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How much do you know about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Today I have Ben Locke on the podcast to talk about his intense struggles with the disorder and how it's not just the "clean-freak" condition so often portrayed in TV and film. We discuss the nature of obsessive thinking, the unfortunate cost of avoidance for fear of 'acting out' on intrusive thoughts, and how watching horror films became a mandatory assignment from Ben's therapist.

Title song "Sully" by Motel TV

"Monster in the Mirror" by Frank OZ, as sung by Grover on Sesame Street

If you are struggling with mental illness, you are not alone. Below are a few resources for your support:

National Alliance on Mental Illness

https://www.nami.org/

International OCD Foundation

https://iocdf.org/

Suicide and Crisis Hotline

Dial 988 or
https://988lifeline.org/

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We're back! After a long hiatus, we are pleased to bring you this conversation with Jonathan Cacioppo, Justin's cousin. We discuss the film Pulp Fiction and the impact the film had on Jon as he coped with the loss of his father at 9 years old.

"If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions." - Jules, Pulp Fiction

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Welcome back! Today we are joined by the ever insightful Lindsey Wayland. Lindsey takes us on a journey through the album, "I Love My Mom" by Indigo De Souza, explaining how the album helped carry her through a bout of severe depression. We discuss Lindsey's lifelong relationship to depression, the dizzying high's and low's navigating this world as a sensitive, empathic soul, and the mental roadblocks that keep us from expressing ourselves fully in art and in relationships.