The Next Right Thing

By with Emily P. Freeman

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Reviews: 4
Episodes: 358

Carrie
 Sep 28, 2021
When Emily speaks, you'll want to listen. Her podcasts are time well spent.

lml
 Jan 8, 2020
My absolute favourite podcast - Emily's words are kind, grace-filled, and continuously point me back to Jesus

blindandwise
 Nov 23, 2019
lovely, concise, kind

Beth W.
 Aug 23, 2018
These short podcasts are my favorite way to start a Tuesday. Emily challenges me to slow down. in a world that seems to speed up every year this space is a breath of fresh air and encouragement to pursue God and implement self-care.

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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.

Episode Date
345: Protect Your Peace Until the End of the Year
Nov 19, 2024
344: How to Find Low-Key Closure
Nov 12, 2024
343: A Grounding Practice for Anxious Times
Nov 05, 2024
342: A Liturgy for Election Day
Oct 29, 2024
341: The Spiritual Practice of Loving Anyway
Oct 22, 2024
340: What’s Saving My Autumn Life
Oct 15, 2024
339: Making A Plan with Kendra Adachi
Oct 08, 2024
338: What Every Good Listener Knows
Oct 01, 2024
337: How to Engage the Quiet
Sep 24, 2024
336: The Quaker Practice of Silence with Carrie Newcomer
Sep 17, 2024
335: How to Quiet Your Inner Chatter
Sep 10, 2024
334: Silence Tells A Story
Sep 03, 2024
333: The List That Could Save Your Fall
Aug 27, 2024
332: Quit or Take A Break? How to Know the Difference
Aug 20, 2024
331: State of the Podcast 2024
Aug 13, 2024
330: Mister Rogers and Decision-Making (Emily's Favorites)
May 28, 2024
329: Decision-Making for Slow Processors (Emily's Favorites)
May 21, 2024
328: Let Time Be Your Friend (Emily's Favorites)
May 14, 2024
327: 17 Syllable Prayers
May 07, 2024
326: What’s Saving My Spring Life
Apr 30, 2024
325: How to Know What You Like with Myquillyn Smith
Apr 23, 2024
324: The Path by Lynn Ungar
Apr 16, 2024
323: The Kind of Quiet that Wakes Us Up
Apr 09, 2024
322: 5 Next Right Thing Principles I Use Every Week
Apr 02, 2024
321: What We Wish We’d Known with John P. Freeman
Mar 26, 2024
320: Following Your Intuition with Grace P. Cho
Mar 19, 2024
319: Finding Vocational Clarity with Parker J. Palmer
Mar 14, 2024
318: How to Walk into a Room: Release Day!
Mar 12, 2024
Bonus: For Leaving a Beloved Space
Mar 07, 2024
317: When Things End Without Closure with Sharon McMahon
Mar 05, 2024
316: The Faithfulness of Staying and Leaving
Feb 27, 2024
315: One Thing We Need for Making Tough Decisions
Feb 20, 2024
314: Yes or Now? Decision-Making for the Over-Eager
Feb 13, 2024
313: The Liturgy of Lightheartedness
Feb 06, 2024
312: What's Saving My Winter Life
Jan 30, 2024
311: Bless Your Hellos and Goodbyes
Jan 23, 2024
310: 5 Questions for When You Feel Stuck
Jan 16, 2024
309: How to Walk into January Like a Soul Minimalist
Jan 09, 2024
308: We Want to Hear from You!
Jan 02, 2024
307: What Worked in 2023
Dec 26, 2023
306: Are we going to be okay?
Dec 19, 2023
305: Creating an Evening Routine with Emily Ley
Dec 12, 2023
304: For When You Don't Have a Church at Christmas
Dec 05, 2023
303: The Quiet Collection 2023
Nov 29, 2023
302: Discomfort: An Unconventional Gratitude
Nov 21, 2023
301: When Your Next Right Thing is to Apologize
Nov 14, 2023
300: Your Questions Answered
Nov 07, 2023
299: The Problem with Binaries in Decision-Making
Oct 31, 2023
298: What I'm Learning as a Spiritual Director
Oct 24, 2023
297: Am I Doing This Wrong?
