Tired of Burnout? Find Your Podcast Rhythm!
Maybe podcasting feels more like a chore lately—like you’re just going through the motions. You’re not alone. Finding a sustainable, consistent podcasting rhythm can be a challenge, especially when life gets busy. But what if I told you that slowing down and being intentional could actually help you stay more consistent and fall back in love with your show?
In this episode, I’m diving into the concept of a podcasting rhythm—a mindset and practice that helps you create content without the pressure to hustle. I’m sharing how I developed my own rhythm, inspired by my homeschooling routine, and how it’s transformed how I show up for my audience. Whether you’re struggling with burnout or just looking for a better way to plan your content, this episode will give you practical steps to find your own flow.
If you’re ready to reconnect with your why and make podcasting feel good again, this episode is for you.
Why Hustle Culture Doesn’t Work for Podcasting
The idea that we need to constantly push ourselves is rooted in hustle culture, but here’s the truth: burnout doesn’t make you more productive. When you’re constantly churning out content, your creativity suffers, your energy wanes, and podcasting becomes something you dread instead of something you love.
Instead of hustling harder, consider slowing down and finding your rhythm. It’s not about creating less—it’s about creating more intentionally.
Finding Your Podcast Rhythm
If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of pushing out content just to stay consistent, it might be time to rethink your approach. Creating a podcast rhythm means developing a natural flow that matches your life rather than forcing a rigid schedule.
Here’s how to build your own podcast rhythm:
Reflect on Your Natural Flow
Think about your energy levels throughout the week. Are there certain days when you feel more creative? More focused? Use that awareness to plan your recording and editing times.
Incorporate Rituals to Ground You
Sometimes, creating a cozy, intentional space before recording can shift your mindset entirely. Light a candle, make a cup of tea, and take a few deep breaths. Allow yourself to transition from the chaos of daily life to the creative flow of podcasting.
Plan Themes Instead of Specifics
Instead of scheduling out every single episode topic, plan around broader themes. This gives you structure without making you feel boxed in. For example, dedicate one month to listener questions or a series around a specific topic.
🌿 Pro Tip: Let go of the pressure to have it all mapped out. Allow your podcast to evolve as you do.
The Difference Between a Rhythm and a Schedule
One of the biggest shifts I made in my podcasting process was letting go of the idea that I needed a strict schedule. Instead, I embraced a rhythm that aligned with how I naturally move through my week.
When you embrace rhythm over rigid structure, you:
Allow space for creativity and rest
Make room for real-life flexibility
Reduce the pressure to be constantly “on”
Your podcasting rhythm should support your well-being—not drain it.
Create Rituals That Ground You
Incorporating small rituals into your process can help make podcasting feel special rather than stressful. Here are a few I love:
Lighting a candle to set the mood for creativity
Jotting down a few intentions for the episode
Taking a mindful breath before hitting record
These little moments remind you why you’re doing this—because you love connecting with your audience and sharing your message.
Your Rhythm, Your Rules
Finding your podcast rhythm isn’t about doing it “right” or following someone else’s formula. It’s about discovering what feels good and helps you show up consistently without sacrificing your well-being.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed or stuck in your podcasting journey, let’s chat! Sometimes, all you need is a fresh perspective or some tailored guidance to get back into your groove.
🌟 Book a free coffee chat with me: wildhomepodcasting.com/call
Let’s figure out how to make podcasting feel lighter and more aligned for you.
Your podcast rhythm is about more than just consistency—it’s about staying connected to your purpose and making your process feel nourishing. When you embrace a rhythm that works for you, your content naturally becomes more impactful and your energy more sustainable.
If you’re ready to build a podcasting process that supports your life and business, I’d love to help. Let’s find your flow—together. 💫
The Transcript for Share, Strategize, & Shine:
215: Tired of Burnout? Find Your Podcast Rhythm!
[00:00:00] Let me ask you, have you ever hit record and just felt off? Maybe you're staring at your mic, feeling overwhelmed or like podcasting has just become another chore, right? I've been there too. I remember a time when I was so caught up in pushing out content, keeping up with schedules, and trying to hit all the marks that I lost sight of why I do it in the first place.
[00:00:25] And one day I found myself recording with zero energy. I. Just going through the motions and that's when it hit me. Something had to change. So today I wanna talk about finding your podcast rhythm. We're gonna talk about how to embrace a slower, more intentional approach that keeps you connected to your why and keeps you podcasting in a way that feels good.
