The Virtual Couch
Episodes
Ladders Make Crummy Shovels - 3 Metaphors That Lead to a Lifetime of Happiness
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt like you’re in a vicious game of tug-of-war with the struggles in your life? Afraid that if you don’t pull hard enough you’ll...
Acceptance Doesn't Mean Apathy - Tony Overbay's ACT Presentation at the Mentally Healthy Saints Virtual Summit
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Francom, podcast host, and executive director of Leading Saints, takes over The Virtual Couch to share a recent interview that Tony did for their...
Did I Just Have A Heart Attack? How to Make Change Last.
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony talks about a recent health scare "wait, am I seriously having a heart attack?" and how that led to his desire to be more present, grateful and t...
Highly Sensitive People (HSP) of the World Unite...I Mean if You Want To, If Not It's Totally OK!
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you often find yourself feeling emotionally invested in other people, movies, and TV shows? Do you feel like you take on the emotional state of tho...
Ten Commandments of Managing Depression w/Nate Christensen APCC
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nate Christensen, APCC (working under the clinical supervision of Tony Overbay, LMFT) shares his personal journey in living with depre...
How Many Positive Comments Does it Take So I Can Say Something Mean?
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You've been patient, you've praised, but at what point can you finally let someone know how you really feel? Tony talks about Gottman's "The Magic Rel...
How To Both Love AND Guide Your Kids - Implementing Occam's Razor in Parenting
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Occam's razor is the theory that given a choice between two hypotheses, the one involving fewer assumptions should be preferred. So why do we unconsci...
3 Takeaways From The World Happiness Report
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony shares his takeaways from Mark Travers, Ph.D. article from Psychologytoday.com “3 Happiness Tips From This Year’s World Happiness Report.”...
What Does Kindness Have In Common With the Arterial Health of Rabbits?
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everything you ever wanted to know about kindness can be learned from...rabbits. On today’s episode Tony talks about kindness, and how Dr. Robert ...
BONUS Sexuality Counselor Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife on Partner Desirability Hi/Low Desire Relationships
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special BONUS episode of Tony's top-10 most downloaded episodes of all time on the Virtual Couch, Sexuality and Relationship Counselor Dr. Jen...
How to Embrace Positive Tension In Your Relationship - Part 3 of 3 of the Magnetic Marriage Review
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In part 3 of their 3 part series, Tony and Magnetic Marriage co-creator Preston Pugmire, give the final “ingredients” to creating a truly Magnetic...
Can Empathy Be Taught or Learned? How to Teach Empathy to Your Kids BONUS
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Empathy has become a big buzzword over the past few years, and, chances are you’ve wondered if your spouse, your kids, or your boss lacks empathy al...
Communicating With Connected Conversation Scripts (CCS)
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that there is an actual conversation script that can help you become connected to your spouse? Yeah, Tony didn’t know that there was on...
BONUS The "Origin Story" of Jody Moore - Virtual Couch Top 10 Episode Series
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony begins a series of bonus episodes by airing some of the most downloaded/listened to episodes over the past 4 years of hosting The Virtual Couch p...
Magnetic Marriage Course Round 2 Coming Soon! How to Improve Your Marriage w/Preston Pugmire Part 1 of 3
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to take your marriage from mediocre to magnetic? Even if you don’t feel like your marriage is suffering, Tony believes that there is...
Hold Me Tight! Conversations For a Lifetime of Love
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony shares the foundational principles of Dr. Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT/EFCT) from her book "Hold Me Tight." Tony refere...
If You've EVER Been Angry This Episode Is For YOU!
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all get angry, but what do you do with that anger? Is it healthy to express your anger? If so, in what way? Should you punch a pillow, or a punchin...
Cleaning Up Physical and Emotional Clutter w/Anna, Professional Organizer
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What impedes progress more...physical clutter or emotional clutter? Or is the answer “C, all of the above?” Tony interviews Anna, a professional...
It's Time to Make Some Adult Decisions! Everything You Need to Know About Differentiation
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever find yourself caught up in emotions so fast that you feel like you can’t think logically? Well, the good news is, you’re human! For mo...
Tips for Tackling Anxiety aka Bless Your Brain's Little Pink Squishy Heart!
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony tackles the touchy topic of anxiety and gives tips on what to do when you're feeling anxious. You can watch this interview on YouTube here https...
