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The Next Right Thing

The Next Right Thing

By: with Emily P. Freeman
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For the second-guessers, the chronically hesitant, or anyone who suffers from decision fatigue, best-selling author and host Emily P. Freeman helps create a little space for your soul to breathe so you can discern your next right thing in love. Because out of the thousands of decisions you make everyday, chances are a few of them threaten to keep you up at night. If you're in a season of transition, waiting, general fogginess or if you've ever searched "how to make a decision" on the internet, listen in.Emily P. Freeman Christianity Ministry & Evangelism Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • The Next Right Thing For People Pleasers (Best of)
    Jun 24 2025
    This summer, I'm re-airing some of my favorite decision making episodes. This one originally aired on May 4, 2021. We all have the capacity to live our lives in such a way that we forget to remember who we are, we hurry through our minutes looking for the next important thing, we are overly attentive to what people think of us, and we are addicted to our own press. So what is the next right thing for those of us who are so aware of other people’s opinions that we have a hard time knowing our own, making wise decisions, or doing our next right thing in love? Listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • Get 10% off your first three months of Ritual Vitamins
    • A Failure of Nerve by Edwin Friedman
    • Episode 175: How to Find a Mentor with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
    • Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
    • Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
    • Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
    • Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
    • Download The Quiet Collection app
    • Join The Soul Minimalist Substack
    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • Download the transcript
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    16 mins
  • A Conversation with Shauna Niequist (Best of)
    Jun 17 2025

    This summer, I'm re-airing some of my favorite decision making episodes. This one originally aired on October 26, 2021.

    Today I’m joined by a writer who deeply understands what it means to live life on autopilot, chugging through the day "on fear and caffeine." As it turns out, that life is a train to nowhere and Shauna Niequist decided to get off. I’m happy to sit down with her to talk about writing, connection, and her next right thing. Listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • Learn more about Shauna on her website and Instagram
    • Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist
    • I Guess I Haven't Learned That Yet by Shauna Niequist
    • Laura Tremaine and Shauna Niequist talk about journaling
    • Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
    • Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
    • Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
    • Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
    • Download The Quiet Collection app
    • Join The Soul Minimalist Substack
    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • Download the transcript
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    38 mins
  • 20 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Say Yes to a Great Opportunity (Best of)
    Jun 10 2025

    This summer, I'm re-airing some of my favorite decision making episodes. This one originally aired on MArch 29, 2022.

    How can we discern our next right thing when presented with a great opportunity? Is there a framework to follow when discerning when to say yes or when to say no? Listen in.

    LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:

    • Episode 19: Choose Your Absence
    • That Sounds Fun Ep. 375 with Kristin Chenoweth
    • Miss Me with That by Rachel Lindsay
    • Record your favorite "yes!" and share it with me here
    • Order The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
    • Grab a copy of my book The Next Right Thing
    • Find me on Instagram @emilypfreeman
    • Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
    • Download The Quiet Collection app
    • Join The Soul Minimalist Substack
    • Order a How to Walk into a Room
    • Download the free discussion guide for How to Walk into a Room by visiting this page and clicking the button "Discussion Guide"
    • Download the transcript
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    19 mins
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