[00:00:45] So grab a cup of tea, get cozy. Let's get into it.
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[00:01:31] Hello everyone. Welcome back to Share, strategize and Shine. These next few episodes I'm really excited about because I wanted to get into a little bit of the heart of what I do with people and creating content and running their podcasts. Yes, I'm a podcast strategist, but I also feel like I'm kind of like a podcast life coach.
[00:01:52] Maybe that should be my official title, and I really do. Coach people on how to podcast in a way that [00:02:00] feels good and how to create content that feels really good. And so that's what I'll be talking about this month in all of my episodes. So today we're gonna be talking about podcasting rhythm, and I actually stole this from my homeschooling world, and I wanna share a little bit more about that as we get into talking about it and exactly what a rhythm is.
[00:02:25] You know, in the world of podcasting, there's this idea that you have to hustle hard, produce more, never slow down. But the problem with that hustle is it can really leave you feeling disconnected and exhausted. Like maybe you've put the pressure on yourself to put out weekly episodes no matter what, because that's what the experts say, and I know that I am one of those experts.
[00:02:49] Or maybe you're so focused on growth. That you forget the reason that you hit record in the first place, but it's totally okay for you to slow down to [00:03:00] hit pause. You know, sometimes finding your rhythm means stepping back, reconnecting with your purpose, and giving yourself permission to do things your way.
[00:03:10] And that's really what I wanna talk about in this episode is, is embracing like a slower, more intentional podcasting pace without losing momentum. The whole purpose of this is for you to fall back in love with your show, right? So I wanna talk about what a rhythm is and how I use a rhythm in my everyday life because it really is something that is so, so important to literally everything I do.
[00:03:39] So. Many years ago I had tried implementing like a homeschooling schedule. So I have three kiddos, they're 14, 11, and four now. And we have been homeschooling since my oldest was in kindergarten. And I have tried every, like I've tried, you know, [00:04:00] if, if you're homeschooler, you've heard some of these terms, like doing morning time, doing a morning basket, doing unit studies, like, oh, just all the things and.
[00:04:10] It felt like I never was really fully accomplishing what I wanted to accomplish because on top of being a homeschool mom, I'm also keeping house. I am also a business owner, right? I have a lot going on. I have animals. I have a husband. There's just a lot in my world, and trying to keep up with it all was really, really wearing me out.
[00:04:32] And so I'd heard somebody talk about. How it's important to have a rhythm, but not necessarily a schedule. So what the rhythm means for us in our daily lives is I kind of know what's gonna happen when, but I leave like space for it to be. Changed or tweaked if needed. So let me give you an example of what this looks like.
[00:04:57] Uh, you know, I know that I'm gonna get [00:05:00] up in the morning, I'm gonna work out, I'm going to make my coffee, have my green drink and start waking my kids up on a day when we don't have our enrichment program. At 8, 8 30. If I get up earlier and everything happens in a really timely manner, I might do a little bit of work or meditation or something like that before I wake up.
[00:05:24] My kids, that's not always the case. Sometimes I don't get everything done I want to before they wake up and that's okay. I know that mornings we kind of have a rhythm that we follow. So after breakfast, we do some morning time, then we dive into math, and then our other academics. We break for lunch, we wrap up with schoolwork in the afternoon, and then it's time for our evening schedule, which usually involves running around to the various activities my kids are doing.
[00:05:52] I know that any calls or live things that I need to do need to happen in that afternoon block. , any recording, [00:06:00] which I'm doing right now, that's the afternoon block. My focused homeschool time is in the morning, and so that's how I have it all work together. You can hear that I didn't really use times.
[00:06:13] The only time I really use is like wake up time and go to bedtime. But for the most part it really is more of a feeling, a rhythm that happens in our house. And I've been working with a client and one of the first things that came up with her podcast was she wanted to grow her podcast, but it was like, how do I do this when I don't have time?
[00:06:35] And one of the big conversations we had was like, what does your week look like and how can we fit this in? And that's really when this light bulb kind of went off at me that, you know, this is a, we're basically taking this concept of a rhythm that I use for homeschool and we're applying it to business, to podcasting, to content creation.
[00:06:55] And so let me talk a little bit about what a podcasting rhythm [00:07:00] can look like and how we can start to figure that out, and then I'll give you some examples of how I utilize this in my own schedule. So the first thing I wanna say is like, it's okay to pause and find your own pace. I think sometimes we get so caught up in the idea of keeping up that we forget to check in with ourselves.
