Lessons in Overthinking & Obsessing

When jealousy takes over, it can get in the way of your whole day! Why do we feel jealous, and where does jealousy come from? In this episode, I explore common causes of jealousy, and support you to explore your own experience.Whether you experience jealousy in relationships, compare yourself to others, or struggle with overthinking, this episode will help you better understand your emotions and explore how to change your relationship with jealousyJoin Break The Cycle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Carly Ann⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠

If you’re someone who overthinks everything, worries about things that haven’t even happened yet, or finds it impossible to switch off your mind, this episode is for you.I’m joined by Mollie Birney, author of How to Freefall: Feeling for Overthinkers, High Achievers, and Anxious Perfectionists, to talk about why we get stuck in our heads and how we can start to break free from the endless cycle of overthinking, worry, and trying to get everything right.Mollie describes this as mental noise - that inner voice fuelled by shame and fear, constantly analysing, second-guessing, and trying to protect us from all the things that could go wrong. What starts as a way of keeping us safe can end up keeping us stuck, exhausted, and disconnected from who we really are.We talk about why uncertainty feels so uncomfortable, how our need to control everything can leave us completely drained, and how overthinking can stop us from being present in our relationships and actually enjoying our lives.Mollie also shares how we can start to recognise these patterns, step back from the stories we keep telling ourselves, and find a little more freedom in not having all the answers.If you put pressure on yourself to get everything right, spend too much time in your own head, or wish you could just give your brain a break, this conversation is for you.In this episode, we explore:Why we overthink and how shame and fear fuel our inner dialogue.Why uncertainty can feel so threatening, even when we’re safe.How the need to control everything can leave us feeling stuck and exhausted.How to recognise when we’re caught in a cycle of worry and repetitive thoughts.Practical ways to step back from mental noise and create some breathing room.What it looks like to stop trying to figure everything out and start living a little more freely.A conversation about quieting the inner noise, getting out of our own heads, and learning how to let go

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.Join Break The Cycle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Carly Ann⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠

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 changeKnowing this can support you to break the cycle and makes positive changesIf 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 youJoin Break The Cycle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Carly Ann⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠

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 weekAs 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 :)Join Break The Cycle ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Work with Carly Ann⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow on Instagram⁠⁠⁠