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Pure O, Intrusive Thoughts & Writing Characters with OCD; With Author Louis Urbanowski
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 • Duration 01:01:59
What happens when your intrusive thoughts end up on the page? This week we're joined by author Louis Urbanowski to talk about his experience of "Pure O" OCD, what actually helped him, and how he now uses his obsessive brain in his writing. His books feature characters with OCD.
We talk about why the "Pure O" label can be misleading, the hidden mental load of OCD, and the overlap between OCD, neurodivergence and shame.
Louis also explains how writing became a place to put intrusive thoughts, why "good enough" is okay, and how a partner can support someone with OCD. We also cover sensory differences, getting diagnosed, the jobs that suit an OCD brain, and Louis' honest reflections on wishing he'd been braver.
As always, we finish with a listener question, this week's win and the Exposure Lab.
⚠️ Content note: this episode includes discussion of suicidal thoughts (46:45). If you're struggling, contact Samaritans on 116 123 (UK, free, 24/7).
Podcast by:
Laura Mole, Adv. Dip, MBACP OCD specialist therapist
10:40 Writing as a place to put intrusive thoughts
13:07 Louis' OCD story
15:12 Good enough is okay
16:45 Writing and OCD
18:45 We all have different needs
22:10 The mental load of OCD
23:20 Misleading Pure O name
25:10 Spinning OCD to be useful
26:25 Neurodivergence cost
29:00 OCD, neurodivergence and shame
34:00 Using an obsessive brain
35:10 Louis changed how he wrote
37:30 Jobs for an OCD brain
39:10 Being yourself and sensory differences
40:00 Diagnoses
43:00 How a partner can support OCD
46:45 Suicidal thoughts
49:40 Louis wishes he was braver
52:07 Louis book descriptions and where to find
52:54 Listener Question
56:20 Weekly Win
58:15 Exposure Lab
1:01:20 Goodbyes
Get in Touch:
Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us:
Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com
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For our individual OCD pages, you can find Laura on Tiktok and Instagram as @ocdtherapylaura and Jess as @jess_helps_your_ocd
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Content Warnings:
We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.
Disclaimer:
This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.
Contamination OCD: Not Just a Desire to Wash Your Hands
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 • Duration 01:11:34
Contamination OCD is so much more than liking things clean. In this episode of Just Checking, OCD specialists Jess and Laura unpack what contamination OCD really is, how it differs from everyday cleanliness, and why it can leave people feeling like nowhere is ever truly safe.
We explore the different types of contamination fear, the lasting impact of the pandemic, the role of shame, and the hidden secondary consequences that affect daily life and relationships. We also tackle the big worry for many people: what does therapy actually look like? From where ERP (exposure and response prevention) starts to how family accommodation can keep OCD going, we walk through recovery step by step. Plus, Jess shares how she used ERP with her seven-year-old, Laura makes an admission, and we discuss neurodivergence and chronic illness in contamination OCD.
Brain Spam brings Laura's spicy intrusive thought and Jess' unfortunate mum fail. We finish with a listener question, our Weekly Win and this week's Exposure Lab challenge.
Whether you live with OCD, love someone who does, or support clients as a clinician, this episode will help you understand contamination OCD with warmth, honesty and a bit of humour.
Podcast by:
Laura Mole, Adv. Dip, MBACP OCD specialist therapist
OCD & Depression Together: Why They Co-Occur and What Treatment Really Looks Like
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 • Duration 01:03:57
⚠️ Trigger warning: this episode discusses suicide and suicidal thoughts.
Depression and OCD show up together far more often than people realise, and when they do, everything can feel heavier. In this episode of Just Checking, Jess and Laura look at why OCD and depression so often co-occur, how depression symptoms interact with obsessions and compulsions, and how neurodivergence can shape the picture.
We talk honestly about suicide risk and what good safety planning looks like. Then we answer the big clinical question: should you treat depression or OCD first? We cover setting realistic goals for therapy, taking recovery bit by bit, adapting sessions when motivation and energy are low, and why compassionate approaches matter so much when you're living with both.
You'll also get Brain Spam, a Weekly Win, a listener question, and a new Exposure Lab challenge.
This episode is for anyone living with OCD and depression, their loved ones, and therapists who want to feel more confident working with comorbid presentations.
