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There is a cost to consistently putting yourself last. Making Space for Me is for women who spend so much of their lives showing up for everyone and everything else that they rarely have space for themselves. Hosted by Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Life Coach, and caregiver Otanthia Williams-Brady, this podcast explores what happens when being capable, dependable, and committed begins to come at the expense of your own health and well-being. Each episode unpacks the realities that can leave women living at the edge of their capacity and explores what it looks like to recognize what is taking the most out of you, challenge the beliefs and expectations that keep you overextended, and make room for your own needs without walking away from the responsibilities that matter to you. Otanthia speaks from lived experience, not from the other side of it, offering honest reflection and practical tools you can actually use to support your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. At the heart of the podcast is a simple philosophy: Self-priority isn’t selfish—it’s stewardship. Making Space for Me is an invitation to stop treating your own needs as optional, because you are one of your responsibilities too.

Recent Episodes

The Fear of Getting It Wrong

Family caregiving comes with more than appointments, medications, and everyday tasks. It can also come with the fear of making the wrong decision—and the guilt and second-guessing that follow. In this episode of Making Space for Me, Otanthia Williams-Brady shares personal experiences making difficult decisions for loved ones through cancer, hospice care, serious injury, and complex medical needs. She talks about the mental and emotional weight of being responsible for decisions that affect so...

10 MIN

When You Need to Be Heard, Not Fixed

What happens when you finally tell the truth about how hard something is, and instead of feeling heard, you get, “It’ll be fine,” “Everything happens for a reason,” or “It could be worse”? In this episode of Making Space for Me, Otanthia Williams-Brady talks about toxic positivity, emotional support, and the loneliness that can come from feeling like there is nowhere you can be completely honest about what you are carrying. For women who are used to being strong, dependable, and the one every...

8 MIN

Good job, you. Seriously. This episode is a reminder to pause, give yourself some credit, and celebrate the woman you are and all the ways you continue to show up. Women carry a lot—the mental load of work, motherhood, caregiving, family responsibilities, relationships, and all the little things that keep life moving. Much of that work happens quietly and may never be fully seen or acknowledged by the people around you. In this episode of Making Space for Me, Otanthia Williams-Brady shares pe...

8 MIN

The RISE Method: A Way Forward From Burnout

Burnout does not usually arrive all at once. It sneaks in through the things you keep tolerating, normalizing, and carrying. In this episode, Otanthia Williams-Brady introduces her RISE Method for burnout recovery and prevention a practical framework for recognizing what is draining you and beginning to create a life that better supports your health, well-being, and capacity. If you’ve been running on empty, feeling like life is heavy, or wondering why rest never seems to fix what is actually...

11 MIN

When Every Option Creates a Problem

Sometimes, there is no good option. If you have ever been stuck between two hard choices, this episode will help you stop asking, “Which path avoids the problem?” and start asking, “Which problem moves me forward?” Otanthia Williams-Brady speaks directly to women carrying heavy responsibilities, especially caregivers who are exhausted by the hidden cost of keeping the peace. One more appointment, one more task, one more compromise can quietly steal hours, energy, and emotional bandwidth until...

10 MIN