Kimberly Knull Psych

Name: Kimberly Knull Psych
Address: Edmonton, AB, CA
Telephone: +17802210217

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Kimberly Knull Psych

Leadership Psychologist | Speaker
🧠 Registered Psychologist
🌷 Trained by Brené Brown
👇 Retreats | Team Coaching | Podcast
www.kimberlyknull.com

06/04/2026

Can I ask you something a little uncomfortable?

How much fun are you to be around right now?

When I first heard this question, I got a little crunchy, if I’m honest. I’m busy. I work hard. I show up for everyone. And now someone wants to know if I’m fun enough?

But the more I sat with it, the more I realized: I had become so focused on doing all the things that I had completely lost my lightness. My humor. My ability to just enjoy a moment without running a mental to-do list in the background.

We stop being fun because we stop having fun. And that has real consequences — for us, and for the people we love.

The good news? It doesn’t take a dramatic life overhaul. It starts with one small question: What would I actually find fun this summer?

Not what’s fun for everyone else. Not what fits in the schedule. What genuinely lights you up.

In this week’s episode, I walk you through exactly why this matters, and how to actually do something about it.

🎧 New episode: You’ve Stopped Having Fun — And It’s Affecting Everyone Around You — link below!

06/02/2026

1/3 of Canadians think that physically punishing children is fine. The number is higher here in Alberta.

My good friend Stacey Brotzel and I have a quick chat about the short and long-term consequences on 880 CHED this morning. Listen here!

https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU9548498855.mp3

05/28/2026

One small practice that can change everything:

This week, pick ONE element of grounded confidence to focus on.

Maybe it is staying curious instead of assuming the worst.
Maybe it is practicing humility, admitting what you do not know.
Maybe it is sitting with an uncomfortable emotion instead of numbing it.

Notice when you are doing it well. Notice when armor shows up instead.
And be kind to yourself in both moments.

Grounded confidence is not built in a day. But it IS built — one small, brave moment at a time.

If this resonates, share it with someone who needs to hear it today. 💙

🎧 Full episode: Grounded Confidence — link in comments

05/25/2026

97% of us were never taught that our worth is inherent.

We were taught to earn it. Perform for it. Hustle for it.

And when that is the foundation, when worthiness feels like something you have to prove, confidence becomes a costume instead of something real.

The result? We armor up.
We become defensive, or arrogant, or we shrink entirely.
We choose comfort over courage, again and again.

Real confidence, grounded confidence, looks completely different.
It is quiet. It is curious. It does not need to win.
It can say “I was wrong.” It can laugh at itself.
It does not need your approval to feel okay.

I am 50 years old, a psychologist with 20 years of experience, and it took me a long time to get here. But I promise, this is learnable.

🎧 This week on The Overwhelm Cure, I share exactly how to build it. Link in comments.

“Don’t shrink. Don’t puff up. Stand on your sacred ground.”
- Brené Brown

05/22/2026

Here is something I hear all the time in my practice:

“I just wish I was more confident.”

And when I ask what that looks like, people describe the same thing: someone who does not seem rattled, who speaks up, who takes up space without apology.

What they are describing is grounded confidence — and the good news is, it is not a personality trait you either have or do not have. It is a set of skills anyone can learn.

On this week’s episode of The Overwhelm Cure, I walk through the 8 elements of grounded confidence that Brené Brown’s research has identified — from learning how to name your emotions, to practicing courage in everyday moments, to sitting with vulnerability instead of armoring up.

One thing I want you to know: even the most confident people you admire do not feel confident 100% of the time. They have just practiced getting back to themselves.

You can too.

🎧 Listen to the full episode — link in bio or comments below.

Tell me: what is one situation where you wish you felt more grounded confidence?

05/18/2026

Here's what I want you to think about today.

When you were a little kid, what did you dream your life would look like?

Not the shoulds. Not what your parents hoped for you, or what your culture said success looked like. What you imagined, however big, vague, or impossible it seemed.

Most of us had those ideas once. And then life happened, and we tucked them away, and at some point we stopped asking altogether.

