holes take over your morning, your workday, or your family time? You start with an idea, then a quick Google search or casual scroll through social media, and before you know it, you're 43 tabs deep into a completely unrelated topic and have lost the idea that got you into this mess.

In this episode of Get It Together Weirdo, Sarah explores how a small spark of curiosity can lead to distrac...