Why Your Schedule Will Never Work Until You Fix Your Home with Lori Oberbroeckling (Ep 311)
About the episode
Time management expert and Secrets of Supermom host Lori Oberbroeckling joins Deanna to talk about why energy runs out before time does, how clutter quietly sabotages your best-laid plans, and the small routine changes that actually stick.
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You bought the planner. You made the schedule. You had a whole plan. And then a super busy day happened.
Sound familiar? This week Deanna sits down with Lori Oberbroeckling, a working mom of four, corporate project management leader, and host of the Secrets of Supermom Show. Lori has spent years helping busy, ambitious moms figure out why their best systems keep falling apart.
Spoiler: it is almost never the plan.
In this episode, Lori introduces her framework of energy bleeds, energy blocks, and energy boosts, and explains why your home environment plays a much bigger role in your daily productivity than most time management advice will ever admit. When your physical space is draining you before you even start your to-do list, even a perfect schedule cannot save you.
Lori also shares the moment she and Deanna both recognized in themselves: we think we need a better planner, when really we need more energy boosts built into our days first.
If you have ever felt like you are doing all the right things and still ending every day depleted, this episode is going to reframe everything.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
Why a cluttered, chaotic home is an energy bleed that quietly tanks your whole day
How to do a simple time and energy audit to figure out where your energy is actually going
What to do when you hate a task but still have to do it
Why routines fall apart and the one question to ask before you try to build one
The small change that helped Lori's family of six stop tripping over shoes
How to get your family actually on board with new home routines
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Lori Oberbroeckling
03:05 Why home environment matters to your schedule
08:25 Energy bleeds, blocks, and boosts explained
10:01 What to do when you have to do an energy bleed task
16:18 How to find your energy boosts when you do not know what they are
20:24 Flying trapeze and other energy boost revelations
21:32 Why routines fall apart and how to build ones that stick
24:11 Small changes that create big impact for the whole family
26:58 Getting family buy-in with carrots, not sticks
29:28 Why the planner is not the problem
32:27 Where to start when everything feels out of control
34:26 Rapid fire: what clutter free means, what is making Lori happy, and one takeaway
About Lori Oberbroeckling:
Lori Oberbroeckling is a time management expert, podcast host of Secrets of Supermom Show, and founder of The Supermom Society. She helps busy working moms take control of their schedules, reduce overwhelm, and create realistic plans that actually work in real life.
Through her podcast, coaching, and programs, Lori teaches sustainable productivity strategies designed specifically for moms, not generic systems that ignore the mental load of motherhood. Her work focuses on helping women reclaim their time, energy, and capacity so they can show up fully at home and at work.
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About Deanna Yates
Based in San Diego, CA, Deanna helps high-achieving moms clear the clutter from their homes and lives.
Through coaching, courses, summits, and her top-ranked Wannabe Clutter Free podcast, she supports modern women in building organized, peaceful homes where they can thrive.
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