462: Overthinking Is a Trauma Response: Why High-Achieving Women Still Don’t Trust Themselves

Breaking down the psychology and somatics behind why AND how to actually change it ||

In today’s episode, Monica’s talking about why overthinking develops, how it impacts decision-making, leadership, relationships, and why high-achieving women are especially prone to it. You’ll also learn how overthinking is linked to perfectionism, people-pleasing, fear of failure, the fear of being seen, and a lack of internal safety—and what actually needs to shift to stop spiraling and start trusting yourself.

She goes deep into: 🪞 Why overthinking is a trauma response, not a personality flaw 🪞 How it becomes a survival strategy to avoid mistakes or judgment 🪞 The loop between overthinking, perfectionism, and decision paralysis 🪞 How leadership, performance pressure, and public visibility create trauma 🪞 How fear of being seen or misinterpreted drives people-pleasing at work 🪞 Why corporate culture and cancellation fear condition you to self-silence 🪞 The difference between intuition and trauma-based fear 🪞 Why mindset work isn’t enough to stop spiraling—and what actually works 🪞 A simple “no BS” test to know if you actually stand behind what you’re saying 🪞 How overthinking damages relationships, creates resentment, and kills polarity

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