Oct 17, 2023
296: What's Saving My Autumn Life
Oct 10, 2023
295: My New Book! How to Walk Into a Room
Oct 03, 2023
294: Standing at the Threshold with Lowland Hum
Sep 26, 2023
293: Making Decisions When Feelings Are Big
Sep 19, 2023
292: What Every Decisive Person Knows
Sep 12, 2023
291: The Next Right Thing for Perfectionists
Sep 05, 2023
290: The Next Right Thing in the Kitchen with Bri McKoy
Aug 29, 2023
289: How to Find Relief From Information Overload
Aug 22, 2023
288: This Could Be Why You Feel Exhausted
Aug 15, 2023
287: State of the Podcast 2023
Aug 08, 2023
286: Psalm 63
Aug 01, 2023
285: Psalm 40
Jul 25, 2023
284: Psalm 1
Jul 18, 2023
283: Psalm 16
Jul 11, 2023
282: Psalm Summer: An Introduction
Jul 04, 2023
281: What's Saving My Summer Life
Jun 27, 2023
280: Family Life and Spiritual Direction with John Freeman
Jun 20, 2023
279: Our Favorite Summertime Decisions
Jun 13, 2023
278: What now? For When You Don't Know What's Next
Jun 06, 2023
277: One Question to Ask Yourself Every Quarter
May 30, 2023
276: Why Self-Care Isn't Selfish with Taylor Elyse Morrison
May 23, 2023
275: 3 Questions and 3 Books
May 16, 2023
274: On Making Decisions Alone: A Conversation With A Widow
May 09, 2023
273: A Spiritual Practice For The Hesitant
May 02, 2023
272: A Soul Minimalist's Guide to Your Birthday
Apr 25, 2023
271: A Blessing For Friendship
Apr 18, 2023
270: How to Listen When A Friend Asks For Advice
Apr 11, 2023
269: Friendship Breakups with Laura Tremaine
Apr 04, 2023
268: What's Saving My Life: Friendship Edition
Mar 28, 2023
267: How To Handle Interruption
Mar 21, 2023
266: On Being A Well by Macrina Wiederkehr
Mar 14, 2023
265: How to Know What You Want
Mar 07, 2023
264: Let's Talk About Fear
Feb 28, 2023
263: How to Human with Carlos Whittaker
Feb 21, 2023
262: For Who You Might Become
Feb 14, 2023
261: Where Trouble Melts Like Lemon Drops: A Story
Feb 07, 2023
260: Your Next Right Thing Starter Pack
Jan 31, 2023
We want to hear from you!
Jan 03, 2023
259: What Worked in 2022
Dec 27, 2022
258: A Blessing for Christmas Week
Dec 20, 2022
257: A Soul Minimalist's Guide for the End of the Year
Dec 13, 2022
BONUS: The Quiet Collection 2022!
Dec 07, 2022
256: A Reading from John 1
Dec 06, 2022
255: Ask Emily Anything! Celebrating 20 Million
Nov 29, 2022
254: Honest Advent with Scott Erickson
Nov 22, 2022
253: The Enneagram and Decision-Making with Suzanne Stabile
Nov 15, 2022
252: An Unconventional Gratitude
Nov 08, 2022
251: Why Sabbath is For Everyone with Ruth Haley Barton
Nov 01, 2022
250: One Secret to a Light(er) Heart
Oct 25, 2022
249: A Former Sign Language Interpreter's Guide to Listening
Oct 18, 2022
248: Start With Hello with Shannan Martin
Oct 11, 2022
247: What's Saving My Life (Autumn Edition)
Oct 04, 2022
246: The Mindset Shift That's Changing My Work
Sep 27, 2022
245: Voices of Lament with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson and Mariah Humphries
Sep 20, 2022
244: When A Public Figure Dies
Sep 13, 2022
243: How to Move Through Regret
Sep 06, 2022
242: Are you afraid of choosing wrong?
