Why You Overthink and How To Stop

Do you ever draft the email seven times, research for hours, ask four friends… and still not decide?

That’s not thoroughness.

It’s fear dressed up as responsibility.

In this episode, we’re breaking down the pattern of overthinking — where it comes from, why it started as something protective, and how it slowly erodes your self-trust.

I share a real story about trying to decide whether to move to LA or San Diego after living in Mexico — and how I realized I had crossed the line from responsible research into full-blown overthinking. Instead of spinning in pros and cons, I changed my environment, tuned into my body, and made the decision from self-trust rather than fear.

We talk about:

• Why overthinking is really about trying to avoid being wrong

• How the myth of “one right answer” keeps you stuck

• The cost of overthinking (lost time, lost momentum, lost authority)

• How to name the pattern and begin interrupting it

 

There is nothing wrong with you.

You’re not flawed.

You’re running a pattern that once tried to protect you.

And patterns can be interrupted.

And if you’re ready to interrupt the pattern directly, and find a new way to respond... book a Way Out session. Book HERE.