Episode 19

An interview with our friend, Maeve Forti (part 2 of 2). Maeve is a multi-hyphenated powerhouse. She's a gifted improviser and talented actor on screen and on stage. And if that wasn't enough, Maeve is also an up-and-coming filmmaker and writer. We discuss her recent OCD diagnosis, living with ADHD and traumatic grief. Also, we talk about compulsions, using school to prove our normalcy and our psychiatrists not validating us enough.

If you enjoyed Maeve's interview episodes, be sure to check out our interview with Ege Öztokat (episode 12).

//More about Maeve://

Website: maeveforti.com/

IMDb: imdb.com/name/nm13410993/

TikTok: @maeveeforti

Facebook: @maeve40

Instagram: @maeveforti

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/maeve-forti-901a88a8/

//Therapy acronyms mentioned//

ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

AuDHD: (unofficial) a person with both Autism and ADHD

BPD: Borderline Personality Disorder

DSM-5: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

EMDR: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

ERP: Exposure and Response Prevention

PTSD: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

CPTSD: Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

//Links to resources mentioned//

Y-BOCS (Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38380483/

National Library of Medicine (avoidance behaviors in OCD): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6945296/

//Connect with Gabbie and Heather//

Instagram: @comicallyexp.podcast

Interwebs (email & voice message): comicallyexposed.com/

Thank you for listening (and reading the show notes)!

//Credits//

Guest: Maeve Forti

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)