Season 1, Episode 8: Rachel Swanson Hillestad

Dan Sterenchuk and Tommy Estlund are honored to have as our guest, Rachel Swanson Hillestad. Rachel Swanson Hillestad has struggled with genetically-acquired OCD, depression and anxiety for over thirty years.When she is not cleaning sticky mystery stains off of her couch or trying to trick her children into an early bed time, she is using her writing as a way to connect with and empower others to be comfortable in their own skin. Rachel is a biological and foster mom who advocates for children and is trying to overcome an addiction to Diet Coke. She can be found at www.fb.com/rachelhillestad, and her piece about living with OCD can be found here: http://www.scarymommy.com/mothering-with-ocd/. The piece referenced in the episode about telling her grandmother's stories back to her as she died can be found here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-hillestad/grandmother-stories_b_2662815.html

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