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The Virtual Couch is a podcast hosted by Tony Overbay, a marriage and family therapist, humor columnist, and motivational speaker who works with many individuals and couples in various areas, including marriage, sexual addiction, and parenting. Tony, and his guests, hope to provide listeners with tools and strategies to help break negative patterns and embrace new and exciting challenges in their lives.
Leticia’s Virtual Couch consists of discussions to enlighten, empower and inspire while addressing today’s most controversial and tantalizing topics to promote awareness of mental health and the underlying emotional factors associated to navigate life more easily… Think of it as a cup of flavorfully delicious “tea” infused w/ a kick of EDUCATION, HEALING, HOPE, EMPOWERMENT and HUMOR all while sitting on the comfortable virtual couch with Leticia (Psychotherapist), who is highly trained and e ...
The Virtual Couch is a group of guys just sharing our opinions and experiences with anyone who wants to listen. Hope you enjoy our stuff, and follow us on Instagram at thevirtualcouch
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You Say Faith Crisis, I Say Faith Journey - Understanding Both Sides of the Fence of Faith
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Tony shares new information from a recent speaking event addressing the challenges of navigating a faith journey. He talks about how difficult it is to understand any experience in life until you have gone through something similar; how hard-wired we are only to see things through our lens; how "non-violent communication" impacts our ability to sep…
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ARE YOU LIVING YOUR LIFE AUTHENTICALLY
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Let’s take a journey on a road to AUTHENTICITY! Are you really living in YOUR truth? Let’s discuss!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leticia173/message
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10 Predictors of a Bad Romantic Relationship Explained
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Tony shares and responds to the article “The 10 Best Predictors of a Bad Romantic Relationship” by Seth Gillihan, PhD https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/think-act-be/202301/the-10-best-predictors-of-a-bad-romantic-relationship Tony also references the article “Attachment Woes Between Anxious and Avoidant Partners,” by Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT …
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Tackling Trauma - More Lessons from "The Body Keeps the Score"
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"If you feel safe and loved, your brain becomes specialized in exploration, play, and cooperation; if you are frightened and unwanted, it specializes in managing feelings of fear and abandonment," says Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score (https://amzn.to/3QtMBPG). In today's episode, Tony explores what unresolved trauma can look…
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The Psychology of the Churro - 8 Mental Health Lessons Learned from a Disneyland Christmas
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Tony shares 8 mental health lessons learned from a Christmas spent at Disneyland. 1) You’ll never really know something until you experience it. 2) Churros provide an immediate but temporary dopamine dump. 3) How to come back to the present moment, over and over again. 4) How easy it can be to find yourself turning to unhealthy coping mechanisms wh…
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BONUS - The ONLY Goal Setting Episode You'll Ever Need w/Neal Hooper, Creator of The Achievement Tribe
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Happy New Year! Whether or not you may be thinking about setting New Year’s resolutions or goals, or you absolutely detest the entire concept around goals and resolutions, this episode is for you. In this special bonus episode, Tony welcomes Neal Hooper, creator of The Achievement Tribe, a comprehensive goal achievement experience, to the Virtual C…
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The Fun Habit - An Examination of Modern Approaches to Happiness w/Michael Rucker Ph.D.
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Tony interviews Michael Rucker, Ph.D. In 2016, Michael experienced a series of serious setbacks that caused him to challenge the tools he had built over the previous two decades as a student of positive psychology. Ultimately finding himself “unhappy, a bit lonely, and burnt out,” Michael critically evaluated modern approaches to happiness. He quic…
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Whether You Can or Can't You Are Correct! Exploring the Expectation Effect w/Nate Christensen APCC
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Henry Ford once said, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” Tony Overbay, LMFT, welcomes Nate Christensen, APCC, back to the Virtual Couch for his 6th appearance. Tony and Nate discuss David Robson’s book “The Expectation Effect: How Your Mindset Can Change Your Word,” https://amzn.to/3vbtTCl Robson calls our brains “predict…
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The Very Most Bestest Way to Change - aka Cognitive Flexibility
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Tony tackles an essential skill needed for lasting change, "cognitive flexibility," from the book ACT Made Simple - Second Edition by Russ Harris https://amzn.to/3FsneJ0 If you are interested in being coached in Tony's upcoming "Magnetic Marriage Podcast," please email him for more information. You will receive free marriage coaching and remain ano…
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Hold Up, I Can't Do That...Says Who? Losing our Limiting Beliefs
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You can't run marathons after 50! You can't change your career after you've invested so much time and energy into it! Dads don't get all up in their feelings! Says who? Our pasts, our brains, our lack of understanding, that's who! Tony explores the psychology of limiting beliefs and how the stories we learn in our youth can heavily influence how we…
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ACT Helps You Do Life Better - Period! Dr. Michael Twohig on Anxiety, OCD, Trauma, and More
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Dr. Michael Twohig joins Tony to talk about his early involvement in the then “new kid on the psychology block,” acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Dr. Twohig shares his initial hesitation in embracing ACT and what eventually led him to pursue his Ph.D. in clinical psychology by working with Dr. Stephen Hayes, the founder of ACT. He discusses…
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SELF CARE SERIES: LAUGHTER AND MENTAL HEALTH
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She was the last time you shared a good laugh with your loved one(s)? Laughter is good for the soul and your overall mental health!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leticia173/message
The science is solid; gratitude makes you poop! We often hear that we need to be more grateful to truly be happy. Is gratitude simply born of pop-psychology psychobabble, or is it actually an evidence-based way to improve our lives? Tony flushes out the details on how being more intentional about gratitude can improve your mental and physical healt…
