Decision Masters

About Decision Masters

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: 👉 Cut through mental clutter and clarify what matters 👉 Stop second-guessing and feel good about your decisions 👉 Build daily habits of confident decision-making 👉 Apply the Decision Ease Framework to real-life situations 👉 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 — 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!

Publisher

Kirsten Parker: Decision-Making Coach for Overthinkers

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 May 2022

Latest episode

2 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

7 of 188 episodes have a transcript.

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   2 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #187: When Limitations are Stalling Your Decision

   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 make faster, cleaner decisions When frustration is actually a signal to change the rules, not force the choice If you tend to get stuck when your options feel too narrow, this will give you a clear next step every time. 👉 Links! How you can make your decision process easier: Grab the Decision Ease Essentials (https://www.kirstenparkercoaching.com/essentials): Your shortcut to clear-headed, intentional choices Stop Second-Guessing Training: (https://www.kirstenparkercoaching.com/stop-second-guessing) The step-by-step method to get out of post-decision panic and move forward with confidence - without needing proof you “chose right.” Inquire about working together (https://www.kirstenparker.com/inquiry) in a private, targeted single or multi-session format Free guide: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right (https://www.kirstenparker.com/clear)

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   26 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #186: Hate Networking Less with Laura Brennan (Expert Interview)

   If the idea of “networking” 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 “having fun” is more effective than asking for help (yes, really) The simple shift that makes people want to help you How to network without forcing yourself into rooms you don’t want to be in If you’ve ever thought “I’m bad at networking” or “I don’t know what to say,” this will change how you think about it entirely (as well as the results you get from it)! 👉 Links! Grab Laura's new book Hate Networking Less (https://www.pitchingperfectly.com/networking) Subscribe to the Hate Networking Less Podcast (https://rss.com/podcasts/hate-networking-less/) Listen to Laura's other interview on this pod: "The Best Way to Pitch Your Project or Yourself" on Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/22-expert-interview-the-best-way-to-pitch-your/id1625773899?i=1000582514247) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/episode/7CAAjwltaUqnSqXch5Ek7d) NEW TRAINING: Stop Second-Guessing: (https://www.kirstenparkercoaching.com/stop-second-guessing) The step-by-step method to get out of post-decision panic and move forward with confidence - without needing proof you “chose right.” Free guide: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right (https://www.kirstenparker.com/clear)

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   19 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   #185: Why Smart People Second Guess More

   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 explains why smart people second guess more Why intelligence and imagination can create endless outcomes The one element that turns overthinking into clear decisions If you've ever wondered why decisions can feel easy in one area of your life and exhausting in another, this episode will help you see what is actually happening. 👉 Links! NEW TRAINING: Stop Second-Guessing: (https://www.kirstenparkercoaching.com/stop-second-guessing) The step-by-step method to get out of post-decision panic and move forward with confidence - without needing proof you “chose right.” Join the Decision Ease Program (https://www.kirstenparkercoaching.com/program) to get the full Decision Ease Framework to make easier, aligned choices Free guide: 5 Things Clear-headed Decision Makers Get Right (https://www.kirstenparker.com/clear)

Inside a recent episode

#187: When Limitations are Stalling Your Decision

Published 2 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I was actually working with a client recently on this, and it was very, very empowering. She was stuck in a decision. She was really upset about the limitations that she was perceiving in it. And as we worked through what she wanted and what she was perceiving as an obstacle in the way of getting what she wanted, We realized these limits were only bad guys in the story because that's how she had cast them. Those are the characters that she had made the limits into. She didn't make them into allies or friends or helpers or anything positive. But when she was really honest with herself, it was actually helpful that any limitations were in place. […]

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142,331

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

37 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 81 / 100

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97

Social presence

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YouTube

86

Engagement

77

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