# 086 | Reduce Decision Fatigue In Your Relationship (and Small Business) Using Your Core Values Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woman-behind-it-all-women-owned-business-work-life-balance-relationship-advice-gene-keys-human-design-small-business-overwhelm-attachment-styles-shadow-work-financial-freedom-7038976/086-reduce-decision-fatigue-in-your-relationship-and-small-business-using-your-core-values Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woman-behind-it-all-women-owned-business-work-life-balance-relationship-advice-gene-keys-human-design-small-business-overwhelm-attachment-styles-shadow-work-financial-freedom-7038976/086-reduce-decision-fatigue-in-your-relationship-and-small-business-using-your-core-values.md Podcast: [The Woman Behind It All | Women-Owned Business, Work-Life Balance, Relationship Advice, Gene Keys, Human Design, Small Business, Overwhelm, Attachment Styles, Shadow Work, Financial Freedom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woman-behind-it-all-women-owned-business-work-life-balance-relationship-advice-gene-keys-human-design-small-business-overwhelm-attachment-styles-shadow-work-financial-freedom-7038976) Published: 2026-03-05T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://kaijadawn.podbean.com/e/086-reduce-decision-fatigue-and-overwhelm-in-your-relationship-and-small-business-using-your-core-values/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3g7gxknjs9v6496e/086_Values.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-woman-behind-it-all-women-owned-business-work-life-balance-relationship-advice-gene-keys-human-design-small-business-overwhelm-attachment-styles-shadow-work-financial-freedom-7038976/episodes/086-reduce-decision-fatigue-in-your-relationship-and-small-business-using-your-core-values Duration seconds: 2057 ## Resource Twenty minutes. Five core values. And suddenly the 35,000 decisions you're making every day become automaticđŸ«° Maybe it sounds too good to be true, but it happened in my own life after doing a values exercise with my counselor in 2020. Before that, I was in constant overwhelm, second-guessing decisions for days, feeling guilty every time I set a boundary, and carrying around this constant low-grade anxiety about whether I was doing the right thing. Now? Most decisions take seconds because I have an internal reference point that cuts through all the noise. MY VALUES! They filter out what doesn't belong before conditioning to please everyone even gets a vote. #winning This episode breaks down how values reduce cortisol, why they matter specifically for women entrepreneurs carrying 71% of the household mental load, and how understanding your partner's values can completely shift your relationship dynamic. What we're covering: What values actually are (and why they're different from goals) The science showing how values buffer your nervous system against stress How Christian and I did this exercise together and what it revealed The exact three-step practice you can do this week đŸ“£ Become a Woman Behind It All Insider Get first access to new offerings, behind-the-scenes updates, and the content that doesn't make it to the podcast. Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me @iamkaijadawn so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨ Resources Mentioned: Download the Values Exercise Worksheet Tune Into Related Episodes 062 | How to Stop Second-Guessing Yourself: Using Your Values and Human Design Authority to Make Aligned Decisions 070 | How to Set Boundarie… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-woman-behind-it-all-women-owned-business-work-life-balance-relationship-advice-gene-keys-human-design-small-business-overwhelm-attachment-styles-shadow-work-financial-freedom-7038976/episodes/086-reduce-decision-fatigue-in-your-relationship-and-small-business-using-your-core-values/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-woman-behind-it-all-women-owned-business-work-life-balance-relationship-advice-gene-keys-human-design-small-business-overwhelm-attachment-styles-shadow-work-financial-freedom-7038976/086-reduce-decision-fatigue-in-your-relationship-and-small-business-using-your-core-values.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.