If you're struggling, please reach out. In the UK you can call Samaritans free on 116 123, any time. If you're in immediate danger, call 999 or go to A&E. You can also access emergency mental health support by selecting option 2 after calling NHS111 in the UK.
Podcast by:
Laura Mole, Adv. Dip, MBACP OCD specialist therapist
Sensorimotor OCD Treatment: ERP, Metacognitive Therapy & Self-Compassion with Andy and Ferne from the Anxious Academy
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 • Duration 01:25:07
Sensorimotor OCD; where you get stuck noticing your breathing, blinking, thinking, or other automatic bodily processes. It can feel relentless and impossible to switch off.
In this episode of Just Checking, we're joined by Andy and Ferne from the Anxious Academy to explore what sensorimotor OCD is, why it can feel like the "worst" OCD theme, and how to treat it.
We cover common sensorimotor compulsions, when reassurance becomes a compulsion, and why loss of certainty and control drives the cycle. Andy and Ferne share their lived experience, and we look at why response prevention often matters more than exposure with this theme. We also discuss compassion work, dropping perfectionism, metacognitive therapy for OCD, exposures for metacognitive beliefs, and experiments for mental compulsions.
We also cover green and red flags in OCD programmes, neurodivergent considerations, what recovery really looks like, the biggest recovery roadblocks, and a common mistake therapists make with this presentation.
If you're living with OCD, supporting someone who is, or you're a therapist wanting to understand this theme better, this one's for you.
Podcast by:
Laura Mole, Adv. Dip, MBACP OCD specialist therapist
The Magical Thinking OCD Client: A Full Assessment-to-Treatment Walkthrough Minipod
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 • Duration 49:43
Ever wondered what OCD therapy actually looks like from the inside? In this mini vignette, we build a fake client, Jamie, presenting with magical thinking OCD, and walk through the whole clinical journey: assessment, formulation, and treatment, step by step.
We cover thought-action fusion, excessive responsibility, "just right" challenges, memory manipulation, and how to bring family into the support system- all with the warmth and compassion Theory A/Theory B deserves.
Whether you're a clinician wanting a practical walkthrough or someone with OCD wanting to understand what therapy might involve, this one's for you.
Podcast by:
Laura Mole, Adv. Dip, MBACP OCD specialist therapist
Mental Compulsions & Rumination: Breaking the Loop with Jess Marriner
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 • Duration 01:06:14
Mental compulsions can be invisible, exhausting, and easy to miss- even for clinicians. In this episode, Jess and Laura sit down with Jess Marriner (creator of Breaking the Loop) to unpack what mental compulsions and rumination actually look like, how they differ from ordinary thinking, and why "just doing the exposure" doesn't always shift underlying beliefs.
They cover Pure O, whether OCD can exist without the "O," how to spot invisible compulsions in the therapy room, and what ERP and CBT look like when the compulsions are all happening inside someone's head.
Plus: attention training, planned vs unplanned exposure, stress management and OCD, and a Jess M discount code you won't want to miss.
Perfect for anyone with OCD, clinicians working with OCD clients, or anyone who's ever wondered "is this rumination or just... thinking?”
Podcast by:
Laura Mole, Adv. Dip, MBACP OCD specialist therapist
Featuring Jess Marriner, BABCP Accred OCD and anxiety specialist therapist
Follow Jess Marriner at @jessmarrinertherapy and access her Break the Loop at: Break The Loop
Use the discount code: justchecking20 at checkout for 20% discount
Time Stamps:
00:38 Episode overview
Disgust-Based OCD: When There's No Obvious Core Fear
Season 1 · Episode 28
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 • Duration 01:10:16
It's not always fear driving OCD; sometimes it's disgust. In this episode, Jess and Laura unpack disgust-based OCD: what makes it different from anxiety-based presentations, why there's often no obvious "core fear" to find, and how disgust sensitivity and propensity shape the way it shows up.
They cover mental contamination, self-regulation, shame beliefs (including LGBTQ+-specific shame), and why some safety seeking behaviours might need to stay for now.
Expect personal anecdotes, an apocalypse tangent, and a full toolkit of practical experiments, from metacognitive imagery work to ACT and CFT-informed approaches, for building tolerance to the intolerable.
Plus: Listener Question, a Weekly Win, and an Exposure Lab challenge.