Jessica Frew On Living a BOLD Life - Co-host of the Husband in Law Podcast
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Frew truly lives a BOLD life. She is an author (https://theboldlogic.com/free-book), podcast host of the very real, raw, and funny podcast Hus...
From Codependent to Interdependent - Keys To a Thriving Relationship
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The term codependent is often used incorrectly in relationships. Yes, codependency, or needing external sources, things, or even people to give one a ...
You're Coming to My Birthday Party! More on the Magnet Marriage's 4 Pillars of a Connected Conversation
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tony shows how putting the 4 Pillars of a Connected Conversation, one of the key components of his Magnetic Marriage Course (http://tonyoverbay.com/ma...
How To Get "Unstuck" - Understanding ACT's Pain of Presence and Absence
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling stuck? Tony has the answers. Using Dr. Steven Hayes book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life (https://amzn.to/3cBAw8Z) as his guide, Tony ...
Take Your Marriage From Mediocre to Magnetic
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to know what's worse than divorce? How about running a daycare with someone you used to date and calling that a marriage? Do you feel li...
Birth Order and the Impact on Personality (aka Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!)
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How important is family birth order in creating your personality? Tony references the article “Birth Order Traits: Your Guide to Sibling Personal...
Be a Guide, not the Hero: How to Model Empathy, Build Inner Wealth, and Put a Stop to Shame Based Parenting!
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you in need of a parenting upgrade? Even from the most well-intentioned parents, our kids can still walk away from key parenting moments feeling...
Parents Just Don’t Understand - A Guidebook For Today’s Teenager
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Tony shares some mind-blowing data about “kids these days” gathered from a couple of consulting jobs with extremely large companies who are ...
Slow and Steady Wins the Race, Except in a Real Race - Using the Power of Story, and Analogy for Good, Not for Manipulation!
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Using the power of story, or a colorful analogy can be an amazing way to help someone understand what YOU are going through. But often story and ana...
I See You 2021 Are You Ready To Thrive, Or Simply Survive?
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Well, life has truly handed you lemons, not just one or two, but a truck full of lemons has backed up to your driveway and not even rang your doorbe...
Testing a Dating Hypothesis with Tony's Friend Nathan, featuring..Can You Trust an Online Dating Profile?
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony welcomes his friend Nathan to The Virtual Couch to talk about dating. Why is it so difficult at times to muster up enough strength to date, how t...
Acceptance Equals Awesome, NOT Apathy
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Acceptance can be both liberating and confusing. To accept that you may not be a professional baseball playing astronaut who marries a supermodel and ...
Here’s How You TRULY Connect! (aka The Consequences of Crummy Communication)
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony talks about how to get to the deeper parts of a conversation with your spouse using his 4 Pillars of a Connected Conversation. Without the right ...
Using Tiny Habits To Bring About Large Changes with Abby Green
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the New Year soon approaching, it’s time to talk habits! Inevitably millions of people will start to look at creating new habits, and breaking ...
When You Feel Like You’re Trying More Than Your Spouse w/Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife (Plus When Narcissistic Traits Show Up in Marriage)
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Relationship and sexuality expert Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-fife (http://finlayson-fife.com) returns for her 3rd time to the Virtual Couch! On today’s ...
Liar, Liar Pants on Fire! Telling the Truth About Compulsive, Pathological and White Lies
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Liar, Liar Pants On Fire! Do you lie? Come on, we all do right? Or do we? What’s the difference between a pathological liar, a compulsive liar, and ...
Managing Marital Entropy...Why Doing Something, ANYTHING For Your Marriage...is Better Than Nothing At All!
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For most of us, when we think of our marital relationships our minds don’t immediately go to the second law of thermodynamics, or entropy, but acc...
I Think, Therefore I Am...I Think...Can You Control Your Thoughts? W/Bonus Analysis Paralysis
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever heard that you can somewhat easily choose to be happy by simply switching all your thoughts from unhappy, to happy? Sure, that sounds fa...
Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife, Relationship And Sexuality Counselor On The Roles of Sexuality In Marriage REPLAY
04 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-fife (www.finlayson-fife.com) a popular relationship and sexuality counselor, joins Tony on the podcast to talk about the chall...
Making The Best of That 3-Legged Chair In Your Mind...Thoughts, It's All About Context
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What if your thoughts, even ones that you previously considered to be negative, harmful, unproductive, or even toxic, when put into context weren’t ...
