Emily Barth Isler
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Emily Barth Isler
@emilybarthisler.bsky.social
Author of books out now (The Color of Sound, AfterMath) and books coming soon (Three Pieces of Broken Glass, Always Enough Love). Emilybarthisler.com
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
September 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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.
September 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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.
September 18, 2025 at 11:36 PM
May 7, 2025 at 3:40 AM
May 7, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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!!
May 7, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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.
February 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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!).
February 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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.
February 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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.
February 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is amazing!! Thank you!
February 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Hahahaha perfect.
February 8, 2025 at 6:41 AM
This sounds so amazing!!
January 26, 2025 at 10:57 PM