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Life hits all at once, so we talk through grief, meds, and the weird ways we try to hold it together while still wanting connection. We move from friendship and belonging to parenting logistics, tech anxiety, and a heartfelt question about raising kids with ADHD without passing on shame.

Join us as for:
• tracking a messy few weeks of medication changes and losing a dog
• using humor to cope while still naming real grief
• craving community and confusing it with religion
• learning that friendship seasons are not personal failures
• a broken air conditioner and solo parenting reality
• what it feels like when friends show up as a village
• color hunting as a free creativity game and mindset shift
• debating coolness and why enthusiasm gets dismissed
• social media privacy and why accountability feels overdue
• divagating as an accidental show theme
• ideas for building intimacy with low-pressure shared time
• refusing to learn Bluetooth and other everyday mysteries
• thinking ahead about kids, ADHD, labels, tools and reducing shame

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A goofy LSAT group-text score check turns into a bigger conversation about routine, sleep, and why structure can be the difference between feeling steady and feeling scattered. We spiral from “mystery scores” to marriage patterns, then land on reality TV ethics, influencer money, March Madness, parenting guilt, and a listener move to St Louis.

This week we talk:
• LSAT quiz bragging rights and the sting of not understanding
• sleep debt, early workouts, and why recovery changes results
• needing a structured environment versus free-flowing work
• rating “mysterious” and what self-knowledge really means
• self-advocacy versus staying neutral so nobody feels threatened
• grief not being linear and giving ourselves more grace
• The Bachelorette cancellation and why video shifts judgment
• mental health, platforming, and the ethics of reality TV
• creator privilege, big brand deals, and moral boundaries
• March Madness brackets and the emotional hedge strategy
• mom guilt about missing bedtime and why balance matters
• word of the week: nadir
• match week tears and respect for healthcare workers
• advice on St Louis walkability, outdoors access, and LGBTQ friendliness

If you've got a thought to share or are looking for a bit of advice on something, leave us a voicemail at the link below!

https://www.speakpipe.com/overthinkingpod

If you'd like to message us you can use the email below or the text link at the top overthinking@theoverbys.com

CONNECT:
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Website: https://jojohnsonoverby.com/

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We’re coming off a brutal week as we say goodbye to Boji and try to put words to shock, grief, and what it means to lose a pet who shaped our everyday life. We laugh through the tears and break down an all-out Oscars costume party, a debate about family Halloween costumes, and a little nostalgia about landlines and the return of old habits.

• processing sudden pet loss and the strange quiet that follows
• how we talk to our kids about death with clear simple language
• why whimsy and community rituals matter when life feels heavy
• the Oscars party tradition and what makes it so fun
• the tiger costume that did not fit
• who should be the main character in family Halloween costumes
• favorite throwback costumes and what we’d do differently now
• bad dad mean mom moments and repairing after a rough day
• water bottle opinions and the realities of cleaning straws
• word of the week and why some words are just unusable
• the comeback of landlines and what it says about phones for kids

If you've got a thought to share or are looking for a bit of advice on something, leave us a voicemail at the link below!

https://www.speakpipe.com/overthinkingpod

If you'd like to message us you can use the email below or the text link at the top overthinking@theoverbys.com

CONNECT:
TikTok: @jojohnsonoverby / @matt.overby
Instagram: @jojohnsonoverby / @matt.overby
Website: https://jojohnsonoverby.com/