Real Talk for Your Overthinking Mind with Lisa Tarves

Sometimes the greatest act of love isn’t holding on—it’s having the courage to let go. In this heartfelt episode of  Real Talk for Your Overthinking Mind , Lisa Tarves explores one of life’s most difficult emotional experiences: letting go. Whether you’re grieving someone who has died, healing after a breakup, watching your children grow up, caring for an aging parent, ending a friendship, or rele...

Have you ever gone out with your spouse, partner, friend, or family member and watched them become the life of the party—laughing, smiling, telling stories, making everyone else feel important—while acting as if you weren’t even there? It’s one of the most confusing and painful experiences for people in relationships with narcissists. In this episode of Real Talk for Your Overthinking Mind, Lisa T...

Have you ever looked around and thought, "Why am I so exhausted? I haven't done anything different." Maybe you tell yourself you're just burned out. But what if that's not the whole story? What if you've simply been the strong one for too long? In this episode, we're talking about the emotional weight of always being the dependable person—the one who keeps showing up, solves everyone else's proble...

Real Talk for Your Overthinking Mind with Lisa Tarves Life can be complicated, overwhelming, and sometimes downright exhausting. If you spend too much time in your head, carry the weight of being the strong one, struggle with anxiety, grief, self-doubt, or simply wonder why life feels so hard sometimes, you’re in the right place. Join Lisa Tarves for honest conversations about the challenges of be...

Have you ever looked in the mirror and felt a strange sense of loss—not because of vanity, but because life is changing? Aging brings wisdom, experience, and perspective. But it can also bring grief. Not the kind of grief we usually talk about, but the quiet grief of realizing time has passed. The grief of watching your children grow up, your body change, your parents age, your roles shift, and yo...

REAL TALK for Your Overthinking Mind Podcast #10 I Thought More People Would Show Up… | My First Live Experience - (BACKSTAGE BEFORE AND AFTER INCLUDED!!!) Tonight I’m talking honestly about doing my very first live… and the overthinking spiral that came afterward. I went into it excited, nervous, hopeful… and then found myself wondering if I failed because only one person joined the live for a re...

You can be surrounded by people… and still feel deeply alone. In this episode of "Real Talk for Your Overthinking Mind, with Lisa Tarves", we talk about the kind of loneliness people rarely explain out loud — emotional loneliness. The kind that happens when you’re needed, depended on, caregiving, aging, exhausted, functioning, smiling… but internally feel unseen. This episode explores: •...

Have you ever walked into a room and completely forgotten why you’re there? Forgotten someone’s name two seconds after hearing it? Started telling a story and somehow ended up talking about soup? Same. In this episode, we’re talking about getting older, memory changes, brain overload, mental clutter, and all the weird little things that make us stop and wonder… ‘Should I be concerned, or is this j...

Mother’s Day can bring up a lot more than love and celebration. For some people, it brings grief. Distance. Guilt. Anger. Loneliness. Pressure. Or the painful reminder of the relationship they wish they had. In this episode, I’m talking honestly about the complicated emotions that can surface around Mother’s Day — whether you’ve lost your mom, struggle with your relationship, feel unseen as a moth...

Episode 6: Why You Feel Drained After Being Around People Have you ever left a conversation, family gathering, workplace, or even a simple outing feeling completely exhausted… even when nothing “bad” happened? In this episode, we’re talking about the emotional, mental, and energetic reasons why being around certain people can leave you feeling drained. From overstimulation and emotional overload t...

If you constantly replay conversations in your head… worry that people are upset with you… or feel exhausted trying to make everyone like you, this episode is for you. In Episode 5 of Real Talk for Your Overthinking Mind, Lisa Tarves talks about why your brain becomes so focused on other people’s opinions — and how anxiety, past experiences, people-pleasing, and emotional survival patterns can qui...

If you’ve ever had a moment where everything is technically fine…but your body still feels tense, restless, or on edge—this episode is for you. In this episode, I’m talking about why you can’t relax even when nothing is actually wrong. This isn’t about you being “too sensitive” or “overthinking for no reason.” There’s a real reason your mind keeps scanning for problems—and your body doesn’t fully...

If your brain won’t shut off at night and you find yourself replaying everything… you’re not alone. In this episode, I walk you through what’s actually happening when your mind won’t stop, why it tends to hit hardest at night, and why trying to “force” it to stop usually makes it worse. More importantly, I’ll give you a simple, grounded way to start calming your mind so you can finally get some re...

If you feel like you’re constantly overthinking everything… there’s a reason for that—and it’s not because something is wrong with you. In this episode, I explain what’s actually happening underneath overthinking, why your mind keeps going even when you want it to stop, and how it’s connected to your need to feel safe. When you understand this, something shifts. You stop fighting your mind—and sta...

Ever replay a conversation over and over, wondering what you should’ve said or how it came across? You’re not alone. In this episode, I explain why your brain keeps going back to those moments, what it’s actually trying to protect you from, and why it can feel so hard to let it go. When you understand what your mind is doing, it becomes a lot easier to stop getting stuck in the loop. If this reson...