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February 27, 2025 29 mins

The concept of ‘black-and-white’ or ‘all-or-nothing’ thinking kept coming up for me after chatting with someone from my community. This is something that I’ve personally struggled with, and I know sooo many other women have as well, so I knew it was time to bring it here.

 In today’s episode, I want to talk about breaking out of black-and-white thinking. For some reason, you think you only have two choices with EVERYTHING. You get stuck in these ‘extremes’ traps, and it’s like you can’t move forward until the ‘perfect’ conditions allow you to do so.

The black-and-white thinking is prevalent and dangerous now, more than EVER. You’re made to believe that it’s ‘you vs. them’, ‘good vs. evil’, ‘right vs. left’, and so on. But you know what?? The growth, opportunities, contentment, and pure happiness that comes from breaking FREE from this type of thinking is awaiting you on the other side! At the end of the day, your story is YOURS to write. How beautiful is that?!

In this episode, I cover:

  • Why women get so stuck in the ‘all-or-nothing’ thinking
  • Realizing that life is never *just* black and white + finding beauty in the ‘middle ground’
  • Committing to yourself & your dreams so you CAN expand and make them happen
  • Figuring out what a ‘good’ mom, wife, business owner, etc. means to YOU
  • Praising women for being completely selfless + the fear of success that plagues so many women
  • Why this ‘black-and-white’ thinking is even MORE prevalent now
  • Reflecting on my path that ultimately led to the growth & purpose I have today

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