
Overthinking The Awesome
Claim This Podcastby David Cosgrove
Podcast Overview
<p>You've tried meditation. You've tried breathing exercises. You've been told to "just relax" or "stop worrying so much."</p><p><br></p><p>And yet here you are—3 AM, wide awake, racing thoughts on repeat, your brain running worst-case scenarios about something that happened years ago or might never happen at all.</p><p><br></p><p>Your brain isn't broken. It's brilliant and bored.</p><p><br></p><p><b>Overthinking the Awesome</b> is a podcast for anyone drowning in anxiety, rumination, self-doubt, and the mental spirals that steal your sleep and hijack your peace. Instead of trying to silence your restless mind—spoiler: it doesn't work—you'll learn to redirect all that mental horsepower into clarity, confidence, and calm.</p><p><br></p><p>In this series, you'll discover how to catch "the click"—the split-second before anxious thoughts spiral into full-blown catastrophic thinking. You'll learn why your inner critic won't shut up and how to finally fire your negative narrator. You'll retrain your mental algorithm so it stops feeding you worst-case scenarios and worry on a loop. You'll understand why compliments feel suspicious, why imposter syndrome kicks in the moment things go right, and how to let positive things actually be true about you. And you'll get real strategies for quieting a racing mind—without toxic positivity or empty affirmations.</p><p><br></p><p>Season 1 laid the foundation. Season 2 goes deeper.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a self-help podcast for overthinkers, chronic worriers, perfectionists, and anyone whose brain treats 2 AM like prime problem-solving time. If analysis paralysis has ever frozen you in place—or you've wished you could just turn your mind off for five minutes—start here.</p><p><br></p><p><b>Topics covered include:</b> overthinking, anxiety, self-doubt, spiraling, rumination, racing thoughts, inner critic, negative thinking, worry, anxious thoughts, catastrophic thinking, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, analysis paralysis, intrusive thoughts, cognitive reframing, mental wellness, and building real confidence.</p><p><br></p><p>Based on the book <b>Overthinking the Awesome: How to Turn Anxiety, Spiraling, and Self-Doubt Into Clarity and Confidence</b> by David Cosgrove, available on Amazon (Kindle + Paperback) and Audible.</p>
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Publishing Since
12/30/2025
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Recent Episodes

March 25, 2026
Episode 10: Overthinking Creative Work (Bonus Episode)
The paralysis before you start. The perfectionism while you're working. The comparison trap after you ship. Creative block hits overthinkers uniquely hard because there's no objectively right answer—and that uncertainty is torture for a brain that wants guarantees. David, a musician and author with decades of creative work behind him, shares hard-won lessons about separating creation from evaluation, giving yourself permission to make garbage drafts, and redirecting your analytical mind to se...

March 18, 2026
Episode 9: Using the Tools Together (Season Finale)
Real life doesn't come in neat categories—sometimes you're overthinking three things at once. In this season finale, David demonstrates how the four core cognitive tools work as an integrated system: The Click (catching the spiral early), The Narrator (changing the voice), The Algorithm (redirecting what your brain searches for), and The Awesome (turning mental energy into a superpower). Walk through layered real-world scenarios combining work stress, relationship anxiety, and sleepless night...

March 11, 2026
Episode 8: When Good News Feels Dangerous
You got the job, the yes, the win—and instead of celebrating, you're spiraling. Success anxiety is real: when good things happen, the stakes suddenly feel higher and the fear of losing everything kicks in. This episode explores why achievement triggers imposter syndrome and self-sabotage, how to actually let a victory land before rushing to the next worry, and how to build a "Compliment Bank" of evidence against your inner skeptic. You're allowed to have good things. You're allowed to stay wh...
16 total episodes available
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- What is Overthinking The Awesome?
<p>You've tried meditation. You've tried breathing exercises. You've been told to "just relax" or "stop worrying so much."</p><p><br></p><p>And yet here you are—3 AM, wide awake, racing thoughts on repeat, your brain running worst-case scenarios about something that happened years ago or might never happen at all.</p><p><br></p><p>Your brain isn't broken. It's brilliant and bored.</p><p><br></p><p><b>Overthinking the Awesome</b> is a podcast for anyone drowning in anxiety, rumination, self-doubt, and the mental spirals that steal your sleep and hijack your peace. Instead of trying to silence your restless mind—spoiler: it doesn't work—you'll learn to redirect all that mental horsepower into clarity, confidence, and calm.</p><p><br></p><p>In this series, you'll discover how to catch "the click"—the split-second before anxious thoughts spiral into full-blown catastrophic thinking. You'll learn why your inner critic won't shut up and how to finally fire your negative narrator. You'll retrain your mental algorithm so it stops feeding you worst-case scenarios and worry on a loop. You'll understand why compliments feel suspicious, why imposter syndrome kicks in the moment things go right, and how to let positive things actually be true about you. And you'll get real strategies for quieting a racing mind—without toxic positivity or empty affirmations.</p><p><br></p><p>Season 1 laid the foundation. Season 2 goes deeper.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a self-help podcast for overthinkers, chronic worriers, perfectionists, and anyone whose brain treats 2 AM like prime problem-solving time. If analysis paralysis has ever frozen you in place—or you've wished you could just turn your mind off for five minutes—start here.</p><p><br></p><p><b>Topics covered include:</b> overthinking, anxiety, self-doubt, spiraling, rumination, racing thoughts, inner critic, negative thinking, worry, anxious thoughts, catastrophic thinking, perfectionism, imposter syndrome, analysis paralysis, intrusive thoughts, cognitive reframing, mental wellness, and building real confidence.</p><p><br></p><p>Based on the book <b>Overthinking the Awesome: How to Turn Anxiety, Spiraling, and Self-Doubt Into Clarity and Confidence</b> by David Cosgrove, available on Amazon (Kindle + Paperback) and Audible.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
Information about guest appearances is not available.
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