Decision Ease

Decision Ease

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 calm. Whether you're stuck between two career options, second-guessing your boundaries, or just want to stop spending 45 minutes to craft a text response - this show is here to help. Every week, Kirsten Parker, Decision Coach for Overthinkers, gives you simple, science-backed tools to improve your decision-making process - so you can make intentional choices and trust yourself more (without needing a spreadsheet or a pros/cons list every time). You’ll learn how to: πŸ‘‰ Cut through mental clutter and clarify what matters πŸ‘‰ Stop second-guessing and feel good about your decisions πŸ‘‰ Build daily habits of confident decision-making πŸ‘‰ Apply the Decision Ease Framework to real-life situations πŸ‘‰ Have more self-compassion and quiet your yappy inner critic when it comes to mistakes or imperfection Episodes are short, conversational, and full of real talk β€” with no pressure to be perfect. If you're a high-functioning overthinker, recovering perfectionist, or just someone who wants to make better decisions with less stress, subscribe now and make Decision Ease your new normal!

Episodes

April 2, 2026 β€’ 16 mins

Limitations: Problem… or shortcut?

If you’ve ever hit a point in a decision where you feel stuck, frustrated, or boxed in by your options, this episode will change how you handle that moment.

Because limitations don’t have to derail your decisions.

They can actually make them easier.

Here’s where we go today:

  • The two ways to respond when you feel limited (and why both can move you forward)
  • How to use constraints to ma...
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If the idea of β€œnetworking” makes you want to disappear into your couch, this episode is for you.

Because what most people think networking is 😱 isn’t actually networking.

And the way you’ve been trying to do it might be making it harder.

Here’s where we go today:

  • Why β€œhaving fun” is more effective than asking for help (yes, really)
  • The simple shift that makes people want to help you
  • How to network without forci...
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March 19, 2026 β€’ 11 mins

Why do smart people second-guess decisions so much? 😱

In this episode, we unpack a simple formula that explains why intelligent, thoughtful people often get stuck in endless decision loops.

Because the problem is not that you are overthinking.

It is that your brain is really good at generating possibilities and you may not be setting boundaries around that process.

Here’s where we go today:

  • The simple equation that ...

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March 12, 2026 β€’ 15 mins

It's time for one of the most life-changing check-ins you can do:

How much of your life right now is intentional, and how much is just leftovers?

In this episode, we zoom out from tools and tactics and ask a bigger question about the decisions already playing out in your life.

Because many of the things shaping your days are not decisions you are actively making right now. They're decisions you made once that simply kept g...

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March 5, 2026 β€’ 12 mins

Option overload is one of the fastest ways to make a simple decision feel impossible.

(If you've ever spent more than twenty minutes picking your seat on the plane, you get it.) 🫨

Today’s episode gives you a simple tool to cut through analysis paralysis so you can make the choice and move on with your life.

Here’s where we go today:

  • The surprisingly simple tool that stops endless comparison
  • The mindset shift that mak...
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February 26, 2026 β€’ 10 mins

Post-decision panic: normal, or a problem?

If you’ve ever made a decision and immediately felt nervous, urgent, or like you needed to undo it, yup, this episode is for you.

Because yes, post-decision panic can be completely normal.

But it can also become a habit you don’t have to live with.

Here’s where we go today:

  • Why your brain can panic after ANY decision (even low-stakes ones)

  • How cognitive biases make committ...

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Today we’re talking about righteous victimhood - the mindset where you’re more focused on what’s unfair than on what you can do next (and end up justifying inaction).

And real quick - You might actually be right about the unfairness. That’s not the problem.

The problem is when staying right starts costing you your agency, your options, and your self-trust.

Here’s where we go today:

  • What β€œrighteous victimho...

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February 5, 2026 β€’ 19 mins

 Competing priorities. BOO. πŸ‘Ž

This is where a lot of smart, self-aware people get stuck β€” feeling like everything is equally urgent, equally important, and impossible to decide between.

Here’s where we go today:

  • The surprising history of the word "priority" β€” and why it might change your whole life

  • Why trying to make multiple things β€œmost important” creates instant decision friction

  • The 3 main ways β€œco...

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Today we’re continuing last week’s core values conversation and tackling the moment I really don't want you to worry about: 

β€œWhat if my values are in competition with each other?”

