Which Way Do I Go?

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🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Kristen is overwhelmed by all the options ahead of her. How can she make the right choice? Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for downloading my call of the day podcast. You too can participate in my live radio program heard weekdays from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM. Triumph 111. Welcome to the program.
0:14.5	Hi, Dr. Laura. Thank you for giving some time to me today. You're welcome. What's up? I have a question about living a good
0:25.5	life. I don't want to waste the life that I have and I need some advice on being brave. So a little
0:35.6	bit of background. I was married for about 12 years and it was an abusive and violent marriage and I'm out and safe and I spent 10 years being a single mom to three kids. And I lived in survival mode, just getting through day to day.
0:59.8	And I went back to school and I found a good job and my children are grown. And I got remarried a few years ago.
1:08.0	And I have a really great husband who is my biggest cheerleader and loves me.
1:15.7	And I'm finding it a little bit difficult to live a life that is problem free for the most part.
1:26.0	And going from survival mode and having...
1:28.0	Me too. Me too.
1:30.1	I'm finding it very difficult to lead a life that is totally problem free.
1:35.0	No, can't do it.
1:37.6	That's an unreasonable expectation.
1:41.5	When you have a lot of options, it's almost too much.
1:45.9	It's almost a little overwhelming.
1:48.7	So I wonder if...
1:50.8	I'm sorry, what options are you talking about?
1:53.3	You're already married.
1:54.1	You already have a kid.
1:55.1	What options are you talking about?
1:58.3	Options like I can go back to school or I can, you know, I have options to move.
2:03.5	I have options that I didn't have when I was just surviving day to day.
2:09.3	And I want to be courageous, but I'm scared.
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