When Your Brain Won't Shut Up (Is Overthinking Stealing Your Peace?)

Hey there, it's Amber! Welcome back to #RandomDevoThoughts! 🎙️ Ever feel like your brain is on a 24/7 overthinking frenzy? Yeah, me too. From obsessing over texts to having imaginary arguments, I get it—it’s exhausting! 😅 But what if I told you we don’t have to fix it all by ourselves? Dive in with me as we chat about the genius hacks like sticky notes, 30-second pauses, and the 'dump and repeat' trick—all inspired by Matthew 11:28-30. Let's turn that brain chaos into moments of peace. Remember, God’s not keeping score, and your wild thoughts are totally welcome here. 💛 Love you guys, and hey, hit that subscribe button and share this episode with a fellow overthinker. 🙌00:00 Introduction and Confession00:58 The Overthinking Spiral01:41 Lies Our Brains Tell Us02:36 Jesus' Promise of Rest06:14 Practical Steps to Combat Overthinking09:01 Final Encouragement and Prayer10:15 Closing RemarksAmber Weigand-Buckley is an Amazon #1 bestselling and multi-award-winning author, podcaster, and the founding editor and art director of the multi-award-winning Leading Hearts magazine. She's the #shortyellowpencilgirl living in a neurotypical world — navigating life with a beehive brain, a lot of sticky notes, and an unwavering belief that God wired her exactly right.Host of #RandomDevoThoughts — where she unpacks the Jesus heart from the ADHD mind — Amber brings raw, relatable, and often hilarious insight to faith, mental health, and neurodivergent life. She's also co-host of Coffee Chat with Amber & Lisa.Her newly released book, #SisterhoodoftheShortYellowPencils: Mental Health Mayhem, One Sticky Note at a Time, is out now — a humor-packed, gut-punch honest look at her own mental health journey that's equal parts laugh-out-loud and life-changing.Follow her @barefacedgirl and @shortyellowpencilRX for the real, the raw, and the ridiculous.