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EPISODE · Jun 9, 2025 · 1H

You’re Difficult To Be Around

from Starter Marriage · host Allison Raskin, John Blakeslee, & Studio71

How do you navigate your partner’s mental health without losing yourself in the process? In this episode, Allison and John interview Sheva Rajaee, founder and director of The Center for Anxiety and OCD in Southern California. Sheva offers expert guidance on how couples can strike a balance between helping their partners and maintaining healthy boundaries. Allison talks candidly about her OCD’s  impact on their marriage, and John opens up about finally trying antidepressants after being resistant to the idea. (Spoiler: it was a great decision.)  If you would like to submit a “Marriage Moment’ or suggest a future episode topic, email us at [email protected].  Learn more about the possibilities of modern marriage with a copy of I DO (I THINK): Conversations About Modern Marriage.  Purchase Allison’s new romcom novel Save The Date.  Follow Sheva Rajaee on Instagram and buy her book: Relationship OCD: A CBT-Based Guide to Move Beyond Obsessive Doubt, Anxiety, and Fear of Commitment in Romantic Relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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