Take Out Therapy: End Overthinking & Overwhelm for Empathic High Achievers
by Rebecca Hunter, MSW
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 moments, and actionable tools you can actually use—because who has time for fluff?Start with a fan-favorite episode! Highly Sensitive People Are Gifted & Challenged With Empathy and Overthinking https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-out-therapy/id1481635658?i=1000713772648or... Manage Your Anger Without It Hijacking Your Life: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-out-therapy/id1481635658
Episodes
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The Final Lesson On How To Maintain & Improve Your Mental Health
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! After 325 episodes, Take Out Therapy is ending, and in this final…
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Help And Hope For Highly Sensitive People In Turbulent Times
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 overwhelmed, heartbroken, or emotionally raw by everything...
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Get Out Of Overwhelm In 2 Minutes Flat! Stop Overthinking Spirals Using Neuroscience
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! Racing thoughts are not a personal failure. They are a nervous system...
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Do Thoughts Cause Anxiety? A Therapy Lesson For Anxious Overthinkers
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! Anxiety often feels complicated, but most spirals are powered by just…
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The One Question Method To Stop Overthinking Spirals; A Therapy Informed Trick
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! Rumination has a sneaky way of hijacking your entire day before you even...
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Are You Reflecting Or Ruminating? Stop Overthinking To Improve Your Mental Health
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! Most people think they are reflecting. But their nervous system says...
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Your Mental Health Is Your Responsibility; Real Talk From The Therapy Office
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! Most people want to feel calmer, more stable, and at peace, but they...
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Year End Reflection Session To Reduce Overwhelm And Create Intention; Therapy Based Skills for Empathic High Achievers
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! Most people hit January already exhausted. They try to fix it with…
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3 Question Burnout Prevention Tool That Will Help You Stop Spirals Before They Start; Therapy Based Skills For Empathic High Achievers
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! Burnout rarely shows up all at once. It builds quietly when days blur...
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The One Boundary That Will End Your Over Functioning; Therapy Tips For Empathic High Achievers
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 pulled in too many directions is one of the fastest paths to...
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2 Ways to Reduce Emotional Exhaustion Quick With Therapy Based Tools; Support For Empathic High Achievers
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! Emotional exhaustion does not show up all at once. It creeps in quietly...
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Quiet Your Overthinking Right NOW; Therapy Tools For Empathic High Achievers
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 mind refuses to shut off when you finally try to rest, this Take...
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Better Self Care With Neuroscience Informed Therapy Skills; Help For Empathic High Achievers
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! Are you one of those people who can "never relax?" Discover why relaxing...
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30 Second Reset For When You're Overwhelmed, Overthinking or Over Functioning; Help For Empathic High Achievers
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! Thirty seconds. One simple reset. A tiny sensory tool that calms…
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Break the Burnout Cycle By Changing This One Habit; Support for Empathic High Achievers
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 exhausted all the time does not necessarily mean something is...
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Why You’re Still Anxious Despite All the Therapy, Podcasts & Self-Help Books
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 anxious after all the therapy, podcasts, and self-help books? If...
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Mental Health Maintenance Explained; Everyday Help For Empathic High-Achievers
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! Stress and overthinking won’t change without daily mental health...
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Avoid Family Drama At The Holidays; Help For Empathic Overthinkers
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! Family gatherings look joyful from the outside, but on the inside they…
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Change Your Blah Mood Fast With A Therapists Trick For Overthinkers And Empaths
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! When life suddenly feels flat or pointless, it can leave you wondering...
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Better Mental Health Starts With Two Things To Help The Overwhelm
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! Most people feel overloaded but they don't know why. In this episode,...
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Recovering From Difficulty With Mindfulness and Personal Growth
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! Even in the hardest moments of life, there’s wisdom waiting to be found....
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The Trance of Busy and How Overthinking & Overfunctioning Keeps You Stuck
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! Most empathic high achievers don’t realize that their constant busyness…
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The Missing Step in Your Mental Health
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 you’ve ever wondered why all your self-awareness and insight still...
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Solve Your Sleep Issues With Somatic Therapy and Mindfulness for Busy Empaths
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 you can’t turn your brain off at night, this episode is for you....
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Improve Negative Self-Talk With a Simple Therapy Trick to Change The Tone
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 “positive self-talk” still sounds like criticism in disguise....
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Stop Self-Critical Thoughts and Rewire Your Brain For Less Stress and Overthinking
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”…
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Ditch Victim Mode And Calm Your Overthinking With a Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) Skill
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…
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Prevent Burnout and Emotional Overwhelm With A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Skill
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…
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Reset Rumination & Overthinking Quickly With Mindfulness Based Therapy Tools
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…
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Stop Overthinking And Develop Your Emotional Intelligence Instead With Simple Therapy Tools
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…
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Get Out Of Survival Mode! Two Therapy Based Steps To Stop Overwhelm, Burnout And Overthinking.
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...
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Ditch Your Cell Phone Addiction To Get Rid Of Overthinking, Overwhelm and Burnout
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…
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Travel Helps Your Mental Health; Get The Benefits Without Leaving Home With A Lesson in Presence and Gratitude
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,...
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How To Practice Self-Compassion When Things Get Off Track; A Therapy Tool for Hard Times
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...
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Expand Your Perspective & Improve Your Mental Health With a Simple Therapy Tool
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…
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How To Heal Anxiety: A Therapy Framework To Go From Overthinking And Overwhelmed to Calm
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...
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Stop Your Controlling Behavior & Reduce Overwhelm To Get Some Inner Peace Back
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...
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Mini Mindfulness Lesson And Emotional Regulation Therapy Trick
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...
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How To Stop Ruminating About Old Relationships & Attachments and Let Go With A Therapy Technique
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…
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When Shame Shows Up; A Therapy Method For Inner Peace When Doing Personal Growth Work
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...
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Why Focusing On Other People Leads to Burnout & A Therapy Method To Self Reflect, Improve Mental Health
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...
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The Hidden Negative Impact of People Pleasing In Relationships; A Mini Session for Empathic High Achievers.
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...
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People Pleasing Recovery Plan for Overfunctioning, Exhausted, Empathic People
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...
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Are You Triggered? Help For Empathic Overthinkers to Recognize and Respond Appropriately to Triggers
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…
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Deal With Your Triggers Easily; A Therapy Method For Empathic High Achievers
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…
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Why Your Nervous System is The Key To Your Mental Health
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...
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Make Difficult Conversations Easier With A Therapy Based Method for Empathic, Conflict Avoidant People
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...
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The Neuroscience of Change: A Therapy Mini Session for Empathic Overthinkers
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...
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Get Out of The Funk Before It Gets Worse With This Simple Therapy Tool: Help for Overwhelm, Overthinking and Burnout
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…
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3 Magic Words to Cure Distractions With Somatic Experiencing Basics and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Busy Empaths
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…
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About this show
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 moments, and actionable tools you can actually use—because who has time for fluff?Start with a fan-favorite episode! Highly Sensitive People Are Gifted & Challenged With Empathy and Overthinking https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-out-therapy/id1481635658?i=1000713772648or... Manage Your Anger Without It Hijacking Your Life: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/take-out-therapy/id1481635658
Hosted by
Rebecca Hunter, MSW