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Overthinking with the Overbys

Overthinking with the Overbys

By: Jo Johnson Overby & Matt Overby
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Welcome to Overthinking with The Overbys! In this podcast series, Jo and Matt Overby cover a wide variety of topics—from parenting lessons, life stories, to personal relationships. Take an inside look on the lives of Jo and Matt as they navigate the adventures of adulthood and overthink online.

New episodes available weekly!

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Episodes
  • Time, Budget, and Sleep
    Apr 29 2026

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    We start tired and end up wandering through how sleep, workouts, and boundaries shape the mood of an entire house. Along the way we go from toddler chaos to private jet influencer marketing, then back to the inner work of self-talk and seeing other people as their own main characters.

    This week we get into:

    • setting a May goal around sleep hygiene and sleep quantity
    • handling toddler dysregulation by removing the fight trigger
    • using “tomorrow’s privileges are earned today” as a reset
    • swapping hematoma stories and gym mishaps
    • starting Pilates and learning to tolerate core tremors
    • admitting workouts can be essential even when you hate them
    • breaking down sponsored bachelorette trips and brand awareness
    • talking private equity rumours versus a family office reality
    • reframing negative comments as stranger behavior not truth
    • therapy talk on awareness versus replacing bad habits
    • exploring self-talk and how words like “big” land
    • word of the week “sonder” and why it matters
    • answering a voicemail on nursing bras plus Cakes nipple covers
    • riffing on style, shopping, confidence, and self-expression

    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/

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    52 mins
  • How To Host A Party Without Lighting Yourself On Fire
    Apr 22 2026

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    We trade recent life updates that somehow include haircuts, sunburn, and multiple near disasters with fire. We also get into a lot of listener questions this week, which include discussion on travel, marriage, health habits, and the real conversations that make parenting feel less scary.

    This episode includes:
    • weekly catch up with hair changes and family plans
    • a streak of grill and yard work mistakes plus what we learn about rushing
    • chronically online pop culture moment with Billie Eilish and Justin Bieber
    • music discovery habits and how taste evolves in a relationship
    • word of the week: futz
    • why one mic has a fuzzy cover plus the Canada travel question
    • advice on motivating a sedentary partner without taking ownership of their health
    • what we talked through before having kids including money and mental health
    • a listener note on friendship and being intentional over time
    • weather whiplash, AC timing, and Fahrenheit vs Celsius confusion

    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/

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    51 mins
  • Bat Ears And Comment Think Pieces
    Apr 15 2026

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    We bounce from weird hearing test results and early iPhone nostalgia to a brutally real week of hand, foot, and mouth that is knocking our whole house flat. We also get into Coachella content, the attention economy, Greek life in US colleges, and why a full life makes us all better parents and partners.

    Join us this week for:
    • talking to ourselves out loud and what that says about us
    • hearing tests, speech frequencies, and needing subtitles for life
    • mosquito ringtones, old text tones, and tech nostalgia
    • first iPhone sightings and the iPod era
    • vinyl coming back and the move toward owning music
    • hand, foot, and mouth symptoms and how it spreads at home
    • a viral meningitis scare and when to take symptoms seriously
    • Lake launch details and what we are excited about
    • Coachella content categories from friends to brand houses
    • influencer ethics, transparency, and backlash in comments
    • the attention economy and why outrage drives engagement
    • word of the week: withershins
    • US college culture and what sororities are really like
    • mom guilt, identity, and caregiver burnout

    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/

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    51 mins
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