Too Much, Apparently

Ever felt like you’re too tired to live your actual life? Too burnt out to enjoy the things you usually love? Too exhausted to even recover? Yeah. Us too.

In this episode of Too Much, Apparently, we (Carly and Alice — two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about burnout, bone-deep fatigue, and why “just rest” isn’t as simple as it sounds when you’re already running on empty.

We unpack our own warning signs, spiral in real-time (as usual), and share the messy reality of living with fatigue while still trying to function like a “normal adult.”

This time we talked about:

🎙️ We’ve felt this thing too (and we still do): being too tired to wash our hair, forgetting to brush our teeth, and pushing through with 20 reels in a week.

👀 What it looks like in real life: collapsing into bed after work, canceling plans, or craving an empty diary day while others panic at the sight.

🧠 Why our brains do it: sensitivity, neurodivergence, trauma, busy minds, and a culture that ties worth to productivity.

🧍🏽‍♀️🧍🏻 The different ways it shows up: boom-and-bust cycles, chronic health conditions, denial and pushing through, and guilt about needing “too much” rest.

🧰 Coping mechanisms: burnout menus, radical self-care, asking for help, embracing childlike joy, and redefining rest as part of productivity.

🌱 How to make peace with it: You’re not lazy or behind — you’re carrying more than people can see, and healing means moving at the pace your body actually needs.

Thanks for listening

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👩‍💻 Carly Radford:

→ Website: www.carlyradford.com

→ Instagram: @the_sensitivity_therapist

👩🏻‍💻 Alice Tew:

→ Website: www.alicetew.com

→ Instagram: @reparentingwithalice

📩 Email us: [email protected] 🗓️ New episodes every Monday

This is a podcast that says: bring your too-muchness… we’re here for it.

Disclaimer: Just a quick note to say this podcast isn’t therapy, and it’s not a substitute for professional support. We’re here to share ideas and experiences, but if you’re struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional or a support service near you.

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Ever felt like you’re too serious for chit-chat, too awkward for small talk, or too deep to feel satisfied by surface-level connections? Yeah. Us too.

In Part Two of Too Deep for Small Talk, we (Carly and Alice — two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) keep digging into why small talk can feel exhausting and why craving depth is both a blessing and a challenge.

This time, we spiral into awkward work chats, the weird relief of oversharing, and the ongoing search for spaces where you can be fully yourself — without feeling like you’ve “killed the vibe.”

This time we talked about:

🎙️ We’ve felt this thing too (and still do): shrinking back after saying “too much,” zoning out in shallow conversations, or secretly longing for a heart-to-heart.

👀 What it looks like in real life: the pressure to perform friendliness, laughing at jokes you don’t get, or finding joy when someone finally dives deeper with you.

🧠 Why our brains do it: survival strategies, sensitivity, and the nervous system’s craving for safety and authenticity.

🧍🏽‍♀️🧍🏻 The different ways it shows up: oversharing then cringing, masking with humour, people-pleasing, or avoiding social events altogether.

🧰 Coping mechanisms: reframing small talk as a bridge, pacing vulnerability, and seeking out depth-friendly people and spaces.

🌱 How to make peace with it: Craving depth doesn’t make you “too much” — it makes you human. The trick is learning how to honour it without burning out.

Thanks for listening

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💬 New episodes every Monday.

🎧 Follow now to join the conversation.

🧡 CONNECT WITH US

🎙️ Podcast socials:

→ Instagram: @toomuchapparently

→ TikTok: @toomuchapparently

→ YouTube: Too Much, Apparently

→ Website: www.toomuchapparently.com

👩‍💻 Carly Radford:

→ Website: www.carlyradford.com

→ Instagram: @the_sensitivity_therapist

👩🏻‍💻 Alice Tew:

→ Website: www.alicetew.com

→ Instagram: @reparentingwithalice

📩 Email us: [email protected]

🗓️ New episodes every Monday

This is a podcast that says: bring your too-muchness… we’re here for it.

Disclaimer: Just a quick note to say this podcast isn’t therapy, and it’s not a substitute for professional support. We’re here to share ideas and experiences, but if you’re struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional or a support service near you.

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Ever felt like you’re too serious to enjoy everyday chit-chat? Too awkward to keep small talk flowing? Too deep to feel satisfied by the surface stuff?
Yeah. Us too.

In this episode of Too Much, Apparently, we (Carly and Alice — two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about why small talk feels exhausting, why depth feels nourishing, and what it’s like to long for connection in a world that often prefers keeping things light.

We unpack our teenage memories, awkward family gatherings, existential spirals mid-conversation, and that magical feeling when something you say actually lands.

This time we talked about:
🎙️ We’ve felt this thing too (and we still do): struggling with small talk at family events, joking about mortality in the wrong moment, and laughing way too hard at our own jokes.

👀 What it looks like in real life: standing in silence after going “too deep,” feeling on the outside in groups, or lighting up when someone finally meets you in the big conversations.