Here’s where we go:

  • Why β€œcompeting values” usually isn’t the real problem (and what actually is)

  • How circular thinking keeps you stuck in the confusion cave 🫣

  • The one question that shortcuts you out of all-or-nothing decisio...

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Today's the day πŸ™Œ Time to update your Core Values.

Because when those are clear, decisions get dramatically easier.

Here's where we go today: 

  • The shift that turns Core Values from "nice ideas" into real decision-making shortcuts

  • How people typically complicate or underuse values (aka what you're not going to do)
  • The 3 specific requirements to use, in creating your Core Values list

  • How to set your...

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A lot of people are carrying decisions from last year they wish had gone differently β€” and I don’t want you spending the entire first chunk of 2026 quietly recovering from 2025.

This episode is about how to experience regret without letting it define you, derail you, or keep you stuck in self-judgment.

You don’t need to get rid of regret. You just need a healthier relationship with it.

Here’s where we go today:

  • Why r...

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Happy New Year! πŸŽ‰ Whatever happened last year, today I'm asking you to think big for 2026.

And I get it - 2025 asked a lot of people (I'm right there with you). Professionally, relationally, blood-sweat-and-tears-ily - you might feel a little beat up right now. 

So can you possibly think big without pretending you're not tired? 

You start right here. Here's where we go today:

  • Why tough ...

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It’s time for an End-of-Year Detox!

This is a perfect time of year to clear mental clutter, zoom out on what actually matters, and align your next 90-ish days with what you really wantβ€”so December 31st you feels proud, not like β€œwhat just happened?” 

You get a 3-part exercise today (but I don’t want you to skip it β€˜cause it feels big, so I made sure you can do it on a ...

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September 25, 2025 β€’ 16 mins

If you’ve ever bent a decision around β€œnot wanting to feel guilty,” this one’s for you.

Today we separate guilt (outward, action/outcome-focused: β€œI did something wrong”) from shame (inward, identity-focused: β€œI am wrong”).

Which matters because when you can spot authentic emotions that help you repair or realignβ€”you can drop the inauthentic, habitual stuff that only fuels people-pleasing,...

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Do you ever judge your decisions by how things turned out? Yup - you and most everyone else! And it’s one of the biggest mistakes we’re all making.

In this episode, I’ll help you separate outcomes from decisions, so you can stop beating yourself up over things you couldn’t control and start celebrating the way you made choices - even if they don’t end up how you want.

Here’s where we go:

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The holiday season can be joyful…and exhausting 🫠!

But what if you could make it easier now - before the rush begins?

In this episode, I’ll walk you through three tiny decisions you can make today that will reduce stress, help you prioritize what matters, and leave you feeling more present when the year wraps up.

And ps, these aren’t just for the holidays - you can apply them anywhere you’re tempted to overthink, ove...

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September 4, 2025 β€’ 18 mins

Some choices just don’t need to take hours of your life.

Dinner, outfits, where to put that picture frame…low-stakes decisions often feel heavy because of the state you’re in and the pressure you put on yourself to get them β€œright.”

This week, I’ll show you the simplest 2-part formula to help you cut through the noise and move on:

  1. Notice your state (mental, physical, emotional).

  2. Decide what matters right now. ...

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August 28, 2025 β€’ 14 mins

Ever wonder why deciding what’s for dinner or where to hang a picture can feel like a high-stakes exam? 🀯

It’s actually not a "bad outcome" that we tend to fear - it’s that the experience of not liking your choice feels heavy.

In this episode, we unpack the three habits that secretly make small decisions harder than they need to be:

  • Self-judgment: the inner critic that won’t let up.

  • Self-abandonment: punishing you...

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Last week, we talked about when changing course is the smartest move. This week, we’re flipping the script: what if the wisest thing you can do is stick with your original decision?

Sometimes staying the course feels boring, scary, or uncomfortable β€” which makes it easy to second guess yourself.

But discomfort isn’t always a signal that you’ve made the wrong choice.

In this episode, I’ll walk you through the signs that st...

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Changing course doesn’t have to mean you’ve failed, given up, or lost your edge.

Nor does it have to be the biggest drama of the decade!

In this episode, we’re talking about those moments when the little voice in your head says, β€œI think it’s time for a change…” β€” and how to decide if changing course is actually the smartest move you can make.

You’ll learn:

  • Why your brain is wired to stick with the familiar (even whe...

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