12/11/2025
For many Australian women, time is a luxury in short supply. According to the HILDA Survey, more than four in ten women say they often or almost always feel rushed - a number that has barely budged in 20 years. Meanwhile, men's time-stress has eased.
The age group 25–44 is particularly impacted: juggling paid work, parenting and household tasks, women are reporting consistently high levels of time-pressure. The message is clear: flexible workplaces and supportive policies are not just ‘nice-to-have’, they’re essential for wellbeing. Because when time is tight, health and life satisfaction suffer too.
✨ What if the goal wasn’t to do more, but to do less, with more presence?
When we slow down, even briefly, we give our nervous system a chance to reset — our thinking becomes clearer, our posture easier, our breath freer.
✨ So much of our rushing isn’t about time itself, it’s a habit.
When we learn to pause and move with more awareness, the sense of urgency softens. We realise we can get where we’re going without the rush.
As a body and mind coach, I often see how much tension comes from the constant sense of rushing. Relearning how to pause, breathe, and move with awareness can be a powerful antidote to time stress, even when life is full.
💬 What are your thoughts on this?
Do you notice that sense of rushing in your own day? what helps you slow it down?
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