044 - When the Right Decision Feels Like a Mistake: Understanding Your Nervous System's Fear Response

Have you ever made a decision that felt completely right — and then immediately felt awful about it? You're not broken. You're not impulsive. And you definitely didn't make a mistake.In this episode, creativity coach Renata unpacks why good decisions so often feel bad — especially for sensitive, intuitive, and neurodivergent women of color. Drawing from her own experience of a stressful move, she explores three reasons this happens: the deep-rooted fear of trusting yourself, the nervous system's resistance to change even when it's good for you, and the way intuitive decision-making gets mislabeled as impulsivity.If you've ever second-guessed a choice that felt right in your bones, this one's for you.📝 Read the accompanying blog post for this episode. 🔗 Links mentioned in this episode: Get tickets for Pause & Release, A Live Expressive Art Workshop hereListen to next: A Reflection of Friendship and Emotional LaborSubscribe to my newsletter.Book a free discovery call here. Renata’s websiteRenata’s InstagramRenata’s YouTube