The 13 Best Overthinking Podcasts (2026)

Ellie Anderson from Pomona College and David Peña-Guzmán from San Francisco State University are two philosophy professors who take the questions you stay up at night thinking about and run them through centuries of philosophical thought. Overthink releases biweekly, has 162 episodes averaging about 55 minutes each, and holds a 4.8-star rating from 456 reviews. The topics are wonderfully specific: an episode on manipulation, another on why we find things cute, one about whether meritocracy is actually fair. Anderson and Peña-Guzmán have a genuine friendship that shows in how they talk to each other, disagreeing respectfully and building on each other's points rather than just taking turns. They reference thinkers like Foucault, Epicurus, and Marcuse, but they always connect the philosophy back to lived experience. You do not need a philosophy background to follow along. The show is for people who think too much and want to do something productive with that tendency. If you have ever spiraled into a question like "am I being authentic or just performing authenticity" and wished someone could help you think through it more clearly, Anderson and Peña-Guzmán are exactly the guides you want. The philosophy becomes a tool for self-understanding, not an academic exercise.

Amanda Montell -- best known for her books The Age of Magical Overthinking and Cultish -- brings her sharp, curious mind to this biweekly podcast about the anxieties that keep modern brains spinning. Each episode features Amanda in conversation with an expert guest, unpacking trending cultural topics through the lens of overthinking. Recent shows have tackled workaholism, confrontation avoidance, and why we feel guilty about being flaky. The format is conversational and personal. Amanda shares her own stories alongside the research, and her guests tend to be psychologists, authors, and cultural critics who can actually explain why your brain does that thing at 2 a.m. With 48 episodes and a 4.3 rating from over 600 Apple Podcasts listeners, the show has built a loyal following pretty quickly since launching. Some listeners note the ad reads are frequent, but the actual content is consistently insightful. The tone hits a nice sweet spot between intellectually stimulating and genuinely relatable -- like texting with a friend who reads a lot of psychology papers. If you have ever spiraled about whether your personality quirks are normal or concerning, Amanda has probably already made an episode about it.

Kristen Finch created Calm AF for a very specific type of person: the one who looks completely put together on the outside while their internal monologue is running a marathon of worst-case scenarios. Running since 2018 with over 360 episodes, this weekly show zeroes in on overthinking, rumination, and nervous system regulation with an approach that feels more like coaching than therapy. Episodes are refreshingly short, typically 12 to 22 minutes, which means you can actually listen to one during a lunch break instead of adding it to your ever-growing queue. Recent topics include why trying to stop overthinking backfires, signs of chronic nervous system dysregulation, and what it means to be a conflict-avoidant energy manager. Kristen speaks from experience as a life coach who works specifically with high achievers, and she has a knack for naming the exact thought patterns that keep people stuck. The show carries a 4.8 rating from 150 Apple Podcasts reviews. She also offers calibration calls and coaching for listeners who want to go deeper. Honestly, the episode titles alone can feel like a wake-up call -- the kind where you think, oh, she is talking directly to me.

Tatiana Garcia is a licensed therapist and coach who specializes in something she calls high-functioning anxiety -- that state where you are crushing it at work, maintaining friendships, and checking every box while quietly unraveling inside. Calmly Coping is her weekly podcast, now at 270 episodes, and it targets ambitious professionals who overanalyze every decision and second-guess themselves into exhaustion. The episodes are bite-sized and evidence-based, blending cognitive behavioral therapy techniques with mindful meditation practices. Some run just 6 minutes. Others stretch to nearly an hour when she brings on guests like Dr. Allison Alford to discuss topics like not feeling good enough as a daughter. That range is actually one of the best things about the show -- you get quick tactical episodes alongside deeper conversations. Tatiana has a calm, measured delivery that feels intentionally grounding. She covers perfectionism, imposter syndrome, boundary-setting, and the fear of failure with specificity that makes abstract concepts feel actionable. The show holds a perfect 5.0 rating from 45 Apple Podcasts reviewers, and listeners regularly mention feeling validated by her approach. New episodes drop every Wednesday, which means your midweek anxiety spiral has a standing appointment.

