Hi Reader,

This weekend, we lose an hour.

One small shift, and suddenly, our schedules feel off, our bodies feel sluggish, and our sense of time feels disoriented.

If one hour can cause this much disruption, maybe it's time to rethink more than the clock, huh?

Most of us are running on borrowed time. We're sacrificing rest, energy, and personal priorities because we feel like there’s never enough.

But what if the problem isn’t time itself, but how we’ve been taught to use it?

We’ve absorbed the idea that if we just planned better, worked harder, optimized more, we could finally catch up.

Except…there’s no catching up.

Because the problem isn’t how much time we have. It’s how much of it was never truly ours to begin with.

Women carry an invisible labor load that no planner, time-blocking system, or morning routine can fix.

What is invisible labor? Think of it as the mental tabs we keep open at all times.

It's the things we anticipate, track, and manage that don’t show up on a to-do list like planning, buying, remembering, coordinating and managing emotions. It's the DOING.

And when we feel stretched thin, we’re told to be more efficient. To squeeze more into the same 24 hours.

We’re not just losing an hour this weekend. We’ve been losing ourselves for our entire lives in the way we give away our time.

While most of us can’t just upend our schedules or disappear for a week to “reset”, we can start making different choices inside the time we do have.

Instead of trying to "find more time", what if you protected what’s already there? Here are a few ways you can begin reclaiming your time in small, practical ways.

• Where can you stop over-explaining? Time isn’t just spent in meetings or completing your to-dos. It’s lost in justifying your decisions, choices, and needs. What if you just…didn’t do that?
• Where can you leave space between things? Every moment doesn’t have to be accounted for. What if you stopped treating open time as something to fill? (Spoiler alert - new podcast episode coming soon about "margins" that will be really helpful here!)
• Where can you drop something without guilt? Not everything is urgent. Not everything requires your immediate attention. What if you let something go?
• Where do you feel rushed when you don't need to be? Slowing down when rushing isn't necessary is really important for regulating your nervous system. And when you approach everything else from a more controlled state, things begin to feel more effortless. (Try driving the speed limit everywhere you go this week and see how that changes how you feel!)

There’s nothing to fix right now. I just want you to pay attention and notice.

Because before we can reclaim our time, we have to first realize how much of it we’ve already given away.

Oh, and enjoy that extra hour of daylight! That's important too!

Kelly Berry ​Strategic Leader, Coach and Podcaster ​https://www.kellyberry.info/​ ​​​​​

P.S. Sadie and I are starting to roll out some new and exciting opportunities to spend time in community with us and work with us! Here are two opportunities starting this month - one that you can do no matter where you live and one you can join us on if you live here locally. Just reply if you have any questions!

The Friday Reset - Beginning Friday, March 14th at 11amET and continuing each week, join Sadie in a weekly Zoom gathering for open conversations, coaching, and deep insights to reset your mind before the weekend. Whether you bring a challenge, a question, or just want to listen in, we’ll guide the conversation with thought-provoking topics and light coaching. It’s your time to reset, refocus, and step into your weekend feeling empowered. This session is free and open to anyone. Register here to reserve your spot!

Sunday Soul Walk - Beginning on Sunday, March 23rd at 7:30ET and continuing weekly. Join us for a weekly walk to help you slow down, be present, and connect with others in a meaningful way. Meet in Riverbend Park in Jupiter, FL at 7:30am for an hour long walk and conversation and stay after for coffee and casual chats. If you're interested in joining, just reply to this email!

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