Podcast by:
Laura Mole, Adv. Dip, MBACP OCD specialist therapist
"I Thought I Was a Danger to My Baby": Perinatal OCD, Intrusive Thoughts & Recovery with Jess
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 • Duration 01:06:02
A lovely guest, Jess, opens up about her postnatal OCD journey; from the sexual and harm intrusive thoughts she was terrified to admit, to the health visitor and GP visits that Jess courageously opened up in, to finally getting the right help from a perinatal team.
We talk about what OCD looks like after recovery, the grief that can come with a postpartum OCD diagnosis, and the exposure work that actually helped.
If you're a new parent having intrusive thoughts you're scared to say out loud, or a professional who wants to understand postnatal OCD better, this one's for you.
Content warning; please be aware that we discuss specific intrusive harm and taboo thoughts in this episode, listen with caution.
Podcast by:
Laura Mole, Adv. Dip, MBACP OCD specialist therapist
pOCD: What It Looks Like, What It Feels Like, and How We Work With It
Season 1 · Episode 26
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 • Duration 42:58
This week we're bringing a fictional case study. Meet "Dan"; a composite character who helps us walk through what pOCD (paedophilia-themed OCD) can actually look like in the room, and how CBT treatment unfolds session by session.
We cover the pOCD loop, what it's like to help someone start their first gentle exposure, and the honest answer to the question so many people ask: "what if exposures just give me more intrusions?"
We also talk openly about suicide risk in this population, the self-compassion work that has to sit alongside exposure, and why the answer is never "it's 50:50 whether you're a paedophile or not."
It's not always a comfortable listen- but if you've ever had these thoughts, or you're a clinician working with someone who has, this one's for you.
Podcast by:
Laura Mole, Adv. Dip, MBACP OCD specialist therapist
When Autism and OCD Collide: Neuroaffirming Therapy, Masking, and Rumination
Season 1 · Episode 25
Monday, August 10, 2026 • Duration 01:19:56
Autism and OCD overlap far more than most clinicians realise- but where does one end and the other begin? In this episode, Jess and Laura unpack the complex relationship between autism and OCD, exploring how to deliver truly neuroaffirming therapy without inadvertently encouraging masking.
We break down the difference between autistic rumination and OCD rumination, explore sensory sensitivities through an OCD lens, and ask the hard question: can CBT actually harm neurodivergent clients if it's not adapted properly? We also talk shame, medical gaslighting, and what realistic therapy goals look like when autism and OCD co-occur.
Whether you're autistic, OCD, both, or a clinician working with neurodivergent clients, this episode offers practical, validating guidance — plus your Weekly Wins, a listener question, and this week's Exposure Lab.
Topics covered: neuroaffirming therapy, autism and OCD overlap, masking, autistic rumination vs OCD rumination, sensory processing and OCD, CBT adaptations for neurodivergence, medical gaslighting, therapy goal-setting
Mentioned in this episode:
Challenging OCD in Young People with ASD: A CBT Manual for Therapists, by Amita Jassi: https://amzn.eu/d/05SAWcc4
Podcast by:
Laura Mole, Adv. Dip, MBACP OCD specialist therapist
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1:03:40 Neurodivergence and chronic illness in contamination OCD
1:07:18 Listener Question
1:09:20 Weekly Win
1:10:40 Exposure Lab
1:11:10 Goodbyes
Get in Touch:
Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us:
Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com
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For our individual OCD pages, you can find Laura on Tiktok and Instagram as @ocdtherapylaura and Jess as @jess_helps_your_ocd
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Content Warnings:
We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.
Disclaimer:
This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.
Time Stamps:
00:40 Introduction and trigger warning
01:48 Brain Spam
10:38 Depression and OCD comorbidity
13:00 Why does it co-occur?
16:00 Depression symptoms and OCD
19:00 Neurodivergence impact
20:02 How OCD and depression presents together
25:10 Suicide and risk
28:10 Safety planning
34:30 What does treatment look like?
34:50 Goals for therapy
38:20 Treatment order for depression and OCD
40:10 Bit by bit
43:40 Adaptions to sessions
45:00 Compassionate approaches
49:50 Laura's message to your voice
52:00 Plans for future episodes
54:40 Weekly Win
55:10 Listener Question
57:30 Exposure Lab
1:02:15 Laura's message to her mum
1:03:00 Goodbyes
Get in Touch:
Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us:
Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok: @justcheckingpod
For our individual OCD pages, you can find Laura on Tiktok and Instagram as @ocdtherapylaura and Jess as @jess_helps_your_ocd
Please check out our privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing
Content Warnings:
We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.
