In this episode of the "Modern Day Overthinker" podcast, host Collin Strajack talks with guest Bailee Huethert about personal struggles and recovery, particularly in the context of addiction. Bailee shares her journey into recovery, which began unexpectedly during a work trip away from familiar support structures, leading her to her first recovery …

In a candid and heartfelt episode of the Modern Day Overthinker podcast, host Collin Strajack opens up about his recent struggles with OCD, anxiety, and depression, shedding light on the inner turmoil that led to a hiatus from the podcast. Collin delves into the challenging OCD loops that trapped him, detailing the compulsive behaviors that disrupt…

In this episode of the "Modern Day Overthinker" podcast, Collin welcomes Zane Landin, a fellow mental health advocate, to discuss a range of topics including mental health, the power of storytelling, and the importance of vulnerability, particularly among men. Zane shares his journey from graduating with a bachelor's degree in communication to beco…

Celtic Honey is a traveling independent performer specializing in burlesque, draglesque, Kung Fu. She also guests at anime and comic cons and holds panels on props, Avatar, body painting and makeup, and the most important topic, consent. On this episode of the Modern Day Overthinker podcast, Collin sits down with the multifaceted performer and arti…

On this episode of the Modern Day Overthinker podcast, we delve deep into the intricate world of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) with special guest Cody Fournier, a licensed independent clinical social worker LICSW who currently works with NOCD (www.treatmyocd.com), a platform dedicated to helping people treat their OCD. Our conversation traver…

Ben Hagarty is a video director, cinematographer, and podcaster from Cedar Falls, Iowa. On this episode (recorded 1/8/24), Ben and I discuss his journey to success as a creator who has worked with some of the biggest artists, celebrities, and brands in the world. His journey is inspiring to say the least. When it comes to his work ethic, networking…

On the latest episode of the Modern Day Overthinker podcast, we dive into the world of fitness and personal training with Chase Hollmer, a Sports Performance Coach, Hybrid Athlete, and Online Personal Trainer. Chase and I discussed exploring the mental benefits of fitness. Chase stresses the importance of consistency in any fitness regime, discussi…

On episode 79 of the Modern Day Overthinker podcast, I dive deep into a variety of topics with another great guest: Adam Peters. Adam Peters is the Director of Operations at Clock, Inc. LGBT+ Community Center in the Quad Cities, a Show Choir Coach, Runner, and Political Campaign Organizer. Join us as we explore his journey through sobriety, working…

Bobby Ray Bunch is a veteran, realtor, comedian, musician, and event planner from the Quad Cities. We sat down and discussed a variety of topics on this episode which included comparing yourself to others, his experience in the military, ketamine therapy, self talk, self sabotage, mental well being, the vulnerability of stand up comedy, Matt Rife o…

On this episode of the Modern Day Overthinker podcast, I spoke with Ramiro Antonio Perez about his battles with addiction, mental health, and building a new life. I appreciate Ramiro for being so open and audience with me during our talk (recorded 11/11/23) and hope to have many more conversions with him in the future. New episodes of the Modern Da…

Grace McCubbin is an advocate, speaker, and business owner here in the Quad Cities. She and I sat down and discussed her recent TEDx talk in Davenport, Iowa which was focused on her son’s (16 years old at the time) cardiac arrest back in February. We also discussed how she ended up on the TEDx stage sharing that story. Following that, we discussed …

Dan Alten is a standup comedian based in Louisville, Kentucky. However, he spends most of his time on the road doing shows throughout the country. I was fortunate enough to host a show for him on 10/7 at The V'ue in Clinton, IA. Since Dan was crashing at my place that night, we decided to record the podcast after the show since he had to hit the ro…

Jake Truemper is a comedian (improv/stand up), radio host, social media creator, local business owner, and LEGO connoisseur. We sat down in my home studio and discussed a variety of topics including (but not limited to) blowing up on social media, being early adapter of TikTok, creating social media content, addiction to work, fear of missing out (…

Jonathan Bogner is a creative producer, entrepreneur, investor, disruptor, and consummate problem solver in his professional life. However, in 2007, Jonathan's whole life changed completely. In his own words: My “prior” life was great. I had a beautiful wife, two teenage sons, a nice home in Beverly Hills, and--- I was living my dream job--- of pro…

Reena Friedman Watts is a mom, entrepreneur, podcaster (Host of Better Call Daddy Podcast), radio host, and former television producer (Jerry Springer Show, Nanny 911) and interviewer for VH1 and E. She helps people create podcasts, hosts an online radio show, has a podcast of her own, and does freelance marketing as well. We talked about podcastin…

Soultru (formally known as Terrance Banks) and I sat down to get to know the man behind the music after he recently arrived home from the Mile of Music festival in Appleton, WI. Both of us are natives of Davenport, Iowa so we had plenty to talk about locally in addition to our in depth conversations about mental health, specifically relating to anx…

