206 - How Organization Can Transform Caregiving and Family Life with Lisa Woodruff

In this episode of The Inclusive Dad podcast, host AAron welcomes Lisa Woodruff, founder of Organize 365 and author of Escaping Quicksand, for an honest conversation about caregiving, organization, and self-care. Drawing from her experiences as a teacher, parent of children with IEPs, entrepreneur, and newly minted PhD, Lisa shares practical strategies for managing the invisible load many caregivers carry. Together, they explore the importance of structure, embracing excellence over perfection, honoring different perspectives, and creating sustainable systems that support both caregivers and those they love.

Key Takeaways:

Redefining Self-Care - Taking care of yourself isn't selfish—it's essential if you want to sustainably care for others.

Embrace Different Perspectives - Inclusion begins by recognizing that other people's experiences and viewpoints are just as valid as our own.

Choose Excellence Over Perfection - Progress and effort matter more than doing everything flawlessly.

Reduce Cognitive Load - Simple organizational tools, like Lisa's index card system, can free up mental energy and reduce overwhelm.

Caregiving Needs Structure - Intentional routines and systems help both caregivers and those receiving care thrive.

Lisa Woodruff’s definition of inclusion:

Inclusion is knowing that we all are different, have different perspectives, different points of view and together we make a more complete world.

Lisa Woodruff’s Bio:

Lisa Woodruff is the founder & CEO of Organize 365®.

As the host of the top-rated Organize 365 Podcast for more than 11 years, with 25 million downloads & counting, Lisa shares strategies for reducing the overwhelm, clearing the mental clutter, and living a productive and organized life. Her sensible and doable organizing tasks appeal to multiple generations and her candor and relatable style make you feel as though she is right there beside you, helping you get organized as you laugh and cry together.

Under Lisa’s direction, Organize 365 has conducted academic research establishing the definitions of housework, home organization and the weight of paper in the American home. This ongoing research is making the invisible work at home visible to all so we can eliminate it and free people from the monotonous tasks of daily living and unlock their time for what they are uniquely created to bring forth in the world.

She is the author of four books including, How ADHD Affects Home Organization and The Paper Solution and was named the Cincinnati Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in 2024. Lisa’s understanding of the lived female American experience has helped her to create products & courses like the Sunday Basket® that externalize the routine tasks that take up the executive functioning capacity of our brains, freeing us up to think and create again, saving owners more than 13 million hours in the last 7 years!

Connect with Lisa Woodruff:

Website: https://organize365.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisawoodruff/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Organize365

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/organize365/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/organize-365-podcast/id915355770

Buy Her Book: https://a.co/d/0boejQJb

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