Overthinking with Karmen

Overthinking with Karmen
Podcast Description
You ever feel like you’re thinking too much? Like you see what’s happening in the world—your life, this culture, these routines we swear by—and you just can’t pretend it makes sense?Good. Because same.I’m Karmen Michael Smith, your Overthinker-in-Chief, spiraling publicly so you don’t have to.This isn’t self-help. This isn’t hot takes. This is a disruption of the ordinary.One day, it’s the gym and why my body resists going.The next, it’s what happened to Starbucks?And sometimes? It’s calling out the cultural mess we’re all pretending not to see.No fake wisdom. No forced positivity. Just honest, unfiltered spirals about how we got here—and where we go next.New episodes every week.If you’re overthinking, you’re not alone. I’m already there.
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Content Themes
The podcast addresses themes of personal introspection, cultural commentary, and societal norms, with episodes focusing on topics like grief and identity in E3, memory and life lessons in E2, and personal struggles with self-doubt and vulnerability in E1.

You ever feel like you’re thinking too much? Like you see what’s happening in the world—your life, this culture, these routines we swear by—and you just can’t pretend it makes sense?
Good. Because same.
I’m Karmen Michael Smith, your Overthinker-in-Chief, spiraling publicly so you don’t have to.
This isn’t self-help. This isn’t hot takes. This is a disruption of the ordinary.
One day, it’s the gym and why my body resists going.
The next, it’s what happened to Starbucks?
And sometimes? It’s calling out the cultural mess we’re all pretending not to see.
No fake wisdom. No forced positivity. Just honest, unfiltered spirals about how we got here—and where we go next.
New episodes every week.
If you’re overthinking, you’re not alone. I’m already there.

What do you tell students when the future you promised no longer exists?
This week, we spiral into the silence — the collective uncertainty around work, purpose, and how to live in a world we didn’t prepare the next generation to inherit. From kids who feel lost, to parents who gave everything but forgot to pass on wisdom, to institutions that no longer serve — this is not just a gap. It’s a drift. A spiritual, cultural, and communal drift.
And it’s not too late to course-correct.
We explore the cultural shifts, the missed conversations, and the opportunity for elders, educators, and leaders to show up — not with judgment, but with guidance. Because if we don’t… the drift becomes a divide.
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