How to Navigate Spiraling Thoughts Without Losing Yourself

Jul 25, 2025
3 min read

Real tools I used when life, rent, and healing all hit at once

The Real Chaos Behind “Spiraling Thoughts”

There’s a version of me that panics.

She spirals — caught in overwhelming thoughts about rent, tuition, Instagram strategy, unemployment interviews, and how many Pinterest pins she can schedule before everything catches fire.

But there’s also a version of me that knows how to come back.

She’s the one who created Untrained: The Clarity Companion Journal™ — the system I built to calm emotional chaos when everything felt too loud.

This is the story of how I stopped fighting my spirals and learned to use them instead.

“Yeah, I’m spiraling. And yes, I’m still wearing the Chanel boots.” 💬 —Inner chaos, outer clarity. That’s where this journal was born.

The Day Spiraling Thoughts Almost Took Me Out—and I Hit Publish Anyway

It started with a blog draft.

I was writing about spiraling thoughts when I realized something: I didn’t need to fix it. I just needed to see it.

That day, I didn’t spiral any less — I just spiraled smarter.

I finished my blog, scheduled Pinterest pins, visited the unemployment office, budgeted tuition, mapped Caleb’s school costs, and still made dinner. 💅

I wasn’t calmer. I was clearer.

“I didn’t spiral less that day. I just spiraled smarter.”

You don’t have to stop spiraling to make progress — you just need to spiral with awareness.

What Spiraling Thoughts Taught Me About Clarity

Spiraling smarter isn’t about being calm.

It’s about finding clarity inside the chaos.

It means:

Recognizing your spiraling thoughts without letting them pilot
Mapping Plan A, B, and C with the same mind that was overwhelmed ten minutes ago
Staying in motion even when your emotions get loud

That’s what I did that week — and it’s how Untrained: The Clarity Companion Journal™ was born.

A creative way to turn emotional loops into structure.