Licensed to Overthink

Brittany and Becca put their fear of failure on trial, cross-examine every "I totally blew it" they've ever had, and discover the anxious little voice in their heads has secretly been rooting for them the whole time, like a coach who only knows how to yell. Join them as they appeal their own worst verdicts, plead guilty to trying anyway, and learn that every overthinking, worst-case-scenario part of you just really, really wants you to win.

her question in the checkout line was mortifying, loud, and completely correct, and that's exactly the problem. Brittany, Becca, and Ashley dig into why kids get blamed for bluntness when adults are the ones panicking, and how to teach the polite version without teaching her that the truth was wrong.

We came to relax. We left with 14,000 steps, a clean inbox, and no idea what rest actually feels like. What starts as a peaceful day dedicated to rest somehow spirals into a jam-packed itinerary of adventures, errands, and activities because apparently doing nothing feels deeply suspicious.

We'll explore how our anxious brains can sometimes help us shine, why roller coasters might teach us a thing or two about reslilience, and how our hobbies can turn fear into fun. Life is a roller coaster. Apparently, so is personal growth.

This week Brittany and Becca get into the distance between wanting to be somewhere and actually getting there, and why the person who walks in forty minutes late just did the hardest thing in the room.

Everything you say to help a spiraling friend is making it worse. Brittany and Becca rank the damage, plead guilty, and get to what your friend actually needs instead.

Two therapists hold court on everything a person can, should, or shouldn't be afraid of, including a detailed and extremely confident plan for the zombie apocalypse.

Honesty makes somebody uncomfortable for about ninety seconds; the polite version costs you a little every day for years. This week Brittany and Becca get into why "fine" is autocomplete for the whole personality, and what happens when everyone who loves you is working from a file you edited.