Modern Day Over-thinker

Giving everyone an update on what is going on my world today. From being 33 and single, fighting OCD and depression, using paid time off, stand up comedy, recovery, people pleasing, and a whole lot more. I wanted to take some time to address my listeners for mental health month and open my book (mine) up for everyone. I also took some time to respond to some suggested topics people suggested on social media. Hope you enjoy, and if not, I will have a new episode for ya next week! I apologize, I do NOT have any episodes with Borderline Personality Disorder as a topic, so if you know someone who is open about it and wants to talk, email mdoverthinker @ gmail . com!

Collin sits down with the first matchmaker to do speed dating in Iowa, but that is not all she has done while she has been on this earth. Suzon has lived a wild life that started with booking and promoting punk rock bands in the 80's, meeting her husband, losing her husband while she was pregnant with her first born son, and matchmaking in the Quad Cities. She now runs events for Skylark in the Quad Cities and creates art for her Eclectic Market at Skylark. This was a fun, lighthearted episode for those who just want to hear about an awesome woman.

Carson Tuttle is a standup comedian and middle school teacher located in Iowa City. We sat down at his home with his dog George Michael and discussed comedy, some regrets of his, failure, the importance of good friends, living in the moment, and the challenges he faces being a middle school teacher in 2023. Keep up with Carson here: www.instagram.com/mrtuttlenation Follow Modern Day Overthinker everywhere here: www.moderndayoverthinker.com

Nikki Murray is a Quad Cities personality who embodies the ultimate Jack of all Trades. Wearing many hats in her life including mom, comedian, makeup artist, burlesque dancer, and more. On this episode, Nikki and I discussed ADHD, Postpartum Depression, Therapy, and more. Keep up with Nikki and MDOT using the links below. https://linktr.ee/nikkimartistry https://moderndayoverthinker.com/

Brandon Scott has been my barber on and off for about a decade now. For at least the last couple years, every time I get my haircut with him we discuss mental health. So obviously, I had to have on the podcast again. This time, he came over and we talked about him living with Bipolar Disorder (BPD 2) as well as his eagerness to challenge himself. Other topics include his relationships with his clients, and how the interactions are why he loves being a barber, as well as everyone having the ability to change. Brandon also had a perspective regarding living with his mental illness that I enjoyed hearing him share. That and so much more can be heard on this episode.

Sarah Edwards is the founder of Set Apart Company and a fellow mental health advocate. We had the opportunity to talk about a variety of topics such as OCD, anxiety, work flow process, consistency, setting goals, and plenty more. Sarah is an awesome person who loves to talk about self growth and mental health. I hope to have many more conversations with her in the future. More about Sarah: https://www.liinks.co/setapartcompany

On this episode of the Modern Day Overthinker podcast I sat down with a new friend of mine Judi Creighton and talked about her experience with a traumatic brain injury. Judi deals with memory loss, depression, and anxiety as a result of a car accident. We discussed her injuries and how those have impacted her up to this day. We also conversed about her having a teenager at home with mental health battles as well. Judi and I know each other from the local performance arts scene (comedy, burlesque, drag, etc) in the Quad Cities, so we had to talk about that as well. New episodes of the MDOT podcast are now being released every other Monday on all platforms.

Adam is a friend of mine who loves to talk about recovery, addiction, and mental illness. So, of course, I had to have him on to talk considering I do as well. Adam had plenty to share with me as we sat in my office/studio on Saturday the 19th. We made sure to talk about his CPTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) diagnoses in addition to Substance Use Disorder. We also talked about recovery and the experiences Adam had before getting to where he is now. *Trigger warning: descriptive discussion of drug use is discussed during this episode

Liv Carrow is the President of QC Harm Reduction and a full-time therapist as well. I had the pleasure of having her on the show to discuss harm reduction, addiction, recovery, EAP (Employee Assistance Program), therapy, and trends she is seeing as a therapist.

Stevie Mo is a local comedian here in the Quad Cities who sat in my living room and talked to me for just shy of 3 hours. Don't worry, I cut it down and still gave you a great episode to listen to. Stevie and I talked about him growing up in Rock Island and going to Rock Island High School, how he loves cooking for people, his battles with alcohol abuse, suicide, losing his best friend and our mutual buddy Brad Hann, and challenging yourself. Disclaimer: There is a lot of swearing this episode and talk about suicide. I want everyone to be aware of that before they listen. Stevie has his own podcast called Getting Strange with Stevie Mo which you can check out here: https://anchor.fm/strangestevepod

Christian Hann is a Quad City native and a new comic on the stand up comedy scene. We both sat in our living room with a brief outlife of what we wanted to talk about. Those topics included anxiety, depression, comedy, deck hockey, acting, and the passing of Christian's father Brad Hann who passed away in September. This was a huge blow to his family as well as the comedy community and other performing arts scenes in the Quad Cities. I appreciate Christian for discussing Brad with me as I know it was not easy to talk about.