Aug 30, 2022
241: Write What You Know (And Other Life Advice)
Aug 23, 2022
240: A Staying Prayer for Parents
Aug 18, 2022
239: A Sending Prayer for College Freshmen
Aug 16, 2022
238: State of the Podcast 2022
Aug 09, 2022
237: For When Things Are Changing (with John Freeman)
Aug 02, 2022
236: For When You Can't Figure God Out
Jul 26, 2022
235: On Grief and Healing with Amanda Held Opelt
Jul 19, 2022
234: Psalm 23
Jul 12, 2022
233: Psalm 121
Jul 05, 2022
232: Psalm 103
Jun 28, 2022
231: Psalm 91
Jun 21, 2022
230: Psalm Summer: A Series
Jun 14, 2022
229: A Blessing for the Graduates
Jun 07, 2022
228: The Good and Beautiful You with James Bryan Smith
May 31, 2022
227: Trust the Process with Stephanie Duncan Smith
May 24, 2022
226: When Someone You Love is Indecisive
May 17, 2022
225: Discerning Your Next Right Thing After High School
May 10, 2022
224: Naming What Matters in Friendship, Life, and the Kitchen with Kendra Adachi
May 03, 2022
223: How to Move Through Small Disappointments
Apr 26, 2022
222: What's Saving My Life Right Now
Apr 19, 2022
221: Psalm 46
Apr 12, 2022
220: Our Favorite Yeses
Apr 05, 2022
219: 20 Questions to Ask Before You Say Yes to A Great Opportunity
Mar 29, 2022
218: A Story of Discernment with Jamin Goggin
Mar 22, 2022
217: An Early Spring Reflection
Mar 15, 2022
216: How to Collect Your Favorite Quotes
Mar 08, 2022
215: A Soul Minimalist's Guide to Spring
Mar 01, 2022
214: Psalm 22
Feb 22, 2022
213: How to Make Embodied Decisions with Dr. Hillary L. McBride
Feb 15, 2022
212: How to Walk Out of A Room
Feb 08, 2022
211: The Daily Examen
Feb 01, 2022
210: What if You Could Trust Yourself?
Jan 25, 2022
209: Find Life After the Death of A Dream with Scott Erickson
Jan 18, 2022
208: Hold the Tension Longer
Jan 11, 2022
207: The Prayer of St. Francis
Jan 04, 2022
206: What Worked in 2021
Dec 28, 2021
A Christmas Blessing
Dec 21, 2021
205: 5 Strong Ways to Finish Regular
Dec 14, 2021
204: A Soul Minimalist's Guide to Christmas
Dec 07, 2021
203: Introducing The Quiet Collection 2021
Nov 30, 2021
202: Abuelita Faith with Kat Armas
Nov 23, 2021
201: Your Decision-Making Starter Kit
Nov 16, 2021
200: Ask Emily Anything! Celebrating 200 Episodes
Nov 09, 2021
199: Psalm 27
Nov 02, 2021
198: Be Present Not Perfect with Shauna Niequist
Oct 26, 2021
197: For Us, As Our Faith Changes
Oct 19, 2021
196: Why Your Pro/Con List Isn't Working
Oct 12, 2021
195: Be Your Own Friend
Oct 05, 2021
194: Being Human with Kate Bowler
Sep 28, 2021
193: A Soul Minimalist's Guide to Autumn
Sep 21, 2021
192: Hold On To Hope
Sep 14, 2021
191: What We're Learning
Sep 07, 2021
190: Psalm 139
Aug 31, 2021
189: How to Use The Next Right Thing Guided Journal
Aug 24, 2021
188: You Are Here (And It Matters)
Aug 17, 2021
187: State of the Podcast 2021: The Next Right Thing Turns 4!
