The Overfunctioning Podcast

Conversations for Women Who Carry a Lot.

I co-host the Overfunctioning podcast with my friend and fellow therapist, Brittanie Zwart, LCSW. Two therapists, zero scripts, and a whole lot of "wait, you feel that way too?" Think of it as the conversation you'd have with your smartest, most honest friend — if she also happened to have twenty combined years of clinical experience and no patience for toxic positivity.

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What the show is actually about

If you're high-functioning on the outside and running on fumes on the inside, this podcast is for you.

Brittanie and I talk about the stuff we hear in session every single week — burnout, boundaries, people-pleasing, the invisible mental load, ADHD in adult women, perimenopause, and the exhausting art of holding it all together while quietly falling apart. No fluff, no "just breathe" advice. We swear sometimes. We disagree sometimes. We laugh a lot.

You'll probably like this podcast if you:

  • Look like you have it together and feel like you absolutely do not

  • Are tired of advice that assumes you have a spare hour for self-care

  • Want therapist-level insight without the therapist-level price tag

  • Like your mental health content with a sense of humor attached

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Meet your hosts

Jolene Altman, LCSW

I'm a licensed clinical social worker offering telehealth therapy for over-functioning moms across Illinois. Twenty years in this field, a Women's Mental Health certification, and a personal front-row seat to the beautiful chaos of mid-life motherhood.

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Brittanie Zwart, LCSW

Brittanie offers online therapy for high-achieving, overfunctioning women in Missouri and Illinois, with a focus on ADHD, boundaries, self-esteem, and emotional overwhelm.

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