Podcast
Overcome Café: Tales of Mind, Body and Relationships
Before we start, a few things to keep in mind…
Overcome Café Podcast Disclaimer
Welcome to Overcome Café.
This podcast is a place for thoughtful conversations about the inner life—exploring themes of mental well-being, relationships, leadership, cycling, spiritual formation, and living with greater intention.
The reflections shared here are for educational and informational purposes. My hope is to create space for curiosity, reflection, and meaningful conversation—not to provide individualized psychotherapy, counselling, psychological assessment, diagnosis, or medical advice.
Although I draw on my experience as a Registered Psychotherapist, as well as on psychology, contemplative practices, cycling, leadership, and my own life experiences, listening to this podcast does not establish a therapist-client relationship or any other professional relationship.
If you are experiencing significant emotional distress or have concerns about your mental health, I encourage you to seek support from a qualified healthcare or mental health professional in your area. If you are currently one of my clients, please use our established methods of communication for any clinical questions or concerns rather than this podcast or social media.
From time to time, I may also share reflections inspired by philosophical and spiritual traditions, including the Christian faith. These reflections are part of my own journey and are offered with respect for the diverse beliefs, values, and experiences of each listener. They are intended as invitations to reflection, never as expectations or prescriptions.
Thank you for spending your time here. Whether you're listening on a walk, during your commute, or while out on a ride, I hope these conversations help you slow down, reflect deeply, and move through life with greater clarity, presence, and intention.
Meet your host
Louis-Philippe Landry (LP)
Hi, I'm Louis-Philippe Landry—though most people call me LP.
I'm a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, Canada, speaker, writer, and the founder of Overcome Café. More importantly, I'm a husband, a father of two wonderful daughters, and someone who is continually learning what it means to live with greater presence and intention.
For many years, I believed growth came from pushing harder. Today, I find myself increasingly convinced that lasting transformation begins by slowing down, paying attention, and responding to life with greater wisdom rather than greater urgency.
Much of what shapes my perspective comes from three places: the therapy room, the gravel roads I love to ride, and the quiet practices that continue to form my own life. Together, they have taught me that our greatest challenges often become our greatest teachers when we make space to listen.
Through Overcome Café, I hope to create that kind of space.
Each episode begins with a story and unfolds into a conversation about the inner life—exploring psychology, relationships, leadership, cycling, spiritual formation, and the everyday experiences that quietly shape who we become.
Whether you're navigating a season of change, searching for a steadier rhythm, or simply looking for thoughtful companionship on the journey, I'm grateful you're here.
Pull up a chair.
Pour yourself a coffee.
Let's have a conversation.
Live in rhythm, not in reaction.
LP 👊
Photo credit: Amenh Tsan
Episode 10- DM a therapist- So I did this big thing… why do I feel down?
Have you ever felt down after achieving a personal milestone?
Today’s offers validation that you are not alone and our
Let’s talk about fear!
Super great convo in the middle of a recovery ride! This is two guys riding, crossing paths and saying “Hey let’s record our fear episode!” As two driven people, we both said yes and off we go…
Episode 8: Vicki’s experience in cycling part 2
Hey everyone,
If you’re like us, you love deep coffee conversations! Those great moments where great stories unfold. You start by chatting about the weather and news to somehow find yourself discussing existential questions. Vicki and I both work from home and we have those daily conversations ranging from: “How can I be better at my craft?” to “what do we want to eat for dinner?”. We are grateful that the pandemic hasn’t removed those deeper connection moments. This episode is a genuine real “coffee talk” conversation about the challenges of navigating a “new” passion into being part of better life quality and trying to find a community while honing your skills.
How often did you start something but quit because you didn’t find “your crew” or that external validation that keeps you going? We hope that Vicki’s experience encourages you to press on and find community. We don’t pretend to have all the answers in this one, we want to offer a reflection on why driven people might isolate themselves vs than invest in a community. The quest to achieve a goal can distract from the beauty of discovering new knowledge by being with others! Vicki’s story shares the balance between goals, persistence, and growing with others.
Stay driven and vulnerable,
LP.
Episode 5- Our “why” aka we love to dive deep into a subject :)
Today’s episode was such a dream of mine! Having the chance to build alongside great humans! A guest that became a friend and the MOST important human in my life, aka my better half, Vicki! This episode dives deep into each of our individual why. Having taken each our own journey to get to this I thought it would so interesting for you to hear us working on this via this episode. I am so happy for you to hear this genuine, soul-feeding, and emotionally freeing conversation. We three are different variants of driven people, and this is so obvious by the way we approach life wherever that means of each of us.
Where we unite Matt, Vicki and I are that we are process-oriented and time or number specific are the arenas where we grow and gain wisdom that leads us to our purposes/personal why.
Have a great listen folks!
Stay driven and vulnerable,
LP Landry.