The Ex-Good Girl Podcast

Episode 178 - Why Overthinking Keeps Us From Doing What We Want with Priyanka Venugopal

October 7, 2026·44 min
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Overthinking can cost you more than time. It can keep you from taking chances and becoming the person who can have what you want. In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation with Dr. Priyanka Venugopal about what it took to move from thinking “Probably not me” to “Why not me?” and pursue a dream without having any evidence that it would work. This mindset shift helped her lose over 60 pounds without counting calories and prepared her to take the stage for her TEDx Talk. It’s not easy, but when you learn to make peace with the idea of failure and be proud of yourself just for trying, so much becomes possible.How long have you been putting off the hard conversation? Join Sara live for one hour for her free workshop, SPEAK UP. There’s no replay, so bring the conversation you keep avoiding. You’ll learn the Three Speak Up Skills and figure out what’s keeping you stuck.Here’s what you’ll uncover in this episode:How to break the habit of treating disappointment as proof that you did something wrongWhy desire will start to outweigh the fear surrounding something when you really want itHow to think about rejection as information instead of turning it into self-criticismHow overthinking can turn something you care about into a performanceThe benefit of seeking support if you’re used to figuring things out on your ownFind Priyanka here:https://youtu.be/-p6KtUizbvs?si=gw38DixCjlL9TyEDhttps://www.instagram.com/dr.priyankavenugopal/https://priyankavenugopal.com/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-burn-stress-lose-weight-podcast/id1618073362Dr. Priyanka Venugopal is an OB-GYN physician, podcaster, TEDx speaker, and entrepreneur. She’s also a coffee-lover and self-proclaimed expert overthinker. After losing 60 pounds while juggling call shifts and two young kids, she discovered the real problem for smart women was never a lack of discipline... it was the time and energy lost to overthinking. Today she helps overachieving professional women reach their next goal in health, home, or career — and get back the 10+ hours a week overthinking quietly steals.Register for SPEAK UP: sarafisk.coach/voiceFind Sara here:sarafisk.coachpages.sarafisk.coach/difficultconversationsinstagram.com/sarafiskcoachfacebook.com/SaraFiskCoachingtiktok.com/@sarafiskcoachyoutube.com/@sarafiskcoaching1333

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