Aug 10, 2021
186: A Late Summer Reflection
Aug 03, 2021
185: Why Makers Struggle to Get Things Done
Jun 29, 2021
184: The Next Right Thing in Marriage with John Freeman
Jun 22, 2021
183: Real Talk About Overfunctioning
Jun 15, 2021
182: One Fun Decision (The Shoe Episode)
Jun 08, 2021
181: A Soul Minimalist's Guide to Summer
Jun 01, 2021
180: Use Your Voice
May 25, 2021
179: Stop Overworking with Megan Hyatt Miller
May 18, 2021
178: How to Find A Spiritual Director
May 11, 2021
177: The Next Right Thing for People Pleasers
May 04, 2021
176: What to Do When You Can't Find God
Apr 27, 2021
175: How to Find a Mentor with Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
Apr 20, 2021
174: Is it Time to Quit My Job?
Apr 13, 2021
173: How to Journal Using One Word
Apr 06, 2021
172: Make These 2 Lists Now
Mar 30, 2021
171: What to do When the World Opens Up
Mar 23, 2021
170: Try Softer with Aundi Kolber
Mar 16, 2021
169: Create Your 10 Minute Evening Routine
Mar 09, 2021
168: Is it Time to Dream Again?
Mar 02, 2021
167: Spiritual Direction for Beginners
Feb 23, 2021
166: How to Cope With Disappointment
Feb 16, 2021
165: Journal Your Seasons
Feb 09, 2021
164: Start With the Punchline in Mind with Michael Jr.
Feb 02, 2021
163: Reflection as Activism
Jan 26, 2021
162: Is it Time to Move On?
Jan 19, 2021
161: Change Your Mind
Jan 12, 2021
160: The Welcoming Prayer
Jan 05, 2021
159: What We Made in 2020
Dec 29, 2020
158: 5 Favorite Things I Listened To This Year
Dec 22, 2020
157: 10 Favorite Things I Watched This Year
Dec 15, 2020
156: 5 Favorite Books I Read This Year
Dec 08, 2020
155: Collect the Quiet
Dec 01, 2020
154: Remember Who You Are
Nov 24, 2020
153: Keep Advent Simple (with Tsh Oxenreider)
Nov 17, 2020
152: Say Words With Your Out Loud Voice
Nov 10, 2020
151: 3 Steps to Restart Your Life-Giving Rhythms
Nov 03, 2020
150: A Guide for Personal Reflection
Oct 27, 2020
149: How to Stay Grounded During Election Season
Oct 20, 2020
148: Remember the Medium Picture
Oct 13, 2020
147: Be Anti-Racist
Oct 06, 2020
146: Life With God: Start With Your Senses
Sep 29, 2020
145: When You're Afraid: Start With Your Senses
Sep 22, 2020
144: When You’re Feeling Stuck: Start With Your Senses
Sep 15, 2020
143: At Home: Start With Your Senses (with Myquillyn Smith)
Sep 08, 2020
142: Start With Your Senses
Sep 01, 2020
141: Redo Your Morning Routine
Aug 25, 2020
140: Do The Opposite
Aug 18, 2020
139: Decide Once (with Kendra Adachi)
Aug 11, 2020
138: Leave It Behind
Aug 04, 2020
137: Remember What You Know
Jul 28, 2020
136: Decision-Making for Slow Processors
Jul 21, 2020
135: Fill The Vault
Jul 14, 2020
134: How to Pray When You're Sad
Jul 07, 2020
133: Learn The Art of Asking Questions
Jun 30, 2020
132: Why is Decision-Making So Hard?
Jun 23, 2020
131: Start Where You Are
Jun 16, 2020
130: Do What Sounds Fun
Jun 09, 2020
On Racism: Learning to Speak and to Listen
Jun 02, 2020
129: Where Are You At Home in The World?
