Real Talk with eeva: Julie Savaria’s Take on Mental Load, Balancing Time, and the Power of Delegation

Managing a demanding career, a buzzing home life, and personal time? For most of us, it’s a juggling act that ends with a pile of metaphorical (and literal) dropped balls. But Julie Savaria, Founder of Masla Empathy Lab, Designer, TEDx Speaker, Executive Coach, Mother, and all-around powerhouse, is here to remind us that balance isn’t about doing it all—it’s about owning your chaos and making it work for you.

Julie sat down with us for our second mini-interview of this series (see the first here!), and her answers are a masterclass in ditching the pressure to be perfect and embracing the beautiful mess of life.

How do you handle it all? (Spoiler: You don’t. And that’s okay.)

Julie is here to set the record straight: you can have it all, just not at the same time.

“There will be a time of more focus on the career, then the family, the marriage, personal growth, etc. What matters is to be brutally honest with what you are able to handle, how, and for how long,” she says.

And forget trying to prove you can do it all without help. Julie’s advice? Define balance on your own terms and give yourself permission to breathe.

“You need to schedule time for you. Thinking time, CEO mental time, playing time, Lego-building time (that’s for me!). The secret to handling it all is having space to recharge when life gets noisy. As long as we’re intentional about it, everything will balance out—one bucket at a time.”

Pro tip: If Lego time isn’t on your calendar, you’re missing out.

Mental Load: The Sneaky Villain of Modern Life

Let’s call it what it is: the mental load is real, it’s heavy, and it’s unfairly distributed.

For Julie—mom of two, wife, CEO, entrepreneur, and friend—it’s a constant tug-of-war. “Mental load can feel like you’re always running out of time, being pulled in different directions, and expected to handle all ‘the stuff.’ It’s exhausting.”

Her strategy for fighting back? Name it. Call it out. Share the load.

“I learned to handle it by voicing when I feel overwhelmed or questioning why I’m the default person for certain tasks. I also delegate or hire people to take things off my plate.”

And while recognizing mental load might not feel like a mic-drop moment, Julie reminds us that it’s the first step toward reclaiming your sanity.

If Adulting Had a Magic Button…

Imagine this: One button to fix your biggest adulting headaches. What would Julie’s button do?

“A one-stop shop to hire or delegate: cleaning services, meal prepping, car cleaning, legal paperwork, driving services, dishwasher repairs. I don’t want to call 10 different numbers or juggle 10 different people. I just want a hub where I can get it all done. As a CEO and a mom, time is precious. Anything that gives me more of it is priceless.”

Can someone make Julie’s dream hub happen already? 

What We’re Taking Away

Julie’s advice is as real as it gets: You don’t need to do it all. You don’t need to prove anything. And you absolutely must schedule Lego time.

The mental load? Name it, tame it, and share the burden. Balance? It’s all about shifting priorities and creating space for yourself. And that magic button? Well, we’re working on it (wink, wink).

Julie, thanks for sharing your wisdom—and for reminding us all that life doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful. Stay tuned for the next installment of our mini-interview series!

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