Cleaning your inbox feels great.
But is it actually moving your practice forward? Or is it just... busy work in disguise? 
That's the question at the heart of this episode.
Uriah sits down with Brittany Shank, LCSW, 20-year military veteran, mom of four, and owner of Solace Counseling, a 13-clinician group practice in Fargo, North Dakota.
She's also the founder of "I'm Here," a client check-in app she built because she got bored one day and decided to just... make something.
Brittany and Uriah dig into the real difference between busy and productive, and it's not what you'd think.
Spoiler: it has a lot to do with vulnerability, dopamine, and why you'd rather reorganize your inbox than have that one hard conversation you've been putting off.
This conversation will make you rethink your to-do list. In a good way.
Top 3 things you will learn:
- Why "busy" often masks avoidance, and how to spot the difference between a task that's genuinely urgent and one that's just a comfortable distraction.
- How to reduce the emotional labor behind your admin tasks (templates, systems, and delegation can save you more than just time).
- Why the truly productive stuff usually feels a little scary, and why that's actually a good sign.
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