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
