6 Modules · Self-Paced

Where Are You Actually Spending Yourself?

A course on the invisible expenditure.

Most people track their time. Almost nobody tracks where their actual energy goes. The gap between those two ledgers is where the exhaustion lives: the invisible costs that do not appear in any schedule but account for most of how depleted you feel.

6Modules
Self-Paced
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Map the real energy expenditure, including the invisible costs that time management will never catch.See where you are actually spending
Most people have one primary drain that, if addressed, would release more energy than any number of additions. Find yours with honesty and care.Identify the single biggest leak
Identify the energy expenditure that belongs to other people's systems, other people's comfort, and situations that are not actually your responsibility.Stop carrying what is not yours
People who manage their time well but feel exhausted anywayThis may be for you
Anyone who has tried to add more rest and found it insufficientThis may be for you
What this course helps you explore
People who manage their time well but feel exhausted anyway Anyone who has tried to add more rest and found it insufficient People who have a sense that something is spending them, but cannot identify what Anyone who wants to design their life around energy rather than productivity See where you are actually spending Identify the single biggest leak Stop carrying what is not yours Design from energy, not time
The Premise

The work beneath
Where Are You Actually Spending Yourself?

This course is designed to help you slow the pattern down, understand what is happening underneath it, and begin practising a steadier, kinder way forward. It does not ask you to become someone else. It helps you return to yourself with more clarity, language, and choice.

Most people track their time. Almost nobody tracks where their actual energy goes. The gap between those two ledgers is where the exhaustion lives: the invisible costs that do not appear in any schedule but account for most of how depleted you feel.
The Course

6 Modules. Self-paced lessons

Each module is a place to understand one layer more clearly. Move slowly. Let the language meet the part of your life that has needed more care, more honesty, and a more hopeful way forward.

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Module 1
Where Did the Day Actually Go

The difference between a time audit and an energy audit, and why an hour doing something misaligned costs more than three hours doing something that matters.

02
Module 2
The Hidden Expenditures

The costs that appear nowhere on any to-do list: the open decisions being held, the unspoken truths, the emotional labour of managing other people's states, the chronic misalignment between values and activity.

03
Module 3
People as Energy Sources and Drains

An honest, non-judgmental inventory of the relational energy landscape: who genuinely restores you, who depletes you, and what you owe each.

04
Module 4
The Role Audit

Every role you occupy costs energy to maintain. Some roles fit; some quietly cost more than they return. This module works with the gap between the roles you hold and the person holding them.

05
Module 5
The Environment Factor

Physical and digital environments that chronically activate the threat system, versus ones that allow genuine rest. The underestimated cost of spending your days in spaces that keep you on guard.

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Module 6
Rebuilding the Surplus

Not adding more restoration to an unchanged drain, but removing the leaks, and building a life where the energy expenditure is chosen rather than accumulated by default.

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Where Are You Actually Spending Yourself?

A course on the invisible expenditure.

Start the Course — Included with Membership

Included with your My Inner Foundation membership.

Common Questions

Frequently asked

What is an energy audit?

An energy audit is a systematic examination of where your energy actually goes: not just your time and tasks, but the invisible expenditures: the relationships that consistently cost more than they restore, even when nothing dramatic happens, the roles that cost more than they should, the environments that activate your nervous system, and the gap between who you are and what you are performing. This course provides the tools to conduct that audit precisely.

How is this different from time management?

Time management assumes your energy is uniformly available within the hours you have. An energy audit recognises that an hour with the wrong person costs more than an hour with the right one, and that some activities replenish while others deplete, regardless of the time involved. Managing your energy, not just your time, produces a fundamentally different kind of sustainability.

Is this relevant if I'm not currently burnt out?

Yes, and arguably more relevant. The energy audit is most valuable as a prevention tool, used before depletion becomes structural. It is also useful for anyone who feels a persistent low-grade sense of not having enough in reserve, even when nothing is technically wrong.

What will I be able to do after completing this course?

Identify your specific energy costs — people, environments, roles, and activities — with compassion and precision; recognise the difference between productive tiredness and depletion; understand what replenishes your specific system; and make decisions about how you spend your time based on energy cost, not just clock time.

My Inner Foundation
Olivia Fox

A course by Olivia Fox, founder of My Inner Foundation. She writes about what she has lived, worked through herself, and sat with in others, translating real inner work and years of supporting people through these exact struggles into language that is precise, honest, and genuinely useful.

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A gentle note before you begin

My Inner Foundation courses are educational and reflective. They are not therapy, diagnosis, medical advice, or crisis support. If you are in immediate danger or need urgent mental-health support, please contact local emergency services or a qualified professional.

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