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EPISODE · Dec 17, 2025 · 56 MIN

Emo Christmas, understanding anxiety vs. anxious OCD, and the dramatic ghosts of the Drury Lane Theater

from Drinking Tea with Monsters: a podcast about OCD, pop-culture, and ghosts

This week on Drinking Tea With Monsters, the podcast about OCD and other, less scary monsters, we’re fully embracing our “I’m like, totally obsessed with…” era! We dive headfirst into an emo music revival, because some phases never really die. From From Under the Cork Tree to A Holiday From Real, we’re revisiting the albums that shaped our eyeliner-heavy souls, plus the song that kicked it all back into gear: “Fall For You” by Secondhand Serenade. (Yes, it still hits!)Then we get into it about anxiety and the overlap with anxious OCD. Pri and Leela talk about their experience with anxiety and how they're working through it.Finally, we Drink Tea with Monsters at the iconic Drury Lane Theatre in London, because sometimes monsters love a little drama!And of course, we go on a few tangents, like Pri’s bold take that Cars is basically a Hallmark movie. Grab your tea and join us for nostalgia, mental health tools, and the usual monster chaos!I'm, like, totally obsessed with...Emo music (now and again!). From Under the Cork Tree to a Holiday From Real, we're re-listening to it all!The song that restarted it all...Fall For You by Secondhand SerenadeCheck out @gravette.angela for more emo throwback inspiration!OCDInternational OCD Foundation (IOCDF)DTWMDrury Lane Theater (London, UK)Tangent StuffPri thinks Cars is like a Hallmark movie. Do you agree?Check out Leela's other podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.A Biltmore Christmas (Watch it on the Hallmark channel)Contact UsIG: @drinkingteawithmonsters EMAIL: [email protected] Resources IOCDFPsychology TodayLooking 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.Contact Us📱 IG: @drinkingteawithmonsters 📧 EMAIL: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Drinking Tea With Monsters, the podcast about OCD and other, less scary monsters, we’re fully embracing our “I’m like, totally obsessed with…” era! We dive headfirst into an emo music revival, because some phases never really die. From From Under the Cork Tree to A Holiday From Real, we’re revisiting the albums that shaped our eyeliner-heavy souls, plus the song that kicked it all back into gear: “Fall For You” by Secondhand Serenade. (Yes, it still hits!)Then we get into it about anxiety and the overlap with anxious OCD. Pri and Leela talk about their experience with anxiety and how they're working through it.Finally, we Drink Tea with Monsters at the iconic Drury Lane Theatre in London, because sometimes monsters love a little drama!And of course, we go on a few tangents, like Pri’s bold take that Cars is basically a Hallmark movie. Grab your tea and join us for nostalgia, mental health tools, and the usual monster chaos!I'm, like, totally obsessed with...Emo music (now and again!). From Under the Cork Tree to a Holiday From Real, we're re-listening to it all!The song that restarted it all...Fall For You by Secondhand SerenadeCheck out @gravette.angela for more emo throwback inspiration!OCDInternational OCD Foundation (IOCDF)DTWMDrury Lane Theater (London, UK)Tangent StuffPri thinks Cars is like a Hallmark movie. Do you agree?Check out Leela's other podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.A Biltmore Christmas (Watch it on the Hallmark channel)Contact UsIG: @drinkingteawithmonsters EMAIL: [email protected] Resources IOCDFPsychology TodayLooking 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.Contact Us📱 IG: @drinkingteawithmonsters 📧 EMAIL: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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