Body doubling app: dubbii | dubbiiSuicide safety plan: Email jess@reimaginetherapy.co.uk
Disclaimer:
This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.
Time Stamps:
00:00 Anxious Academy introduction
02:45 Introduction to the episode
05:40 Brain Spam
11:10 What is sensorimotor OCD?
17:00 Losing a sense of certainty and control
18:05 Common sensorimotor compulsions
21:00 When validation and assurance changes to reassurance
23:45 Why Ferne struggled with sensorimotor themes
24:35 How sensorimotor OCD impacted Andy
25:25 Is this the 'worst' OCD theme?
28:05 Focusing more on response prevention than exposure
Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us:
Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok: @justcheckingpod
For our individual OCD pages, you can find Laura on Tiktok and Instagram as @ocdtherapylaura and Jess as @jess_helps_your_ocd
Please check out our privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing
Content Warnings:
We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.
Disclaimer:
This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.
32:20 How Jamie's family can get involved
35:00 Phrases for OCD support
40:25 Theory A, Theory B with compassion
41:35 Acceptance for the thoughts
43:25 Psychosis fears
45:30 Getting involved and extra episodes
48:17 Papyrus shout out
49:00 Goodbyes
Get in Touch:
Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us:
Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok: @justcheckingpod
For our individual OCD pages, you can find Laura on Tiktok and Instagram as @ocdtherapylaura and Jess as @jess_helps_your_ocd
Please check out our privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing
Content Warnings:
We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.
Disclaimer:
This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.
01:50 Introductions and catch up
06:50 Brain Spam
10:20 Overview of Jess M and Break the Loop
15:40 What do mental compulsions look like?
18:42 What rumination looks like
21:00 Thoughts vs thinking
25:50 Why doing the thing doesn't change beliefs sometimes
28:40 How can clinicians ask about mental compulsions
31:10 What is pure O?
32:40 Can we have OCD without the 'O'?
36:40 Jess H book sidebar
41:05 How does ERP or CBT look for invisible compulsions?
45:00 Attention training first
46:30 Unplanned and deliberate ERP
53:00 Stress management and OCD
57:35 The OCD game
58:00 Jess M discount code
1:00:00 Weekly Win
1:01:04 Exposure Lab
1:05:20 Goodbyes
Get in Touch:
Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us:
Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok: @justcheckingpod
For our individual OCD pages, you can find Laura on Tiktok and Instagram as @ocdtherapylaura and Jess as @jess_helps_your_ocd
Please check out our privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing
Content Warnings:
We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.
Disclaimer:
This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.
31:55 How therapy can look
36:00 People can be disgusting
36:50 Shame beliefs and origins
39:05 Metacognitive therapy imagery descripting
41:50 Disgust associations
45:15 Allowing safety behaviours
46:20 A focus on values
49:55 Apocalypse tangent
53:44 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) approaches
55:20 Laura's summary of disgust approaches
58:00 Disgust aims and reminders
1:01:15 Listener Question
1:03:50 Weekly Win
1:05:27 Exposure Lab
1:10:00 Goodbyes
Disgust Behavioural Experiments:
**1. "Opposite action" for disgust**
Pick something mildly disgusting (not your worst trigger). Physically approach it, let yourself really look at it rather than looking away, and notice the urge to tense up or recoil- then deliberately soften your shoulders/hands. The exercise is about closing the gap between "disgusted" and "recoiling," not making the disgust disappear.
**2. The reappraisal game**
Take a disgust-trigger object and describe it out loud using only neutral, clinical, or absurdly technical language-no evaluative words allowed. E.g. a used tissue becomes "cellulose fibres holding condensed nasal secretions." This is changing the *meaning* attached to a stimulus rather than the stimulus itself.
**3. Rewrite the ending**
Take a recurring "gross" intrusive image and, eyes closed, deliberately continue the scene past where it normally stops- give it a different, even ridiculous ending. This is a small version of imagery rescripting, which works by changing the affective meaning of the image rather than trying to suppress or avoid it.
