Comically Exposed

By Gabbie Blachman and Heather Nye

A podcast about the triumphs and failures of two comedy writers with OCD. Follow along to hear them attempt to challenge themselves and each other. A new episode drops every other Wednesday.

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How many episodes does Comically Exposed have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

Comically Exposed episodes:

May 15, 2024 Episode 17
Sleep, I don’t know her. Gabbie and Heather discuss trying to function while sleep deprived and stopping rumination compulsions thanks to Dr. Michael Greenberg (Rumination-Focused ERP). Special appearance from our podcast director, Bunny the dog.
Next episodes will feature an interview with the hilarious and talented, Maeve Forti.
//Therapy acronyms mentioned//
ERP: Exposure and Response Prevention
ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
//Links to resources mentioned//
OCD Stories #269 with Dr. Michael Greenburg: https://theocdstories.com/episode/dr-michael-greenberg-269/
//Interview open call//
Are you a comedy person that has been formally diagnosed with OCD and/or ADHD? We would love to hear from you.
//Connect with Gabbie and Heather//
Instagram: @comicallyexp.podcast
Interwebs (email & voice message): comicallyexposed.com
Thank you for listening (and reading the show notes)!
//Credits//
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Stock Photography by Julia Joppien (Unsplash)
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33min
May 01, 2024 Episode 16
Rigidity and rules and control, oh my! Gabbie battles with insurance (and the state of US mental healthcare). Heather learns new skills. We discuss being easy on (lying to) yourself and disrupting OCD with cognitive flexibility, mindfulness and self-compassion. And the similarities and differences between OCD and ADHD. Also, working on comedy stuff.
//Therapy acronyms mentioned//
ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
//Links to resources mentioned//
NOCD, Instagram: @treatmyocd
Mental Health America, Instagram: @mentalhealthamerica
//Interview open call//
Are you a comedy person that has been formally diagnosed with OCD and/or ADHD? We would like to hear from you.
//Connect with Gabbie and Heather//
Instagram: @comicallyexp.podcast
Interwebs (email & voice message): comicallyexposed.com
Thank you for listening (and reading the show notes)!
//Credits//
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Stock Photography by David Pennington (Unsplash)
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43min
April 17, 2024 Episode 15
Approaching things a little bit differently. Gabbie has a breakthrough about the job search. And Heather is open to being creative thanks to ACT. We discuss revealing too much of our psyches, our mutual enemy (perfectionism) and panic attacks. Also, the effectiveness of self-compassion and how unnatural the practice feels.
//Therapy acronyms mentioned//
ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
ERP: Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy
//Links to resources mentioned//
Antigravity Academy, Instagram: @antigravityacademy
CalCareers: https://calcareers.ca.gov/
Jonny Say, Instagram: @jonnysaytherapy
Very Important People Show, Instagram: @veryimportantpeopleshow
//Interview open call//
Are you a comedy person that has been formally diagnosed with OCD and/or ADHD? We would like to hear from you.
//Connect with Gabbie and Heather//
Instagram: @comicallyexp.podcast
Interwebs (email & voice message): comicallyexposed.com
Thank you for listening (and reading the show notes)!
//Credits//
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Stock Photography by Bernd Klutsch (Unsplash)
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57min
April 15, 2024 Episode 14
Sometimes it’s beneficial to turn into a skid. Also, goal to not goal, at least for now. Gabbie buys a lot of shoes and worries about distractions. Heather starts a new non-writing class. They discuss anticipation of disasters, not holding things so tightly and intentions. Special appearances by the neighbor’s leaf blower and Bunny our beloved executive producer. *Originally published on April 3, 2024.
//Therapy acronyms mentioned//
ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
ERP: Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy
//Links to resources mentioned//
Jonny Say, Instagram: @jonnysaytherapy
//Interview open call//
Are you a comedy person that has been formally diagnosed with OCD and/or ADHD? Send us a DM on Instagram or on the podcast website.
//Connect with Gabbie and Heather//
Instagram: @comicallyexp.podcast
Interwebs: comicallyexposed.com
Thank you for listening (and reading the show notes)!
//Credits//
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Stock Photography by Kelsy Gagnebin (Unsplash)
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46min
March 20, 2024 Episode 13
Normal does not exist. We discuss our mutual attraction to puzzles, our childhood experiences with OCD and not killing our loved ones.
Topics: shame, masking, Pure O and Somatic OCD
//Interview open call//
Are you a comedy person that has been formally diagnosed with OCD and/or ADHD? Send us a DM on Instagram or the podcast website.
//Connect with Gabbie and Heather//
Instagram: @comicallyexp.podcast
