Tony Overbay, LMFT and his guest, Jonathan Alva, discuss the book How To Raise an Adult by Julie Lythcott-Haims. In this episode, you'll learn how to stop overparenting and how to teach your kids to thrive. You can find the book here https://amzn.to/2l636DO Listen to more of Tony Overbay's Virtual…
I wanted to share some quick thought after processing a similar question in back-to-back couples sessions earlier today. The question was "How can we make our vacation more productive from a couples communication standpoint?" Check out http://tonyoverbay.com or more specifically, listen to the Virtual Couch podcast on the Apple Podcast…
Whitney Mariner is an incredible woman. Three years Whitney gave birth to her second child. Only six weeks later she was diagnosed with an orange-sized tumor wrapped around her brain stem. Because of the difficult placement, the twelve-hour surgery resulted in a stroke paralyzing the left half of her body.…
Rachel Nielson, host of the popular podcast 3 in 30 Takeaways for Moms, joins Tony on the Virtual Couch today to talk about her experience in how her two amazing children came to be a part of her family. Rachel went through both in vitro fertilization and open adoption at…
Heather Robertson joins Tony Overbay on Episode 53 of The Virtual Couch podcast. Heather Robertson is the creator of http://halfsizeme.com and she has worked with thousands of people to help them break their unhealthy relationships with food. Heather herself once weight in at 313 lbs after the birth of her…
Virtual Couch Episode 51, Talented actress, musician, thrifter and mother extraordinaire Aurora Florence joins Tony Overbay to discuss what it was like growing up in a family of performers, her personal journey to become an actress/musician and the sometimes roller coaster of emotions that accompanied her. She talks about her…
In the Virtual Couch Podcast Episode 49, author Adam Friday “Woody” Woods joins Tony Overbay, LMFT. Woody is a motivational speaker, and author of the book Conquer Your Dragons. Conquer Your Dragons is an inspirational children's story done in rhyme. In the story, a boy falls asleep and has a…
In Episode 21 of the Virtual Couch Podcast, Tony Overbay, LMFT interviews Derek Wessman, an American living in Japan. Derek spent two years in Japan in his late teens learning the language and the culture. He married a Japanese woman and moved to Japan 13 years ago and now hosts…
Episode 46 of the Virtual Couch Podcast, Tony Overbay, LMFT interviews Kristen and Ryan Jibson from http://therapyspot.org Kristen and Ryan Jibson are both therapists working together in their private practice in Roseville, CA. You can learn more about them by visiting http://therapyspot.org Initially after Kristen went through her divorce she…
In this special bonus episode of the Virtual Couch podcast, Tony Overbay, LMFT was asked to be a guest on Intimacy/Relationship Coach Ashley Noelle’s Internet Radio Show “You Have Worth” and she was kind enough to allow me to post the audio of our interview on the podcast. The easiest…
Virtual Couch Podcast with Tony Overbay, LMFT Episode 41 - The 5 Love Languages from http://tonyoverbay.com. Back in 1995, PhD and Marriage Therapist Gary Chapman released a book called "The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate." In the book, Chapman outlines five ways to express…
Tony Overbay, LMFT, http://tonyoverbay.com, interviews Aspen Drake. Aspen is the host of the podcast "Loss For Words." Aspen Drake, host of the podcast "Loss For Words" a podcast about grief and loss, "from a place of experience, not necessarily professionalism or certification...of any kind." - Aspen Drake. Aspen joins Tony…
Virtual Couch podcast episode 32 - Tony Overbay, LMFT http://tonyoverbay.com interviews Shelly Aldrich, LMFT. Shelly Aldrich, LMFT, and one of the founders of Bridges Counseling Center (www.bridgescounselingcenter.com) gives an easy-to-understand view of where anxiety comes from, the purpose that it serves, how it manifests itself in our daily lives and…
Tony Overbay LMFT http://tonyoverbay.com sits down with Summit Christian Church http://mysummit.church/ Pastor Chris Jung and his congregation to talk about “4 big rock items” basic practical things that you can start doing TODAY to start building a healthy marriage. Tony bases his comments on Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy…
Virtual Couch Podcast episodes 29 and 30. Tony Overbay, LMFT interviews Julie Christensen. Julie Christensen is a licensed marriage and family therapist, as well as a psychic medium and intuitive counselor. She is also the owner of Luminous Passages http://luminouspassages.com where she helps others through the use of mediumship. She…
Tony Overbay LMFT interviews Charlotte Underwood. Charlotte is the author of "After Suicide." From Charlotte's website "After Suicide is Charlotte's personal account of her fathers suicide, including before and after the event. This books main purpose is to be a support aid for people in a similar situation or people…
Virtual Couch Podcast Episode 27 - Tony Overbay interviews Joshua Shea. Joshua is the author of: The Addiction Nobody Will Talk about: How I Let My Pornography Addiction Hurt People and Destroy Relationships. You can order Joshua's book on Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com. Joshua Shea seemingly had it all. A loving…
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Tony Overbay gives an outline of the evidence-based couples counseling theory Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) originally developed by Sue Johnson. EFT uses attachment theory principals to help create an entirely new, and immediately effective, way to communicate with your partner, your children, your employees,…
What is “Impostor Syndrome” and how is it affecting you? Impostor syndrome is the belief that whether at work, or at home, when you try to do something different, somebody is going to tap you on the shoulder and tell you that you’ve been exposed! You’ve been figured out! You…
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 heads down and power through, letting nothing get in their…
Pastor Chris invited me back to Summit Christian Church in Lincoln, CA http://mysummit.church/ as part of his series "Mind Your Own Busyness" in which Chris brings speakers to address practical areas such as finances, marriage and parenting and how to apply God's word to things people can implement to improve…
Jody Moore is a life coach, writer, podcast host and even a “mind ninja” according to her extremely successful website http://boldnewmom.com Jody has created a program designed for women who understand that being emotionally strong, confident, and happy is the best thing that they can do for themselves, and for…
Depression affects nearly 20 million adults in the US alone every year, and even that number is considered by many to be underreported because of the negative stigma associated with depression. In this episode, Nikki Kimball, one of, if not the most accomplished female ultra runners of all time, shares…
Tony was asked to go on Jody Moore's incredibly successful podcast "Better Than Happy" to talk about a variety of topics including Scrupulosity (the "doubting disease"), Narcissism, how to overcome depression, and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT). Jody's site can be found at https://boldnewmom.com/ And please visit Bloom for Women,…