**4. Pairing test**
Since disgust is often *learned* through association rather than reasoned belief, try repeatedly pairing a low-stakes disgust trigger with something genuinely pleasant (a favourite song, a square of chocolate) over several short exposures, and notice whether the association shifts.
Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us:
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Content Warnings:
We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.
Disclaimer:
This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.
OCD during a prenatal or postnatal period | OCD-UK
Time Stamps:
00:45 Extra content trigger disclaimer
01:25 Introduction to Jess
02:20 Brain Spam, postnatal OCD edition
07:20 What Jess' OCD journey was like
14:00 What Jess first thought of her thoughts
16:45 How the visit with the health visitor went
19:50 What Jess feared with her first confession
22:40 What would it have helped for the doctor to say?
25:20 The phone call with the perinatal team
30:05 Big OCD achievements
35:20 Grief around the OCD postpartum
38:20 Sneaky compulsions
39:10 What this OCD looks like after recovery
44:00 Routines that can help
45:55 What would Jess tell herself if she were to go back?
49:00 What do professionals need to know?
52:00 Recovery expectations and tips
55:00 What combination of things helped Jess
57:02 An example exposure task that helped
59:10 Exposure Lab
1:03:10 Weekly Win
1:05:30 Goodbyes
Get in Touch:
Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us:
Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok: @justcheckingpod
For our individual OCD pages, you can find Laura on Tiktok and Instagram as @ocdtherapylaura and Jess as @jess_helps_your_ocd and @Jess_the_therapy_mum
Please check out our privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing
Content Warnings:
We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.
Disclaimer:
This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.
24:24 pOCD-specific exposures
28:00 What if you get more intrusions?
31:10 Fun pOCD behavioural experiments
34:10 Take back your life from OCD
36:00 It's a bit shit but how do you get through it?
39:00 It isn't 50:50 on whether you are a p£dophile or not
40:42 What the next vignette is going to be
41:30 Get involved and goodbyes
Get in Touch:
Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us:
Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok: @justcheckingpod
For our individual OCD pages, you can find Laura on Tiktok and Instagram as @ocdtherapylaura and Jess as @jess_helps_your_ocd
Please check out our privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing
Content Warnings:
We do reference some thoughts that people may find distressing so please listen with caution if this is you, and take a break if you need to.
Disclaimer:
This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.
Time Stamps:
00:50 Overview of the episode
02:27 Hello and catch up
10:40 Why this episode is focusing on autism
13:26 Brain Spam
17:50 Neurodivergence coocurrence with OCD
19:00 What is neuroaffirming therapy?
21:35 How common is the autism and OCD overlap?
25:15 What OCD and autism have in common
26:28 How OCD and autism differ
30:27 The Venn diagram of OCD and autism to plan therapy
33:24 Shame and low self-esteem around your brain
36:10 How hard it can be to get therapy for neurodivergence and mental health combined
39:30 Autistic experience with mental health is distinct
42:15 Can CBT harm neurodivergent people?
44:20 Autistic rumination and OCD
47:38 When is it helping you to feel safe, and when it makes OCD worse?
49:20 Validating autistic fears
52:00 Needing to be careful around masking
56:30 Sensory needs in OCD
58:00 Autistic health problems and medical gaslighting impact
59:30 There is hope
1:01:10 It has to be their goals
1:01:50 Logic to help
1:02:35 Practical guidelines for therapy
1:05:35 The 'dont's' for therapy
1:06:30 Look back at other episodes
1:07:00 Weekly Wins
1:08:50 Listener Question
1:13:40 Exposure Lab
1:18:40 We want to hear from you
1:19:10 Goodbyes
Get in Touch:
Got intrusive thoughts to share or questions for us:
Email us at ocdcollectiveuk@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram and Tiktok: @justcheckingpod
For our individual OCD pages, you can find Laura on Tiktok and Instagram as @ocdtherapylaura and Jess as @jess_helps_your_ocd
Please check out our privacy policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YJZ4Sdh4OpxjRR9twGY6dOMH9n55Mq6qTqLBxOtN3Fw/edit?usp=sharing
Content Warnings:
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Disclaimer:
This podcast provides educational content only and is not a substitute for professional mental health support, please contact a mental health professional for advice and support.
