Welcome to Episode 73 of the Don’t You Worry Podcast — and we’re kicking off a brand new mini-series called “Let’s Get Real.” No interviews. No fluff. Just Briley + Britton in the studio talking about the stuff that’s actually happening in our heads.

This week’s topic: Brain Dumping. Because if we’re being honest… our brains stay loud. Thoughts stack up, fear spirals, “what-if’s” start sprinting, and suddenly you’re stressed about something you can’t even explain without sounding dramatic.

In this episode, we unpack a simple but powerful practice we learned from Kate Downing’s Bible study Fighting with Fear: get it out → sort it out → take a step → pray it out.

We talk about:

• why anxiety feels so real (even when it’s lying to you)
• the difference between what’s in your control vs. what’s God’s job
• how spiraling works (and how to stop feeding it)
• and why Job 38 is one of the most humbling reminders that God sees what we can’t

Also… we tell the story of Briley running down a hallway with her eyes closed and learning the hard way why trusting the guide matters. (Yes, there was a wall. Yes, there was a bump. Yes, it’s a whole metaphor.)

So if your mind has been crowded, your heart has been heavy, or you just need a practical way to hand the chaos to God—this one’s for you.

Grab a journal tonight. Brain dump it. Sort it. Step forward. Pray. And let’s get real together.