Post-decision panic: normal, or a problem?

If you’ve ever made a decision and immediately felt nervous, urgent, or like you needed to undo it, yup, this episode is for you.

Because yes, post-decision panic can be completely normal.

But it can also become a habit you don’t have to live with.

Here’s where we go today:

• Why your brain can panic after ANY decision (even low-stakes ones)

• How cognitive biases make committing to a choice feel risky

• The key question to ask before changing a decision

If you’ve ever wondered whether discomfort means you chose wrong, this will help you understand what’s actually happening.

👉 Links!

• NEW TRAINING: Stop Second-Guessing: The step-by-step method to get out of post-decision panic and move forward with confidence - without needing proof you “chose right.”
• Join the Decision Ease Program to get the full Decision Ease Framework to make easier, aligned choices
• Free guide: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right

Today we’re talking about righteous victimhood - the mindset where you’re more focused on what’s unfair than on what you can do next (and end up justifying inaction).

And real quick - You might actually be right about the unfairness. That’s not the problem.

The problem is when staying right starts costing you your agency, your options, and your self-trust.

Here’s where we go today:

• What “righteous victimhood” actually means in decision-making

• The signs you’ve shifted from self-compassion into stuckness

• The difference between validating your pain and defending your limitations

• The three practical shifts that move you out of stuck and back into agency

• Why you don’t have to choose between being right and being happy

If you’ve been stuck replaying what should be different, and you’re tired of feeling justified but not empowered - this is for you.

This episode will help you reclaim control, without gaslighting yourself about what’s hard.

👉 Links!

• NEW TRAINING: Stop Second-Guessing: The step-by-step method to get out of post-decision panic and move forward with confidence - without needing proof you “chose right.”
• Join the Decision Ease Program to get the full Decision Ease Framework to make easier, aligned choices
• Free guide: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right

Competing priorities. BOO. 👎

This is where a lot of smart, self-aware people get stuck — feeling like everything is equally urgent, equally important, and impossible to decide between.

Here’s where we go today:

• The surprising history of the word "priority" — and why it might change your whole life

• Why trying to make multiple things “most important” creates instant decision friction

• The 3 main ways “competing priorities” show up (and what’s actually happening underneath)

• A simple shift that can bring clarity to "prioritizing" right away

If you’ve ever felt like you have too many priorities, too many demands, or no clear place to start — this episode will help you rethink how prioritizing actually works so decisions get easier.

👉 Links!

• NEW TRAINING: Stop Second-Guessing: The step-by-step method to get out of post-decision panic and move forward with confidence - without needing proof you “chose right.”
• Join the Decision Ease Program to get the full Decision Ease Framework and my 1:1 help using it to make your life easier
• Free guide: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right

Today we’re continuing last week’s core values conversation and tackling the moment I really don't want you to worry about:

“What if my values are in competition with each other?”

Here’s where we go:

• Why “competing values” usually isn’t the real problem (and what actually is)

• How circular thinking keeps you stuck in the confusion cave 🫣

• The one question that shortcuts you out of all-or-nothing decision loops

• How to make a clear, confident choice without needing a perfect emotional outcome

If you’ve ever felt stuck between a rock and a hard place - or like every option means sacrificing something important - this episode will help you find your way back to clarity.

👉 Links!

• Free Core Values PDF including BONUS Exercise
• NEW TRAINING: Stop Second-Guessing: The step-by-step method to get out of post-decision panic and move forward with confidence - without needing proof you “chose right.”
• Join the Decision Ease Program to get the full Decision Ease Framework to make easier, aligned choices
• Free guide: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right

Today's the day 🙌 Time to update your Core Values.

Because when those are clear, decisions get dramatically easier.

Here's where we go today:

• The shift that turns Core Values from "nice ideas" into real decision-making shortcuts

• How people typically complicate or underuse values (aka what you're not going to do)

• The 3 specific requirements to use, in creating your Core Values list

• How to set yourself up so future decisions don’t require a full mental debate every time

👉 Links!

• Free Core Values PDF including BONUS Exercise
• Free guide to make your week easier today: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right
• Join the Decision Ease Program before the price goes up January 26, 2026!

A lot of people are carrying decisions from last year they wish had gone differently — and I don’t want you spending the entire first chunk of 2026 quietly recovering from 2025.

This episode is about how to experience regret without letting it define you, derail you, or keep you stuck in self-judgment.

You don’t need to get rid of regret. You just need a healthier relationship with it.

Here’s where we go today:

• Why regret doesn’t HAVE TO mean you failed and need to pay penance with shame

• How accepting that regret will happen actually prevents shame and self-blame

• The difference between feeling regret and over-identifying with it

• How it helps to identify thoughts and emotions when regret hits

• The most important question to ask after regret shows up

If you’ve ever worried that regret means you “chose wrong,” this episode will help you move forward without punishing yourself.

👉 Links!

• Free guide to make your week easier today: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right
• NEW TRAINING: Stop Second-Guessing: The step-by-step method to get out of post-decision panic and move forward with confidence - without needing proof you “chose right.
• Join the Decision Ease Program to get the full Decision Ease Framework to make easier, aligned choices
• Free guide: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right

Happy New Year! 🎉 Whatever happened last year, today I'm asking you to think big for 2026.

And I get it - 2025 asked a lot of people (I'm right there with you). Professionally, relationally, blood-sweat-and-tears-ily - you might feel a little beat up right now.

So can you possibly think big without pretending you're not tired?

You start right here. Here's where we go today:

• Why tough seasons quietly put us into “defense mode” - and how long that can last if we don’t interrupt it

• The difference between reacting to life vs. actually leading it

• How to start a new chapter without waiting for everything to feel resolved, healed, or perfect

• Why thinking big doesn’t have to mean thinking loud, fast, or exhausting

• The single most important question to ask yourself this year - and why avoiding it keeps you stuck

If you want to meet yourself where you are AND choose where you’re going next, this is for you!

👉 Links!

• NEW TRAINING: Stop Second-Guessing: The step-by-step method to get out of post-decision panic and move forward with confidence - without needing proof you “chose right.”
• Join the Decision Ease Program to get the full Decision Ease Framework to make easier, aligned choices
• Free guide: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right

It’s time for an End-of-Year Detox!

This is a perfect time of year to clear mental clutter, zoom out on what actually matters, and align your next 90-ish days with what you really want—so December 31st you feels proud, not like “what just happened?”

You get a 3-part exercise today (but I don’t want you to skip it ‘cause it feels big, so I made sure you can do it on a dog walk).

Here’s where we go:

• How to figure out your top priorities for the end of the year
• What to look for in your existing plans (hint: autopilot obligations can (and will!) crowd everything else out)
• A simple way to make intentional, impactful choices (without overhauling your whole life) and end the year happier

👉 Links!

• Grab it for free! 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right

• Book your VIP End-of-Year Session: Make the decisions you need to now to end 2025 strong!

• Join the waitlist for an exclusive discount to 2026's Decision Ease Program

• Find out the best way we can work together