I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing.

You're listening to episode 227.

This is a podcast about making decisions, but also about making a life.

If you struggle with decision fatigue, chronic hesitation, or if you just need a few minutes

away from the constant stream of information, and this sometimes delightful but also distracting

home of entertainment, well you're in the right place for discerning your next right thing.

Today's question, how can you move forward when you feel stuck, overwhelmed, out of control,

or like you're doing it all wrong?

My guest today brings simple advice with a nuanced angle, inviting us all to trust the

process.

Stephanie Duncan-Smith is a senior editor at Baker Books, where she coaches and champions

authors to bring the best out of their message.

She's worked in book and digital media publishing for over a decade, developing best-selling

and award-winning writers, and personally she's also a writer.

She writes slant letter, which is an email newsletter for writers looking to deepen their

craft and tend to the soul of their work, which we plan to tell you all about.

What does it look like to trust the process in parenting, faith, and writing?

Listen in.

Stephanie Smith, welcome to the next right thing.

Thank you so much for being here.

I have been looking so forward to this conversation.

As we get started, I need to ask you, can you tell us or tell me the year that you first

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