Amy Twiggs joins Tony Overbay, LMFT on his Virtual Couch podcast to discuss how to build confidence as an athlete, as well as what parents, and coaches, need to know in order to get the most from an athlete. Amy is a sports performance coach who works with athletes, from…
The way we interact with our current partners, children, or even work colleagues has a lot to do with how we attached to our primary caregivers as children. And understanding these “attachment styles” can ultimately lead to better relationships with those we care about. Are you anxious-preoccupied, having a negative…
Kim Partridge, aka “Coach Kimmie” has been a registered nurse for 25 years and she doubles as a life coach dedicated to helping girls with teenage anxiety, and confidence issues. Tony and Kim talk about the book "Enough As She Is" by Rachel Simmons and about how to navigate social…
Worried that your "picker" is broken after going through a divorce or a bad break up? Is your fear of another relationship failure causing you to want to give up on finding the relationship that you have always dreamed of? Tony breaks down Freud's "repetition compulsion" and how your parents…
HEADS UP! ATTENTION! Please listen to this episode if you or ANYONE in your life has struggled with addiction. This episode contains an interview Tony did primarily targeted for LDS bishops (congregational leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) but he addresses how shame fuels addictions of…
The more the word “narcissist” gets thrown around, the more chances there are to use the term incorrectly. Tony gives the diagnostic criteria for NPD and then discusses sociology PhD Kristen Milstead’s article “8 Types of Narcissists.” What is covert vs. overt narcissism, why is a malignant narcissist the most…
Tony Overbay, LMFT interview Kim "Coach Kimmie" Partridge, R.N. on The Virtual Couch podcast. Coach Kimmie, a registered nurse for 25 years and life coach, helps girls with teenage anxiety, and confidence issues, learn to "hush their inner critic and know that confidence is the ability to feel all of…
Tony appears on Monica Packer's "About Progress" podcast. Monica titled the episode, "How to Stop Hating Yourself with Tony Overbay." Her description says: Mindset is everything. So what do you do if the only way you learned how to change in the past was by hating yourself into it? Shifting…
Navigating a break up can be incredibly difficult, leaving you feeling blindsided, emotionally triggered by every smell, sound, and place that you go. And what about the pain? You feel like your heart is literally breaking! Did you know that brain scans show that a breakup lights up the same…
Brooke Romney is a writer, speaker, and a mother of 4 very active boys. A couple of years ago she wrote an article called “Repeat After Me, My Child is Not Perfect and Neither is Yours” which struck a chord with parents everywhere. She thought if she “mothered hard enough”…
Can playing board games revive your marriage, or find you a partner? Why will men suddenly be carrying paintbrushes around in their pockets when trying to meet women? Tony dissects a recent Baylor University study that says “Couples Creating Art or Playing Board Games Release ‘Love Hormone’ - but Men…
According to John Kim, aka “The Angry Therapist,” we are not born men. We are born boys. The transition from misery to meaning is an internal process that requires work: reflection, pain, courage, and sometimes, a rebirth. Kim knows because he’s been there. The truth is, men weren’t meant to…
Lincoln, CA Zebra's come-from-behind victory vs. Vista Del Lago in the "play in" game of the 2019 CIF Division 2 playoffs. Lincoln started off the game in a 14-0 hole and didn't take their first lead until late in the 4th. Freshman Jake Overbay led the Zebra's with 17 points…
Dr. Molly Parker’s life changed dramatically when a car ran up on the sidewalk and hit her and many others leaving her with severe post-concussion syndrome and a sensorimotor disorder for 7 years. A physical therapist herself, she saw over 70 healthcare providers and spent thousands of hours researching how…
From the Marriage Thereoke podcast description of this episode: " While everyone’s spouse is selfish from time to time, it can be a whole different ballgame to be married to someone with a narcissistic personality disorder. Clinical narcissism is characterized by a preoccupation with self, sense of entitlement, lack of…
Tony interviews Nikki Eisenhauer, International Life Coach, Psychotherapist and host of the award-winning podcast Emotional Badass about her experiences as, and working with Highly Sensitive People (HSP). Some estimates say that 10-15% of the population would fall under the spectrum of HSP. A highly sensitive person (HSP) is believed to…
Tony Overbay LMFT interviews Dr. Molly Parker, PT, on Post-Concussion Syndrome, Neuroplasticity of the brain and her incredible story that found her visiting over 80 medical professionals during the course of an 8-year journey to recover from a traumatic brain injury. Dr. Parker said that while recovering from her injury,…
Tony Overbay LMFT interviews Nikki Eisenhauer, International Life Coach, Psychotherapist and host of the award-winning podcast Emotional Badass about her experiences as, and working with Highly Sensitive People (HSP). Some estimates say that 10-15% of the population would fall under the spectrum of HSP. A highly sensitive person (HSP) is…
When is it OK to quit? When do you finally pull the plug on the job you aren’t satisfied with, the relationship that appears to be going nowhere or the school that you always dreamed of attending? Tony refers to the work of Peg Streep and the research behind her…
Tony interviews Tyler and Andrea Davis, creators of Betterscreentime.com on positive screentime strategies for parents and teens. They've spent a considerable amount of time studying the latest research, interviewing intentional parents, and testing strategies in their own home—all in order to learn what really works (and what doesn’t) when it…
Tony Overbay, LMFT interviews Tyler and Andrea Davis, creators of Betterscreentime.com on positive screentime strategies for parents and teens. They've spent a considerable amount of time studying the latest research, interviewing intentional parents, and testing strategies in their own home—all in order to learn what really works (and what doesn’t)…
Is multitasking a myth or are some people able to spread themselves thin and thrive? And what do you do with your time? Do you value an extra minute, or a few seconds? Tony first tackles time, motivated by the poem “Time in Perspective,” (you know, the one that ends…
You can do this! What is this? Whatever you’re going through right now, and this isn’t your typical “you can do anything you put your mind to” speech. This is an episode to be returned to, an episode designed to help you understand where your “this” is coming from and…
Tony interviews Elisabeth Mortensen, better known as Eat Squat Mom (Instagram @eat.squat.mom). From Elisabeth's website http://eatsquatmom.com "I have been on many fitness journeys over the last eight years and have striven for perfection each time. I have found that perfection doesn't lie in what I see in the mirror but…