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How to Make A Decision When You’re Stuck in Your Head

Woman organizing thoughts on sticky notes while overcoming overthinking and indecision.

You’ve thought about it from every angle.

You’ve made pros and cons lists.

Asked your most sensible friends. (And the most free-spirited ones, for balance.)

You prayed about it.

Googled it.

Journaled on it.

Played out imaginary conversations in the shower.

Drafted seven emails.

Deleted them.

Recovered them from your trash folder to reread them again. You know, just in case.

And somehow… you still can’t decide.

You keep staring at the choices, wondering, why can’t I make a decision?

So now you’re caught in that exhausting, in-between space—stuck in your head with your brain in overdrive—but not actually getting anywhere.

If you’re dealing with overthinking and indecision, you are not alone—especially if you’re a high-functioning woman who’s used to being responsible, capable, and “the one who gets it right.”

A lot of women assume the answer is to think harder.

Get more information.

Wait until they feel 100% sure.

But chronic overthinking doesn’t create clarity. It actually causes more delays.

And delay can feel deceptively productive because your brain convinces you that you’re “working on the problem” when really, you’re just trapped in avoidance.

If you’ve been unable to move forward, this post will help you understand what’s actually happening underneath the mental loops—and how to interrupt the cycle before another month passes with you still sitting in the same spot.

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3 Things I Learned When I Had Laryngitis

2018 had a quiet start for me. You see, somewhere between 10pm and midnight on New Year’s Eve—while I was in church and very much not at a loud, salacious party—I randomly lost my voice.

At first, I thought my voice would recover with a good night’s sleep and a few cups of hot tea, but no. Three days later, I went to the doctor, who confirmed that it was an official case of laryngitis. The prognosis: it could take several weeks to fully regain my voice and there was nothing I could really do about it. In the meantime, I’d risk prolonging my recovery if I tried to force any sound from my throat.

For someone who talks and sings a lot, laryngitis is a frustrating experience. But because I’m all about finding the lesson even in loss, here are a few things I learned by being quiet.  Continue reading “3 Things I Learned When I Had Laryngitis”

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7 Practical Ways to Smash Self Doubt

Setting goals can be exciting. You imagine all of the possibilities—being sexier healthier, killing it at a job you love, and making enough money to fund a life that makes you jump out of bed each morning.

And life is full of cycles that give us fresh starts like clockwork. Monday mornings. Birthdays.  The start of a new month or year. The end of Mercury retrograde. Any of these moments can make you feel like anything is possible. So you set a goal, put it on your vision board and get to work.

But after the excitement of a new goal wears off,  you begin to question whether you have what it takes to achieve it. Questions turn into doubt, doubt turns into fear, and soon you’ve lost your motivation and can’t remember why you were excited to begin with.

If you’re not careful, self doubt will sabotage your quest for success. Here are seven things you can do to smash it before it smashes your dreams. Continue reading “7 Practical Ways to Smash Self Doubt”