Rebecca Hunter, MSW

Take Out Therapy: End Overthinking & Overwhelm for Empathic High Achievers

Health EN ↓ 277 episodes

Feeling like life’s a bit… much? Take Out Therapy is the podcast that feels like chatting with a friend—who also happens to be a therapist. Hosted by Rebecca Hunter, MSW, this show gets real about the messy stuff: stress, overwhelm, and that inner voice that just won’t quit. It’s your weekly dose of practical advice and shared humanity, designed to help empathic high-achievers tackle life with less angst and more ease. Learn how to finally set boundaries without guilt, quiet your inner critic, and build the emotional resilience you’ve been craving. Expect relatable stories, laugh-out-loud mome...

Author

Rebecca Hunter, MSW

Category

Health

Podcast website

www.takeouttherapy.com

Latest episode

Feb 6, 2026

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Episodes

Stop Self-Critical Thoughts and Rewire Your Brain For Less Stress and Overthinking 24.10.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! If your inner critic runs the show, no amount of “positive thinking” will calm your nervous system. Why do self-critical thoughts keep your brain in stress mode, even when you...

Ditch Victim Mode And Calm Your Overthinking With a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skill 21.10.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Feeling stuck in the same emotional loops? This episode reveals the hidden habit that keeps you powerless and the simple DBT skill that helps you see the truth, reclaim your a...

Prevent Burnout and Emotional Overwhelm With A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Skill 17.10.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Feeling drained or emotionally overloaded? Most people assume they already know their patterns, but awareness without structure is just guesswork. In this episode, you’ll lear...

Reset Rumination & Overthinking Quickly With Mindfulness Based Therapy Tools 14.10.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Feeling trapped in a mental loop? In this short episode, you’ll discover a quick mindfulness-based tool to stop rumination and reset your busy brain—anytime, anywhere. Rebecca...

Stop Overthinking And Develop Your Emotional Intelligence Instead With Simple Therapy Tools 10.10.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! If your brain feels like a nonstop talk show you never asked to host, this episode will help you finally change the channel. Most people try to outthink their overthinking, bu...

Get Out Of Survival Mode! Two Therapy Based Steps To Stop Overwhelm, Burnout And Overthinking. 06.10.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Feeling “stuck” might actually mean your nervous system is in full-on survival mode. In this short, therapy-informed mini session, Rebecca explains how to tell the difference,...

Ditch Your Cell Phone Addiction To Get Rid Of Overthinking, Overwhelm and Burnout 03.10.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Your phone is stealing more than your time. It’s quietly eroding presence, connection, and motivation. In this episode of Take Out Therapy , Rebecca Hunter calls out the eleph...

Travel Helps Your Mental Health; Get The Benefits Without Leaving Home With A Lesson in Presence and Gratitude 26.09.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Switching things up is one of the best ways to grow. In this episode, you’ll learn how new experiences wake up the brain, why gratitude is easier when you reset your perspecti...

How To Practice Self-Compassion When Things Get Off Track; A Therapy Tool for Hard Times 23.09.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Self-doubt has a way of showing up the moment life goes off track. That critical voice says you should be doing more, doing better, or not doing it at all. In this mini sessio...

Expand Your Perspective & Improve Your Mental Health With a Simple Therapy Tool 19.09.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Sometimes we get stuck in one way of seeing things—and it makes life feel smaller and harder than it needs to be. In this episode, I share one of my favorite therapy tools: th...

How To Heal Anxiety: A Therapy Framework To Go From Overthinking And Overwhelmed to Calm 15.09.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Struggling with anxiety, overthinking, or feeling stuck on edge? You’re not broken—your nervous system is just running on overdrive. In this episode, therapist Rebecca Hunter...

Stop Your Controlling Behavior & Reduce Overwhelm To Get Some Inner Peace Back 12.09.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Why Controlling Behavior Backfires (and How to Let Go Without Losing Stability) Control feels safe, but it’s actually fear in disguise. The more you micromanage and nitpick, t...

Mini Mindfulness Lesson And Emotional Regulation Therapy Trick 08.09.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Stuck replaying the same thoughts on a loop? In this 5-minute mini session, Rebecca Hunter shares a simple mindfulness reset that stops rumination in its tracks. You’ll learn...

How To Stop Ruminating About Old Relationships & Attachments and Let Go With A Therapy Technique 05.09.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Why do old loves still haunt us...sometimes decades later? That late-night dorm call, the heartbreak, the chaos… your brain remembers it all. In this episode of Take Out Thera...

When Shame Shows Up; A Therapy Method For Inner Peace When Doing Personal Growth Work 01.09.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! In this mini session, you'll discover why looking inward can feel so uncomfortable and one powerful way to quiet the shame and self-judgment that always show up. Self-focus is...

Why Focusing On Other People Leads to Burnout & A Therapy Method To Self Reflect, Improve Mental Health 29.08.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Always waiting for other people to change? That’s the fastest road to resentment and emotional chaos. In this episode Rebecca Hunter, MSW, explains why focusing on others keep...

The Hidden Negative Impact of People Pleasing In Relationships; A Mini Session for Empathic High Achievers. 25.08.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! People pleasing might look like being kind, but inside relationships it slowly destroys trust, creates resentment, and enables poor behavior. In this week’s Mini Session, Rebe...

People Pleasing Recovery Plan for Overfunctioning, Exhausted, Empathic People 22.08.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! People pleasing isn’t just about being nice. It’s a survival strategy wired into the nervous system that can quietly erode self-worth, drain energy, and disconnect us from our...

Are You Triggered? Help For Empathic Overthinkers to Recognize and Respond Appropriately to Triggers 18.08.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Ever walked away from a moment with your kid, partner, or parent thinking, “Why did I just lose it like that?” In this short therapy-informed Mini Session, you’ll learn the 3...

Deal With Your Triggers Easily; A Therapy Method For Empathic High Achievers 15.08.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Ever feel like your emotional reactions come out of nowhere? This episode breaks down what a trigger actually is—how your brain and nervous system are wired to protect you, no...

Why Your Nervous System is The Key To Your Mental Health 11.08.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Ever wonder why you feel calm one minute and spiraling the next? In this short episode, you'll learn how your nervous system impacts your mental health and why understanding i...

Make Difficult Conversations Easier With A Therapy Based Method for Empathic, Conflict Avoidant People 08.08.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Still hoping that problem will just go away if you stay quiet? Avoiding hard conversations might feel like the safe route—but it’s actually draining your energy and slowly wre...

The Neuroscience of Change: A Therapy Mini Session for Empathic Overthinkers 04.08.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Is change really that hard—or is something else getting in the way? In this short therapy-informed episode, Rebecca breaks down why change often feels impossible—especially fo...

Get Out of The Funk Before It Gets Worse With This Simple Therapy Tool: Help for Overwhelm, Overthinking and Burnout 01.08.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Feeling stuck in a FUNK in one or more areas of life? If you’re caught in a cycle of overthinking, emotional overwhelm, and zero motivation—you’re not alone. And no, you’re no...

3 Magic Words to Cure Distractions With Somatic Experiencing Basics and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Busy Empaths 28.07.2025

The APP has arrived! https://studio.com/apps/rebecca If you like the podcast, you will love the Everyday Calm app. It is a daily program that teaches simple skills to reduce stress and anxiety in a few minutes a day. GET IT! Ever get completely derailed by a random email, a stray thought, or “just one quick thing”? In this bite-sized episode, Rebecca Hunter shares her go-to CBT + somatic therapy t...

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