Overachieving Shitshow

In this episode of The Overtucan Shit Show , licensed counselor Dr. Kate Rodriguez delivers some aggressive honesty about our late-night, 11 PM TikTok and Amazon shopping habits. It turns out, we’ve all been sold a lie. We work 40 to 60 hours a week to buy luxury candles, fancy planners, and high-end skincare, hoping they will fix our stress. But here is the clinical truth: you cannot retail-thera...

This week, Kate is taking the shit show on location! We’re coming to you live from Herbanna in Corpus Christi to chat with the ultimate multi-hyphenate: skincare guru, aesthetician, and powerhouse drag performer John Cantu (aka Vivi LeGrand). If you’ve ever identified as "Captain Save-a-Ho," struggled to protect your energy, or needed a little bit of healthy delusion to get your business off the g...

What happens when a therapist and a family law attorney give a high school leadership speech and immediately decide to hit record? Absolute, beautiful chaos. In this episode of the Overachieving Shit Show , Dr. Kate Rodriguez sits down with her very first family law attorney guest—and longtime family friend—Roxy Johnson. Together, Kate and Roxy dive deep into the messy reality of relationships, co...

Long before he was hosting a ridiculous Facebook cooking show where the "surprise taster" was his best friend Sam every single week, Matt Stevens was a high school kid in Portland, Texas renting dance halls and chartering 50-seat buses to Luckenbach. In this laugh-out-loud but surprisingly deep episode, Dr. Kate talks to Matt about what happens when you spend your life managing big personalities (...

Fifteen years, a few panic attacks in the Bell Library, multiple kids, and a dozen jobs later, they are sitting down to talk about how high-capacity women navigate life when they constantly take on "one more thing." If your accountant has ever asked you why you have so many W-2s, or you've accidentally used a deactivated credit card because you're functioning at 70%, this episode is your validatio...

Dr. Kate Lodriguez and Portia Hargrove discuss the challenges of being high-achieving women, setting boundaries, and the importance of proactive self-care. They also explore the impact of being the 'strong one' and the complexities of relationships and dating. The conversation covers topics related to dating, self-reflection, and managing sociopolitical pressure. It delves into the motivations beh...

If your version of "chilling out" involves scrubbing the baseboards, organizing the garage, or aggressively planning your next week, this one is for you. This week, Dr. Kate breaks down the clinical truth behind our historical inability to do absolutely nothing. Spoiler alert: It’s not just a quirky personality trait; it’s hypervigilance. Kate shares hilarious and vulnerable stories about trying t...

In this episode of the Overachieving Shitshow , Dr. Kate is joined by her "sister-in-arms" and fellow overachieving Latina, Sammie Ramon . Sammie isn’t just a corporate meeting planner for a top engineering firm; she’s the current Chair of Leadership Corpus Christi and a master of navigating spaces where she’s often the only person who looks or sounds like her. Dr. Kate and Sammie dive deep into t...

Why do we spend 10 hours putting out fires at work just to come home and watch a medical drama like The Pit ? Dr. Kate gets into the "guilty as charged" reality of why overachievers crave high-stress entertainment and what it reveals about our own nervous systems. In this episode, we break down the five types of burnout—from the "I Got It" over-functioner to the cynical "Everyone is Annoying" phas...

What do you do when your phone charger won't plug in and you're suddenly screaming at the wall? You might be in menopause, and you’re definitely an overachieving shit show. Dr. Kate and guest Heidi Hovda get real about the "psychopath at night" phase of life, the beauty of "rage poems" (5-7-5 or bust!), and why we’re all choosing the bear. Grab a drink and pull up a spot on the floor—this one is f...

Don’t be too pretty. Don’t be too angry. Don’t wear hoops." Criminal defense attorney Lisa Greenberg spent years trying to follow the "rules" of being a female lawyer before realizing that her greatest weapon wasn’t her suit—it was her rage and her humanity. In this episode, Dr. Kate and Lisa dive into the grit of the legal system, the dark humor that keeps them sane, and why being a "Venmo Mom" i...

Do you ever feel like a hero at the office—the calm "fire extinguisher" who handles every crisis with a smile—only to walk through your front door and lose your mind because someone asked what’s for dinner? You’re not a "cold bitch" or a "bad partner." You’re experiencing The Saint Paradox. In this solo episode, Dr. Kate Rodriguez dives into the messy reality of burnout and why we often give our b...

Once you’ve tasted total autonomy, there’s no going back. Crystal explains why she’s officially "unemployable," how she survived the "once-in-a-lifetime" crises of bridge closures and global shifts, and why she’d rather make the tough calls herself than ever sit in someone else’s 9-to-5 again.

Meet the accountant turned therapist who is done with the "perfect overachiever" narrative. Dr. Diane Herrero joins Dr. Kate to discuss why the path to becoming a Chingona is often messy, ugly, and full of pivots. If you’ve ever felt like you’re working twice as hard for the same seat at the table, this episode is your permission slip to set boundaries and breathe. Disclaimer: Dr. Kate Rodriguez i...

If one more person asks you "How do you do it all?" you might actually snap. Dr. Kate Rodriguez is here to validate what you’ve been feeling: your high-functioning competence is a trap. In this podcast, we dismantle the "strong woman" trope with a mix of dry humor, clinical insight, and radical honesty. From "Guinness shortages" to "productive procrastination," we discuss the messy reality of burn...

Welcome to Overachieving Shitshow , the podcast for smart, capable women and some men who look like they have it all together but are secretly exhausted from holding everything up. I’m Dr. Kate , a counselor, speaker, and proud overachieving shitshow myself. In this podcast, we talk honestly about what it’s like to be the one everyone depends on — the professional, the helper, the fixer, the one w...