Take the free Communication Skills Gap Quiz Connect with us at: communicationskillsforwomen@gmail.com Rosemay Webster on LinkedIn Elizabeth Amorino on LinkedIn We'd LOVE to hear from you. LauraAura: When You Don’t Trust Yourself, Use This to Find Clarity and Move Forward Have you ever known what you wanted, only to talk yourself out of it? Maybe you overthink every decision, second-guess your instincts, or put everyone else’s needs ahead of your own. Or perhaps you’ve become so disconnected from yourself that you aren’t even sure what you want anymore. In this episode of Communicate Connect Thrive, we’re joined by LauraAura, keynote speaker, coach, and host of The Gutsy Podcast, a top 1.5% podcast helping people own their desires and take gutsy action. With more than 19 years of experience as a business owner and a decade of speaking experience, LauraAura helps individuals and teams cut through mental clutter, find clarity, and make the bold moves they’ve been putting off. Together, we explore the connection between self-trust, intuition, and taking action—even when you don’t have all the answers. LauraAura shares why listening to yourself matters, how resistance can reveal what you truly want, and how to move forward without overthinking every step. In This Episode, We Discuss: How to recognize the difference between intuition and the thoughts that fuel overthinking. Why we override our instincts when we don’t have all the details or fear disappointing others. How to reconnect with yourself and develop greater self-trust. What your resistance might be telling you about what you truly want. How to make decisions when you feel uncertain or afraid of getting it wrong. Why you don’t need to have everything figured out before taking the next step. How to listen to your own needs while navigating relationships, career changes, and competing responsibilities. Are You Struggling to Trust Yourself? For many working women, the challenge isn’t a lack of intelligence, experience, or capability. It’s learning to trust their own judgment while navigating expectations, responsibilities, and the opinions of others. You might recognize yourself in these common struggles: Overthinking and decision fatigue: Analyzing every possibility until even simple decisions feel exhausting. People-pleasing: Prioritizing everyone else’s comfort and approval while ignoring your own wants and needs. Fear of disappointing others: Staying in a job, role, or situation because you worry about how others will react if you choose differently. Chronic second-guessing: Questioning your decisions even when you have the experience and information to make them. Disconnection from yourself: Feeling so focused on meeting expectations that you struggle to identify what you genuinely want. Fear of making the wrong move: Putting off a career change, business idea, difficult conversation, or personal goal because you can’t guarantee the outcome. Difficulty setting boundaries: Knowing you need to say no but feeling guilty when you prioritize your own time and energy. Feeling stuck despite knowing something needs to change: Sensing that you’ve outgrown a situation but struggling to take the first step toward something new. Two Takeaways to Put Into Practice 1. Learn to recognize what’s happening inside you. When you’re facing a decision, pause and notice what you’re thinking and feeling. Are you responding to what matters to you, or are you caught up in fear, expectations, and the need to make the perfect choice? Creating space to reflect can help you make decisions that align with your values. 2. Move forward before you have everything figured out. Clarity doesn’t always come from thinking harder. Sometimes, it comes from taking a small step, learning from the experience, and adjusting along the way. You don’t need a complete plan to begin moving toward what matters to you. Your Challenge This Week Ask yourself: What am I resisting, and what might that resistance be telling me? Maybe it’s a conversation you’ve been avoiding, a boundary you need to set, an opportunity you’re afraid to pursue, or a change you’ve been considering for months. Take a moment to reconnect with yourself. Notice what you want, identify what’s holding you back, and choose one small action you can take this week. You don’t have to know exactly where the path leads to take the next step. Connect with LauraAura LauraAura helps people cut through mental clutter, reconnect with what they want, and take bold action in their lives and work. The Gutsy Podcast: Explore LauraAura’s conversations about owning your desires and taking gutsy action. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gutsy-podcast-mindset-personal-development/id1445481970 Connect with LauraAura to learn more about her speaking, coaching, and other offerings. http://lauraaura.com/ Keep the Conversation Going If this episode resonated with you, share it with a woman who is tired of second-guessing herself and needs a reminder to trust her own voice. Follow Communicate Connect Thrive for more conversations about communication, connection, and thriving at work and in life. Speak clearly. Listen bravely.
