Episode 226: Emotional Immaturity vs. Narcissism with Tony Overbay
b"Every so often, I meet someone in my field with whom I hit it off amazingly. This week\\u2019s guest, Tony Overbay, is an example of when that happens. Tony joins me to discuss emotional immaturity, narcissism, and raising your emotional baseline.\\xa0\\nTony is a licensed marriage and family therapist, certified mindful habit coach, writer, speaker, husband, father of 4, and Host of the award-winning podcast \\u201cThe Virtual Couch\\u201d and another chart-topping podcast \\u201cWaking up To Narcissism.\\u201d He has spoken to audiences worldwide about marriage, parenting, navigating a faith crisis, anxiety, depression, ADHD, narcissism, and emotional immaturity.\\xa0I am certain this conversation is just the first of many. I hope you enjoy this week\\u2019s episode!\\xa0\\nFeatured topics include:\\n\\nThe difference between emotional immaturity and narcissism (2:48)\\n\\nA framework to help someone with emotional immaturity or narcissistic traits (20:35)\\n\\nYour emotional baseline: When your baseline of emotions is low, you can't reach the tools you need to interact with the world, so raising your emotional baseline could help you get traction to use the tools you\\u2019ve learned (34:05)\\n\\nAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) (44:23)\\n\\nLearn more about Tony Overbay:\\nTony Overbay is a licensed marriage and family therapist, speaker, author, and podcast host. Tony spent ten years working in the software industry before returning to school in his early 30s to get his master's in counseling, and he has been working as a therapist for the past 18 years. Tony\\u2019s first book, \\u201cHe\\u2019s A Porn Addict, Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions,\\u201d has been a best-seller in the Sexual Health and Recovery category since its December 2019 debut. Tony recently released the \\u201cMagnetic Marriage\\u201d couples communication course and is the creator of The Path Back, an online pornography recovery program that has helped hundreds of individuals turn away from using pornography as a coping mechanism. Tony released the award-winning \\u201cThe Virtual Couch\\u201d podcast in August of 2017, and he has over 350 episodes and 5 million downloads and counting. Tony launched \\u201cWaking Up to Narcissism\\u201d in October of 2021, and it has regularly found its way into the top 50 podcasts in the \\u201cMental Health\\u201d category on the Apple Podcast charts. Tony\\u2019s latest podcast venture is an enhanced audio podcast of his best-selling book \\u201cHe\\u2019s a Porn Addict,\\u201d with his co-author, Joshua Shea, joining him as co-host.\\xa0\\xa0\\nTony has spoken to audiences worldwide on topics ranging from marriage, parenting, navigating a faith crisis, anxiety, depression, ADHD, narcissism, and emotional immaturity. Tony has testified in several court cases on narcissism. He is currently working on two books, one on his \\u201cEmotional Baseline\\u201d theory and one on navigating a relationship with a narcissist/emotionally immature person in one's life.\\xa0\\nTony has been married to his high school sweetheart for 32 years, and he has four adult children, ages 18, 20, 22, and 24. Tony is an avid runner, and he has completed over 150 marathons and ultramarathons, including over a dozen races of 100 miles or more. You can find out more about Tony at http://tonyoverbay.com.\\xa0\\xa0\\nResources & Links: Information and links may also be found at: https://kateanthony.com/podcast/episode-226-emotional-immaturity-vs-narcissism-with-tony-overbay/\\nTony\\u2019s websiteLinks to connect with Tony\\n==============================================================\\nDISCLAIMER:\\xa0THE COMMENTARY AND OPINIONS AVAILABLE ON THIS PODCAST ARE FOR INFORMATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING LEGAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL ADVICE.\\xa0YOU SHOULD CONTACT AN ATTORNEY, COACH, OR THERAPIST IN YOUR STATE TO OBTAIN ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO ANY PARTICULAR ISSUE OR PROBLEM."