{"podcast":{"title":"Life with Amy","slug":"life-with-amy-7764406","podcast_index_feed_id":7764406,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/life-with-amy/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/life-with-amy","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/life-with-amy/20260315_080338_50fcfa7e9abe94c1e705efe0f3d2f909.jpg","author":"Amy Poepping","episode_count":18,"summary":"Welcome to Life with Amy, a podcast for women who want to lead well, build meaningful businesses, and live a life of wholeness rooted in faith. Hosted by Amy Poepping, entrepreneur, leader, and very real life mom. This show dives into honest conversations behind leadership, entrepreneurship, faith and wellness that shape who we become. From stepping into the unknown and building businesses, to navigating hard seasons, strengthening your mindset and becoming the woman God created you to be. Each episode is honest, encouraging & grounded in real life. If you're looking for perfection, you won't find it here! Join Amy for real conversations about growing as a leader, creating freedom as an entrepreneur, and not losing yourself in it all. If you are a faith driven woman who knows she is called to more, and is ready to step outside her comfort zone, grab a seat and hit play. You are in the right room!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T00:18:55.226006+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-amy-7764406"},"episode":{"title":"Comparison Is Stealing Your Joy: How to Stop the Negative Spiral","slug":"comparison-is-stealing-your-joy-how-to-stop-the-negative-spiral","published_at":"2026-05-20T11:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-amy-7764406/comparison-is-stealing-your-joy-how-to-stop-the-negative-spiral","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-amy-7764406","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/life-with-amy/2826334","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/373547/2826334/life-with-amy/2026_05_15_02_12_07_ef688404-1def-4728-b11b-3ad495943d11.mp3","summary":"Takeaways Comparison often starts as one small thought and quickly spirals into negativity. Social media causes us to compare our behind-the-scenes to everyone else’s highlight reel. The key to stopping comparison is learning to acknowledge, stop, and replace negative thoughts. Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools for breaking destructive comparison cycles. Replacing comparison with biblical truth can radically transform your confidence and mindset. In this episode of Life with Amy, Amy dives deep into the destructive cycle of comparison and how it silently steals joy, confidence, and peace from everyday life. From business and entrepreneurship to motherhood, appearance, relationships, and social media, comparison impacts nearly everyone. Amy shares personal experiences with negative thought spirals and explains how quickly comparison can lead to feelings of failure, inadequacy, and discouragement. She discusses the mental toll of constantly comparing your life, success, or appearance to others and why social media only amplifies these struggles. Most importantly, Amy introduces a practical three-step framework for overcoming comparison: Acknowledge the thought Stop the thought Replace the thought She explains how replacing negative comparison with gratitude, encouragement, and biblical truth can completely change your mindset and emotional health. If you’ve ever felt behind, not enough, or trapped in comparison, this episode offers practical encouragement and powerful perspective shifts to help you reclaim your joy. Key Topics Covered: Why comparison is called the thief of joy The impact of social media on mental health Negative thought spirals and mindset patterns Entrepreneur comparison and feeling behind in business How gratitude interrupts negative thinking…","meta_description":"Takeaways Comparison often starts as one small thought and quickly spirals into negativity. Social media causes us to compare our behind-the-scenes to eve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":866,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/life-with-amy-7764406/episodes/comparison-is-stealing-your-joy-how-to-stop-the-negative-spiral/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-with-amy-7764406/comparison-is-stealing-your-joy-how-to-stop-the-negative-spiral.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}