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Divyang Dhyani (D. Dhyani)'s avatar

This felt deeply compassionate rather than motivational which makes it land even more.

Self-doubt doesn’t disappear, we just quietly learn to walk alongside it.

Would you like to share the one practice that helps you stay grounded when doubt gets loud.

Dr. Ashley Smith's avatar

Thanks! I appreciate hearing that! For me, when doubt kicks in, I tend to lean on my values (courage, most often in this case) and remind myself of a few of my core beliefs: I can do hard things. Anxiety is not the reason to not do something. You can run an experiment to test this out.

Divyang Dhyani (D. Dhyani)'s avatar

That’s powerful, especially anchoring into values instead of emotions.

Also, I love the idea of treating fear like an experiment rather than a stop sign.