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Blooming Outside the Lines

Blooming Outside the Lines

Written by: Dr. Deb Creating Choices PC
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Blooming Outside the Lines is a podcast for women who have spent their lives trying to be good enough and instead feel tired, overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, and often guilty about their body size or their eating. If that’s you, you’re not alone and you deserve to be you—even if others disagree.

I’m a licensed psychologist who’s worked with women for over 30 years. I understand how hard it is to relax or take time for self-care, and the deep pull we feel for approval—approval that often defines us.

We’ll talk about how the brain and our capabilities change when we ignore our self-care, wait until we have time for it, can’t say no, or fear disapproval.

I’ll provide support, encouragement, and practical strategies for building your confidence from the inside out, for stepping into your own truth and blooming into the most radiant version of yourself.

The information shared in this podcast is for educational purposes only. It is not meant to replace the advice of any of your healthcare providers and does not mean we have a client/therapist relationship.

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Episodes
  • tools for connecting with your wisdom and strength

    tools for connecting with your wisdom and strength
    May 25 2026

    For many of us, it's hard to move from using others' opinions as the yardstick for what to do and how to feel to trusting our own wisdom. In this episode, I share two tools or concepts that may help you bridge that gap—the concept of Entelechy and the idea of connecting with your wisest self. I also share a guided meditation that provides an opportunity for you to practice using these tools.

    If you enjoyed this meditation, there are others available on my website. creatingchoicesdeblang.com.

    To learn more from Deb,

    Visit her website at https://creatingchoicesdeblang.com/ for information about her online courses and free info sheets and guides designed to support you as you navigate life’s challenges.

    If you struggle with feeling good enough, check out her book Never Enough—Separating Self-Worth from Approval.

    To help other women find this podcast, please consider leaving a review. Here’s how

    —on Apple Podcasts: open the app, find this podcast, scroll

    down and tap “Write a Review”

    —on Spotify: open the podcast page and tap the stars

    Thank you. Your review doesn’t need to be eloquent, and it will help women discover the show.

    If you’d like to support the making of Blooming Outside the Lines, you can do so here: ko-fi.com/bloomingoutsidethelines

    There is no expectation—please do what is responsive to you. Listening and sharing are also meaningful ways of supporting the podcast.
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    19 mins
  • never enough—is this fear really yours?

    never enough—is this fear really yours?
    May 18 2026

    What if you realized your fear of being good enough was actually someone else’s fear? Would it help you to let it go? In this episode, I discuss inherited fears, how old fears remain alive and well when isolated in the brain, and how, instead of fearing being enough, we need to work on recognizing the pressure we feel to be enough as an outdated, inherited fear.

    Link to episode with study of mice and cherry blossoms: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2590484/episodes/18891699

    To contact me with your feedback: info@creatingchoicesdeblang.com

    To learn more from Deb,

    Visit her website at https://creatingchoicesdeblang.com/ for information about her online courses and free info sheets and guides designed to support you as you navigate life’s challenges.

    ¨ If you struggle with feeling good enough, check out her book Never Enough—Separating Self-Worth from Approval.

    To help other women find this podcast, please consider leaving a review. Here’s how

    —on Apple Podcasts: open the app, find this podcast, scroll

    down and tap “Write a Review”

    —on Spotify: open the podcast page and tap the stars

    Thank you. Your review doesn’t need to be eloquent, and it will help women discover the show.

    If you’d like to support the making of Blooming Outside the Lines, you can do so here: ko-fi.com/bloomingoutsidethelines

    There is no expectation—please do what is responsive to you. Listening and sharing are also meaningful ways of supporting the podcast.
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    22 mins
  • what does "good enough" really mean?

    what does "good enough" really mean?
    May 11 2026

    Do you find yourself struggling with a fear of not being good enough? If so, you are certainly not alone. In this episode, I explore

    • whether we have an end-goal when we talk about being good enough.
    • whether “good enough” actually exists or instead is a relic from the past.
    • how we might tap into our women’s wisdom to heal this fear of not being good enough and the constant striving that accompanies it.

    To learn more from Deb,

    Visit her website at https://creatingchoicesdeblang.com/ for information about her online courses and free info sheets and guides designed to support you as you navigate life’s challenges.

    If you struggle with feeling good enough, check out her book Never Enough—Separating Self-Worth from Approval.

    To help other women find this podcast, please consider leaving a review. Here’s how

    —on Apple Podcasts: open the app, find this podcast, scroll

    down and tap “Write a Review”

    —on Spotify: open the podcast page and tap the stars

    Thank you. Your review doesn’t need to be eloquent, and it will help women discover the show.

    If you’d like to support the making of Blooming Outside the Lines, you can buy me a cup of coffee at: ko-fi.com/bloomingoutsidethelines

    There is no expectation—please do what is responsive to you. Listening and sharing are also meaningful ways of supporting the podcast.
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    20 mins
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