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We bounce from time blindness and everyday chaos into the surprisingly hard work of speaking up when money, family, and expectations collide. We share what we’re learning about confidence, boundaries, and how to advocate as a couple when a “gift” starts to feel like a bill.

• running late dynamics, time blindness, and repairing the vibe
• unexpected love for Panera breakfast sandwiches
• studio mishaps, spiders, and a highlight reel of weird bites and stings
• embarrassment versus avoidance, plus how we “project” confidence
• the consulting lesson that nobody fully knows what’s going on
• World Cup visitor content, U.S. scale shock, and why walking everywhere backfires
• our passenger rail rant and the infrastructure trade-offs
• parenting misstep of hyping plans too early, then managing heartbreak
• word of the week: ultra crepidarian
• Enneagram voicemail, why we like it, and why we refuse to be boxed in by it
• horoscope skepticism, being open to woo-woo, and why tarot sparks better conversations
• navigating in-laws when a wedding couch “gift” becomes a major expense
• setting the precedent early and letting your partner handle their own family communication

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/

Send a message to the pod!

We bounce from chaotic daily life to the bigger ways the internet shapes what we watch, what we buy, and how we let ourselves be seen. We share our takes on Love Island, a viral Off Campus moment, and the practical home and parenting decisions that feel small until you are living them.

Join us as we talk through:
• wanting an adult science refresher and the fear of being confidently wrong
• CMA Fest highlights and brand booths that make the daytime experience feel social
• why Love Island works best with recaps and why it feels extra graphic early on
• how isolation, incentives and editing create reality TV villains
• the Off Campus dance debate and the growing fear of being perceived
• word of the week: sententious and how moral grandstanding shows up online
• bad dad mean mom and the time blindness that makes us late
• decorating a new house without impulse buying by sitting on purchases and keeping a list
• design regrets, open concept trade-offs and prioritising function over perfect aesthetics
• budgeting for window treatments, rugs and enough seating
• why asking for favours matters and how it strengthens community
• toddler behaviour around age three and not attaching the wrong meaning to it
• why two to three rocked us more than the kids did, including mental health and rebuilding systems
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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/