May 26, 2020
128: Use Your Reimagination
May 19, 2020
127: Don't Try To Be Great
May 12, 2020
126: Being Consistent Is Not The Goal
May 05, 2020
125: Read Psalm 23
Apr 28, 2020
124: Reimagine Your Work Day
Apr 21, 2020
123: Practice Your Life
Apr 14, 2020
122: Speak A Good Word
Apr 07, 2020
121: How to Discern and Decide
Mar 31, 2020
120: What to do When The World Shuts Down
Mar 24, 2020
119: How to Help Children Make Decisions
Mar 17, 2020
118: Start Small
Mar 10, 2020
117: Don't Look At The Wall
Mar 03, 2020
116: See Through the Fog
Feb 25, 2020
115: Before You Decide, HALT
Feb 18, 2020
114: Welcome Your Loneliness
Feb 11, 2020
113: Decide to Decide
Feb 04, 2020
112: Two Words to Avoid
Jan 28, 2020
111: Never Believe Anything Bad About God
Jan 21, 2020
110: Build for the Years You Can’t See
Jan 14, 2020
109: Wait Until The Morning
Jan 07, 2020
108: Walk at Your Own Pace
Dec 31, 2019
BONUS: For Anyone Waiting for Home
Dec 24, 2019
107: 8 Books for Soulful Decisions
Dec 17, 2019
106: Let's Talk About Disney's Frozen 2!
Dec 10, 2019
105: How to Manage Holiday Decision Fatigue
Dec 03, 2019
104: Make Soup (And Eat It, Too)
Nov 26, 2019
103: Look for the Children: Mister Rogers and Decision-Making
Nov 19, 2019
102: Say Short Prayers
Nov 12, 2019
101: Read Your Own Headlines
Nov 05, 2019
100: Tell Me About You (and I'll Tell You About Me)
Oct 29, 2019
99: Tear Down the Old, Make Room for New
Oct 22, 2019
98: Don't Preach to Your Emotions
Oct 15, 2019
97: Take a 10 Minute Timeout
Oct 08, 2019
96: Listen to Your Crazy Ideas
Oct 01, 2019
95: Practice Friendship
Sep 24, 2019
94: Ask the Second Question
Sep 17, 2019
93: Borrow Prayers
Sep 10, 2019
92: Point and Call
Sep 03, 2019
91: Be A Placemaker
Aug 27, 2019
90: Start with this Simple Rhythm
Aug 20, 2019
89: Come Back With Peace
Aug 13, 2019
88: Come Away for Awhile
Jun 25, 2019
87: Create Space
Jun 18, 2019
86: Decision-Making with James Bryan Smith
Jun 11, 2019
85: Hold Space When Someone Dies
Jun 04, 2019
84: A Beginner's Guide to Self-Reflection
May 28, 2019
83: Remember What's More Important Than Your Decision
May 21, 2019
82: Find the Beginning in the Ending
May 14, 2019
A Blessing for the Mothers
May 07, 2019
81: Listen to This Before Graduation
Apr 30, 2019
Bonus: Myquillyn Smith, The Nester
Apr 25, 2019
80: Don't Take Offense
Apr 23, 2019
Bonus: Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius
Apr 18, 2019
79: Find Relief From Regret
Apr 16, 2019
Bonus: Annie F. Downs
Apr 11, 2019
78: Feeling Stuck? Start Again
Apr 09, 2019
Bonus: The Next Right Thing Live Show!
Apr 04, 2019
77: Do The Next Right Thing
Apr 02, 2019
76: Create A Simple Morning Routine
Mar 26, 2019
75: Tell Yourself the Truth
Mar 19, 2019
74: What's Your Decision-Making Style?