Since it's the 70th episode, I decided to switch things up and have a guest host interview me. Tabbatha Strong (co-host of Deck Diaries) was up for the challenge. She devoloped a variety of questions to ask me so everyone can get a little more insight into the regular host of this podcast. We also have some listener questions I was able to answer a…

This episode features an entertaining friend of mine who goes by the name Johnny Tuesday. Johnny and I discussed his recent challenge to live a sober adjacent lifestyle as well as substance abuse in general. We also talk about the challenge entertainers face when they have to perform, but are not in the right headspace. Johnny also did a street cor…

Veronica Memoir is a comedian, artist, writer, and ex-stripper who joined me on the podcast to discuss her past, present, and future. Her work on dealing with masochism, PTSD, people pleasing, as well as other trauma work came with a lot of consistent therapy spanning over many years. Other topics of discussion varied from her upbringing, the origi…

Tabbatha Strong is a fellow podcaster, empath, and public speaker residing in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Her and I sat down after recording an episode of her podcast (Deck Diaries) and discussed a variety of topics such as relationships, speaking at Women Lead Change, how she started her podcast, the importance of deep conversations, her Grandma (Grandma …

Joseph Reid is an Amazon Best Selling author and speaker from Detroit, Michigan. On the podcast, we discussed his book "Broken Like Me" which was released in May of 2021. I was able to catch him while he was in town speaking for #NAMI (National Alliance of Mental Illness) here in Davenport, Iowa. We discussed his mental health journey as well as so…

Lauren Wood and I discussed her schizophrenia diagnosis, the stigma involved with that diagnosis, as well substance abuse, taking medication, and so much more on this episode of the Modern Day Overthinker podcast. Keep up with MDOT here: https://moderndayoverthinker.com/

Giving everyone an update on what is going on my world today. From being 33 and single, fighting OCD and depression, using paid time off, stand up comedy, recovery, people pleasing, and a whole lot more. I wanted to take some time to address my listeners for mental health month and open my book (mine) up for everyone. I also took some time to respo…

Collin sits down with the first matchmaker to do speed dating in Iowa, but that is not all she has done while she has been on this earth. Suzon has lived a wild life that started with booking and promoting punk rock bands in the 80's, meeting her husband, losing her husband while she was pregnant with her first born son, and matchmaking in the Quad…

Carson Tuttle is a standup comedian and middle school teacher located in Iowa City. We sat down at his home with his dog George Michael and discussed comedy, some regrets of his, failure, the importance of good friends, living in the moment, and the challenges he faces being a middle school teacher in 2023. Keep up with Carson here: www.instagram.c…

Nikki Murray is a Quad Cities personality who embodies the ultimate Jack of all Trades. Wearing many hats in her life including mom, comedian, makeup artist, burlesque dancer, and more. On this episode, Nikki and I discussed ADHD, Postpartum Depression, Therapy, and more. Keep up with Nikki and MDOT using the links below. https://linktr.ee/nikkimar…

Brandon Scott (owner of Culture Shock Barbershop in Davenport, IA) has been my barber on and off for about a decade now. For at least the last couple years, every time I get my haircut with him we discuss mental health. So obviously, I had to have on the podcast again. This time, he came over and we talked about him living with Bipolar Disorder (BP…

Sarah Edwards is the founder of Set Apart Company and a fellow mental health advocate. We had the opportunity to talk about a variety of topics such as OCD, anxiety, work flow process, consistency, setting goals, and plenty more. Sarah is an awesome person who loves to talk about self growth and mental health. I hope to have many more conversations…

On this episode of the Modern Day Overthinker podcast I sat down with a new friend of mine Judi Creighton and talked about her experience with a traumatic brain injury. Judi deals with memory loss, depression, and anxiety as a result of a car accident. We discussed her injuries and how those have impacted her up to this day. We also conversed about…

Adam is a friend of mine who loves to talk about recovery, addiction, and mental illness. So, of course, I had to have him on to talk considering I do as well. Adam had plenty to share with me as we sat in my office/studio on Saturday the 19th. We made sure to talk about his CPTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) diagnoses in addition to Su…

Liv Carrow is the President of QC Harm Reduction and a full-time therapist as well. I had the pleasure of having her on the show to discuss harm reduction, addiction, recovery, EAP (Employee Assistance Program), therapy, and trends she is seeing as a therapist.

