Uncertainty is the worst. Whether you’re waiting to hear back from a job, figuring out what’s next after college, or just feeling stuck in the unknown, it can feel overwhelming and isolating. In this episode, I’m diving into what uncertainty actually does to us (mentally and emotionally), what research has to say about it, and a few tools that might make it feel a little less scary. If you’ve been spiraling lately, you're not alone, let's talk about it.
Here are the articles I looked into:
- https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2020/11/living-with-uncertainty
- https://psyche.co/guides/how-to-face-uncertain-situations-and-embrace-opportunity
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/nurturing-resilience/202503/the-simplest-antidote-for-uncertainty-routine
- https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/uncertainty
- https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psychology_hub/article/view/18404/17203
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0146167218795133