Lessons in Overthinking & Obsessing

Feeling a bit off, flat, unmotivated or just plain “meh”? You’re not alone.

In this episode, I (Carly Ann) am sharing three simple ways to boost your mood, get your motivation moving again, and start feeling like yourself again, even when you don’t have the energy or enthusiasm to do much.

No pressure to overhaul your life or suddenly become super productive. Just three practical, realistic things you can try when you’re stuck in a low-energy, low-motivation slump.

Because sometimes you don’t need to find your motivation first, you just need to take one small step to help it find you.

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Why do certain situations, thoughts, sensations, or memories trigger such a strong reaction, even when you know you’re safe or that things are OK.

In this episode I (Carly Ann) explore the psychology behind these powerful reactions that I know you're motivated to change

Knowing this can support you to break the cycle and makes positive changes

If you’ve ever wondered:

• Why do I react so strongly to certain things?
• Why does my body go into panic or anxiety mode so quickly?
• Why am I triggered by something I know isn’t actually dangerous?
• Why does my brain keep connecting certain situations with fear?
• Why can’t I simply “think” my way out of the reaction?

This episode is for you

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If you have a harsh inner critic, sometimes feel anxious or pressured without knowing why, or have moments where you think, “Am I going crazy?” - this episode is perfect for you.

This episode is coming straight from my week and the therapy room - the thoughts, moments, and lessons that have stayed with me and that I feel called to share with you guys this week

As a therapist, I’m sharing 3 simple but powerful lessons that I hope will help give you a boost, repair the relationship with yourself, and remind you of some truths :)

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Have you ever understood something in your head, but still not felt it, believed it, or acted on it?

You can know something logically. You can analyse it, rationalise it, talk it through and understand exactly what you “should” do. And yet somehow, you still feel stuck.

Your emotions haven’t caught up, you just don’t quite believe what you know. Or you keep finding yourself acting in ways that don’t match what you know

In this episode, we’re exploring the head-heart gap, the space between what you think and what you actually feel, believe and do.

This is very common in therapy

I (Carly Ann) talk about how logic alone don’t always create the change you crave

I also share two practical therapy tools to help you begin closing the gap between your head and your heart

If you’ve ever thought, “I know this in my head, so why can’t I just feel it or act on it?”, this episode is for you.

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Do you have a harsh inner critic that makes you overthink, puts you down, or leaves you feeling bad about yourself?

This episode deep dives into a therapy that can help you overcome that voice that holds you back and tells you you're not good enough.

A harsh inner critic can lead to poor habits, low mood, and unrealistic standards,

Through honest conversations and therapist-informed insights, I (Carly Ann) introduce Compassion-Focused Therapy and explore how developing a more compassionate relationship with ourselves can help us respond differently to difficult thoughts, emotions, and experiences.

I’m Carly Ann, a therapist, and my aim is to make Compassion-Focused Therapy accessible and relevant to everyday life — helping you understand yourself with greater compassion and less self-judgement.

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Feel Like Healing Isn’t Working? You're no on your own!

Have you ever felt like your healing isn’t working, you’re going backwards, or you’re suddenly back at square one?

In this episode, I (Carly Ann) explore the Cycle of Change with you, I know that understanding this model (developed by psychologists Prochaska and DiClemente) helps us understand wat to expect when you are ready (and even desperate) for change

If you're feeling a bit hopeless about change or just curious, join me in this discussion.

If you’re working on your mental health, healing, personal development or breaking old patterns, it can be incredibly discouraging when you experience a setback, I know.

In this episode, we’ll explore change, setbacks, and feeling like you’re back at square one.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, discouraged, or wondering whether all your hard work is actually making a difference, this episode is for you.

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Are you exhausted from feeling like you're living the patterns out over and over again?

You know you're capable of more. You make the promises. You tell yourself this time will be different. But somehow, you keep finding yourself back in the same patterns, facing the same problems, and wondering why you can't seem to break free.

That feeling of being stuck can be suffocating. Like no matter how badly you want to move forward, something keeps pulling you back

In this episode, I share a powerful practice you can use today to interrupt the cycle, reconnect with yourself, and start creating momentum in a new direction.

You don't have to have your entire life figured out. You just have to be willing to take the first step.

The moment you choose differently, everything can begin to change.

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Can’t stop replaying a conversation, analysing someone’s behaviour, or obsessing over what they really meant? Whether it’s an ex, a boss, a friend, or someone else in your life, relational interactions can sometimes take over your entire mind, making it hard to focus on anything else.

In this episode, I’m speaking directly to the part of you that is overthinking, spiralling, checking, replaying, and searching for answers. The part of you that feels like you need to figure this person or situation out before you can finally feel okay.

As a therapist who has been there too, I offer a soothing, grounding, and honest conversation to help you step out of the mental loop. This isn’t about pretending you don’t care or forcing yourself to “just move on.” It’s about understanding what’s happening, calming the obsession, and gently bringing your attention and your power back to where it belongs: with you.

If this situation is consuming your thoughts and you’re ready to regain control, clarity, and emotional freedom, this episode is for you.

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Do you find yourself staring at your phone, rewriting the same text, checking if they’ve replied, and fighting the urge to send “just one more message”?

Maybe you overtext when you feel ignored, rejected, anxious, triggered, or unsure where you stand. You send the paragraph, double text, triple text, ask for reassurance, and then regret it the second you hit send.

You’re not alone. And you’re not “too much.” Your nervous system is looking for relief.

This podcast is for the overthinkers, the anxious texters, the people who hate waiting for a reply, and anyone who has ever thought, “Why did I send that?”

I’ll share practical ways to calm yourself down, regulate those intense emotions, break the urge to text, and create space between the trigger and the message, so you can stop texting from anxiety and start responding from a calmer place.

Less chasing. Less overthinking. Less regret. More calm, clarity, and control.

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If you find yourself getting triggered by certain people, situations at work, recurring patterns, or falling into unhealthy habits that feel completely out of character, this is for you.

I’m Carly Ann, and I’ve worked with thousands of people who desperately want to change the cycle of overthinking, obsessing, and having big reactions that can feel irrational, even when you know you’re not responding the way you want to.

Over the years, I’ve developed a framework that helps strengthen your ability to work with these patterns, so you can become less triggered over time and feel more in control of how you respond.

And for the first time, I’m sharing that framework right here.

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