My Story

We all experience different seasons of our lives.  And with each season, we experience different sources of stress.  

There was a season of my life where I worked full-time while also studying full-time to get my MBA.  Balancing two full-time workloads was stressful.

There was a season when I moved in with my boyfriend (now husband) and became step-mom to two teenage boys.  Learning how to balance work and family came with its stress.  

For the past couple of years, I’ve been in a season where I’m juggling newfound caretaking responsibilities for an aging parent, while working a full-time job, while also building this business.  There have been days in which the stress feels overwhelming.  But there have been far more days where the swirl of it all fuels and fulfills me.  

All of this is to say…I know what it means to balance productivity and well-being.  I know what it takes to get stuff done without leaving anyone behind - including myself.

Throughout all of these seasons, I searched for ways to reduce my stress.  Every article I read reminded me of the importance of exercise, meditation, a healthy diet, sleep, connection with family and friends, etc.  Don’t get me wrong…these are all vital things we need in our lives.  But none of them alone, or together for that matter, helped me figure out how to say “no” to the ever-growing list of things on my “to-do” list.  In fact, adding exercise, meditation and the endless series of other recommendations I read about just felt like more things to add to my “to do” list.

That’s when I turned to what I know best.  And that’s when I started hearing people say things like:

“Lisa…you always seem to handle everything with such grace…how do you do it?”

“Lisa…I don’t know how you do everything you do!”

That’s when I realized I had the tools I needed all along. My approach to stress management is something that most people don't know about.  So that’s why I created Willown!  

So that's my story.  I'm Lisa Lafflam and I look forward to hearing YOUR story!