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#703: Negative Imagination v. Positive Imagination

12 May 2026 · 29 min

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Why your brain keeps rehearsing fear — and how to retrain it for confidence. Most people don't realize this: They are using their imagination against themselves all day long. They imagine: rejection embarrassment failure awkwardness disappointment people judging them And then they wonder why they feel anxious, hesitant, emotionally exhausted, and stuck in overthinking. In this episode, we're unpacking: what "negative imagination" actually is why high achievers are especially vulnerable to it how your brain accidentally rehearses fear and how to intentionally train positive imagination…

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The Confidence Podcast: Mindset Coaching and Tips to Overcome Self-Limiting Beliefs, Self-Doubt, Perfectionism, Overthinking,

Trish Blackwell · Learning · English

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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