Tony covers items 1 through 6 of his ever-growing list of “Everything I Know,” aka all of the things he’s learned from his therapist’s chair. In today’s episode he covers: What if you’re NOT broken (ACT vs CBT), You’re the only version of YOU so far on the Earth (at…
Tony Overbay's The Virtual Couch Podcast Episode 214 - Don’t you know that breaking up, is, hard to do? Hopefully, you were singing that to the tune of the Neal Sedaka hit of the same name that was first released in 1960? And Sedaka wasn’t the first to use the…
Episode 213 of Tony Overbay, LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast - What do you say when somebody turns to you in their time of need? It may sound simple, but in reality, there’s a chance that your thoughts and phrases of support may leave someone feeling unheard and even more…
Episode 212 of Tony Overbay, LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast - Tony reviews the life-changing book The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. https://amzn.to/2VUcMEd “Trauma is a fact of life…one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three…
Tony Overbay LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast Episode 211 - Anger, sadness, frustration, fear, loneliness…any one of these emotions can cause one to feel off their game to the point that they may start singing the familiar, yet destructive “what’s wrong with me?” tune. Even more profound is the old…
Tony Overbay LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast Episode 210 Is Your Mess Causing Your Stress? Take a quick look around your room, your office, or even your car. What do you see? Do you find yourself staring at the same piles of paper, or half-completed projects that you've been working…
Episode 209 of Tony Overbay LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast - For most of us, we will do almost anything to avoid drama, even to the detriment of our personal and professional relationships. Yet at times, even the most mindful person may find themselves feeling like a victim who has…
Episode 208 of Tony Overbay LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast - Right now we need to be able to listen, empathize and understand our brothers and sisters more than ever...but why can that be so difficult at times? Even when many people stop to listen, why do their brains immediately…
Episode 207 of Tony Overbay LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast, a special "BONUS episode." Tony replays an interview with his friend Charles Gazaway, also the long-time coach of his son Jake's AAU basketball team. This is AUDIO ONLY. Tony's original video interview without the updated intro is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0fOAjYhxJw&t=1s…
Episode 206 of Tony Overbay, LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast - From her website, http://aboutprogress.com, Monica Packer is a recovering perfectionist, a podcaster, and a Progress Coach. She also has a very successful online program that helps people create their first podcast called Podcast U along with fellow Podcaster and…
Episode 205 of Tony Overbay, LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast. In the 1980s James Fowler, Professor of Theology and Human Development at Emory University and director of both the Center for Research on Faith and Moral Development and the Center for Ethics wrote a book called Stages of Faith. Fowler’s…
Tony Overbay LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast episode 204 - No one likes to feel bad...or sad, or afraid or anxious or uncertain, or so many other uncomfortable feelings. And what do you do when you start thinking unproductive thoughts? Sure, you can tell yourself to “just stop thinking about…
Tony Overbay LMFT's Virtual Couch Episode 203 - Attorney, and friend, Paul Hoybjerg joins Tony to talk about how we can better protect our children from sexual abuse. Paul is a partner in a Sacramento, California law firm who represents victims of sexual abuse, and negligence. Paul shares his story…
Do you ever feel like you’re simply not in control of your emotions? You’re not alone. At times we may feel like our emotions are charging forward like a 6-ton elephant! And we’re simply the rider, trying out best to guide or control the elephant but without much success. But…
Nate Bagley is a relationship researcher, and his goal is to rid the world of mediocre love. Nate’s work has been published by ABC, the Gottman Institue, The Good Men Project, Good Morning America, NBC, and more and with his latest project, The Epic Wives Experiment, he wants to help…
To celebrate the 200th episode of The Virtual Couch Podcast, former guest and author Joshua Shea (Tony's co-author of "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions) interviews Virtual Couch podcast host Tony Overbay. Tony shares about a tragic accident shortly after high school…
Episode 199 of Tony Overbay, LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast - Most likely you don't even have to start thinking about all of the stressors in your life right now to feel that familiar pang of anxiety. Does your heart feel like it’s going to beat right through your chest?…
Tony Overbay LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast Episode 198 - Tony welcomes his wife (that’s right, for the first time in 198 episodes Tony’s wife Wendy joins the podcast!) along with his oldest daughter Alexa, 22, and her husband Mitch, 23, his daughter Mackie, who has appeared two previous times…
Tony Overbay LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast BONUS episode 197. There’s a lot of talk in the news of narcissism. Many people in powerful positions, i.e. politicians, actors, CEOs of large companies, appear to be impervious to the thoughts of others, often being praised for their ability to put their…
Tony Overbay LMFT's The Virtual Couch Podcast Episode 196 - Day is night, night is day! For most of us, we need a bit of a reason to get out of bed in the morning, whether it's heading to a job, getting the kids ready for school, or to head…
Tony Overbay LMFT's Virtual Couch Podcast episode 195 - As we continue to shelter in place, quarantine, spend more time in closed quarters with our loved ones, the need for productive communication is even more important. That's why Tony felt it imperative to dust off the basics of psychologist Sue…
If you're human, you've experienced worry. But sometimes it can be more difficult than others to set those worries aside and continue doing what you need to do to move ahead in your life. In today's episode, Tony discusses the article "I'm a psychologist, and these are my top 8…
Sign up for your FREE parenting course today! https://www.tonyoverbay.com/courses/ Tony Overbay, LMFT and host of The Virtual Couch Podcast, offers you a free "virtual session" to help you improve your parenting today. In this free course, you'll learn why it can be so difficult to parent kids of any age…
Tony Overbay, LMFT presents episode 193 of The Virtual Couch Podcast. Can memories be implanted? What would you do if smoke began billowing from underneath a door and everyone around you acted like nothing unusual was happening? And could you spot a gorilla running across the screen while you were…