After 7 years and nearly 400 episodes, the podcast has a new name.

And no, I didn't just get bored and decide we needed a new logo.
I wanted a bigger conversation.

Yes, we're still going to talk health, menopause, food, workouts, sleep, all of it. I'm not escorting protein and strength training from the building.

We're just making the room bigger.

Because somewhere along the way, I realized I'm less interested in helping women cram one more healthy habit into an already packed life and way more interested in this:

Are we actually enjoying the life we're working so damn hard to manage?

In this Off Duty Life episode, I'm talking about what sparked the shift: moving to Florida knowing approximately zero people, Philip retiring, and realizing I had a much easier time answering what do I need to do? than what do I actually like doing?

We're getting into:

• Why being "on duty" is about more than your to-do list

• The giant mental Jenga game so many women are playing every day

• Why a 30-minute workout doesn't need an apology

• Why sitting on your ass is, in fact, a perfectly acceptable plan

• What "Off Duty" actually means (spoiler: no coconuts required)

• Where the podcast is headed next: friendships, marriage, sex, starting over, and figuring out what the hell we actually enjoy

Your first Off Duty Experiment:

Name three things you want to do in the next 30 days simply because you'd enjoy them.

They don't need to improve you.

They don't need to make you healthier.

They don't need to make you money.

Nobody else needs to benefit.

If your first thought is I have no freaking idea, that's exactly why we're having this conversation.

I'm also sharing a preview of what else is coming in the Off Duty world, including something involving an envelope, a stamp, and your actual mailbox.

Yep. Snail mail is making a comeback.

Want to know what's coming in the mail?

Join the Off Duty Club: https://theoffdutylife.com/odc_sept

We've spent enough years being on duty. Let's figure out what happens when we clock out.

Come hang with me

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What happens when you're really, really good at getting shit done... but not so great at doing things for absolutely no reason?

While packing for my move, I found a box of 30-year-old letters and postcards and did something wildly rebellious: I sat down in the middle of the day and read them.

Boxes were everywhere. According to Philip's spreadsheet I was behind.

And I didn't care.

That little interruption got me thinking about how good we've become at being useful. We work, remember the appointments, make the reservations, get our steps, keep track of the toilet paper... and somewhere along the way, even fun started needing a purpose.

So this Off Duty Life podcast episode is about what happens when you get more freedom in your schedule than you know what to do with. I tried mahjong. I tried pickleball. I tried golf. I was bad at all three and didn't need to be good at any of them. Turns out enjoying your life while some shit stays unfinished might be the actual goal.

No app.
No portal.
No homework.
No 12-week plan for becoming excellent at relaxing. Just a little interruption in your regularly scheduled productivity.

Your experiment this week: leave one thing undone and use that time for something that accomplishes absolutely nothing. The laundry will survive. I have faith in it.

And speaking of doing nothing productively, that's basically the whole premise behind the Off Duty Club, my brand-new quarterly snail-mail club.

Founding season is $10, then $27/quarter. First round closes September 9th.

https://theoffdutylife.com/odc_sept

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Ever replayed a mistake so many times it deserves its own Netflix series?

At some point, you're not learning from the past. You're just reviewing the footage.

This week I'm talking with Scott Dotson, author of Par for the Soul and founder of Own Your Headspace. We get into what happens when you stop obsessing over the last shot and ask a better question: what's next?

We talk about letting go of a bad round without needing a perfect ending, why your old definition of success doesn't have to follow you forever, and what golf can teach you about screwing up, adjusting, and hitting the next shot anyway.

Sometimes you're in the trees, not the fairway.

Take the lesson. Leave the rest. And play the damn ball from where it landed.

Links

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Off Duty Club

https://theoffdutylife.com/odc_sept

website: http://ownyourheadspace.com
instagram: @‌scottdotson67
Facebook: Scott Dotson + Own Your Head Space
book - Par for the Soul available on amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GY7DXRVG