[00:07:21] It's important to pause, take a breath, and remember that you set the pace no one else does. And so if that means that, like if you are totally burnt out on podcasting content creation, if you need to take some time off a week, a month, whatever you need to do, like don't hesitate to do it. If you've got a bank of episodes, you have a lot that people can still really connect with and.
[00:07:46] The reason I'm even bringing up this idea of a break is because we are coming up on summer, we're getting pretty close. It's, it's the beginning of April and people are gonna start working on their schedules, and I always tell them to build their breaks in. [00:08:00] You know, make sure that you have that break built into your schedule and decide how you're gonna handle it.
[00:08:04] Like, are you gonna take the time off? Are you gonna batch record ahead of time? But it's really important to build those breaks in. This is a time to breathe, reflect, recharge. And the thing I want you to remember most is that quality matters more than quantity. Like one well thought out episode can resonate so much more than five rushed ones.
[00:08:28] And I really want you to get back to a place of creating from calm rather than creating from pressure. And so one of the ways that I do this in my own life is I don't batch record. I, I may batch record if I'm feeling up for it, if I don't have a ton going on, but batch recording really doesn't lend me the space that I need in my week and my days and my rhythm and my daily rhythm.
[00:08:56] So I've kind of set up a weekly rhythm for myself with my podcast. [00:09:00] But one of the things I do try to do is actually map out my content. Months at a time. So that way I never have to really think about what I do need to record. When I map out that content, I will also script it out, right? And these are just some of the ways that I kind of build in gaps and breaks.
[00:09:21] So every week I am not having to sit down, script an episode, record it, edit, do all the things. Some of those pieces are already done. And what I want you to think about as I'm talking is like think about your week. And how you could build your podcast process into your week in a way that isn't intrusive or time consuming.
[00:09:43] So I literally have in my Asana board, I have an Asana board. I have a weekly schedule that I actually worked on with my business coach about back. And one of the things I've done is kind of assign like tasks each day. But I know that Monday, which is [00:10:00] my admin day, is a day that I will script and outline episode.
[00:10:04] I then won't even think about my podcast again until Wednesday when I usually have time to record, and then from there, I won't even think about it again until Thursday when I do the editing and then I take a break until Monday if I need to. If I outline and script all my episodes out ahead of time, that time on Monday can be spent doing other things if I need it to be.
[00:10:26] I never set a time for myself. I just know that on my rhythm for Wednesday is to record. I. And so however that fits into our schedule this morning, my daughter had an appointment. We needed to run some errands. We needed to work on some schoolwork, so I knew that I was gonna record. I didn't know if I was gonna record one episode today or two, depending on how the day goes, and I didn't know exactly what time.
[00:10:51] I just knew that that was part of the rhythm of my week. So I want you to think about that as well. Like how can you fit in these tasks? [00:11:00] Into your weekly rhythm without it feeling like you're having to shove all these to-dos on your list. Right? The second thing I want you to remember is that you need to be connected with your why.
[00:11:15] When podcasting feels like a chore, it's usually because you've lost touch with your original intention. Reflecting on your why can be such a grounding practice for. Connecting with your podcast and being excited about it. Again, you know, why did you start this podcast? What stories are you super passionate about sharing?
[00:11:36] And sometimes all it does is take a little reflection to reignite your passion. I. to be completely honest with you all, oh my gosh, I can't believe I'm gonna say this on the show. I have really not enjoyed my last few episodes. I had wanted to do some pretty like strategic, actionable episodes, and I do love talking about that stuff, but I was just feeling like a little disconnected.
[00:11:59] I'm [00:12:00] on episode two 15 here, like I've talked about it all. You know, if it's podcasting, I've probably talked about it in some way, shape, or form. And so I knew that like I wanted to really do some episodes that were more heartfelt, a little more cozy, a little more me. I. And where I am in my life right now.
[00:12:21] And so what I did was, you know, I sat down and I was thought about what do I really wanna talk about? And that's how I came up with these next few episode ideas. And so I want you to kind of do a a similar exercise, you know, revisit your earlier episodes or journal about your podcasting journey.
[00:12:39] I want you to write down three reasons you started podcasting and keep them visible when you're recording. I have a Notion board where I plan all of my podcast content and I literally have like a graphic that I created with my purpose, and it's right there on my notion board. So I see it before every [00:13:00] time I sit down to record, and it's such a great reminder of like, why am I doing this?