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Waving the White Flag Against Violent Communication - A Waking Up to Narcissism Crossover Episode
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Thanks for a slight error in uploading the correct file on Tony's "Waking Up to Narcissism" podcast; he shares the correct episode as a "crossover" on The Virtual Couch. Tony adds "The Mailbox Metaphor," a powerful Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) metaphor about how we decide to look at the "clutter" of our virtual, physical, or mental inbox…
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Reaction vs. Response - How to “Slow Your Roll”
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When met with an unexpected situation, do you react or respond? And what is the difference? According to Dr. Matt James, while some people use the words interchangeably, there is a world of difference in their meanings. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/focus-forgiveness/201609/react-vs-respond Tony shares a story of showing up late to a rece…
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The Benefits of Being Authentic, Healthy Ego vs Narcissism, and Non-Violent Communication
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How do you know what you don’t know? Tony shares an example of what it feels like to speak to a group of people when you seek validation versus speaking because you care deeply about the topic you are presenting. Often we hear people talk about being authentic, but what does that look like in real life, and what additional benefits come when you li…
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SELF CARE SERIES: LIVING THE SOFT LIFE💋
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Living the SOFT LIFE, is living life with authentically with intentionality, essentially working SMARTER and not HARDER. In what ways are your committed to living a “SOFTER” life? Let’s discuss♥️💋--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leticia173/message
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Preston Pugmire on Discovering Your Mission, Values, and Purpose
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Preston Pugmire is the host of the Next Level Life podcast, an award-winning life coach, and co-creator of The Magnetic Marriage couples communication course. Preston joins Tony to discuss the importance of discovering and living by your values. Preston shares his story of spending many years and tens of thousands of dollars taking in information f…
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Attention ALL Parents! Part 2 - Navigating the "Family System," the Role of "Presence and Radiance" and You Really Are Trying Your Best!
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Part 2 Tony discusses the challenges of modern-day parenting youth who have grown up with technology at their fingertips from birth. He reads a question from a disheartened mother of adult children who asks when the child needs to take ownership of their feelings, emotions, and actions and when will they stop blaming their parents? Tony discusses t…
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Attention ALL Parents! Parenting IS More Difficult These Days - Here's Why and What to Do (Part 1)
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Tony talks about the challenges of parenting modern-day youth who have grown up with technology at their fingertips from birth. He discusses the information he learned from a consulting opportunity at a large tech company looking to retain people under 25 years old. He then shares the outline of his favorite parenting model, The Nurtured Heart Appr…
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“CAN MEN AND WOMEN BE FRIENDS” (PART 2 of Ep. 16)
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Let’s unpack the age old question.. “CAN MEN AND WOMEN BE FRIENDS”? with guest F. Christopher Bleu. Get ready to laugh while being Enlightened, Empowered and Inspired for this very POWERFUL episode!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leticia173/message
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Stop Being So Clingy! Why Anxiously Attached People Can Be Exhaustingly Amazing!
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Tony explains what it means to be anxiously attached and how emotionally draining it is to be in a relationship with someone who has an anxious attachment style. Symptoms of an anxious attachment style in adults can be (from https://www.verywellmind.com/attachment-anxiety-4692761) Behaviors that smother or drive their partner away Constant need for…
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Y’all had sexual relations, BUT IS HE EVEN ATTRACTED OR LIKE YOU SIS?🥴😱
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Let’s have a candid discussion about the male psyche. Did you know many men have admitted to not liking or being attracted to many is their “sexual conquests”? Let’s unpack it! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leticia173/message
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Exploring a Better Way to Think About Your Thoughts
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Tony shares his thoughts on how to think better about how you think. You think the thoughts you do because you're the only version of you ever to walk the planet...so you think thoughts and feel feelings because, well, you do! You also need to stop telling yourself to stop thinking...don't think about a green giraffe wearing yellow rain boots right…
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Monica Tanner on the "Secrets of Happily Ever After" in Marriage
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Monica Tanner, the host of the Secrets of Happily Ever After podcast, joins Tony to talk about the secrets of achieving "happily ever after" in your marriage. They cover parenting, tension, physical and emotional intimacy, narcissism, and why being intentional with couples' date nights is a fun way to connect and model healthy relationships with yo…
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Therapy, Narcissistic Leaders, and Healthy Ego - Kurt Francom Interviews Tony Overbay on Leading Saints
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Tony Overbay, LMFT, was interviewed by Kurt Francom, executive director of LeadingSaints.org and the Leading Saints podcast host. They covered the topics of therapy, treating people struggling with turning to pornography as an unhealthy coping mechanism with love, not shame, working with people navigating faith journeys, and the difference between …
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September is National Suicide Prevention Month
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Let’s Discuss Suicide, The Warning Signs/Risk Factors and Tips to SAVE LIVES Together! National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1(800) 273-TALK or 8255--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leticia173/message
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Don't Go to Bed Angry, A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned, Don't Judge - Debunking Modern Day Proverbs
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Is it truly better to stay up until all hours of the morning while reaching the depths of sleep deprivation to "work things out" with your spouse, or should you just go to bed and talk in the morning? Is it always wise to save every penny? Tony looks at modern-day "proverbs" from both sides of the coin. Tony references the articles "100 Common Prov…