The name says it all. Stop Overthinking is hosted by Kristen Odegaard, a life coach who built the show specifically for overthinkers, people pleasers, and perfectionists -- basically anyone whose inner critic runs the show. With 87 episodes and a 4.7 rating, Kristen mixes solo episodes with guest interviews, covering topics like self-love, boundaries, and the Powerback Process (her own framework for breaking free from mental loops). Episodes typically run 35 to 40 minutes and feature a warm, encouraging tone that manages to be motivational without feeling preachy. Recent guests have included coaches and therapists who specialize in marriage, career development, and self-compassion. Kristen brings her own experience as someone who has lived through the overthinking cycle, and she is honest about what actually helped her break out of it. The show is particularly good for women navigating career transitions, relationship challenges, or that persistent feeling that everyone else has it figured out. It is a weekly show, so you get a regular dose of reminders that your brain is not broken -- it just needs some better directions.

Josh Fletcher is a UK-based psychotherapist and Drew Linsalata is a US-based therapist, and together they host Disordered with the kind of honest, evidence-based perspective that only comes from people who have both studied anxiety disorders and lived through them. Both are bestselling authors in the anxiety space, and the podcast reflects that dual expertise. With 148 episodes and a 4.9 rating from 424 reviewers, the show has built a serious community around anxiety recovery. Recent episodes cover rumination, self-compassion, the role of attention in anxiety, and what they call the golden rules of desensitization. The approach leans heavily on acceptance-based strategies and psychological flexibility rather than trying to eliminate anxiety entirely, which is a refreshing departure from shows that promise quick fixes. Episodes drop weekly and tend to be focused and actionable. Josh and Drew have natural chemistry -- Josh brings the clinical rigor and Drew brings the lived-experience honesty, and they balance each other well. They recently launched a community space at disordered.fm and published The Disordered Guide to Health Anxiety. For overthinkers whose thought spirals have crossed into anxiety disorder territory, this show feels like a knowledgeable friend who takes your struggle seriously without making it scarier.

Rebecca Hunter described Take Out Therapy as chatting with a friend who also happens to be a therapist, and that vibe came through in every one of the 277 episodes she produced before the show concluded in February 2026. The podcast targeted empathic high-achievers -- the people who feel everything deeply while trying to keep all the plates spinning -- and covered overthinking, burnout, boundary-setting, and emotional regulation with a mix of humor and bluntness. Episodes were short and punchy, often around 8 to 15 minutes, making them perfect for a quick reset during a stressful day. Rebecca had a talent for cutting through the noise and delivering practical advice without sugarcoating it. Topics ranged from getting out of overwhelm in two minutes flat to supporting highly sensitive people during turbulent times. The show earned a 4.8 rating from 347 reviewers, and multiple listeners credited it with motivating them to start therapy for the first time. Even though the show has wrapped up, the full archive remains available and the content holds up well. If you are an overthinker who also identifies as a highly sensitive person, the back catalog is worth working through.

Jackie de Crinis is a certified life coach who built The OverThinkers Guide to Joy around a simple premise: overthinkers deserve practical, digestible strategies for feeling calmer without being told to just stop thinking so much. The show has 148 episodes and a perfect 5.0 rating from 40 reviewers, which speaks to how well it connects with its audience. Episodes range from quick 8-minute pep talks to longer 42-minute conversations with guest experts in wellness, coaching, and health. Recent topics include the joy of getting organized, why you seriously need a hobby, and healing with natural medicine. Jackie has a warm, compassionate delivery that reviewers consistently mention -- she sounds like someone who genuinely understands what it feels like to have a brain that will not stop running scenarios. The show covers mindset work, psychology, spirituality, boundaries, perfectionism, and grief, giving it a broader scope than the title might suggest. New episodes drop semimonthly. If you are looking for a show that treats overthinking as something to work with rather than a defect to fix, Jackie approaches the topic with the kind of gentle pragmatism that actually sticks.

Dr. Kristi Angevine has an unusual background for a self-improvement podcast host -- she is an OB/GYN turned certified life coach, which means she understands both the science of how brains work and the lived reality of high-achieving women trying to hold everything together. Habits on Purpose delivers practical, no-fluff strategies for meaningful habit change, and it addresses the overthinking trifecta of perfectionism, overwhelm, and analysis paralysis head-on. With 214 episodes and a perfect 5.0 rating from 263 reviewers, the weekly show has clearly found its audience. Episodes are concise, typically 7 to 24 minutes, and recent ones have covered making decisions when stuck in analysis paralysis, using pragmatic curiosity for real habit change, and productive questions for getting unstuck. Kristi draws on Internal Family Systems therapy, self-compassion research, and cognitive behavioral techniques, but she packages it all in language that feels like a conversation rather than a lecture. The show is specifically designed for women who set high standards for themselves and then spiral when they cannot meet them all perfectly. If your overthinking tends to show up as difficulty making decisions, constant list-making that never leads to action, or guilt about not being productive enough, this is the show that actually addresses those patterns with specificity.