🧠 Why our brains do it: sensitivity, nervous system wiring, neurodivergence, past experiences of not belonging, and the search for meaning.

🧍🏽‍♀️🧍🏻 The different ways it shows up: craving vulnerability, asking big questions too soon, longing for real connection, and sometimes masking with humour or deflection.

🧰 Coping mechanisms: inviting others to depth gently, finding “your people,” using humour as a bridge, and making peace with being different.

🌱 How to make peace with it: Wanting depth isn’t a flaw — it’s how some of us are wired to connect, and that’s something worth valuing.

BOOK MENTIONED: BETTER SMALL TALK BY PATRICK KING

Thanks for listening

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💬 New episodes every Monday.

🎧 Follow now to join the conversation.

🧡 CONNECT WITH US

🎙️ Podcast socials:

→ Instagram: @toomuchapparently

→ TikTok: @toomuchapparently

→ YouTube: Too Much, Apparently

→ Website: www.toomuchapparently.com

👩‍💻 Carly Radford:

→ Website: www.carlyradford.com

→ Instagram: @the_sensitivity_therapist

👩🏻‍💻 Alice Tew:

→ Website: www.alicetew.com

→ Instagram: @reparentingwithalice

📩 Email us: [email protected] 🗓️ New episodes every Monday

This is a podcast that says: bring your too-muchness… we’re here for it.

Disclaimer: Just a quick note to say this podcast isn’t therapy, and it’s not a substitute for professional support. We’re here to share ideas and experiences, but if you’re struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional or a support service near you.

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Ever felt like your mind is too loud to find peace or focus?

Yeah. Us too.

In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice — two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) talk honestly about what it’s like to have a brain that never seems to switch off.

When your thoughts feel like they’re competing for airtime, when the noise inside your head is louder than the world outside, and when everyone else seems to have that magical ability to just… think less.

We unpack why overthinking often gets confused with deep thinking, how shame spirals and analysis paralysis show up, and why some of us feel like we’re always stuck with too many browser tabs open in our minds.

This time we talked about:
🎙️ We’ve felt this thing too (and we still do): endless inner conversations, shame spirals, replaying conversations, analysis paralysis.

👀 What it looks like in real life: zombie scrolling, obsessive planning, ruminating, or fake “switching off” while your head keeps spinning.

🧠 Why our brains do it: trauma responses, nervous system safety, hypervigilance, and the overlap between neurodivergence and overthinking.

🧍🏽‍♀️🧍🏻 The different ways it shows up: ADHD scatter-brains, obsessive rightness, deep reflection, inner monologues, hyper-visual minds.

🧰 Coping mechanisms: lists, planning, numbing with scrolling or games, compulsive “fixing,” or finding temporary relief in distraction.

🌱 How to make peace with it: Your loud brain isn’t broken — it’s wired for depth, awareness, and protection. Learning to work with it (rather than fight it) can reveal hidden gifts in the noise.

Thanks for listening
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💬 New episodes every Monday.
🎧 Follow now to join the conversation.

🧡 CONNECT WITH US
🎙️ Podcast socials:
→ Instagram: @toomuchapparently
→ TikTok: @toomuchapparently
→ YouTube: Too Much, Apparently
→ Website: www.toomuchapparently.com

👩‍💻 Carly Radford:
→ Website: www.carlyradford.com
→ Instagram: @the_sensitivity_therapist

👩🏻‍💻 Alice Tew:
→ Website: www.alicetew.com
→ Instagram: @reparentingwithalice

📩 Email us: [email protected]
🗓️ New episodes every Monday

This is a podcast that says: bring your too-muchness… we’re here for it.

Disclaimer: Just a quick note to say this podcast isn’t therapy, and it’s not a substitute for professional support. We’re here to share ideas and experiences, but if you’re struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional or a support service near you.

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Ever felt like you’re both too much and not enough at the same time?

Yeah. Us too.

In this episode of Too Much, Apparently, we (Carly and Alice - two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about the painful contradiction of being told you’re “too much” and still feeling like you’re never enough.

We explore how those mixed messages shape our self-worth, why so many of us end up shrinking ourselves to fit, and how to start unravelling the shame spiral that says you’re the problem.

This time we talked about:

🎙️ We’ve felt this thing too (and we still do): being told we’re too quiet, too sensitive, too needy, too bossy, too weird.

👀 What it looks like in real life: fake laughing to fit in, replaying conversations in your head, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or hiding your true opinions.

🧠 Why our brains do it: childhood messages, survival strategies, generational patterns, and our wiring for connection and safety.

🧍🏽‍♀️🧍🏻 The different ways it shows up: overachieving, withdrawing, overexplaining or desperately trying to “get it right.”

🧰 Coping mechanisms: numbing with scrolling, saying yes when you mean no, over-planning or editing yourself to feel acceptable.

🌱 How to make peace with it: Realising your needs aren’t “too much” - they just might be more than someone else can handle, and that doesn’t make you the problem.