I've spent 20 years as a psychologist working with women in midlife, and this is one of the most consistent things I've seen: the women who feel most stuck aren't missing ambition or gratitude or discipline.

They're missing permission.

Permission to want something that's theirs alone. Permission to take up space on their own schedule. Permission to say: this matters because it matters to me — and that's reason enough.

You don't need a grand overhaul. You need to ask the question honestly and then be brave enough to answer it.

So I'll ask: What do you really want?

🎧 New episode of The Overwhelm Cure: What Do You Really Want?

Link below!

05/16/2026

Something I hear a lot from women:

"I love my family and my job, so I don't know why I still feel like something's missing."

I hear you. And I want to tell you: that feeling makes complete sense.

We were raised to believe that service and self-sacrifice were the path to a fulfilling life. And so we gave, and gave, and gave, and then we looked up and wondered why we felt so empty.

The workload was too heavy to begin with. And for many of us, perimenopause arrived right in the middle of it, making an already hard season even harder.

We're burning out at unprecedented rates, and still telling ourselves we just need to try harder.

Here's the truth: prioritizing yourself is not optional. It's not selfish. It's not something you earn after everyone else is taken care of.

It is the non-negotiable foundation that makes everything else possible.

Practically? That might look like actually taking your lunch break. Leaving work when your day is done. Making time for a bedtime routine that's yours. Reading a book. Having coffee with a friend.
None of this requires quitting your job or abandoning your family. It requires making a different kind of decision about what gets your time.

What would you put on YOUR list if you gave yourself permission? I'd love to hear it. 👇

🎧 The Overwhelm Cure: What Do You Really Want?
Link below!

05/12/2026

Can I ask you something honestly?

When's the last time you laughed until your stomach hurt?

Not a polite laugh. Not a "haha" in a group chat. I mean the kind that catches you off guard and you can't stop.

I ask this in my practice and the silence that follows is telling.

So many women I talk to — accomplished, caring, hardworking women — haven't thought about what they genuinely enjoy in so long that they've lost track of themselves.

We spent our whole lives receiving messages about who we should be and what would make us happy. The right career. The right partner. The house, the kids, the schedule. We worked hard and we got there.

And a lot of us arrived and thought… is this it?

That feeling isn't failure. It's information.

It's telling you that the things that light you up — the things that are yours — have been pushed so far down the list they barely exist anymore.

You deserve to be on your own list. Not at the bottom. Not "when things settle down." Now.

What's one small thing that would make your week feel more like yours? Share it in the comments — I'd genuinely love to know. 💬

🎧 This week's episode of The Overwhelm Cure is up: What Do You Really Want?

Link below!

05/07/2026

Something I wish someone had told me years ago:

Our brains overestimate what we can change in a week — and wildly underestimate what we can change in a year.

I see this in my therapy practice constantly. Someone works hard for a few weeks, doesn’t see the result they expected, and concludes: “This just isn’t for me.”
But the problem isn’t them. It’s the timeline.

Real change is layered. It took me two full years to fix my sleep — not two weeks. And when results didn’t show up right away, I had to learn to stop making that mean something was wrong with me.

It didn’t mean I was broken. It meant I hadn’t done it long enough yet.

If you’re in the middle of something hard and wondering if it’s worth it: it is. Keep going.

Your future self will thank you. I promise.

🎧 New episode of The Overwhelm Cure is up — “The Skills That Got You Here Won’t Get You There.” Listen in the link below!

05/06/2026

Has this ever happened to you?

You try something new — a healthier habit, a communication approach, a boundary — and after a week or two without seeing results, you give up.

Me too. More times than I can count.

Here’s what I’ve learned after 20 years as a psychologist (and from my own humbling personal journey):

The skills that got us here won’t get us there. And that’s not a criticism — it’s just the truth.

To get somewhere new, we have to become someone new. Someone who does the new thing consistently — even when it’s not working yet. Even when it’s uncomfortable.

The messy in-between isn’t failure. It’s the process.

What’s one thing you’ve been wanting to change but keep giving up on too soon? Drop it in the comments — you might inspire someone else.

🎧 This week on The Overwhelm Cure, I’m unpacking exactly what it takes to make real, lasting change. Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

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