Why Smart Women Get Stuck: The Cost of Overthinking
Sureβ¦ She can solve complex problems in a boardroomβ¦ But canβt seem to decide whether to launch that new offer, post that video, or raise her prices. Not because sheβs unsure of her brilliance. But because she canβt stop thinking about if she is doing the right thing. In fact, studies show that women are significantly more prone to ruminative thinking than men. This type of thinking is a pattern thatβs linked to anxiety, burnout, and analysis paralysis. According to research from the University of Michigan, overthinking affects 73% of women between the ages of 25 and 55. Thatβs nearly 3 in 4. And hereβs the cost no one talks about: The cost of missed opportunities... The cost of playing small (while pretending weβre βfiguring it outβ)... The cost of staying safe when our soul is asking for bold. Because what looks like indecision is often internalized pressure: - βWhat if itβs the wrong move?β - βWhat if I fail publicly?β - βWhat if I outgrow people I love?β - βWhat will they think of me.β Overthinking isnβt a flaw. Itβs a survival strategy. Itβs a trauma-informed response to a world that taught us to earn safety through perfection. But hereβs the truth most smart women never get told... Your brain doesnβt build your next level. Your courage does. You donβt need more clarity. You need less noise. Less proving. More presence.Less logic. More self-trust.Less mental loops. More movement. So hereβs what I want to ask you: What decision have you been thinking aboutβ¦ for way too long? What would happen if you let your intuition make the next move instead of your spreadsheet? Whatβs the cost emotionally, energetically, financially of staying in the spin? This is your space to be real, reflect, and reset. Drop a comment below Letβs talk about where youβre stuck and how we can get you back into flowβ¦ not with force, but with love and your feminine power.