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Is It Intuition… or Overthinking?
Intuition vs Overthinking: How Do You Tell the Difference?
In this Support Pause, Shirl responds to a listener who said, “I be in my head a lot… and I can’t tell if it’s truth or just noise.”
A lot of us wrestle with this same intuition vs overthinking question, even if we never say it out loud. If your thoughts get loud, if your mind won’t settle, or if you constantly question whether that voice is intuition or overthinking, this episode is for you.
When you’re caught between intuition vs overthinking, your mind will try to rush you. Your body will tell the truth. Shirl sits with you through the messiness of mental spirals and offers a grounded way to slow that voice down, talk back to it, and remind yourself who’s actually in charge.
This question came from a listener after last week’s episode, “The Voice in Your Head Isn’t Always You.”
You can listen to that one on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Got a story about what it’s cost you to be the strong one? We’re collecting real, lived stories for the Black Women Storytelling Series, and we want to hear yours.
Submit your story here → https://forms.gle/VsfFMjNjMt6eVLJp7
Come back every weekday for a new Support Pause — short, soul-soothing reflections made just for you.
About Shades of Strong®
Shades of Strong® is a space where Black women come to breathe, reflect, and reclaim strength without the struggle. Support Pauses are short, soulful reminders that you don’t have to carry it all alone. New episodes drop every weekday.
Resources to Support You:
Let’s Stay Connected:
Shirl is the creator of Support Languages™ and host of Shades of Strong® — a movement shifting the narrative from Strong Black Woman to Supported Black Woman™ through language, rest, and real support.
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By ShirlIntuition vs Overthinking: How Do You Tell the Difference?
In this Support Pause, Shirl responds to a listener who said, “I be in my head a lot… and I can’t tell if it’s truth or just noise.”
A lot of us wrestle with this same intuition vs overthinking question, even if we never say it out loud. If your thoughts get loud, if your mind won’t settle, or if you constantly question whether that voice is intuition or overthinking, this episode is for you.
When you’re caught between intuition vs overthinking, your mind will try to rush you. Your body will tell the truth. Shirl sits with you through the messiness of mental spirals and offers a grounded way to slow that voice down, talk back to it, and remind yourself who’s actually in charge.
This question came from a listener after last week’s episode, “The Voice in Your Head Isn’t Always You.”
You can listen to that one on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Got a story about what it’s cost you to be the strong one? We’re collecting real, lived stories for the Black Women Storytelling Series, and we want to hear yours.
Submit your story here → https://forms.gle/VsfFMjNjMt6eVLJp7
Come back every weekday for a new Support Pause — short, soul-soothing reflections made just for you.
About Shades of Strong®
Shades of Strong® is a space where Black women come to breathe, reflect, and reclaim strength without the struggle. Support Pauses are short, soulful reminders that you don’t have to carry it all alone. New episodes drop every weekday.
Resources to Support You:
Let’s Stay Connected:
Shirl is the creator of Support Languages™ and host of Shades of Strong® — a movement shifting the narrative from Strong Black Woman to Supported Black Woman™ through language, rest, and real support.