Choose Better Thoughts
Episodes
How to Create Results with Zero Pressure
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Busy weeks can make it hard to create what you actually want—or you create it by muscling through with guilt and pressure and everything feels heavy...
How to Stop Feeling Flat
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re practicing the skill of unleashing desire and creativity, the antidote to feeling flat in a life that looks fine on paper. If you’ve w...
The Second Sentence Is the Suffering
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pain is part of life; extra suffering is often a story we add. The first sentence is the fact—boring, security-camera neutral. The second sentence i...
When Your Body Says “No More Bulldozing”
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You push through the launch, the big meeting, the recital—and then comes the strange, heavy quiet. Instead of relief, your body serves up flatness, ...
Releasing Control Without Becoming a Doormat
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever caught yourself silently grading a partner, colleague, or co-parent on how well they follow your unwritten rules, you’re not alone....
Bounce House Balls & Better Thoughts
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Amanda turns a big idea into an easy mental game: your thought creates your result. We walk through three everyday moments, hosting w...
Too Fast, Too Slow: Making Peace with Time
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode is about that strange paradox we all feel at some point: wanting time to slow down and speed up all at once. This morning, as I drop...
Leadership Without Urgency and Grace Without Guilt
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most women are trying to move through their mornings and evenings with the same expectations, the same mindset, and the same energy, and it’s exhaus...
Escaping the Trap You Didn’t Know You Built
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you were deep in people-pleasing and perfectionism, the urge was to control. You controlled your tone, your timing, your calendar, your image. Yo...
Your Brain Is a Puppy: Give It a Chew Toy
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You cleared the calendar. You created white space on purpose, but now your brain is filling that space with worry, busywork, or impulse clicks, and yo...
When "I Should" Stops Working
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you're tired of using pressure and guilt to drive your goals, this episode is for you. I'm sharing a simple mindset shift, one that helped ...
Amazon Returns and Emotional Avoidance
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode starts with a return you’ve been avoiding and ends with a different way of seeing yourself. We’re exploring why small tasks feel emot...
The Power of Naming Your Mom Modes
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You are not one version of yourself. You’re a whole cast of characters, each one with her own wisdom, energy, and role to play.In this episode, we e...
The Pressure Triangle
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You can’t prioritize everything at once, and that’s not a failure, it’s life.In this episode, I share a practical tool for letting go of guilt w...
Same Fight, Different Night: A Self-Coaching Journey
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about one of those nights. The kind where something small, like a missing safe food at dinner, turns into something big. The kind wher...
When Adrenaline Wears Off: The Letdown Effect
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever reached the end of something big—hosting, moving, launching, caregiving—and instead of feeling relief or joy, you feel... foggy? Fla...
How to Care Less
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caring is beautiful...until it becomes a unsustainable. When you tie your worth to outcomes, over-function to prove your value, or spin in fear of bei...
How To Want When You Never Learned How
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve done everything right. The career. The family. The checked boxes. But you still feel… unfulfilled. A little numb. Like something’s missin...
"I Shouldn't Be Bored"
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling bored? Whether it’s during a long meeting, another round of pretend play, or a whole season of life that feels a little flat—this episode ...
"I'm Losing Myself"
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever look in the mirror and wonder, “Where did the old me go?” In this episode we unpack the brain-and-hormone remodel that’s quietly res...
"I Have To Do It Myself"
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we aim at the belief “I have to do it myself.” You’ll see why a brain that can juggle only four things starts to melt down when...
"I'm Behind"
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If a friend’s promotion post has ever sent you down a doom-scroll rabbit hole of job tabs and self-doubt, this episode is your antidote. In just hal...
"I Will Be Happy When..."
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever told yourself, “I’ll finally chill once I snag that promotion, once the kids stay asleep past 5 a.m., once the scale moves down a notch”—...
"I Don't Want to Get My Hopes Up"
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever catch yourself whispering, “Better not get too excited…what if it all falls through?” In this episode we unpack the hidden cost of guarding...
"I Need External Approval"
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever caught yourself hesitating to speak up on a call, post on social media, or have confidence in an idea until someone else gives you th...
"I'm Not a Good Enough Mom"
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you’re on a work trip, alone in a hotel room, scrolling through photos of your kids—and that familiar twinge of guilt stings your heart. I...
"I Might Make the Wrong Decision"
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you ever catch yourself agonizing over every option – from switching jobs to picking tonight’s dinner spot – and wishing you had a magic crys...
“When I Set Limits, I Lose Approval”
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever dreaded setting a boundary or saying a simple “no” because you’re worried someone will think less of you, this episode is for y...
" I Have to Do Everything Perfectly"
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ever find yourself stuck, waiting for the stars to align before you dare speak up or tackle a project? This episode flips that script by showing how n...
"I Never Have Enough Time"
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling caught in the whirlwind of deadlines and never-ending to-dos? Want to get the same (or more done) with ease instead? In this episode, we’re ...