“If it doesn’t add to your life, it doesn’t belong in your life.” That engaging quote, along with many others and a treasure trove of helpful advice are included in Alli Worthington’s new book Breaking Busy: How to Find Peace and Purpose in a World of Crazy.

Most women I know—me, definitely—struggle with having way too much to do and a lack of time/energy to get everything done. As a busy blogger/entrepreneur and mom of 5, Alli relates. In a book that’s part memoir, part self-help, she relays her own experiences of becoming extremely burnt out and how she was able to turn things around.

Each chapter of Breaking Busy deals with topics that are relevant to most of our hectic lives:

• Capacity
• Relationships
• Calling
• Editing
• Traditions
• Time
• Thoughts
• Decisions
• Communication
• Worth

Out of a sense of guilt, obligation, and often shame, most of us take on commitments we don’t even want, trying to be all things to all people and losing our sense of peace/purpose in the process. That is not living our best lives in any possible way! Implementing some of her ideas like a Time Diary and a Stop-Do List can help cut down on the uncertainty.

I think this book will truly benefit married mothers who can lean on family and have a built-in support system. Because of her background, the author doesn’t have much practical advice to offer singles or those who must be crazy-busy just to survive. The whole “focus on your passions only” bit is for those have that luxury. She has a stay-at-home husband and household help which affords her opportunities most women can’t even dream of.

While none of her advice is anything we haven’t heard before, it’s laid out in an easy to understand way that’s also encouraging which makes for an enjoyable and productive read.