Have you fulfilled ideas regardless of the negative cost to you?

Has speaking about your story helped you?

Is there a side of OCD that nobody talks about?

In the fifth episode of season 8, we were joined by OCD advocate, Shaun Flores, to speak about his advocacy work in this field. Shaun grew up with a bedrock of ideas which he fulfilled despite the cost this brought him. That cost was his constant pursuit of achievement, while not being satisfied by such achievements, poor mental health and ultimately intrusive thoughts. Yet, since his diagnosis of OCD, he wants to use this to raise awareness of this disorder and for his story to be someone else's healing. Through the conversations he has had and the articles he has written, this has made a massive impact in the advocacy space and has helped plenty of individuals.

In this episode, we spoke to Shaun about living with OCD, how speaking about his story has helped him and the side to OCD that nobody talks about.

Topics covered

Fulfilling ideas regardless of the cost

Unleashing the inner child

The power of conversations

Living with OCD

Black men and mental health

How speaking about your story helps us

The side to OCD that nobody talks about

What does passion mean to you

This podcast is hosted by Hamish Hallett and produced by Empart Media.