EPISODE 86: MINDSET

What Summer Are You Actually Trying to Create?

June 8, 2026

Stop planning what summer looks like and start deciding how it feels. Discover the one energy filter that protects your summer before the season decides for you.
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What if the reason summer slips away every year has nothing to do with how much you planned, and everything to do with what you never decided?

Most moms plan what they want their summer to look like. Almost none of them decide what they want it to feel like. And that one gap is why August so often arrives with a quiet ache of regret.
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Why Summer Slips Away & How To Stop It

Find where exactly your summer is losing its shape — and the three anchor points that take it back before July decides for you.
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In this episode, you'll learn:

  • How doing more is not the same as enjoying more.
  • The energy filter that protects you from a summer of good opportunities that quietly drain you.
  • What decision fatigue is, and why it is not a willpower problem.
  • The four-list exercise that protects 'Future You' from 5 pm decision fatigue.

  This is the third episode in a four-part June series on protecting your summer rhythm.

The Lost Art of Task-Oriented Time

— learn why an unfilled day is not an empty one
For most of human history, days were shaped by natural rhythms, not a clock — and reclaiming even a little of that is how a summer stops feeling like a calendar to fill.

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NASA Test: Children Are Born Creative Geniuses 

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Unlocking Sensitive Periods

5 Takeaways From This Episode:

1️⃣ Ask what you want to feel, not what you want to do.

Activities alone can still leave you feeling like you missed it.

2️⃣  A good opportunity that drains you is not a good deal.

Saying no to protect something better is discernment, not deprivation.

3️⃣ Your 5 pm depletion is not a flaw.

Every small decision spends the same finite willpower. Remove decisions in advance.

 4️⃣ An unfilled day is not an empty one.

Spaciousness is what your family is actually starving for.

5️⃣  Twenty minutes of planning protects the whole season.

Four short lists mean 'Future You' never stands blank at the fridge.

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 LISTENER PRAISE

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"Such an easy, inspiring listen—uplifting tips, practical advice, and so relatable that you feel truly connected."

The Intentional Summer Series:

Episode 84: The Summer Trap Nobody Talks About: Summer Regression Is Real

RESEARCH & SOURCES

Baumeister, R. F., Bratslavsky, E., Muraven, M., & Tice, D. M. (1998). Ego Depletion: Is the Active Self a Limited Resource? Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 74(5), 1252–1265.

Thompson, E. P. (1967). Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism. Past & Present, 38(1), 56–97.

Why Listeners Keep Tuning In

Love this! Thank you for this episode Anya! l appreciate the tips for how to encourage creativity. I love the idea of using hands-on learning and experimentation, imagination, senses, asking open-ended questions, observing, offering freedom in choices, having them practice, problem-solve, and letting them fail!

Kayla Linares

Exactly What Homeschooling
Parents Need! This podcast is a breath of fresh air! Anya's passion is contagious. If you're looking for clarity, confidence, and connection in your homeschooling journey-this is the podcast for you!

Anastasia Larsson

Wow, this is amazing! I loved hearing this — it’s so true. Creativity really does get snuffed out as we grow older unless we actively work to preserve, protect, nourish, and let it flourish.

Melanie Beers-Quinn

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Meet Anya

Winner of the 2025 Global Women Changing the World in Education Award and named the #1 Key Early Learning Influencer in North America, Anya Garcia helps you parent with purpose and live with intention.


After walking away from a high-powered legal career, she entered her true calling—shining the light on the early years, a period rich with potential, transformation, and often-overlooked power.

Blending neuroscience, evolutionary insight, and practical strategies, Anya helps children thrive and adults evolve. You will find mindset-shifting tools and science-backed insights to inspire lasting change. 

This Show is where mindset meets motherhood, education meets empowerment, and transformation begins now—one child, one parent at a time.

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