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Weekly-ish reflections from real life: overthinking, people-pleasing, nervous system overload, boundary struggles, identity spirals, and the quiet moments where things finally start to make sense.

If you’re someone who thinks deeply, feels a lot, and sometimes gets stuck trying to “figure it out” in your head…

This is for you.

This isn’t productivity advice or “fix yourself in 5 steps.”

It’s pattern-noticing, meaning-making, and learning how to respond instead of spiraling.

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More Than One Thing Can Be True            (Even When You’re Pissed Off)
People-Pleasing & Boundaries Candice Coughenour People-Pleasing & Boundaries Candice Coughenour

More Than One Thing Can Be True (Even When You’re Pissed Off)

Renovation Revelations #7 dives into the messiness of family, love, and personal boundaries. Candice shares a story about her dad testing her limits during the kitchen renovation, showing how more than one truth can coexist, how congruence allows you to care for yourself while considering others, and why each interaction is an opportunity for growth.

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Did you do your best?

Did you do your best?

You can do your best and someone can still be disappointed. That doesn’t make you terrible.
It means more than one thing can be true.
This is what it looks like to regulate, reflect, and align instead of spiraling.

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Your Empathy Might Just Be Overthinking
Candice Coughenour Candice Coughenour

Your Empathy Might Just Be Overthinking

Discover how overthinking can mask under-feeling, and learn practical strategies to realign your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Perfect for overthinkers, people-pleasers, and sensitive adults.

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More Than One Thing Can Be True at a Time
Candice Coughenour Candice Coughenour

More Than One Thing Can Be True at a Time

Struggling with overthinking, people-pleasing, or all-or-nothing thinking? Learn why more than one thing can be true at a time and how this shift reduces guilt, burnout, and emotional overwhelm.

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Something Wicked (and Overthought) This Way Comes
Candice Coughenour Candice Coughenour

Something Wicked (and Overthought) This Way Comes

Overthinking can turn small worries into full-blown fear spirals. Learn how anxiety, imagination, and “scary emotions” like shame or envy show up — and how bringing awareness can soften their power.

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