Making Work Fun

About Making Work Fun

Why Perfectionism, People Pleasing and Procrastination Have Us Doing Too Much & Feeling Exhausted!

Publisher

Maria Stoyadinova, Burnout and Stress Management Coach | Founder of Rest Over Grind, LLC

Category

business · business · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Jun 2022

Latest episode

17 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 147 episodes have a transcript.

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   17 Jun 2026

   Why "just stop" does not work with procrastination

   Send us Fan Mail If you struggle with procrastination, you know how tough it can be to break the habit. That's because most of us try to do it by just forcing ourselves to stop. Not only is that the wrong approach, but this often exacerbates the problem. What actually works is figuring out what is behind your procrastination and, from there, addressing the root cause instead of just trying to skip right over it. Want to learn more about how to do that? Register for the "Too Perfec...

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   9 Jun 2026

   The mental math of people pleasing

   Send us Fan Mail We don't think about this a lot, but people pleasing often comes with a lot of mental math. We try to figure out the exact right "threshold" at which it's OK to say "no" to a new request. At what number of overtime hours can we legitimately say we're too busy to turn down a project? At what level of stress? That fear of just saying you are at capacity without having an ironclad proof that you deserve it leads to a lot of overworking, stress, and burnout. During th...

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   2 Jun 2026

   Overworking as insurance against feeling bad

   Send us Fan Mail Do you ever end up editing the same document 20 times before sending it out, because you think "if something is wrong in it, I can at least tell myself I did everything possible to avoid that?" That's overworking as an insurance against feeling bad. And, sadly - it doesn't really work. Listen to this week's ep where I explain why (and what to do instead). To register for the "Too Perfect, Too Nice, Too Tired" webinar, go to restovergrind.com/webinar. Book a free c...

Inside a recent episode

...by understanding and navigating ADHD (w/ Kristen Carder)

Published 28 Oct 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And they're now totally fine. And I fixed it with my gut health and blah, blah, and I'm not saying that eating whole foods is not important. And I'm not saying that gut health is not important. Obviously, there is a brain gut connection. No, I know that. Okay. But if you can solve your ADHD with food, um, it wasn't ADHD. Right. Who is a food sensitivity, my friend? Yeah. If you can solve a neurodevelopmental disorder, like you're not going to solve a neurodevelopmental disorder with food, food is important. What we eat matters, blah, blah, blah, all of the caveats there. But just know that like, like that's one of the things, right? […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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67

Social presence

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0

Engagement

60

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