Making Space For Me

When Was the Last Time You Checked on Your Mind?

In this episode, Otanthia Williams-Brady explores mental health awareness from a personal and practical perspective — becoming aware of your own mental well-being and the health of your mind.  Many women continue functioning, showing up, caregiving, working, and handling responsibilities while quietly feeling mentally overwhelmed, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or unclear beneath the surface. This episode is a gentle reminder that functioning and being well are not always the same.  You’ll be invited to pause and reflect on how you are really doing mentally, why mental health check-ins matter, and how self-priority can support emotional wellness, burnout recovery, clarity, and peace.  Because awareness is not judgment — it is information. And you cannot care for what you do not recognize.  Need space to sort through what’s weighing on your mind? If this episode resonated with you and you realize you need support processing what feels heavy or unclear, I invite you to book a Clarity Reset Session. This private one-on-one session gives you space to pause, process what you’re carrying, gain clarity around a situation, season, or decision, and identify realistic next steps forward. Book your session here: https://www.otanthiawb.com/clarity-reset

Decision Fatigue: When You’re Tired of Thinking

Have you ever gotten to the end of the day and realized you’re not just physically tired — you’re tired of thinking? In this episode, I’m talking about decision fatigue, the kind of mental exhaustion that comes from constantly having to think, decide, remember, and respond. If you’ve been feeling mentally overloaded, overstimulated, or just plain tired of thinking, this episode will help you put language to what you’re feeling, and encourage you to create more space for your mind to rest.

You Can’t Do It All—So What Matters Most?

Have you ever put so much into making something special… that you barely got to enjoy it? In this episode, we’re talking about what happens when everything feels important, and there isn’t enough time to do it all. Because the truth is, every meaningful moment comes with competing priorities. And when we try to hold on to everything, we often end up missing the very experience we were trying to create. In this episode, you’ll learn how to: *  decide what matters most in the moment  *  approach meaningful situations with more clarity and intention  *  stop trying to do everything so you can actually be present for what matters  This is about shifting from doing everything… to choosing what matters. Because you deserve to be present in the moments you’re working so hard to create.

Are You Giving Yourself What You Give Others?

Are you treating yourself the way you want to be treated? In this episode of Making Space for Me, Otanthia Williams-Brady explores what it means to love your neighbor as yourself and why so many women are better at giving grace, patience, and compassion to others than they are at giving it to themselves. Through the lens of Mark 12:31 and Ephesians 5:29, this episode reflects on self-neglect, self-awareness, emotional exhaustion, and the pressure women place on themselves while carrying a lot. If you have been feeling drained, pushing through, or overlooking your own needs, this conversation will help you pause and consider how you are treating yourself. In this episode, you’ll hear about: * loving your neighbor as yourself * how self-neglect shows up in everyday life * why many women struggle to give themselves grace * the emotional toll of always pushing through * questions to help you reflect on your need for rest, support, and space This episode is for women navigating burnout, overwhelm, self-neglect, emotional fatigue, and the challenge of learning how to care for themselves without guilt.

My Assignment to Others Does Not Cancel Me

After a season of severe life burnout, I came to a hard but necessary realization: my assignment to others does not cancel the assignment I have over my own life. In this personal episode, I share what burnout looked like for me physically, mentally, and emotionally, the moment that changed how I was viewing my life, and why caring for yourself is not a betrayal of your responsibilities. It is a necessary part of carrying them well. If you have been feeling buried under the weight of life, this episode is a reminder that you are not meant to disappear inside your responsibilities.