Insightful, practical, and reassuring!

Title: The Overthinking Cure
Format: Audiobook
Author: Dr Jessamy Hibberd

Dr Jessamy Hibberd’s The Overthinking Cure offers a compassionate and clear-eyed guide through the tangled loops of rumination and anxiety. As an audiobook, the experience feels particularly warm and personal — like having a calm, wise friend walk you through effective strategies for quieting your inner critic.
💡 What worked well:
Accessible narration: The narrator’s tone is soothing and measured, which really supports the subject matter. It makes even the more cognitively heavy concepts feel easy to absorb without being patronizing.
Practical tools: Dr Hibberd blends cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness and self-compassion practices in a way that feels pragmatic and doable. Exercises are clearly explained and well-paced in the audiobook format.
Relatable framing: The book doesn’t just present theory; it draws on real-world examples that make the patterns of overthinking recognizable (and, importantly, changeable).
🔍 Highlights:
The breakdown of how overthinking loops start and sustain themselves was eye-opening.
The emphasis on self-compassion rather than self-criticism makes this stand out from more “tough-love” self-help reads.
A great balance between psychology and actionable steps — ideal for listeners who want both understanding and doing.
📌 A few caveats:
If you’re already very familiar with CBT or mindfulness frameworks, some of the content may feel familiar.
A few sections lean a bit “workbook-y,” which is great if you enjoy pausing and reflecting, but may feel a little slow if you’re after a purely narrative style.
🎧 Overall:
A thoughtful, uplifting listen for anyone prone to rumination or stuck in mental loops. Its strength is in its grounded, gentle approach — the kind that doesn’t just tell you to “stop overthinking,” but teaches you how to do it with curiosity and kindness.

ARC from NetGalley!