Tony Overbay, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Tony Overbay, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, host of the award-winning podcast The Virtual Couch, and creator of The Path Back, a po*******hy recovery program.

05/26/2026

We discuss a common phrase heard in therapy: ‘I should have known better.’ I explain how our brain uses this as a defense mechanism to feel productive, but the real work begins with acceptance and the vulnerable question: ‘Now that I know, what do I do?’ We explore why people get stuck in self-blame instead of moving forward with actionable steps.

05/21/2026

Your Brain Is Velcro for Negative, Teflon for Positive

Your brain preferentially stores unpleasant experiences. That’s not a flaw, it’s survival wiring. But it means the background feeling of “what it’s like to be you” can become unfairly negative. The remedy isn’t suppression. It’s intentionally taking in the good.

05/14/2026

You are not your anxiety☁️

05/04/2026

Boundary vs. Ultimatum
Knowing the difference can bring you clarity and eliminate control!

04/28/2026

Every interaction is a mirror.
What are you going to do with the reflection?🪞

04/23/2026

Emotional Reasoning!
Check for facts before letting the feelings take complete control, and that is where you grow.

Healing isn’t a straight climb. It loops. It circles back. It repeats lessons until they sink into your nervous system. ...
04/20/2026

Healing isn’t a straight climb.
It loops.
It circles back.
It repeats lessons until they sink into your nervous system.

You’re not slipping - you’re requiring.
You’re becoming someone whose peace isn’t built on chaos.

Every time you see the pattern a little faster?
That’s growth.

Everytime you choose differently - even once?
That’s winning.

Keep going, you’re waking up.

04/17/2026

You can’t cram for the test of life!

You can’t numb the bad without numbing the good too. Feel it, that’s how you start to feel.
04/15/2026

You can’t numb the bad without numbing the good too.

Feel it, that’s how you start to feel.

You can’t numb the bad without numbing the good too. Feel it, that’s how you start to heal.
04/15/2026

You can’t numb the bad without numbing the good too.

Feel it, that’s how you start to heal.

Your gut isn’t paranoid. It’s pattern recognition. Your gut speaks before your brain does. It signals danger, even when ...
04/03/2026

Your gut isn’t paranoid. It’s pattern recognition.

Your gut speaks before your brain does. It signals danger, even when your mind wants to believe the best.

An extremely emotionally immature or narcissistic partner trains you to ignore those signals…. but your body has been protecting you the entire time.

When you start listening again, your clarity returns.
And so does your power.

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