My Bad! Learning the Power Behind Personal Accountability!
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
My bad! These two simple words can do more to diffuse a potentially charged situation than almost any other in the English language. Personal accoun...
You Should Know That Cognitive Distortions Never Work, Yet You Always Use Them!
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you always feel like you’re never going to get what you want? Do you continuously find yourself thinking, “I should have done that differentl...
Restoring Trust, Gaslighting, What if I DO Know Better? You Say Impulsion and I Say Compulsion? Your Questions, Tony's Answers!
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can a couple rebuild trust in a marriage? Is gaslighting really as big of a problem as people make it out to be...come on, really? (See what I did...
BONUS Understanding the 5 Love Languages
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special BONUS episode, and in preparation for the coming announcement of Tony's upcoming Magnetic Marriage communication course, he tackles th...
Can You Truly Fake It Until You Make It? Putting The Expectation Effect in Action!
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Years ago a fascinating study was conducted where two groups of people were randomly assigned some rats. One group was told that their rats were “Ma...
Is Self-care Self-ish? That Would Be a Big, Fat NO! Diving Deep into Your Emotional Baseline
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is self-care self-ish? Or is self-care an absolute necessity in order to put yourself in a position to succeed in any, and we’re talking ANYTHING yo...
Is Pornography Addiction Real? Everything You Wanted to Know (And Didn't Know You Wanted To Know) About Porn Addiction
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony tackles the topic of pornography today in a completely strength-based, hold-the-shame, become the person you always wanted to be way. He addres...
It's Time to Start Your Own Podcast! Rachel Nielson of 3 in 30 and Monica Packer of About Progress Discuss Podcast U!
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Nielson, host of the 3 in 30 Takeaways For Mom’s Podcast (https://3in30podcast.com/) and Monica Packer, host of the About Progress Podcast (h...
Hold On to Your Hippocampus - The Impact of Narcissistic Abuse On The Brain
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s true that the diagnosis of narcissism is being handed out a bit too liberally, but this toxic personality disorder definitely does exist, with ...
Kick Those Bad Habits to the Curb...and No White Knuckling It!
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to break some old habits and create some new ones...the good kind! Tony covers Richard Jerome's Realsimple.com article "Yes, You Can Kick Th...
Everything I've Learned From The Therapist Chair - The Trilogy (Pt3)
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony covers items 11 through 14 of his ever-growing list of “Everything I Know,” aka all of the things he’s learned from the therapist’s chair...
Julie Lee, Author of "I See You" How Compassion and Connection Save Lives
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony welcomes Julie Lee, author of “I See You” back to The Virtual Couch. Julie talks about the surprising series of events that led to the writin...
Human/Sex Trafficking, How to Protect Your Family with Leonard, Former Inmate
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony interviews Leonard, a former inmate, and medical professional, who was recently released from jail where he learned a tremendous amount of info...
Everything I've Learned From The Therapist Chair The B-sides
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony covers 7 through 10 of his ever-growing list of “Everything I Know,” aka all of the things he’s learned from his therapist’s chair. In to...
Everything I've Learned From The Therapist Chair: Side 1
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony covers items 1 through 6 of his ever-growing list of “Everything I Know,” aka all of the things he’s learned from his therapist’s chair. ...
The Keys to Fixing a Broken Heart
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t you know that breaking up, is, hard to do? Hopefully you were singing that to the tune of the Neal Sedaka hit of the same name that was first ...
How To Respond To Someone In Need
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do you say when somebody turns to you in their time of need? It may sound simple, but in reality, there’s a chance that your thoughts and phras...
How Trauma Impacts Us All - The Body Keeps The Score Review Pt1
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony reviews the life-changing book The Body Keeps the Score, by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. https://amzn.to/2VUcMEd “Trauma is a fact of life…one in...
Emotions Aren't The Boss Of You! Using Expansion To Master Anger, Fear, Sadness and More
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anger, sadness, frustration, fear, loneliness…any one of these emotions can cause one to feel off their game to the point that they may start singin...
Is Your Mess Causing Your Stress?
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Take a quick look around your room, your office, or even your car. What do you see? Do you find yourself staring at the same piles of paper, or half-c...
How to Avoid Drama...Are you a Persecutor, a Rescuer or a Victim? Understanding the Karpman Drama Triangle
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For most of us, we will do almost anything to avoid drama, even to the detriment of our personal and professional relationships. Yet at times, even th...
