Listen to the podcast to hear how I learned this lesson, many times over, and then go take an SSRI or whatever your brain needs. You can still be an artist if you’re not tortured. Trust me.

#ocd #ocdawarness #ocdrecoverystory #ocdrecovery #neurodivergent #neurospicy #synesthesia #middlegradebooks

We were taught that art is a byproduct of suffering, and that any remedy for said suffering would compromise that creativity. Well. I’m here to tell you that’s not true.

I used to believe, because I had been told this over and over by society, that any natural ability or talent I had as an actor or writer was connected to my anxiety and OCD.

#iocdf #ocdawareness
#authors #kidlit #books

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Please share this with anyone you know who is affected by OCD or loves someone who is. I’m really honored to keynote the IOCDF conference this summer and share my story in hopes of normalizing ocd and eliminating stigma around mental health!!

In between, I watched it with high school boyfriends and college roommates, and, for a few years there, from backstage— Live, from New York! It is always magical, from any viewpoint.

I started watching SNL at home in Maryland with my dad when I was 9 or 10, and now I watch it in California with my husband and kids (thanks to YouTube and Peacock, we can watch it Sunday morning!).

There are several sketches I couldn’t find online, and even more that were cut after dress.

It was pretty cool to be there and learn from the cast and crew.

I got to graduate from high school (twice!), dance at #scarlettjohansson’s Super Sweet 16, stare at #AmyAdams, wait in line with #tomhanks, and watch all the magic come together between Thurs night and the wee hours of Sun morning.

This is amazing!! Thank you!

Hahahaha perfect.

This sounds so amazing!!