My OCD: I use to think it was a curse but it kind of is a blessing.

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04/01/19 • 72 min

So I'm sitting on an airplane, and the lady next to me tells me about how she got ditched for crack cocaine during Mardi Gras.... I share about my trip to New Orleans, my Facebook purge, and how I need to learn to be comfortable with silence! This episode features guest Kristen Massey, who works in the mental health field and writes her own blog. Kristen talks about having anxiety, living with OCD and her son being diagnosed with Autism. We also discuss how everyone is "too busy" to really care about each other and can't be bothered!
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