Too Much, Apparently

Ever felt like you’re too overwhelmed to reply? Like someone you genuinely love messaged you six days ago, you’ve thought about replying approximately 37 times... and somehow actually typing the words has become an impossible administrative task? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists who seem to either reply immediately or approximately three w...

Ever felt like you're too fatigued to keep going, but you keep going anyway because stopping feels like failing? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice, two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about quitting, burnout and the "just push through" script most of us were handed without ever agreeing to it. We unpack ou...

Ever felt like you’re still too much even after years of trying to understand yourself ? Yeah. Us too. In this special one-year anniversary episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists with squishy brains who definitely do not have it all figured out) look back at a year of talking publicly about sensitivity, overthinking, neurodivergence, vulnerability and being human. We...

Ever felt like you're too conflicted to know what the right thing even is, because you care about so many things at once that none of them feels fully doable? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice - two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about what happens when your values start competing with each other, and with the worl...

Ever felt like you're too tired to be the person you know you could be ? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists trying to make peace with bodies and brains that don't always match our ambitions) get real about the painful gap between who we want to be and what we actually have the capacity for. We explore burnout, chronic illness, neurod...

Ever felt like you're too worried about being liked to just relax around people? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice - two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about the fear of not being liked, and how it's rarely as surface level as it sounds. We unpack our own resistance, spiral in real-time, and share what it's...

Ever felt like you're too overwhelmed to go on holiday ? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists who love travelling but often find everything around it exhausting) get real about why holidays aren't always the relaxing escape people imagine. For many sensitive, autistic, ADHD and chronically ill people, travelling can involve weeks of pl...

Ever felt like you're too out of control around food to trust yourself, promising tomorrow will be different and then feeling like a failure when it isn't? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice - two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) sit down with our first ever guest, Sarah Dosanjh, a psychotherapist who specialises in binge eating a...

Ever felt like you're too particular to just let things go ? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists who notice everything ) get real about what we call everyday perfectionism . Not just perfectionism at work or in big achievements, but the tiny, relentless moments where things have to feel just right before you can properly relax. We explore...

Ever felt like you're too afraid to let yourself matter to say what you actually want? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice - two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about self-abandonment: the chronic habit of dismissing, silencing and overriding your own needs until you're not even sure what they are anymore. We unpa...

Ever felt like you're too tired to rest? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much, Apparently, it's just Alice (one of two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) sharing that we're taking a short break. This time we talked about: 🎙️ We've felt this thing too (and we still do): needing a rest, feeling guilty for taking one, doing it anyway 👀 What it looks li...

Ever felt like you’re too awkward to make friends as an adult ? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists navigating connection in a world that doesn’t make it easy) get real about why making friends in adulthood can feel so confusing, exposing, and genuinely difficult. We explore the gap between wanting connection and actually knowing how to creat...

Ever felt like you're too full of ideas and tasks to ever switch off and rest? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice - two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about having a brain with far too many tabs open. The kind that has five Chrome windows, 92 tabs on your phone, three notebooks on the go, and hands you a brilliant n...

Ever felt like you’re too loyal to walk away from people who hurt you ? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists navigating very different experiences of friendship and connection) get real about loyalty — when it’s beautiful, when it’s painful, and when it quietly keeps you stuck in relationships that aren’t good for you. We explore what it means...

Ever felt like you're too opinionated to be liked? Like the moment you share an actual opinion, you're already replaying it in your head wondering if you've ruined something? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice - two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about what it's like to be someone with strong views AND a...

Ever felt like you’re too complex to function like everyone else ? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists who know what it’s like to overthink yourself into a corner) get real about what happens when trying to understand yourself actually leaves you feeling more stuck, more broken, and further away from who you are. We talk about the endless loo...

Ever felt like your body is too reactive, too unpredictable, too sensitive to just get on with life? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice — two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about what it's actually like to live in a sensitive body. The chronic illness nobody connects to your nervous system, the medical appointments...

Ever felt like you’re too uncertain to trust your own feelings ?Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists who know what it’s like to question everything you feel) get real about chronic invalidation — what happens when you’ve been told, directly or subtly, that your thoughts, feelings, and experiences aren’t quite right. We explore how that drip, d...

Ever felt like you're too nostalgic to just let the past be the past? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice - two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about nostalgia - why some of us feel it so much more intensely than others, what it's actually doing for us, and why we think it deserves to be taken seriously rather tha...

Ever felt like you’re too sensitive to run a business ?Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists trying to build something meaningful without losing themselves in the process) get real about what it’s like to run a business when you care deeply about people, ethics, and doing things in a way that actually feels right. We explore the tension between...

Ever felt like you're too damaged to deserve nice things? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice - two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about self-sabotage - not as a character flaw or a habit you can just decide to stop, but as something that makes complete sense when you understand what's underneath it. We unpack ou...

Ever felt like you’re too hard on yourself to actually enjoy your life ? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists who know the “what’s next?” feeling all too well) get real about what it’s like to achieve things… and still feel flat, behind, or like it didn’t really count. We talk about moving the goalposts, chasing the next milestone, and the qui...

Ever felt like you're too intentional to rush but still guilty for not doing more, achieving more, becoming more? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much, Apparently, we (Carly and Alice, two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get honest about hustle culture, slow living, and what happens when you look up mid-sprint and think, "wait, where am I even rushing to...

Ever felt like you’re too imaginative to stay grounded in “real life” ? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently , we (Carly and Alice — two therapists with very busy inner worlds) get real about what it’s like to have an imagination that doesn’t switch off. The kind where you don’t just think about life — you create it, replay it, and live multiple versions of it in your head. We expl...

Ever felt like you care so deeply about everyone around you that you've completely lost track of what you actually feel yourself? Yeah. Us too. In this episode of Too Much Apparently, we (Carly and Alice, two therapists and recovering perfectionists with squishy brains) get real about empathy, emotional contagion and compassion fatigue. Why being the one everyone comes to feels like an identit...