Modern Day Overthinker

Christian Hann is a Quad City native and a new comic on the stand up comedy scene. We both sat in our living room with a brief outlife of what we wanted to talk about. Those topics included anxiety, depression, comedy, deck hockey, acting, and the passing of Christian's father Brad Hann who passed away in September. This was a huge blow to his family as well as the comedy community and other perfo...

Zach Nielsen (LMHC) is the founder of Bloom Therapy. He is a therapist who specializes in trauma-informed counseling and LGBTQ+ research. He also has a background in social work, specifically with crisis intervention. On this episode we talked about how Bloom Therapy became a reality for Zach as well as societal expectations, therapy, escapism, addiction, recovery, and how we both believe everyone...

Quinn and I go back with a friendship spanning over 10 years. She is someone I have always enjoyed talking to, and I know I am not the only one. Therefore, her being a guest just made sense. On this episode, you can hear Quinn and I discussing how she found out she is autistic as well as other topics many can relate to such as social anxiety, depression, communication, and more. Bonus: you get to...

Dana Moss-Peterson is comedian, actor, and writer from the Quad Cities. We have shared the stage on multiple occasions as well as a couple of car rides to do comedy outside of town. On this episode we talked about some of my/our favorite comedians, Dana losing both of his parents, grieving, resentments, possible PTSD from a relationship, and his personality type. New episodes of the podcast are re...

Decided to make the 50th episode a little different where I am the guest, and a good friend the host. Callie was one of the first people to ever be on this podcast and has seen my go through a lot in the last 5 1/2 years. I answered all the questions that were submitted that I felt were relatable to you as the listener, which was basically all of them. Thank you everyone who submitted questions. T...

With episode 50 delayed due to audio issues, I decided an episode still needed to be dropped. New episodes drop every Monday, and I wasn't gonna just not upload a new episode for the week. So, what did I do? I hooked up the mic and started talking directly to you the best I could. Hopefully something resonates with you or someone you possibly share this with. Also, I want to note that you will hea...

Lori Hopper is a Mental Fitness Coach (Reframe: Mental Fitness Coaching) and fellow Assumption High School alumni based in the Quad Cities. This is an episode jam packed with so much information I cannot fit in one brief description. The key thing we discussed was our relationship with ourselves, and how that effects the way we see and approach life. A couple of main topics of conversation were bo...

Ben Woodfield is a standup comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor from Muscatine, Iowa. He is also a recent graduate of the University of Iowa (Go Hawks!). Ben and I sat in my living room a couple weeks ago and talked about a variety of topics. The topics we discussed included, but are not limited to social media, forgiveness, processing death, seasonal depression, comedy, and much more. Ben has h...

Katy Miller is the founder and product creator at Lillie and Pine, a cruelty free + vegan bath + body brand based in the Quad Cities. Katy and I discussed a lot on this episode. We wanted to focus on her ADHD diagnosis, and how it was recognized at an early age for her. We also talked about our grandparents a bit, relationships, how her business got started, and much much more. Katy and I are also...

Katlyn is a Mindset Mentor who I stumbled upon on TikTok and have been keeping up with for awhile now. Many have fit the description of the podcast title, and Katlyn (Katy) is definitely one of those people. She is definitely an overthinker, and we could have kept talking all day if this were a Joe Rogan podcast. However, I like to keep the episodes limited to 1 to 1.5 hours and we barely went ove...

Jake McDowell is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Combat Veteran, and Comedian from the Quad Cities. He joined me on this week's episode to discuss authenticity, PTSD, addiction, and so much more. We also share a love for doing standup comedy so we had to discuss that as well. This is one of my longer episodes, but it's filled with honesty, authenticity, and some humor as well. 

Dana is a Social Worker and MMA fighter currently located in Des Moines, Iowa who was excited to share her story and struggles with mental health throughout her life. She is a proud member of the LGBTQ community and currently works for a non-profit advocating for LGBTQ youth. She also has a background working with at risk youth in residential treatment.  Her personal story started with depression...