Mar 12, 2019
73: Design A Rhythm of Work - Theme Days
Mar 05, 2019
72: Design A Rhythm of Life
Feb 26, 2019
71: Let Time Be Your Friend
Feb 19, 2019
70: The Best Time to Make A Decision
Feb 12, 2019
69: Tell Someone
Feb 05, 2019
68: If You're Afraid of Making the Wrong Decision
Jan 29, 2019
67: Wait Now Go
Jan 22, 2019
66: Don't Let the Ending Define the Whole Story
Jan 15, 2019
65: Take Off Your Crown
Jan 08, 2019
A Blessing for the New Year
Jan 01, 2019
64: Acknowledge Your Soul
Dec 18, 2018
63: Make Room
Dec 11, 2018
62: Sit Down on the Inside
Dec 04, 2018
61: Look Back - How Reflection Can Help You Make Better Decisions
Nov 27, 2018
60: Start Before You're Ready (PLUS A Big Announcment!)
Nov 20, 2018
59: Find A Quiet Space
Nov 13, 2018
58: Welcome Silence
Nov 06, 2018
57: Don't Dread Your Weird Life
Oct 30, 2018
56: Focus on One
Oct 23, 2018
55: Learn to Walk in the Dark
Oct 16, 2018
54: Find Someone to Mother
Oct 09, 2018
53: Allow the Present to Be Imperfect
Oct 02, 2018
52: Grow as You Go
Sep 25, 2018
51: Choose A Pastime
Sep 18, 2018
50: Go Forward
Sep 11, 2018
49: Collaborate
Sep 04, 2018
48: Receive the Waiting Time
Jul 31, 2018
47: Receive One Another
Jul 24, 2018
46: Receive the Shadows and Light
Jul 17, 2018
45: Receive a New Beginning
Jul 10, 2018
44: Receive Healing
Jul 03, 2018
43: Receive Silence
Jun 26, 2018
42: Receive Peace
Jun 19, 2018
41: Take A Breath
Jun 12, 2018
40: Keep Your Rest
Jun 05, 2018
39: Don't Give Your Critic Words
May 29, 2018
38: Zoom Out
May 22, 2018
37: Take a Hometown Tour
May 15, 2018
36: Stay in Today
May 08, 2018
35: Be Kind (with Candace Cameron Bure)
May 01, 2018
34: Pick What You Like
Apr 24, 2018
33: Gather Co-Listeners
Apr 17, 2018
32: Stop Collecting Gurus
Apr 10, 2018
31: Be A Beginner
Apr 03, 2018
30: Hold One Thing at A Time
Mar 27, 2018
29: Remember the Real Art
Mar 20, 2018
28: Stand on Your Head
Mar 13, 2018
27: Stop Rushing Clarity
Mar 06, 2018
26: Choose Connection
Feb 27, 2018
25: Come Home to Yourself
Feb 20, 2018
24: Look for Arrows (Not Answers)
Feb 13, 2018
23: Release Your Agenda
Feb 06, 2018
22: Embrace Your Limits
Jan 30, 2018
21: Find A No Mentor
Jan 23, 2018
20: Ignore With Intention
Jan 16, 2018
19: Choose Your Absence
Jan 09, 2018
18: Wait With Great Hope
Dec 05, 2017
17: Let It Count
Nov 28, 2017
16: Walk Slow and Carry Questions
Nov 21, 2017
15: Name the Narrative
Nov 14, 2017
14: Know What You Want
Nov 07, 2017
13: Quit Something
Oct 31, 2017
12: Practice Presence
Oct 24, 2017
11: Wear Better Pants
Oct 17, 2017
10: Be Where You Are
Oct 10, 2017
09: Listen for Specifics - Moving Forward After Tragedy
Oct 03, 2017
08: Expect to Be Surprised
Sep 26, 2017
07: Faithfulness, Fame, and the Gift of Obscurity
Sep 19, 2017
06: Know the Power of Naming
Sep 12, 2017
05: Offer Your Work With Hope
Sep 05, 2017
04: Record What You Learn
Aug 29, 2017
03: Make the Most Important List
Aug 22, 2017
02: Do This Before Every Hard Decision
Aug 15, 2017
01: Become A Soul Minimalist
Aug 15, 2017
Introducing The Next Right Thing
Aug 07, 2017