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We’re running on no sleep after our kid’s ear infection turns into a ruptured eardrum, and we use the exhaustion to talk honestly about disappointment, pressure and what resilience actually looks like. From creatine and cognitive recovery to tarot themed friendships and jealousy triggers, we keep coming back to one idea: you can’t control outcomes, but you can control your lane.

This week we get into:

• creatine as a tool not an identity
• sleep deprivation and parenting guilt after a medical scare
• existential spirals triggered by money tasks and stalled goals
• building adult community through playful theme parties
• zombie apocalypse “last luxury” picks and what they reveal
• tolerance for discomfort as a predictor of success
• reframing failure as data instead of a personal stain
• influencers versus comedians and the “paying dues” mindset
• telling a sister-in-law about pregnancy with sensitivity and privacy
• navigating a husband’s ex entering your fitness friend group

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We start with family catchphrases and accidental awkwardness and wander into the strange social rules of being online, where a checkmark can be a punishment and everyone assumes everything is an ad. Along the way we dig into a viral political mix-up, money habits, Dancing With the Stars picks, and why our house contains enough wrapping paper to qualify as a gift wrap station.

Join us to get into:
• repeating family phrases in the wild and owning the weird tone
• an Instagram verification “punishment” and what a checkmark signals now
• getting called “cool” by a 20-year-old and living off it all week
• volunteering updates and Pilates soreness that attacks one glute at a time
• the Hawkeyes vs Hawks Senate confusion and why it’s so funny
• California political ad disclosure talk and what actually counts as an ad
• mysterious attic noises and the local critter roster
• “parsimonious” as word of the week and a mini debate on stingy spending
• listener message about federal offices with non-potable water
• Dancing With the Stars predictions and who we want to win
• gift wrapping standards, too much paper, and saving boxes “just in case”

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Website: https://jojohnsonoverby.com/

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We bounce from the pure joy of high-energy concerts to the weird emotional whiplash of a party show that opens with real grief. Then we zoom out into internet etiquette, interview norms, and holiday gift dynamics that reveal what people expect from each other.

This week we get into:
• why some concerts feel unforgettable because the crowd fully commits
• Lil Jon opening with a tribute and how that changes the experience
• Pitbull’s “Miami” vibe landing in Northwest Arkansas and the culture shock
• costume commitment at concerts
• building a DIY LED cloud and what it takes to make big home projects work
• what happens when brand ads push content to the wrong audience
• handling nasty comments, blocking, and losing control of the comments
• the viral iced coffee at a job interview debate and “knowing your audience”
• the word of the week “perfunctory” and our grammar struggle spiral
• auditory processing delay, no inner monologue, and listening styles
• whether buying and wrapping your own Christmas gifts is a red flag
• gift-giving advice that focuses on practical “elevated staples” people will use

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/