“Ready” Is Not a Feeling
ShrinkChicks
Jennifer Chaiken, LMFT and Emmalee Bierly, LMFT
4.9 • 755 Ratings
🗓️ 26 January 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
This week on ShrinkChicks, Em and Jen unpack a belief that keeps a lot of people stuck: the idea that you need to feel ready before making a big decision. They talk about why “ready” is not actually a feeling, and how waiting for certainty can quietly turn into avoidance.
They explore the difference between readiness and willingness, how to make decisions that align with your values (not other people’s opinions), and why clarity often comes after movement, not before. Listener questions cover fear of regret, feeling “not grown up enough,” knowing when to trust yourself, and how to move forward when readiness and fear show up together.
Tune in to gain insight, awareness, and action! PS: Fast forward to around 8 minutes to skip the intro and get straight to today’s content.
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| 0:00.0 | I love it. I love that we want a marker or guide to make big decisions because then it's like, |
| 0:05.1 | oh, well, I follow this thing so then I don't have to like take, you know what I mean, like the loss or the win if it happens, right? |
| 0:11.9 | Well, the funny part is that like what it means is you're going to have to actually try to quiet everything down and listen to yourself. Welcome back to another episode. |
| 0:33.3 | Take a seat on our virtual therapy couch and get ready to learn all about, well, you. |
| 0:38.4 | I'm Emily Beirley. |
| 0:39.5 | And I'm Jennifer Chakin. |
| 0:40.8 | And we're both licensed, marriage and family therapist and relationship experts. |
| 0:44.7 | We're the owners and founders of the therapy group, a nationwide psychotherapy practice with down-to-earth therapists just like us. |
| 0:52.1 | Your session is starting. |
| 0:53.5 | So get ready to know yourself and grow |
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