Interwebs: comicallyexposed.com
Thank you for listening (and reading the show notes)!
//Credits//
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Stock Photography by Washington Oliveira (Unsplash)
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34min
March 06, 2024 Episode 12
Our very first interview is with our friend (and sometimes critic), Ege Öztokat. Ege is a brilliant multi-lingual stand-up comedian, writer and expert improviser from Istanbul, Turkey. She candidly shares with us her experiences with Contamination OCD. We discuss Hollywood’s misrepresentation of OCD, bad therapy experiences and the necessity of medication and its less helpful effects. Also, we chat about comedy writing and performing and how English is her comedy language.
Ege has a one-woman show called “Antidepressed” with upcoming performances in Turkey. She will also bring her one-woman show to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for the entire month of August 2024.
//More about Ege://
Instagram: @egeoe & @aramagecmisipod
Podcast: Arama Geçmişi, https://open.spotify.com/show/5z8s2RaZXH5WyWIE5zqmqk
Book (in Turkish): “Yelpazem de Mi Sikiyönetime Giriyor?” on Amazon (or wherever you buy books)
//Connect with Gabbie and Heather://
Instagram: @comicallyexp.podcast
Interwebs: comicallyexposed.com
Thank you for listening (and reading the show notes)!
//Credits//
Guest: Ege Öztokat
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Stock Photography by Jazmin Quaynor (Unsplash)
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1h 6min
February 21, 2024Episode 11
Feel the feelings and spittin’ jokes at the mountain goats. Gabbie builds a better foundation for comedy and life. Heather gets rejected and life doesn’t end. We discuss curiosity mindset, mental health biases in the medical profession and celebrating the hard things.
For real this time, the next episode will feature our talented and funny friend Ege Öztokat.
Therapy acronyms mentioned:
CBT - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to us wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@comicallyexp.podcast⁠⁠. Or visit our website, ⁠https://comicallyexposed.com⁠.
//Credits//
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Stock Photography by Freddie Marriage (Unsplash)
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48min
February 07, 2024Episode 10
It's a longer episode, but nobody's keeping score. Gabbie and Heather take risks. Also, Bunny the dog and producer makes an (interruption) appearance. We discuss OCD, detaching, social media and Gabbie speaks a little French. The next episode will be an interview with our talented and funny friend Ege Öztokat.
Therapy acronyms mentioned:
TMS - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Links to resources mentioned:
Pilotpalooza - https://scriptanatomy.com/pilotpalooza/
NaNoWriMo - National Novel Writing Month https://nanowrimo.org/
Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to us wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@comicallyexp.podcast⁠⁠. Or visit our website, ⁠https://comicallyexposed.com⁠.
//Credits//
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Photo by Heather Nye
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52min
January 24, 2024Episode 9
It's a new year with new intentions and the same old OCD. Heather gets better at starting the show and Gabbie ventures into new territory. We discuss self-criticism, therapy, unsolicited advice and stealing New Year's goals from each other. Also in the future, there will be interviews with our writer friends to discuss comedy and mental health.
Therapy acronyms mentioned:
ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
ERP - Exposure Response Prevention
TMS - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Links to resources mentioned:
NOCD - https://www.treatmyocd.com/
Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to us wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@comicallyexp.podcast⁠⁠. Or visit our website, ⁠https://comicallyexposed.com⁠.
//Credits//
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Stock Photography by Alexander Gray (Unsplash)
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35min
December 14, 2023Episode 8
Bringing real shrug energy. Gabbie keeps things open and Heather finds ways to trick her OCD. We discuss penny sock, podcasts and pi/pie. Also, Bunny the dog, producer of the show, has opinions.
We're taking a small winter break and will return with Episode 9 on January 24, 2024.
Therapy acronyms mentioned:
ERP - Exposure Response Prevention
TMS - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Links to resources mentioned:
IOCDF (International OCD Foundation) – https://iocdf.org/
Descript/Squadcast.fm - https://squadcast.fm/
Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to us wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠@comicallyexp.podcast⁠⁠. Or visit our website, ⁠https://comicallyexposed.com⁠.
//Credits//
Hosts: Gabbie Blachman & Heather Nye
Producer & Graphic Designer: Heather Nye
Music by Gxldxn Fxnch - “Not Like the Other (Instrumental)” (Licensed through Track Club)
Stock Photography by Paper Textures (Unsplash)
...more
36min

FAQs about Comically Exposed:

How many episodes does Comically Exposed have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.