This week, we're thrilled to welcome back our dear friend Erica Bogdan, founder of Brightsiding, to dive into the often-confusing world of anxiety and intuition. How can we tell if our thoughts are intrusive or if they’re our gut speaking to us? Erica shares her insights and practical tools to help us discern between the two.

We also discuss:

• Erica's bold decision to leave her job at Google and fully invest in Brightsiding.
• How defining your values helps identify thoughts driven by fear.
• The roles of deservingness and willingness in following your intuition.
• Recognizing and acting on repetitive thoughts rooted in curiosity and desire to build trust in yourself.
• Transforming negative self-talk into opportunities for self-nurturing and honoring your needs.
• Healing your inner child and reconnecting with your innate intuition.
• Identifying when to let go of situations and relationships that no longer serve you.
• Understanding the origins of intrusive thoughts as a step toward healing and rewriting them.
• Grounding your intuition in reality and balancing responsibility with risk-taking.
• Offering ourselves grace and compassion when we feel we've made a "mistake."

Guest Information:

Guest Name: Erica Bogdan

Guest Business Name: Brightsiding

Guest Website: brightsiding.co

Guest Instagram: @erica.bogdan

Links Mentioned:

My Magic 8 Ball and Me via The Brightside

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

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