Stevie Mo is a local comedian here in the Quad Cities who sat in my living room and talked to me for just shy of 3 hours. Don't worry, I cut it down and still gave you a great episode to listen to. Stevie and I talked about him growing up in Rock Island and going to Rock Island High School, how he loves cooking for people, his battles with alcohol …

Christian Hann is a Quad City native and a new comic on the stand up comedy scene. We both sat in our living room with a brief outlife of what we wanted to talk about. Those topics included anxiety, depression, comedy, deck hockey, acting, and the passing of Christian's father Brad Hann who passed away in September. This was a huge blow to his fami…

Zach Nielsen (LMHC) is the founder of Bloom Therapy. He is a therapist who specializes in trauma-informed counseling and LGBTQ+ research. He also has a background in social work, specifically with crisis intervention. On this episode we talked about how Bloom Therapy became a reality for Zach as well as societal expectations, therapy, escapism, add…

Quinn and I go back with a friendship spanning over 10 years. She is someone I have always enjoyed talking to, and I know I am not the only one. Therefore, her being a guest just made sense. On this episode, you can hear Quinn and I discussing how she found out she is autistic as well as other topics many can relate to such as social anxiety, depre…

Dana Moss-Peterson is comedian, actor, and writer from the Quad Cities. We have shared the stage on multiple occasions as well as a couple of car rides to do comedy outside of town. On this episode we talked about some of my/our favorite comedians, Dana losing both of his parents, grieving, resentments, possible PTSD from a relationship, and his pe…

Decided to make the 50th episode a little different where I am the guest, and a good friend the host. Callie was one of the first people to ever be on this podcast and has seen my go through a lot in the last 5 1/2 years. I answered all the questions that were submitted that I felt were relatable to you as the listener, which was basically all of t…

With episode 50 delayed due to audio issues, I decided an episode still needed to be dropped. New episodes drop every Monday, and I wasn't gonna just not upload a new episode for the week. So, what did I do? I hooked up the mic and started talking directly to you the best I could. Hopefully something resonates with you or someone you possibly share…

Lori Hopper is a Mental Fitness Coach (Reframe: Mental Fitness Coaching) and fellow Assumption High School alumni based in the Quad Cities. This is an episode jam packed with so much information I cannot fit in one brief description. The key thing we discussed was our relationship with ourselves, and how that effects the way we see and approach lif…

Ben Woodfield is a standup comedian, podcaster, writer, and actor from Muscatine, Iowa. He is also a recent graduate of the University of Iowa (Go Hawks!). Ben and I sat in my living room a couple weeks ago and talked about a variety of topics. The topics we discussed included, but are not limited to social media, forgiveness, processing death, sea…

Katy Miller is the founder and product creator at Lillie and Pine, a cruelty free + vegan bath + body brand based in the Quad Cities. Katy and I discussed a lot on this episode. We wanted to focus on her ADHD diagnosis, and how it was recognized at an early age for her. We also talked about our grandparents a bit, relationships, how her business go…

Katlyn is a Mindset Mentor who I stumbled upon on TikTok and have been keeping up with for awhile now. Many have fit the description of the podcast title, and Katlyn (Katy) is definitely one of those people. She is definitely an overthinker, and we could have kept talking all day if this were a Joe Rogan podcast. However, I like to keep the episode…

Jake McDowell is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Combat Veteran, and Comedian from the Quad Cities. He joined me on this week's episode to discuss authenticity, PTSD, addiction, and so much more. We also share a love for doing standup comedy so we had to discuss that as well. This is one of my longer episodes, but it's filled with honesty, authentici…

Dana is a Social Worker and MMA fighter currently located in Des Moines, Iowa who was excited to share her story and struggles with mental health throughout her life. She is a proud member of the LGBTQ community and currently works for a non-profit advocating for LGBTQ youth. She also has a background working with at risk youth in residential treat…

Dan Bush is the founder of Bummer City Inc., which is a hospitality company based in the Quad Cities. They are all about building your favorite hang out spots in Davenport, Iowa and Moline, Illinois. Dan has struggled with depression and anxiety for most of his life. He decided a few years ago to try something different. He tried ketamine therapy a…

Jon Clash (formerly known as J-Clash) is a former rapper turned entrepreneur who has a transformation story I wanted everyone (including myself) to hear. I have known Jon virtually for over at least a decade and have been seeing all the great things he has been doing online with his life and business ventures. He has evolved into a devout Christian…

Robert Jaynes (Uncle Cletus) is an East Moline, IL native who recently got involved (over the past year) in comedy and how he has always wanted to do it. We talked about how he deals with PTSD, being bipolar, and having mild schizophrenia. He feeds off positive energy, his higher power, and the planet to uplift himself in addition to comedy to assi…

Lauren Rosen (LFMT) is the Founder and Director of The Obsessive Mind which specializes in treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Anxiety, and Eat Disorders. Lauren and I talked about my personal struggles with OCD, recovery (from substances and disorders), and about the Evidence-Based Therapy methods that are used today to treat anxiet…

Bringing you a bonus episode this week for International OCD Awareness Week with my friend Jenna Overbaugh! Jenna is a licensed professional counselor and the Clinical Marketing Director at NOCD (www.treatmyocd.com). We talked about the different subtypes of OCD, its misconnceptions, and I shared my personal struggles with this time of the year and…

Yoshi is a Navy veteran and small business owner from Davenport, Iowa. We talked about his experience with starting over, growing up in the Southside of Chicago, and his battle with the United States criminal justice system. We also had a great discussion about division and conflict in our country. Yoshi has a hell of a story that everyone needs to…