#15 Author and Coach Tamu Thomas on toxic productivity, anxiety and redefining success

Tamu Thomas  is the author of Why Women Work So Much and a passionate advocate for joyful living, boundaries, and sustainable success. She challenges the burnout culture and toxic productivity that so many women find themselves trapped in and explores how we can redefine ambition, rest, and self-worth beyond productivity. As a qualified social worker, somatic coach and public speaker, Tamu challenges the pervasive culture of burnout and advocates for a more balanced approach to ambition and self-care.

In this episode we cover: 

The immigrant experience 

Anxiety attacks & how we get there 

How to approach your relationship with work differently 

Effort precipitates ease - create systems for success 

How to Slow Down but also pay the bills 

Why productivity hacks for men don’t work for women 

The myth of the martyr mother 

How to self-regulate 

How to part with compassion 

Mentions:

Why Women Work So Much - Tamu Thomas 

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

Life is What you make it  -  Frighty & Colonel Mite 

Links: 

https://www.instagram.com/tamu.thomas
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamuthomas/

Cover photo image credit: Vicki Knights photography