Habits on Purpose

Dr. Kristi Angevine has an unusual background for a self-improvement podcast host -- she is an OB/GYN turned certified life coach, which means she understands both the science of how brains work and the lived reality of high-achieving women trying to hold everything together. Habits on Purpose delivers practical, no-fluff strategies for meaningful habit change, and it addresses the overthinking trifecta of perfectionism, overwhelm, and analysis paralysis head-on. With 214 episodes and a perfect 5.0 rating from 263 reviewers, the weekly show has clearly found its audience. Episodes are concise, typically 7 to 24 minutes, and recent ones have covered making decisions when stuck in analysis paralysis, using pragmatic curiosity for real habit change, and productive questions for getting unstuck. Kristi draws on Internal Family Systems therapy, self-compassion research, and cognitive behavioral techniques, but she packages it all in language that feels like a conversation rather than a lecture. The show is specifically designed for women who set high standards for themselves and then spiral when they cannot meet them all perfectly. If your overthinking tends to show up as difficulty making decisions, constant list-making that never leads to action, or guilt about not being productive enough, this is the show that actually addresses those patterns with specificity.