How to Escape the Overthinking Trap

Season of Stuck

In this episode, Deanna sits down with Julia Kristina, a Vancouver-based Clinical Counsellor and founder of The Shift Society, a course that helps people understand and heal from chronic worrying and overthinking. During the interview, Julia delves into how these patterns can keep individuals stuck—and the role of judgment and self-compassion in managing them. They also discuss radical acceptance, the pursuit of control (spoiler alert; it doesn’t exist)l, and practical strategies like the "arrow down" technique to challenge irrational fears. Julia emphasizes the importance of self-compassion and curiosity in overcoming overthinking. Tune in to the episode now to gain valuable insights and practical tips from Julia Kristina.

Tune in to learn about:

• Chronic worrying and overthinking
• Impact of judgment and self-compassion on our relationship with our thoughts and worries
• Radical acceptance and the pursuit of control, certainty, and comfort
• Understanding the root of fears to avoid worrying and overthinking
• Practice of radical acceptance and curiosity
• Overcoming self-doubt and perfectionism
• Practical strategies for overcoming worrying and overthinking patterns
• The Shift Society, an online community aimed to help people get past worry, overthinking, and self-doubt

Thoughts from the episode:
“The three things that drive so much of our behavior are full control, full certainty and full comfort. And none of those are possible. They are all just big, fat illusions.” –Julia Kristina

About Julia Kristina

Julia Kristina is a Vancouver-based Clinical Counsellor, author, coach, and speaker that specializes in helping people get through the stuff that holds them back and keeps them from feeling good about themselves and their lives—including overthinking. Her course, The Shift Society, is an online community aimed to help you get past worry, overthinking, and self-doubt so you can have the calm, confidence, and emotional strength you’ve always wanted.

Connect with Julia Kristina:

On the web:

Julia’s personal website

The Shift Society

On social media:

Facebook: @juliacounsellor

X: @juliacounsellor

Instagram: @juliacounsellor

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Understanding chronic worrying and overthinking (00:01:14)

3. Julia’s journey into therapy and exploration of chronic worrying and overthinking (00:04:35)

4. The impact of judgment and self-compassion (00:10:55)

5. The pursuit of control, certainty, and comfort (00:16:07)

6. Anxiety and outcome-based motivation (00:21:39)

7. Excellence vs. Perfectionism (00:22:41)

8. Fear of failure and radical acceptance (00:25:48)

9. Understanding overthinking and worry (00:29:54)

10. Overthinking and core values (00:32:22)

11. Challenging irrational fears and thoughts (00:39:40)

12. Empowering advice for overcoming stuckness (00:43:14)

13. Inner gremlins (00:44:14)

14. Rapid Fire Q&A (00:44:43)