Having Your Life Paid For By a Man Is Really Fun… Until It Gets BORING!!!

Welcome to The Overflow Method Podcast, where success feels as good as it looks. I’m Areege, and I guide ambitious, creative women to build their dream businesses and lifestyles—without burnout.

In this episode, we’re talking about "Having Your Life Paid for by a Man Is Really Fun… Until It Gets BORING!!!"—the allure of financial dependence, the reality of stagnation, and what it really takes to build a fulfilling life. If you’ve ever wondered whether comfort is enough—or if you’re meant for something more—this conversation will challenge and inspire you.

The Overflow Method is about unlocking an endless well of energy, resources, confidence, and creativity.You don’t have to choose between ease and ambition. You can have it all—and more.

Let’s get flowing! 💖💅🏽💡✨🌊🎀

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00:00 - Intro

00:23 - The historical evolution of WOMAN'S ROLE IN SOCIETY

02:38 - OUR CURRENT ERA - Women are re-evaluating the ‘GIRL BOSS’ archetype (due to it leading to burnout for many women)

03:28 - The rise of ‘TRAD WIFE’, stay at home wife/mom culture

04:15 - I have now full experienced BOTH sides of the spectrum (boss babe AND trad wife)

07:17 - PERSONAL STORY: My unchecked ambition led me to BURNOUT, which made me very attracted to the ‘trad wife’ lifestyle

12:58 - My transition away from a 50/50 relationship, into becoming a stay at home wife

16:44 - The reality of HOMEMAKING as a full-time role

19:00 - MOTHERHOOD is more than a full time job, motherhood is one of the most important LEGACY projects a women could have

20:42 - I am someone who is meant to balance MOTHERHOOD and running my DREAM BUSINESS

22:27 - What pulled me out of the stay at home wifey life, even though I WAS having fun

24:54 - THE CROSSROADS: Should I have kids or build my dream business?

29:08 - I see a lot of women romanticizing being ‘taken care of’ by a man and I think its a MISTAKE (but not for the reason you may think)

31:08 - When we are dependent on someone else, we give our PERSONAL POWER away to them

32:01 - FULFILLMENT feels infinitely better than being comfortable

35:44 - Stagnation is DETERIORATION. You’re not in the ‘same spot’. You’re actually moving backwards

37:52 - How to reframe discomfort/pain so you always see it as a GOOD thing

39:44 - Are you actually drawn to homemaking, or are you just EXHAUSTED?

40:39 - How to tell if you’re designing your life from a place of fear or purpose and WHY this matters

43:13 - Everyone has the potential for making MASSIVE impact on this world, what is the difference between those that DO and those that don’t?

46:17 - Final thoughts on identifying + choosing a path that truly fulfills you

47:23 - Please share this podcast with any women that you feel would benefit!!!!!

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