Decision Ease

Decision Ease

Hosted by: Kirsten Parker: Decision-Making Coach for Overthinkers

Tired of overthinking every decision - big or small? You're in the right place. The Decision Ease Podcast helps smart, high-achieving humans stop spiraling and start deciding with more clarity, confidence, and...

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#103: How to Act with Self-Compassion (the "Fierce" kind)

Did you know there are two kinds of self-compassion? It makes sense! Especially when you remember what the purpose of self-compassion is: to alleviate your own suffering. Sometimes, to lower that "suffering severity,"...
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#102: How to Talk and Think with Self-Compassion

Let's get nitty 'n gritty, shall we?ย  What - exactly - does it look and sound like to "practice self-compassion"? To answer that, we first have to clarify whatย self-compassion even is: And you may be pleasantly...
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#101: The Truth about Self-Compassion

Let's talk about the TRUTH of self-compassion. Today's intro episode is essentially 2-in-1ย (more bang for ya' buck!). In Part 1 [0:00-20:26], we: Define what self-compassion even is Dispel common myths about it And...
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#100! Build Self-Trust (in Under 10 Minutes)

It's Episode #100!! And we're celebrating with a GIVEAWAY ๐ŸŽ‰ If you love the podcast, just leave a 5-star rating and review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it, and post in your IG Stories (tag me! @kpcoaching) by 6pm PT...
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#99: Selfish vs. Self-Honoring Decisions

"I don't want to make a selfish decision" is something I hear a lot. "Here's exactly what I mean by that..." is not! This is why it's so easy toย default to decisions you don't really want to make. If you're afraid a...
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#98: The Most Useful Question You're NOT Asking Enough

This questionย will make you more productive, efficient andย self-directed. When used correctly! Whether you're taking on a big scary goal or trying to lessen the chaos of your dayย โ€” this question will help you shortcut...
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#97: 4 Tactics for When You Don't WANNA Do the Thing

So you've made a plan. You've separated your Decision Time from your Doing Time, to save yourself some precious energy. (See Episode #96!) But now the moment has arrived and all your brain minions are yellingย I don't...
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#96: Why Separate "Decision Time" from "Doing Time" (Psst: It's to Save Energy)

Sometimes, you need to think on your feet then act fast. It's not impossibleย โ€” plus, you're really good at it!ย โ€” but itย does take a ton of mental energy. Today we're looking at the depleting habit of combining...
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#95: How to Use High-Quality Questions to Be More Decisive

If you've ever gotten stuck or overwhelmed making a decision, you likely have experience with Low-Quality Questions. It can seem like your brain hurls these at you, almost as an attack. The problem is: These questions...
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#94: Why You Need to Change How You Think about GOALS

Do you have clear, specific goals? Are they written down? Do you talk about them with anyone regularly โ€“ check in on your progress and plans for pursuing them? Does it surprise you that most people's answers to all of...
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#93: 4 (no, 5!) Things I Wish I'd Known about Emotions Sooner

If you're on a mission to understand yourself better, so you can both have more self-compassionย and be more equipped to handle the heavy machinery that is YOU, this episode is spot on. I've pinpointed 5 things I've...
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#92: Dealing with Fear in the Decision Process: The DO's

If youย could only pack 5 podcast episodes for a trip to a deserted island for the rest of forever, this would be one of them. How do you deal withย fear in the decision process. Concerns, worries, anxieties,...
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