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

You can't fake it!
08/13/2026

You can't fake it!

Have you ever watched a toddler learn to walk?They don't just stand up one day and go. They crawl. They fall. They hang ...
08/13/2026

Have you ever watched a toddler learn to walk?

They don't just stand up one day and go. They crawl. They fall. They hang onto the couch. They fall again. One step, fail, try again, two steps...it's clumsy and messy the whole way through.

One of the first times my daughter really walked, she caught us both off guard and ran straight into a wall. We just stood there, stunned, unable to get to her in time. She looked as surprised as we did.

It's no different watching her move away to university years later. Was it hard? Yes. Did I think of every single thing that could go wrong? Constantly. (I may have checked Life360 more than I'd like to admit.) But my job wasn't to prevent every stumble, it was to trust her, and let her ask for help when she actually wanted it.

Struggling isn't the same as trauma. Watching someone we love struggle is uncomfortable, but stepping in to prevent it often does them a disservice.

Where in your life are you preventing someone's fall instead of trusting them to get back up?

🎧 New episode of The Overwhelm Cure “Stop Caring So Much” Link in bio!

08/11/2026

"I care about you, even if I don't like you."

Can I tell you something that stopped me in my tracks recently?Someone gave me advice I give to clients all the time, ex...
08/09/2026

Can I tell you something that stopped me in my tracks recently?

Someone gave me advice I give to clients all the time, except this time it was aimed at me: “Stop caring so much.”

Ouch. And also … fair.

My gut reaction was to argue. Don't we need MORE caring in this world, not less? But when I really looked at what's driving my own overwhelm, it wasn't a lack of caring. It was caring too much about things I can't control, people who never asked for my help, and opinions of people I don't even respect.

Here's the truth: we can't care about everything and still have anything left for the people and things that matter most. Caring less about the wrong stuff is actually how we care more about the right stuff.

In this week's episode, I talk about where over-caring comes from (it usually traces back further than you'd think), and how to figure out what actually deserves your energy.

If you had to name your real top five priorities, the ones you're actually protecting your time and energy for, what would make the list? Tell me in the comments, I'd love to hear.

🎧 New episode of The Overwhelm Cure — “Stop Caring So Much” — link in bio!

They don't have what you have! 🥰
08/09/2026

They don't have what you have! 🥰

The moment I finally gave myself permission to skip my weekly podcast, I felt something I hadn't felt in a long time.Lig...
07/30/2026

The moment I finally gave myself permission to skip my weekly podcast, I felt something I hadn't felt in a long time.

Lightness.

I didn't realize how heavy that obligation had become. Not because the work itself was hard, because the thought of it never leaving my to-do list was draining.

Cognitive behavioral therapy teaches us that our thoughts create our feelings. When "I have to record a podcast this week" is a fixed, non-negotiable thought, it generates a fixed, non-negotiable feeling of pressure. Every week. Whether you're tired or not. Whether life is full or not.

When you change the thought to "I'm choosing to record when I’m inspired because it produces better work and a better me" the feeling changes too.

This is the work I do with clients. And it turns out, I needed to do it for myself too.

New episode is live, and it's a personal one. 🎧 https://www.kimberlyknull.com/podcast/the-have-to-trap-why-youre-exhausted-resentful-and-how-to-get-out

What's something in your life you've been doing out of obligation that you'd love to give yourself permission to rethink?

07/13/2026

Dr. Pippa Grange is one of my favorite sports psychologists. I first learned about her work after reading an article on how she helped the 2018 England team break their “penalty kick curse.” SPOILER: It was cognitive and emotional work, not kicking skills.

Pippa and I ended up having a great conversation about her book, “Fear Less” on the Dare to Lead podcast. She’s actually got a new book that just came out and I’m starting it next week. The title is, “Life. Reclaimed: Find Freedom from Chronic Overperformance.” Woah.

I reposted this quote from Pippa today because I’ve seen exactly what she’s talking about during the World Cup (I’m addicted). The Cape Verde team, Jude Bellingham, Mo Salah, Erling Haaland - these are just a few from a long list of athletes and coaches who have shown us grit and love, wholeheartedness and bad-assery.

The beautiful game can be a painful game. There’s vulnerability in the beauty and the pain. The pitch is all of us.
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Something shifted for me recently, and I want to share it with you.For years I outsourced parts of my podcast production...
07/04/2026

Something shifted for me recently, and I want to share it with you.

For years I outsourced parts of my podcast production and in doing so, I handed over a lot of creative control. Part of me believed that having an expert polish my work made it more legitimate. As if my authentic voice wasn't quite enough on its own.

Sound familiar?

We do this in so many areas. We follow advice from people who seem more confident than us, even when that advice doesn't actually fit our lives. We defer to the "rules", the algorithm, the expectations, the way things are supposedly done, because stepping off that path feels scary.

But here's what I know after 20 years as a psychologist: the thought "I might not do this right" is not a fact. It's a feeling. And feelings, while valid, are not always reliable guides.

Taking back creative control was terrifying. It was also one of the best decisions I've made.

New episode is out now and it’s all about the mindset that got me here and how you can use the same tools. 🎧

Can I be really honest with you for a second?I spent THREE YEARS recording a podcast every single week. Holidays. Spring...
06/25/2026

Can I be really honest with you for a second?

I spent THREE YEARS recording a podcast every single week. Holidays. Spring break. My birthday. At midnight the night before a family trip.

Nobody made that rule. I did. And then I enforced it on myself with absolutely zero mercy.

The thing is, I'd been talking to clients about "shoulding on yourself" for years. The way those automatic "have to" thoughts create this invisible pressure that makes us grumpier, more tired, and harder to be around.

And there I was, doing it to myself in my own business. 😬

The week I finally let myself skip? I felt lighter almost immediately. The next episode was better. The algorithm didn't collapse.

In my newest podcast episode, I share the whole story, including the four questions I now use to decide if an obligation is actually worth keeping.

🎧 Have a listen to 71: The "Have To" Trap: Why You're Exhausted, Resentful, and How to Get Out

Does any of this sound familiar to you? Tell me in the comments. What's one "have to" you've been carrying that you've never stopped to question? 👇

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