Escaping Quicksand: 10 Steps to Overcome the Overwhelm of Modern Homelife!  

In the book Escaping Quicksand, Lisa shares how women today are sinking in the complexity of modern life. With each passing birthday, the compounding roles and responsibilities for adults continue to increase, leading to an untenable pace of productivity. Overwhelm multiplies, consuming all free time, with no obligations that can be decluttered. Perfection- never attainable to begin with- is discarded, leaving women feeling defeated. They feel they have failed to achieve the ‘perfect adult life’ they were striving for.

But what if you could keep your roles and responsibilities without the expectation of perfection and the anxiety that comes with it? Replacing perfection with ‘Being a Woman of Excellence’ can reduce your anxiety. Women of Excellence put in excellent effort in everything they do, but they do not expect the results to be perfect. 

The process of becoming a Woman of Excellence begins with self-care. Academia has defined child care and elder care, but not self-care. Self-care encompasses all the adult years of your life before you need another adult to provide for your needs as an elder. 

The lack of a proper self-care definition leaves women feeling like any time spent on themselves is selfish, when in fact it is essential. The first step in establishing supportive self-care is to care for your adult needs first thing in the morning and last thing at night.