Thanks for listening

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💬 New episodes every Monday.

🎧 Follow now to join the conversation.

🧡 CONNECT WITH US

🎙️ Podcast socials:

→ Instagram: @toomuchapparently

→ TikTok: @toomuchapparently

→ YouTube: Too Much, Apparently

→ Website: www.toomuchapparently.com

👩‍💻 Carly Radford:

→ Website: www.carlyradford.com

→ Instagram: @the_sensitivity_therapist

👩🏻‍💻 Alice Tew:

→ Website: www.alicetew.com

→ Instagram: @reparentingwithalice

📩 Email us: [email protected]

🗓️ New episodes every Monday

This is a podcast that says: bring your too-muchness… we’re here for it.

Disclaimer: Just a quick note to say this podcast isn’t therapy, and it’s not a substitute for professional support. We’re here to share ideas and experiences, but if you’re struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional or a support service near you.

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Ever felt like you’re too anxious, too self-conscious, or too messy to start something you really care about?

Yeah. Us too.

In this very first episode of Too Much, Apparently, we (Carly and Alice — two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about what it’s like to launch something new while battling self-doubt and the fear of being perceived.

We unpack our own resistance, spiral in real time, and share why creating something honest can feel both terrifying and liberating.

This time we talked about:

🎙️ We’ve felt this thing too (and we still do): self-doubt, overthinking, fear of being “too much”

👀 What it looks like in real life: avoiding opportunities, worrying how others see us, shrinking ourselves

🧠 Why our brains do it: old scripts, sensitivity, and perfectionism at play

🧍🏽‍♀️🧍🏻 The different ways it shows up: being the quiet one, feeling like an outsider, fearing visibility

🧰 Coping mechanisms: humour, honesty, self-compassion, and naming the spiral out loud

🌱 How to make peace with it: remembering that showing up messy is better than not showing up at all

Thanks for listening

           💛💜🩷🩵🧡

💬 New episodes every Monday.

🎧 Follow now to join the conversation.

🧡 CONNECT WITH US

🎙️ Podcast socials:

→ Instagram: @toomuchapparently

→ TikTok: @toomuchapparently

→ YouTube: Too Much, Apparently

→ Website: www.toomuchapparently.com

👩‍💻 Carly Radford:

→ Website: www.carlyradford.com

→ Instagram: @the_sensitivity_therapist

👩🏻‍💻 Alice Tew:

→ Website: www.alicetew.com

→ Instagram: @reparentingwithalice

📩 Email us: [email protected]

🗓️ New episodes every Monday

This is a podcast that says: bring your too-muchness… we’re here for it.

Disclaimer: Just a quick note to say this podcast isn’t therapy, and it’s not a substitute for professional support. We’re here to share ideas and experiences, but if you’re struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional or a support service near you.

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This podcast is too much, you’ll love it

Ever felt like you’re too sensitive, too emotional, or too intense to ever really fit in? Yeah. Us too.

In this trailer for Too Much, Apparently, we (Carly and Alice — two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about why we started this podcast and who it’s for: the ones who’ve been told they’re “too much,” or who secretly fear they’re “not enough.”

We unpack the messy middle of being human, spiral in real time, and share what it’s like to want to make something honest while also being scared it might be boring / cringe / too much / not enough.

This time we talked about:

🎙️ We’ve felt this thing too (and we still do): being “too sensitive,” “too intense,” “too emotional” 👀 What it looks like in real life: second-guessing yourself, worrying you take up too much space, craving depth in a noisy world

🧠 Why our brains do it: wiring, lived experience, and the stories we’ve absorbed about who we’re “supposed” to be

🧍🏽‍♀️🧍🏻 The different ways it shows up: perfectionism, overthinking, people-pleasing, or withdrawing completely

🧰 Coping mechanisms: finding humour, creating meaning, talking it out (sometimes too much!)

🌱 How to make peace with it: by realising that being “too much” might just be exactly enough

Thanks for listening 💛💜🩷🩵🧡

💬 New episodes every Monday.

🎧 Follow now to join the conversation.

🧡 CONNECT WITH US

🎙️ Podcast socials:

→ Instagram: @toomuchapparently

→ TikTok: @toomuchapparently

→ YouTube: Too Much, Apparently

→ Website: www.toomuchapparently.com

👩‍💻 Carly Radford:

→ Website: www.carlyradford.com

→ Instagram: @the_sensitivity_therapist

👩🏻‍💻 Alice Tew:

→ Website: www.alicetew.com

→ Instagram: @reparentingwithalice

📩 Email us: [email protected]

🗓️ New episodes every Monday

This is a podcast that says: bring your too-muchness… we’re here for it.

Disclaimer: Just a quick note to say this podcast isn’t therapy, and it’s not a substitute for professional support. We’re here to share ideas and experiences, but if you’re struggling, please reach out to a mental health professional or a support service near you.

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