Jenna Overbaugh

Jenna Overbaugh OCD/anxiety therapist, podcast host, creator
Helping people overcome their fears since 2008

11/21/2025

Can very much verify Hanson is still alive even though I haven’t done any of those things in 25+ years 😂

If you’re new here, hi, I’m Jenna and I’m a licensed professional counselor who’s been working with people who have OCD, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts since 2008.

I teach you how to break free from these cycles so you don’t have to keep shelling out thousands of dollars and years of your time for therapists who may or may not know what they’re doing.

DM me or comment the word RESOURCES for free and low cost resources to help you on your journey 🫶

11/21/2025

DM me or comment the word RESOURCES and I’ll send you a link of resources for moms and parents.

If you’re struggling with OCD, anxiety, and intrusive or scary thoughts as a parent, I’ve got you.

And it can get so much better.

11/20/2025

The coffee isn’t the problem.

It’s your tolerance to anxiety and physiological discomfort.

Fix that, and the nervous jitters / panic attacks can’t happen.

After all, panic is nothing more than your catastrophic interpretation of otherwise completely normal and non-threatening body sensations.

Fix the fear and the catastrophic interpretations? You fix panic.

For more on this, DM me or comment the word PANIC and I’ll send you a link to my Rise Above Panic private podcast. You’ll be able to drink coffee and do whatever the hell you want because you run this body, not the other way around.

(And yes I know you can always drink decaf. I don’t wanna).

11/20/2025

POV: Your OCD is still acting like the world’s worst roommate 🧠

It barged in without permission, critiques everything you do, and insists it’s “protecting” you.

Spoiler: it’s still not.

This is Part 2 of breaking down what OCD actually looks like - not the internet’s “I just like things tidy” stereotype, but the real, exhausting mental loops no one talks about.

If this feels uncomfortably familiar… you’re so far from alone.

Day 2 of my live event is happening today, and it’s not too late to join.

When you sign up, you’ll get:

✨ Lifetime replay access
✨ Early, exclusive bonuses only available to people who register!!

💬 Comment SMARTER and I’ll send you the link to jump in before it ends!

11/20/2025

Ask me why I’m not able to sleep and I will tell you I’m terrified of being on my deathbed when I’m 80 regretting my entire life and ending up in an endless miserable grief ridden and shame inducing spiral.

But if Eli touches something hot or slams his finger in the car door or the dog gets sick or there’s a legit emergency right in front of me, I’m like I’ve got this covered I’ve been preparing for this my whole life.

Lmao anyone else?!?

11/20/2025

A few hours or days or weeks into resisting compulsions, your OCD, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts may still be strong.

But you have to keep resisting.

It’s hard but you can’t just go back to square one.

And that’s exactly what compulsions do - they drag you back to square one.

Stay strong, it gets easier over time, focus on making your world bigger because then OCD and anxiety will have no choice but to get smaller.

And DM me or comment the word RESOURCES for more help and guidance + support when you’re ready to make those long lasting changes that stick.

11/20/2025

“And then what?”

And then ask yourself that a bunch more times until you get to the core fear or fears.

“I’m just so afraid I would get sick” and then what? “I wouldn’t be able to take care of my kids” and then what? “They would suffer without me” and then what? “It would be all my fault” and then what? “I would have regrets forever” and then what? “I would be uncomfortable forever and I couldn’t deal with that”

Bingo - let’s try another for funsies

“I’m so scared I hit someone with my car” and then what? “Well that would be terrible” because why? “Because I would have made a horrible mistake” and then what? “I would have to live with that forever” and then what? “I would feel like a horrible person” and then what? “My family would be so disappointed in me” and then what? “I would be alone forever”

It’s a bingo

Address the core fear
Stop the whack a mole problem
Get to the root of the issue instead of chasing a million moving targets

For more guidance and support + worksheets and a community on how to do this and how to incorporate it into your recovery (how to resist rituals and how to do exposures to actually overcome it), DM me or comment the word BLUEPRINT and I’ll send you a link to learn more about my digital course with over 400+ students inside.

🫶🫶

11/19/2025

If you’ve ever found yourself apologizing 14 times, adding disclaimers, or explaining a 3-second story with a 3-minute preface…

that’s not “rambling.”

That’s OCD trying to protect you from feeling like a bad person.

OCD convinces you that you need to justify every thought, clarify every detail, and prove you’re harmless - just in case.

But the more you explain, the more your brain thinks there was something to fix.

If this feels uncomfortably accurate, you’re not alone - and you don’t have to keep doing this!

💬 Comment SMARTER and I’ll send you the link to my 2-day live event kicking off later TODAY where we’ll break this cycle and help you finally work with your brain, not against it.

11/19/2025

Your excuses should actually be your reason for change.

There was a time I could barely drive with my son. I was terrified of all the things that could go wrong and it felt like I was doing the “right thing” by checking, avoiding, and keeping him “safe”.

And it felt irresponsible and like I was throwing caution to the wind if I just got in the car without doing my 12 step check. And then doing it again and again.

But really, the “I just love him so much and want to keep him safe” could be seen either an excuse to stay the same, or a reason to change.

Because I do love my son so much and I do want to keep him safe - I also want to make sure I model appropriate behaviors for him so he doesn’t have to heal from this years from now. I want him to know that it’s okay to drive his kids if he chooses to have them one day. I don’t want him to do what I (used to) do. I want him to feel safe in the car and like those steps of checking relentlessly weren’t necessary - because they never were.

So stop with the excuses. Use it as fuel for your changes and get to work.

If you’re ready for the work, comment or DM me the word CHANGE and I’ll send you a link to my 3 day bootcamp that covers it all.

And shoutout to my girl who had the idea for this reel and is the best best best resource out there for all things binge eating recovery 🫶👏

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