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🌿 Confessions of a Former Overthinker

Fear makes you spiral. Love brings you home.

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Joanne
Oct 29, 2025
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Overthinking always shows up with the same promise:

If I just think harder… I can keep everyone safe.

Especially in motherhood - where the stakes feel sky-high and the heart is always exposed.

But here’s the quiet truth I’m learning:

there is a kind of safety that doesn’t come from control.

It comes from connection. From presence.

From trusting who your child is - even when the world feels unpredictable.

This week reminded me of that more than anything.

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