Do you ever get stuck in a cycle of overthinking? This used to be my default and clearly

overthinking is incredibly common.

And many people confuse overthinking with problem solving when actually all overthinking does is ratchet up our tension and our anxiety.

And we all love it when the mind stops, for example, in flow or when looking at a beautiful sunset,

but it invariably fires up again in no time.

And one big mistake people make is to try and control or suppress the mind and thoughts,

which just fuels them further.

So this conversation with Andrew Sewell, author, founder of Overthinkers Anonymous and coach, is all about ways out.

We talk about a host of things that can help from simple practices to deep recognitions.

Andrew, an absolute pleasure to see you. How you doing?

I'm good. Thanks. Thanks for having me on.

Pleasure. An absolute pleasure. So I've enjoyed the chats we've had in the past.

We've had a couple of chats on the phone and I've really enjoyed them.

I feel like in many ways we're kindred spirits. We have many shared insights, experiences, points of view, which I'd like to share.

Plus, of course, we are both overthinkers by nature.

And that's going to be something we're really looking to talk about.

And as well, we were introduced to just got a name checker, mutual friend Nadia,

suggested we get in touch.

Shout out to Nadia.

I haven't seen her in a while, but bless her, what a lovely woman.

So let's dive straight into overthinking, Andrew.

I've got your book here, The Overthinkers Guide to Life.

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