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The show about OCD and other, less scary monsters. In which we unpack how OCD feels, strategies that can help, and, because OCD is such a heavy topic, some fun stuff too.Hi, I'm Leela. I have OCD and I want to talk about it!
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OCD AV Club: Ted Lasso (Spoilers!) (opens the original)
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Ted Lasso isn't just a feel-good show. It's one of the most thoughtful explorations of mental health, therapy, and OCD-adjacent thinking on television. This week Leela and Pri launch the DTWM OCD AV Club: because sometimes the most important conversations about mental health happen through the media we love. In part one of two, they unpack the therapy and mental health themes running through Ted Lasso: the way the show portrays anxiety, avoidance, the resistance to getting help, and what it actu
Clinical OCD vs. OCD Tendencies: Does Pri Have OCD? + Leah Remini on RHOBH, My Chemical Romance & Vampires with OCD (opens the original)
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Pri is back and the sisters waste no time getting into the lore behind MCR, whether their South Asian culture has influenced their mental health and Pri's relationship with vampires. Pri returns from trips to England and Florida, and we get the full debrief. Then Leela shares what she's been obsessing over while Pri was away: Leah Remini joining The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and My Chemical Romance on tour, specifically their extraordinary storytelling and the way they build a world arou
Death Anxiety & OCD: The Fear Beneath the Fear + Remembering Dolly Parton (opens the original)
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Remembering Dolly Parton. Leela is flying solo this week, and she's holding space for Dolly Parton, the rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the whole world to see. A woman who rose from the Smoky Mountains to become one of the most beloved, generous, and joyful humans who ever lived. We talk about what she meant, what she leaves behind, and why losing her feels personal even if you never met her. Then, because we're talking about death, Leela dives into death anxiety in OCD, one of the
OCD Check-In: Leela updates us on her journey + Shahid Kapoor's Cocktail 2, Lena Dunham's new musical, Rosie O'Donnell returns and the Ghost Story That Started It All (opens the original)
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Pri is on vacation. Leela is flying solo. What could possibly go wrong? This week it's just Leela, and she's doing what any self-respecting podcast host does when left unsupervised: she's giving us all the juicy details. From classic Americana pumpkin spice coffee to Bollywood's Cocktail 2, Leela's tried them both and she's got thoughts. Then we deep dive into the world of pop-culture, Rosie O'Donnell is back in the conversation in the best possible way, and our old friend Lena Dunham has just a
Emotional Contamination OCD: When Feelings Become the Fear + DTWM's First Anniversary, Wizards Beyond Waverly Place Drama, Hilary & Haylie Duff's Feud, the Gilmore Girls Documentary & the Hellfire Club of Ireland (opens the original)
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Happy first anniversary to us, and to everyone who's been drinking tea with us since the beginning. ☕ One year in, and we are celebrating the way we know best: with a pop culture roundup so packed it needs its own episode. Wizards Beyond Waverly Place has just wrapped its four-part finale on Disney Channel, and the behind-the-scenes drama is almost more interesting than the show itself. Then there's Hilary Duff , who is back with new music, a sold-out tour, and songs about her estrangement from
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