Zach Nielsen (LMHC) is the founder of Bloom Therapy. He is a therapist who specializes in trauma-informed counseling and LGBTQ+ research. He also has a background in social work, specifically with crisis intervention. On this episode we talked about how Bloom Therapy became a reality for Zach as well as societal expectations, therapy, escapism, addiction, recovery, and how we both believe everyone is capable of change. They just have to want it. Learn more about Zach's practice here: https://www.bloomtherapyqc.com/

Quinn and I go back with a friendship spanning over 10 years. She is someone I have always enjoyed talking to, and I know I am not the only one. Therefore, her being a guest just made sense. On this episode, you can hear Quinn and I discussing how she found out she is autistic as well as other topics many can relate to such as social anxiety, depression, communication, and more. Bonus: you get to here about one of my coolest dating stories ever. New episodes of the Modern Day Overthinker podcast drop every Monday!

Dana Moss-Peterson is comedian, actor, and writer from the Quad Cities. We have shared the stage on multiple occasions as well as a couple of car rides to do comedy outside of town. On this episode we talked about some of my/our favorite comedians, Dana losing both of his parents, grieving, resentments, possible PTSD from a relationship, and his personality type. New episodes of the podcast are released every Monday so make sure you are subscribed.

Decided to make the 50th episode a little different where I am the guest, and a good friend the host. Callie was one of the first people to ever be on this podcast and has seen my go through a lot in the last 5 1/2 years. I answered all the questions that were submitted that I felt were relatable to you as the listener, which was basically all of them. Thank you everyone who submitted questions. The topics covered include many, but some of them include: recovery, acceptance, perspective, meditation, the future of the podcast, standup comedy, and a whole lot more.

With episode 50 delayed due to audio issues, I decided an episode still needed to be dropped. New episodes drop every Monday, and I wasn't gonna just not upload a new episode for the week. So, what did I do? I hooked up the mic and started talking directly to you the best I could. Hopefully something resonates with you or someone you possibly share this with. Also, I want to note that you will hear my furnace in the background randomly throughout the episode. It's cold here in Iowa. I touched on a lot in just shy of 50 minutes including depression, recovery, suicide rates, imposter syndrome, and more. I apologize for the delay on episode 50, but I will make it worth the wait next Monday!

Lori Hopper is a Mental Fitness Coach (Reframe: Mental Fitness Coaching) and fellow Assumption High School alumni based in the Quad Cities. This is an episode jam packed with so much information I cannot fit in one brief description. The key thing we discussed was our relationship with ourselves, and how that effects the way we see and approach life. A couple of main topics of conversation were boundaries, becoming a Certified Professional Coach (CPC), the fight or flight response, meditation, PTSD, projection, emathy, and so much more. Keep up with Lori here: https://www.facebook.com/ReframeMFC

Ben Woodfield is a standup comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor from Muscatine, Iowa. He is also a recent graduate of the University of Iowa (Go Hawks!). Ben and I sat in my living room a couple weeks ago and talked about a variety of topics. The topics we discussed included, but are not limited to social media, forgiveness, processing death, seasonal depression, comedy, and much more. Ben has his own podcast which you can find here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2077241 He also wants help blowing up on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benwoodfieldtv He also wants help blowing up on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benwoodfieldtv

Katy Miller is the founder and product creator at Lillie and Pine, a cruelty free + vegan bath + body brand based in the Quad Cities. Katy and I discussed a lot on this episode. We wanted to focus on her ADHD diagnosis, and how it was recognized at an early age for her. We also talked about our grandparents a bit, relationships, how her business got started, and much much more. Katy and I are also both in recovery from substance abuse and share growing up going to the same Catholic schools in Davenport, Iowa. This is one of the many podcast episodes where a guest has becomes an awesome new friend. After or before you listen to the episode, you should check out Katy's business: https://www.lillieandpine.com/

Katlyn is a Mindset Mentor who I stumbled upon on TikTok and have been keeping up with for awhile now. Many have fit the description of the podcast title, and Katlyn (Katy) is definitely one of those people. She is definitely an overthinker, and we could have kept talking all day if this were a Joe Rogan podcast. However, I like to keep the episodes limited to 1 to 1.5 hours and we barely went over with all the edits. Katy and I discussed a lot over our Zoom podcast session, including (but not limited to) self love, self acceptance, self awareness, the importance of discipline, and giving Katy the opportunity to break down her very deep viral video which can be seen here: https://www.tiktok.com/@katlyng/video/7161621199582203179?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 Follow Katlyn on TikTok: @katlyng https://www.tiktok.com/@katlyng