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For the second-guessers, the chronically hesitant, or anyone who suffers from decision fatigue, best-selling author and host Emily P. Freeman helps create a little space for your soul to breathe so you can discern your next right thing in love. Because out of the thousands of decisions you make everyday, chances are a few of them threaten to keep you up at night. If you're in a season of transition, waiting, general fogginess or if you've ever searched "how to make a decision" on the internet, listen in.

The Next Right Thing with Emily P. Freeman

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

For the second-guessers, the chronically hesitant, or anyone who suffers from decision fatigue, best-selling author and host Emily P. Freeman helps create a little space for your soul to breathe so you can discern your next right thing in love. Because out of the thousands of decisions you make everyday, chances are a few of them threaten to keep you up at night. If you're in a season of transition, waiting, general fogginess or if you've ever searched "how to make a decision" on the internet, listen in.

    319: Finding Vocational Clarity with Parker J. Palmer

    319: Finding Vocational Clarity with Parker J. Palmer

    Today we're continuing our conversations with people who have a lot of wisdom to offer when it comes to leaving rooms and finding new ones.
    My guest today is a writer, speaker and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality, and social change. He is the founder of the Center for Courage and Renewal and his name is Parker J. Palmer. He's the author of 10 books including one of my favorites, Let Your Life Speak. He's a member of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers, and he lives together with his wife Sharon in Madison Wisconsin.
    I invited Parker on because his work has had a profound impact on my own personal formation and has helped to shape my own understanding of the human soul. I'm grateful he said yes to sitting in the room with me today. Listen in.
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    • 50 min
    318: How to Walk into a Room: Release Day!

    318: How to Walk into a Room: Release Day!

    Today's the day! It's the official release day for my brand new book, How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away. It's available in hardcover or audiobook format at any retailer, and you can order it this very moment. If you're not sure if this is a book for you, today's episode will help. If you're waiting for your copy to arrive, you can get starting at the beginning right now, because I'm reading the entire introduction right here. Listen in.
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    Read the first ten pages of How to Walk into a Room Preorder a How to Walk into a Room to receive all your free gifts! Order from your favorite bookseller below (or another one not listed):
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    • 19 min
    Bonus: For Leaving a Beloved Space

    Bonus: For Leaving a Beloved Space

    A quick bonus episode! I'm here to let you know that I have a post script from Tuesday's episode — an announcement about preorder bonuses (Monday, March 11 is the last day to receive your gifts!), and a sneak peek — one of the blessings from the Blessings for Hellos and Goodbyes audio collection. Listen in. 
     
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    • 7 min
    317: When Things End Without Closure with Sharon McMahon

    317: When Things End Without Closure with Sharon McMahon

    Today's guest is a former high school government and law teacher who earned a reputation as America's government teacher amidst the historic 2020 election proceedings for her viral efforts on Instagram to educate the general public on political misinformation.
    Her name is Sharon McMahon and her simple mission is to share nonpartisan information about democracy. I am one of over a million people who learn from Sharon on a weekly basis, who call ourselves the Governerds, and we're regularly grateful for the truth and logic that Sharon brings in a society that's often plagued by bias and conspiracy.



    I brought Sharon on because one of the many things she reminds us of is the importance of changing your mind when you receive new and better information. So what do you do when the new information it seems someone has received is about you? And what about when that information is false? How can we navigate the various endings in our lives, especially the ones we don't choose, didn't want, and don't offer any closure?
     
    I'm grateful for Sharon's willingness to share vulnerably about her own experience of being forced out of a room. Listen in.

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    • 49 min
    316: The Faithfulness of Staying and Leaving

    316: The Faithfulness of Staying and Leaving

    One thing that's important to talk about when we consider leaving and staying is that faithfulness can be found in both. Listen in.
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    • 12 min
    315: One Thing We Need for Making Tough Decisions

    315: One Thing We Need for Making Tough Decisions

    When it comes to making tough decisions, there's one thing we all need that we cannot steal, force, rush or fake. Want to know what it is? Listen in.
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    • 14 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
5.2K Ratings

5.2K Ratings

Dolw ,

A podcast with a great vibe

Emily, thank you for bringing this podcast to us. I love the decision making aspects which is greatly appreciated by this less than decisive person. However even more is the way Emily speaks, her calm demeanor, and the faithful portions are my favorite parts. Thank you for this podcast. One of my favorites.

Tuckaway25 ,

Unsubscribing

Have previously enjoyed Emily’s perspective and felt she was open and unbiased. Recent episode with Sharon McMahon was disappointing and reflects a concerning new direction for the podcast.

magrest ,

Slow Down and Be Present

Emily has developed such a nice and doable process to help one reflect, consider, and then pursue life decisions big and small. We just need to be willing to “take the time” to sit and do that. While it is a challenge to do so, it is SO worth it. Life doesn’t want us to slow down, but we need to if we really are seeking a meaningful life journey. Thank you Emily for a resource to help us achieve that.

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