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🔗 Companion Blog Post:
www.kathieowen.com/blog/stop-overthinking

Welcome to The Kathie Owen Perspective.

In this episode, Kathie explores a pattern almost everyone experiences but few people recognize in real time: creating stories when information is missing.

Whether it's a text message that goes unanswered, a meeting that appears on the calendar, a client who suddenly goes quiet, or a loved one who seems distant, the human mind naturally tries to fill in the blanks.

The challenge?

The stories we create often become more stressful than reality itself.

In this conversation, Kathie explains why the nervous system struggles with uncertainty, how assumptions shape our emotions and behavior, and why awareness is the first step toward breaking the cycle.

🎯 In This Episode:

✅ Why humans naturally seek certainty

✅ The connection between uncertainty and stress

✅ How assumptions become stories

✅ Why stories feel true even when they're not

✅ The hidden cost of overthinking

✅ How leaders unintentionally create stories inside organizations

✅ The Observer Perspective and why it matters

✅ Questions that help separate facts from assumptions

✅ Real-world examples from leadership, business, parenting, and relationships

✅ What athletes can teach us about performance under pressure

💡 Key Takeaway:

You cannot change a pattern you cannot see.

The moment you begin asking:

"What do I actually know?"

you create space between the event and the story.

And often, that space changes everything.

🔗 Read the companion article:
www.kathieowen.com/blog/stop-overthinking

Connect with Kathie:

🌐 Website: www.kathieowen.com

🎙️ The Kathie Owen Perspective

💼 Leadership | Emotional Regulation | Human Patterns Under Pressure

Until next time...

Keep observing the patterns.