Ever re-read a one-word text 14 times trying to decode if your friend is mad… or just mildly annoyed… or possibly abducted by aliens who don’t believe in punctuation?

Same.

In this episode of Exhausted Sparrows Unite, we crack open the case files of overthinkers, people-pleasers, and empaths who walk into every room like emotional crime scene investigators. If you’ve ever left a conversation wondering if you sounded weird, or spiraled because someone said “k” instead of “okay,” this one's for you.

We’re diving into:

· Why we internalize other people’s tone, mood, and silence

· How to tell the difference between a red flag and a red herring

· What emotional surveillance does to your brain

· How to stop making every awkward moment your fault

· The scripts you need to un-spiral in real life

Plus: laugh-out-loud dramatic reenactments of emotionally ambiguous texts, and a reminder that you are not the customer service desk for everyone’s feelings.