Eve Rodsky

In a world that is telling us to do it all and be it all, Eve proposes a radical answer—bring forth more of you. In Find Your Unicorn Space, Eve brilliantly shares with us the toolbox for how to do just that, and, along the way, gives us permission to breathe life back into ourselves.

Eve Rodsky urges women to give themselves ‘permission to be unavailable’ to pursue passions, goals, and dreams outside of work, family and other obligations. Backed by science and full of personal insights, Rodsky shows us how to create important time and space for ourselves so that we can truly thrive in all aspects of our lives.

If you want to avoid burning out–physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually–read this gem of a book from the one and only Eve Rodsky. You are as unique as a unicorn, and you need the space to express that.

Whatever pursuit you choose, Rodsky argues that Unicorn Space is crucial to decreasing the chance of burnout in your career. Your well-being and wallet depend on it.

Overburdened women are issued a ‘permission slip’ to explore their creativity in this energizing invitation by Rodsky (Fair Play) to pursue passion projects…Whimsical design details and plentiful stories round out an attractive package. It would make for a welcome gift passed around the late-night PTA crowd.

Rodsky’s friendly tone is encouraging and reassuring to readers trying to relocate their life’s spark and the time to pursue it.

Raise your hand if your creativity has been put on the back burner during the pandemic?! *Slowly raises hand.* Eve Rodsky’s Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World couldn’t be more relevant as the Fair Play author helps readers channel their most creative selves while living within a seemingly endless hustle culture—even during a pandemic.

Eve Rodsky has given us an important ritual for safe-guarding our finite time so that we can nurture our most important relationship—the one with ourselves. And it starts with giving ourselves permission to be authentic and real and to pursue the things in our lives that make us feel most like ourselves.

A hands-on, real talk guide for navigating the hot-button issues that so many families struggle with. I’m so impressed with the Fair Play handbook. Not only did Eve break down every task that a couple is responsible for, but she managed to create a system where dividing those tasks is fun, insightful and gratifying. Her approach is filled with love, humor, wisdom and the idea that if we can work together and acknowledge each other’s strengths and weaknesses, we can build better, stronger, and longer lasting relationships.

A hands-on strategy to divide tasks and achieve household harmony.

Rodsky’s system, which uses task cards divided between partners, is potentially revolutionary and [Fair Play] offers the right combination of venting and commiserating balanced by practical solutions and manageable approaches to tough conversations…poised to become a book-club favorite.

Fair Play is a game-changing guide to reclaiming more time in our lives by dividing domestic work in a deceptively simple new way. As Eve Rodsky explains, the key is for each partner to take on the entirety of each task on their to-do list—from conception to planning to execution—to avoid the mental load falling on women and the conflicts that typically arise in a relationship. The Fair Play system of dealing virtual ‘cards’ to share the work it takes to run a household is revolutionary and can help you succeed and truly thrive in all aspects of your life!

There are three ‘people’ in every busy relationship: Person A, Person B, and the system that governs them. When things feel overwhelming, most people point at themselves or their partner to explain it, but more often than not the system itself is the problem. This is brilliantly illustrated in Fair Play, where Eve Rodsky makes the existing system visible and provides a clear path to build a new one that enables readers to focus on what their family values most.

If your family is struggling to achieve a happy division of household labor, read this book. Fair Play offers practical tools for maximizing peace and minimizing resentment—while freeing up all parties to pursue their best lives.

Eve Rodsky has created a new language and fresh conversation around the topic of doing it all, stressing out and losing ourselves and relationships in the process. Every page of this book has a take-away, a new idea of approaching a topic that has plagued parents for decades and has needed a plan.

I just want to thank Eve Rodsky, brave woman, for taking on the mental load…of solving the mental load. Fair Play isn’t just a great idea…it’s going to change cultural norms so that women can have equity at home and equality in the workplace. Yes, better division of laundry can help solve the pay gap!