I'm Emily P. Freeman and welcome to the next right thing. You're listening to Episode 385.

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 the sometimes delightful but distracting hum of entertainment, you're in the right place for discerning

your next right thing.

I'm an author, a spiritual director, and an occasional workshop leader.

I live in North Carolina with my family and through my work, I've helped thousands of

spiritually thoughtful people overcome decision fatigue so that they can discern their next

right thing in faith, work, and life.

I've been hosting The Next Right Thing for nearly nine years, and through sharing simple,

soulful practices for making life decisions, I've also along the way offered a window into

my own walk with God, including my

questions, my struggles, my gratitudes, and hopefully my growth. Like you, I've experienced a lot of

change in nine years from parenting middle schoolers to now having college age kids, to going to

graduate school and eventually becoming a spiritual director,

from loving our church to leaving our church

and finding a new one,

including becoming curious about the Quaker expression

of our Christian faith.

In the midst of all of these changes,

many things have remained the same,

one thing in particular.

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