Dan Bush is the founder of Bummer City Inc., which is a hospitality company based in the Quad Cities. They are all about building your favorite hang out spots in Davenport, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. Dan has struggled with depression and anxiety for most of his life. He decided a few years ago to try something different. He tried ketamine therapy and his life has not been the same since. It was gr...

Jon Clash (formerly known as J-Clash) is a former rapper turned entrepreneur who has a transformation story I wanted everyone (including myself) to hear. I have known Jon virtually for over at least a decade and have been seeing all the great things he has been doing online with his life and business ventures. He has evolved into a devout Christian, and the path to get there was not overnight. Thi...

Robert Jaynes (Uncle Cletus) is an East Moline, IL native who recently got involved (over the past year) in comedy and how he has always wanted to do it. We talked about how he deals with PTSD, being bipolar, and having mild schizophrenia. He feeds off positive energy, his higher power, and the planet to uplift himself in addition to comedy to assist in battling his mental illnesses. We also went...

Lauren Rosen (LFMT) is the Founder and Director of The Obsessive Mind which specializes in treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety, and Eat Disorders. Lauren and I talked about my personal struggles with OCD, recovery (from substances and disorders), and about the Evidence-Based Therapy methods that are used today to treat anxiety disorders such as OCD.  Follow Lauren on Instagr...

Bringing you a bonus episode this week for International OCD Awareness Week with my friend Jenna Overbaugh! Jenna is a licensed professional counselor and the Clinical Marketing Director at NOCD ( www.treatmyocd.com ). We talked about the different subtypes of OCD, its misconnceptions, and I shared my personal struggles with this time of the year and it coincidently being the time of year when my...

Yoshi is a Navy veteran and small business owner from Davenport, Iowa. We talked about his experience with starting over, growing up in the Southside of Chicago, and his battle with the United States criminal justice system. We also had a great discussion about division and conflict in our country. Yoshi has a hell of a story that everyone needs to hear.  

Madina Alam is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Certified yoga instructor, and the Director of Clinical Operations at NOCD. NOCD is a platform that provides therapy as well as a community for those who struggle with OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Madina and I talked about ERP therapy which is the most proven therapy for treating OCD. We also discussed the importance of self care, mindfuln...

Spike Cohen was the 2020 Vice Presidential candidate for the Libertarian party. We discussed a variety of topics including addiction, work/life balance, active gratitude, as well as other coping skills Spike has implemented in his life that have helped him a lot. We also talked about his recent work with holding local government officials accountable. This is an episode everyone can enjoy regardle...

Michelle Nash is an aspiring YouTuber and one of my most random guests to date. She went viral on Facebook for a post about there still being loving men out there, so I reached out to her to see if she'd be interested. Like all of us, she has a story. One that involves addiction in her family, personal struggles, and just trying to grow into the type of person she aspires to be. Michelle can be fo...

Greg Cooney is not only my cousin, he is a suicide survivor who lost is father when he was 16 years old. He struggled with alcohol and drugs for many years and was in and out of jails and psych wards. He has since gotten sober, and I had the pleasure of having him on to share his story.  Greg is a great follow on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregoryecooney/

The official trailer for the Modern Day Overthinker podcast. New episodes every Monday for the rest of 2022!

Corey Jacobson is the current board president of CR Pride in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. CR Pride's mission: "To create opportunities for awareness, inclusivity and visibility of LGBTQIA+ individuals within our community."  Corey and I discussed the community as a whole, his coming out story as a cisgender gay male. The importance of community was at the forefront of our conversation. Corey wanted to make...

Kate and I go way back when it comes to internet friendships. We got the chance to have a great conversation about how we know eachother, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, quitting drinking, and much more. There is a lot to take in with this one and bare with me on the audio quality. Still trying to figure out the best way to record Zoom podcasts. Follow Kate on Instagram here: @littlekately...