“Sometimes [you] get lost when the whole world is experiencing a collective trauma. You start to compare your [challenges] with everybody else and say ‘well, my decision isn’t important.’ But it is.”
–Kimberly Diggles, PhD, LMFT
Making decisions still feels hard. Not the everyday decisions like do I want my coffee black or with milk (although sometimes even that sends me down a rabbit hole).
The decisions I still struggle with are the ones that feel bigger. Like do I want to take on this project? Or do I want to move?
In 2020, we heard a lot about “decision fatigue.” Our brains were tired because of the constant tiny decisions we had to make about safety. But after two years, shouldn’t we be better at making choices after all that practice?
Kimberly Diggles says no.
More About Kimberly:
Kimberly Diggles is a licensed therapist and mental health expert living in Long Beach and working throughout California. Before she was a therapist, she was a person. A friend. A sister. A daughter. A partner. Rather than use personal challenges as a weakness and an excuse to withdraw from relationships, Kimberly strives to accept struggle as the catalyst that can bring her into closer connection with others.e M. Timmons is a financial behaviorist focused on the human side of money.
Highlights
- Why our brains still struggle to make decisions, even 2+ years into the pandemic
- What it means to give ourselves more grace
- Kimberly’s newfound love a naps, and why it’s an important turning point for her
- How to shortcut our decisions by reconnecting with our values
- Why doing things that are in alignment with our values doesn’t always feel good
- How leaning into discomfort can teach us more about ourselves and what’s important to us
- The surprising (and fun) decision-making strategy that came out of Kimberly’s love of Marvel Comics movies
- Why doing nothing is an important part of deciding what’s next––and how to embrace it even if you’re always in motion
Resources Mentioned in This Episode
Connect with Kimberly: Website | LinkedIn | Instagram
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