How are a failed bank robbery, a hostage situation, and a bridge connected? Through OCD and mental health.

This week it's OCD Book Club, and Leela and Pri are reading Anxious People by Fredrik Backman — a novel about a group of strangers thrown together by accident who turn out to be hiding extraordinary amounts of pain beneath very ordinary lives. It's funny, it's devastating, it's about the way obsessions, compulsions, anxiety and fear shape every decision we make.

But first: Leela and Pri, share the story of how they met. Specifically, the day Pri was born. There was a three year old Leela, innocently watching the classic British children's TV show, Rainbow, eating her tiny ham sandwich, and along came Pri.

And then there's the World Cup Final and the half time show.

No ghost story this week because there's nothing scarier than human emotion and anxiety.

Pour your tea, pick up the book, and maybe call your sister. ☕

OCD Book Club Pick: Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

OCD Resources

IOCDF

Psychology Today

Looking for another cozy listen?

🎧 Check out Leela's other podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.

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