Why Can it Be So Difficult To Understand The Plight of Others? Understanding The Ego
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Right now we need to be able to listen, empathize and understand our brothers and sisters more than ever...but why can that be so difficult at times? ...
Coach Charles Gazaway on Mentoring Youth, Race in Sports and Surviving a Kidney/Pancreas Transplant - BONUS Episode
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In light of all of the events of the past week surrounding the horrific death of George Floyd and the protests and demands for change that have sprung...
Monica Packer, Host of About Progress, On Battling Through Perfectionism and Procrastination
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From her website, http://aboutprogress.com, Monica Packer is a recovering perfectionist, a podcaster, and a Progress Coach. She also has a very succes...
Stages of Life, Stages of Faith, Stages of Change!
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1980s James Fowler, Professor of Theology and Human Development at Emory University and director of both the Center for Research on Faith an...
Stop Running From Uncomfortable Thoughts, Feelings and Emotions...How to Face the “Fear Trap”
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
No one likes to feel bad...or sad, or afraid or anxious or uncertain, or so many other uncomfortable feelings. And what do you do when you start think...
Attorney Paul Hoybjerg On Recognizing and Addressing Emotional, Sexual and Physical Abuse
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Attorney, and friend, Paul Hoybjerg joins Tony to talk about how we can better protect our children from sexual abuse. Paul is a partner in a Sacramen...
The Elephant and the Rider, the Key to Managing Behavior, and Emotions
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever feel like you’re simply not in control of your emotions? You’re not alone. At times we may feel like our emotions are charging forward...
Nate Bagley, Relationship Researcher on The Epic Wives Experiment
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nate Bagley is a relationship researcher, and his goal is to rid the world of mediocre love. Nate’s work has been published by ABC, the Gottma...
Episode 200! Tony Tells All...Baseball, Boating Accidents and the Tiger King!
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate the 200th episode of The Virtual Couch Podcast, former guest and author Joshua Shea (Tony's co-author of "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? ...
Much Ado About Anxiety, and Why Ignoring Anxiety Only Makes It Angry!
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most likely you don't even have to start thinking about all of the stressors in your life right now to feel that familiar pang of anxiety. Does your h...
The Quarantine Kids Are Back! Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Life In Quarantine Featuring Tony’s Family!
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tony welcomes his wife (that’s right, for the first time in 198 episodes Tony’s wife Wendy joins the podcast!) along with his oldest daughter Alex...
BONUS Narcissism 101 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Narcissistic Personality Disorder
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a lot of talk in the news of narcissism. Many people in powerful positions, i.e. politicians, actors, CEOs of large companies, appear to be ...
Sleep Or Stress, Which Came First? Tips to Lowering Cortisol Levels for Better Sleep
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Day is night, night is day! For most of us, we need a bit of a reason to get out of bed in the morning, whether it's heading to a job, getting the kid...
Couples Communication Tune Up Time! More Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue to shelter in place, quarantine, spend more time in closed quarters with our loved ones, the need for productive communication is even ...
It's Going To Be OK! Managing Worry and Doubt During Distressing Times
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you're human, you've experienced worry. But sometimes it can be more difficult than others to set those worries aside and continue doing what you n...
The Invisible Gorilla And Other Fascinating Psychological Experiments
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can memories be implanted? What would you do if smoke began billowing from underneath a door and everyone around you acted like nothing unusual was ha...
Decreasing Anxiety During Anxious Times w/Dr. Mary Wilde
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Mary Wilde is a board-certified pediatrician, author, and mother of 8 who spends a lot of her time helping people decrease anxiety during anxious ...
Do I Really Need More TP or Bottled Water? Aka "If Everybody Else is Doing it, Shouldn't I?"
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With things changing rapidly thanks to the spread of COVID-19 and the Coronavirus, it is becoming increasingly more difficult to know exactly what to ...
Coronavirus Rule #1...Don't Touch Your Face! Why Can't You NOW Stop Touching Your Face? Thought Suppression & Rebound Behaviors
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
With the continued information about the coronavirus coming in almost by the minute, two things have remained consistent...wash your hands long enough...
Living with a Narcissistic Parent - Tina Fuller, Author of "It's My Turn"
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Author Tina Fuller joins Tony to talk about her book "It's My Turn" https://amzn.to/2ImIMtk which details her experiences in growing up with a narciss...
