Overthinking About Insecurity

Magical Overthinkers

Amanda Montell & Studio71

Education, Science, Society & Culture

4.3 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

What if the antidote to insecurity isn’t looking inward, but reaching outward? This week, Amanda is joined by psychiatrist and attachment expert Dr. Amir Levine to overthink insecurity; where it comes from, why it can feel so consuming, and how it shapes the way we love. Together, they explore how healing happens in connection and how leaning on your support system and surrounding yourself with secure people can help reshape those patterns over time. From overanalyzing texts to fearing abandonment or pulling away entirely, this episode is a thoughtful spiral about connection, self-trust, and learning how to feel safe in community. - Join the "Magical Overthinkers Club" by following the pod on Instagram @magicaloverthinkers. - To access early, ad-free episodes and more, subscribe to the Magical Overthinkers Substack. - Pick up Amanda's book The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, or listen to the audiobook. Come see Sounds Like A Cult LIVE at The Bell House in New York on April 21st! Tickets at amandamontell.com/events Shop plans at https://MINTMOBILE.com/magical Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:18.4	Welcome to The Magical Overthinkers podcast, a show for thought spirallers, exploring the
1:23.9	subjects we can't stop overthinking about, From being a flake to critical thinking.
1:30.3	If you identify as a thought spiraller, someone who lives in their head,
1:34.3	someone who finds it especially hard for some reason to exist as a human in the world right now in the information age,
1:41.3	then you're in the right place.
1:43.3	This podcast is here to help us think
1:45.6	less about the things that don't matter and more about the things that do. I'm your host,
1:50.5	Amanda Montel. Today, we're overthinking about insecurity. And we're doing so with the help of a very special guest, Dr. Amir Levine.
2:05.4	Dr. Levine is a Columbia-trained psychiatrist and neuroscientist and the author of the multi-million
2:10.8	copy bestseller Attached. Yep, that is the go-to, go-to-go-tid book on Attachment Theory.
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