#717: How to Stop Overthinking and Break the Thought Loop
18 Aug 2026 · 28 min
Episode notes
Are you actually solving the problem—or just thinking about it in circles? Circular thinking happens when one situation turns into five, ten, or twenty different stories in your head. What did they mean? Did I do something wrong? What if they're upset? What if this means something bigger? Before you know it, you're not responding to what actually happened. You're responding to every possible interpretation of what happened. In this episode, I'm teaching you my Circular Thinking Roadmap, a powerful reframing exercise that will help you get your thoughts out of your head, separate facts from…
The Confidence Podcast: Mindset Coaching and Tips to Overcome Self-Limiting Beliefs, Self-Doubt, Perfectionism, Overthinking,
by Trish Blackwell · English · Learning
The Confidence Podcast is the podcast for women who struggle with perfectionism, self-doubt, and a self-critical voice. If you know you have potential and purpose, but you still secretly feel like you're behind, not enough, or even an impostor, then this podcast is for you. In each episode, world-re
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