Ashley Corbo started Trying Not to Care as a space for the conversations she wished someone had with her during the hardest parts of her twenties, and the 4.8-star rating from nearly 2,000 reviews suggests she struck a nerve. The show focuses on the specific emotional landscape of being a young woman navigating friendship breakups, bad relationships, career pivots, and the constant pressure to have everything figured out. Ashley has been open about being labeled "too sensitive" and "too much" throughout her life, and she uses that experience to create episodes that feel like sitting with someone who genuinely understands why you cried in the car after a party. With 198 episodes dropping every Monday, the show covers topics like setting boundaries without guilt, healing from toxic relationships, phone addiction, and the anxiety that comes with major life transitions. The tone is warm and calm rather than preachy. Ashley does not pretend to be a therapist, but she does her research and speaks from real experience. Some episodes touch on manifestation and mindset shifts, which may or may not resonate depending on your perspective. The audience skews toward women in their early-to-mid twenties who are actively working through the growing pains of young adulthood. If you want a podcast that treats your feelings as valid without being saccharine about it, this is one of the better options out there.

Overthinking It has been running since 2008, which makes it ancient by podcast standards, and its 938 episodes represent one of the longest-running pop culture analysis shows anywhere. The premise is straightforward: subject popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably does not deserve. The hosts break down TV shows, movies, Super Bowl halftime performances, and viral trends with a semi-scholarly enthusiasm that somehow never feels pretentious. Recent episodes have analyzed Bad Bunny halftime show choices, the film Sinners, and social media climbing culture through the lens of business theory. The show has a 4.8 rating from 263 reviewers, and longtime listeners describe the experience as hanging out with old friends -- one reviewer mentioned listening to every single episode since 2013. The biweekly format gives the hosts time to actually think about their analysis rather than rushing out hot takes, and you can feel that preparation in the conversations. If your version of overthinking involves spending three hours after a movie constructing theories about what the director really meant, or rewatching a TV scene to catch symbolism nobody else noticed, this is your people. The hosts turn the overthinking impulse into something genuinely entertaining and occasionally brilliant.

Megan Devito brings an unusual angle to the anxiety podcast space -- she is both a performance mindset coach and a swim coach, and More Than Anxiety applies the mental strategies used in competitive sports to everyday life and business. The show has 161 episodes, a perfect 5.0 rating from 18 reviewers, and a biweekly release schedule. Megan works primarily with athletes, leaders, and high achievers who want peak performance without burning themselves out in the process. Recent episodes cover building resilience and setting boundaries with a championship mindset, finding confidence through intentional living, and practical strategies for a less stressful life. She brings on guests like Felicity Ashley, who rowed across the Atlantic and beat cancer, for conversations about unshakeable resilience. The sports coaching background gives Megan a different vocabulary for talking about anxiety and overthinking -- she frames mental health work as training rather than treatment, which resonates with people who might resist traditional therapy language. Episodes include a mix of solo coaching sessions and guest interviews, and reviewers highlight the real-life examples and actionable strategies as standout features. For overthinkers who also identify as driven achievers, Megan speaks your language and understands that telling you to slow down is not helpful -- she teaches you to perform better while thinking less.

The Over Thinking Podcast comes from an unexpected place -- the Canadian Mental Health Association Durham Recovery College Wellness Centre -- and that institutional backing gives it something most overthinking podcasts lack: genuine peer perspectives from people with lived mental health experience. The show features rotating hosts including Crystal, Deandra, Rory, Victoria, Madison, and others, all of whom bring their own stories to the microphone. With 25 episodes released monthly, it is a smaller show, but the format is thoughtful. Each episode pairs a mental health topic with a well-known song title that reflects the theme -- a creative touch that makes the episodes feel curated rather than formulaic. Topics have covered dating with mental health challenges, seasonal affective disorder, chronic illness, neurodivergence, PTSD, and family support systems. Episodes run 22 to 41 minutes and take a recovery-focused approach, emphasizing progress and community rather than clinical perfection. The rotating host format means you get a variety of perspectives and communication styles, which keeps things from feeling repetitive. For overthinkers who want to hear from real people navigating mental health rather than experts prescribing solutions, this show fills an important gap. The community-centered approach makes it feel like sitting in on a support group conversation where everyone is genuinely rooting for each other.