[00:13:05] You know, why am I talking about podcasting so much? Why am I sharing it? It's because I really want to empower people and women in particular to share their message, amplify their voice, and have it impact their business, right? Like I know that. And so by reconnecting with that and thinking about it before I record, it really does help me make sure that the episodes I'm recording come from that place.
[00:13:30] And. That makes it enjoyable for you, but also really, really enjoyable for me. And the third kind of action item in this episode is I want you to do some rituals to center yourself before recording. One of my favorite ways to slow down and get present is by creating some pre-recording rituals. You know, these are small habits that help me shift from the chaos of my day, which can be very chaotic at times.
[00:13:59] To [00:14:00] calm so I can show up fully for my audience. One of my biggest ones is making sure that I breathe before I hit record. So taking some deep breaths, really breathing into it before I start. 'cause I know that once I start, I'm gonna start talking fast and I'm gonna lose my breath. And so making sure that I breathe beforehand is really important.
[00:14:21] Gratitude is always so, so important. You know, jot down one thing you're super grateful for. Before I started recording this episode, I really reflected on, some of the amazing people that have come into my life in the last couple weeks. Some amazing clients I've been working on, and some of the things that we've been doing that have just made such an impact in their business and their podcast.
[00:14:42] And so that really also brings me into the mindset. This one's kind of fun and maybe, maybe it's a little silly, I don't know. But I love a cozy space, so I have a candle that I will light, usually when I'm recording, although one of my kids stole [00:15:00] my candle lighter and took it upstairs. So I need to go get it back, but I have a few different candles.
[00:15:06] This is a wisdom candle with Sandalwood and amber. From my friends over at Clover Joy, which I really love this candle. I'm not sponsored by them by the way. This is just me saying how much I love this candle. But I love this candle because it reminds me like to share my voice, to open up my throat chakra to not be afraid to speak my truth.
[00:15:30] And then I got this candle from a store here in town and it's a Reiki energized, I think it's a money candle. And so I brought this one down to the office. I love having a candle to light to kind of set the mood for recording an episode. I also like to make sure I have a special drink, whether that's a cup of tea, a cup of coffee, some bubble water or a Dr.
[00:15:52] Pepper if I'm feeling. Um. Feeling, you know, dangerous. So, you know, do things like that. Make recording a [00:16:00] special time and make it less of a chore. You know, it, my office is a wreck right now, like, it's such absolute mess. My kids like every room in my house, they're like, how can we destroy it? But I know that if I come in here and light my candle, it just like, it just , cleanses the space and makes it ready.
[00:16:19] And then I also love an affirmation. So I might say something like, I'm here to share from the heart and that's enough. Oh, I love that. These rituals might sound simple, but they really do help set a calm, cozy tone that makes podcasting feel more aligned and joyful. And I think that it also really helps because a lot of times we're podcasting in a silo, we're by ourselves.
[00:16:46] We don't know if, you know, sometimes it feels like we're shouting into the void. And so. We can really feel disconnected from that messaging that we're trying to get out there. And by just taking a moment to breathe, set some [00:17:00] gratitude, light a candle, say a positive word to myself, it puts me into just an amazing state of mind to record what I need to record.
[00:17:11] And so when you're thinking about a rhythm, and I had mentioned, you know, I shared my weekly schedule, we did a similar. Rhythm for my client. You know, looking at the different days, seeing what worked for her, and then really making sure that you're reconnecting with why you're doing this in the first place.
[00:17:31] I think those things alone can make such an impact in how you show up every day to record, and I really hope that. If you're feeling like you've lost your podcast rhythm, that you will embrace this episode and try some of these things. And I'm excited to dive into some more topics over the next few weeks about creating content that feels good.
[00:17:54] And keeping your podcast going in a meaningful and impactful way. So [00:18:00] again, like if you want some help with your podcast rhythm and your content, I would love to help you get back on track. I have one-on-one spots open right now. Things that we talk about a lot besides podcast strategy are finding your flow, creating a routine that feels aligned in sustainable, and making sure your processes are not taking over your life.
[00:18:21] So podcasting feels good. You can book a recall with me by going to wild home podcasting.com/call, and the link will be in the show notes. And of course, if this episode spoke to you at all, please share it with a friend or leave me a quick review. It helps me so much more than you know, and that is it for today.
[00:18:40] I will see you in the next episode.
