
The Choose Better Thoughts Podcast
Join Amanda Doyle, Certified Life and Leadership Coach, as she helps high-achieving moms break free from stress, overthinking, and perfectionism so they can finally experience more confidence, ease, and control at work, at home, and with themselves.
Each episode blends brain science, real life coaching, and practical mindset shifts to help you feel more in control of your time, be more present in your relationships, experience more peace in your mind.
Because when you change the way you think, everything else follows.

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Have you ever reached the end of something big—hosting, moving, launching, caregiving—and instead of feeling relief or joy, you feel... foggy? Flat? Off?
That’s not failure. It’s not brokenness. It’s called the letdown effect, and it’s a real, bio...

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Caring is beautiful…until it becomes a unsustainable. When you tie your worth to outcomes, over-function to prove your value, or spin in fear of being misunderstood, you end up exhausted.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to care differently. Not ...

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You’ve done everything right. The career. The family. The checked boxes. But you still feel… unfulfilled. A little numb. Like something’s missing, and you can’t name what.
In this episode, we explore what happens when high-achieving women realize ...

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Feeling bored? Whether it’s during a long meeting, another round of pretend play, or a whole season of life that feels a little flat—this episode is for you.
We’re unpacking the belief that “I shouldn’t be bored” and exploring why it feels so hard...

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Ever look in the mirror and wonder, “Where did the old me go?” In this episode we unpack the brain-and-hormone remodel that’s quietly reshaping ambitious moms—and prove it means you’re upgrading, not unraveling.
You’ll learn a neuroscience-backed ...

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In this episode, we aim at the belief “I have to do it myself.” You’ll see why a brain that can juggle only four things starts to melt down when you add “just one more,” learn a simple thought-to-result model that shows exactly where the stress beg...

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If a friend’s promotion post has ever sent you down a doom-scroll rabbit hole of job tabs and self-doubt, this episode is your antidote. In just half an hour we’ll catch the “I’m behind” thought at the source, drain the panic in ninety seconds, and...

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Ever told yourself, “I’ll finally chill once I snag that promotion, once the kids stay asleep past 5 a.m., once the scale moves down a notch”—only to move the goalpost again? Same. In this episode we get real about why our brains love that hamster ...

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Ever catch yourself whispering, “Better not get too excited…what if it all falls through?” In this episode we unpack the hidden cost of guarding your heart and show why allowing full‑strength hope can actually increase your odds of success.
You’ll...

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If you’ve ever caught yourself hesitating to speak up on a call, post on social media, or have confidence in an idea until someone else gives you the green light, this episode is for you. In “I Need External Approval,” we shine a light on the subtl...

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Imagine you’re on a work trip, alone in a hotel room, scrolling through photos of your kids—and that familiar twinge of guilt stings your heart. In this episode of the Choose Better Thoughts podcast, we tackle the “I’m not a good enough mom” belief...

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If you ever catch yourself agonizing over every option – from switching jobs to picking tonight’s dinner spot – and wishing you had a magic crystal ball, this episode is your sign to pause.
We’ll uncover the subtle ways “I might make the wrong dec...