Psychological Reactance...You Don't Need to Listen To This Episode, Actually I Wouldn't If I Were You!
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simply put, psychological reactance is the instantaneous response that we have when we're told what to do. In business it is often called "change resi...
Ginger Elizabeth Hahn, World Renowned Chocolatier on Battling Roadblocks, Postpartum Depression, Fighting Childhood Cancer w/St. Baldricks
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When Ginger Hahn, the founder of Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates' daughter was only 6 days old she had an intestinal bypass. According to Ginger, "It was ...
A New Approach to Treating Trauma - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with Lora Abraham, LCSW
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lora Abraham, LCSW and a former high school classmate of Tony's, uses EMDR to treat clients who present with a variety of types of trauma. What is EMD...
BONUS - Navigating a Faith Journey/Crisis, Fowler’s Stages of Faith, Truth, Beauty, and Goodness
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For many, a faith community, or religious congregation, is a safe place to return regularly to be spiritually fed before heading back to an often chao...
Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) In Emotionally Abusive/Distant Relationships
17 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us know what Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is, and we associate it with people who have come back from war, or who have experienced tr...
BONUS What If Trying to Choose To Be Happy Isn't Working?
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Plenty of well-meaning people in our lives try and motivate us by saying, "Just choose to be happy every day!" But why, then, isn't it that easy? Why ...
She's ALWAYS Late! He NEVER Asks About My Day! What To Do With All or Nothing/Black or White Thinking!
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
All or nothing...He’s ALWAYS late! She NEVER asks me about my day. The kids will absolutely never, ever, no matter what I say pick up after themselv...
Where To Begin Today To Drive Change...4 ACT Sessions in One Podcast!
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Dr. Steven Hayes’ book A Liberated Mind, How to Pivot Toward What Matters https://amzn.to/34w72BT Dr. Hayes shares some research that shows how q...
Dr. Shelly Hoover, Author of Timeless Sisters, ALS Advocate, On Making the Most of Every Moment
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Shelly Hoover is a wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend. She’s a veteran, author, educator, and advocate. It’s what she doe...
BONUS - Do I NEED My Partner For My Own Happiness? Discovering Sue Johnson's Love Sense
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the popular messages shared by both therapists and media alike is that we are supposed to be in complete control of our own emotions before, or...
Hey, How You Feeling? Primary and Secondary Emotions Explained!
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been scared by a friend? Chances are your first, or primary emotion, was fear! That's perfectly normal, after all, you're human. But wha...
Rediscovering the Levels of Intimacy - A Guide to a Better Connection
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Physical attraction may be enough to initially bring a couple together but is it enough to sustain a relationship when you feel disconnected emotional...
How Complaining Physically Rewires Your Brain And What To Do About It!
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Tony tackles the popular article "How Complaining Physically Rewires Your Brain To Be Anxious And Depressed," from the Daily Healt...
The Greater Your Storm The Brighter Your Rainbow, An Interview with Social Media Influencer Allison Carlson
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Allison Carlson (IG: @allisonbailey1) is more than a social media content creator, aka an “influencer,” she is also a wife, a future doula, a woma...
Resolutions That Will Stick, No Really - The Redux! Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Plus Resolutions = Success!!
30 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It’s New Year’s Resolution time! Does setting resolutions, or even talking about resolutions, in general, bring feelings of fear, or excitement? I...
Cha, Cha, Changes! The Transtheoretical, or Stages of Change Model, 6 Steps to Lasting Change!
26 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tony talks stages of change using the Transtheoretical, or Stages of Change Model referencing an article by Kendra Cherry https://www.verywellmind.com...
A Liberated Mind! What You Need to Start 2020 Strong! 6 Principals of ACT by Dr. Steven Hayes
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tony shares his excitement over one of the founders of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dr. Steven Hayes' new book A Liberated Mind, How to Pivot To...
My ADHD (ADD inattentive type) and Me, Frenemies From Waaaay Back Pt 3 of 2
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 of 2 of Tony's discussion of his ADHD (ADD inattentive type) diagnosis. In this episode, Tony goes more into some of the diagnostic criteria in...
Tony Overbay and Joshua Shea Co-Authors of "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions"
11 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tony Overbay, LMFT interviews Joshua Shea about their newly released book "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Qu...