Trying Not to Care

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.