{"podcast":{"title":"Below The Circle","slug":"below-the-circle-6619723","podcast_index_feed_id":6619723,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/below-the-circle/","website_url":"https://drphyllishayesreams.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/04c4d287-b813-49fa-b00b-6b59eca42bc5/Below-the-Circle-Podcast-Tile.jpg","author":"Dr. Phyllis Hayes-Reams","episode_count":141,"summary":"Are you tired of circling on autopilot? Below the Circle with Dr. Phyllis is the podcast for women ready to stop circling and start landing. You've been flying for years. Maybe decades. Hands gripped on the controls. Autopilot engaged. Circling the same patterns, the same way of doing life — over and over again. You're the high-achieving professional who never drops a ball. The ministry leader who pours out but never refuels. The mom running on fumes. The strong friend who holds everything together so seamlessly that no one thinks to ask if you're okay. You call it resilience. You call it strength. You call it love. But somewhere underneath all of it — underneath the doing and the fixing and the holding — there's a whisper you've been trying to ignore: \"This isn't working anymore.\" Your plate is full. Your soul is empty. You're not broken. You're not weak. You've just been flying so high for so long that you've been flying right over your own life. And everything you've been searching for — your joy, your peace, your identity, your dreams, your purpose — has been below the circle the entire time. Below the Circle with Dr. Phyllis is the landing plan for the woman who is ready to c…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723"},"episode":{"title":"#122-From Impulse to Intention: Pressing Pause Before You Say Yes","slug":"122-from-impulse-to-intention-pressing-pause-before-you-say-yes","published_at":"2026-01-15T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723/122-from-impulse-to-intention-pressing-pause-before-you-say-yes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723","url":"https://drphyllishayesreams.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d233fed4-e3b8-4f4f-91b4-dd598ceeab12.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Dr. Phyllis explores what happens in the space between the urge to say yes and the decision to follow through. She shares a personal story from her caregiving role, along with an unexpected lesson that came from caring for her dogs. What began as small, reactive moments turned into a deeper realization about how often we move straight from impulse into action without checking in first. Every decision is a doorway, and most of us walk through way too fast. Dr. Phyllis introduces the pause process, a simple, practical tool you can use before making both major decisions and everyday yeses. This isn’t about overthinking. It’s about creating enough space to notice what’s driving the urge. She breaks down how to slow the moment, recognize urgency for what it is, and choose intentionally instead of reflexively. Not every need is ours to meet. Not every opportunity is ours to own. If you’ve ever said yes and immediately felt overwhelmed, resentful, or full of regret, this episode offers a grounded way to do things differently next time.","meta_description":"In this episode, Dr. Phyllis explores what happens in the space between the urge to say yes and the decision to follow through. She shares a personal stor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1726,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/below-the-circle-6619723/episodes/122-from-impulse-to-intention-pressing-pause-before-you-say-yes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723/122-from-impulse-to-intention-pressing-pause-before-you-say-yes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}