Loyal Braveheart

Dr. Sherrie, you are incredible. I am not much of a review-writer but your most recent episode about the link between toxic family abuse and OCD was so spot-on and timely. How had I not considered the connection? It’s plain as day! 🤯

Despite the alphabet soup of mental health diagnoses I am afflicted with (against my will, I might add — does anyone else just simply resent this? I didn’t ask for any of this!) and the time I have spent desperately wondering how my life might be today had I had parents who loved me, you make me feel like I still have some choices in the matter. I appreciate the frankness in which you discuss some of sadder realities of life and how to LIVE with them — keyword LIVE. You actually talk about coping skills and break them down, step-by-step, which is what people who tend to be in the grip (like me) really need. Also, your acknowledgment that most of us will deal with our trauma in some way for the rest of our lives actually makes me feel more resilient because it’s the truth, something so many of us grew up without because everything had to be “perfect all the time.” And I love hearing your own anecdotes. I relate to so many of them.

When I listen to you, I like to imagine everyone else listening all over the world and how they might be feeling better in that moment, too.

Thank you for doing what you do. My life is small but dignified and we will likely never meet, but your podcast makes a big difference in it. I know I can’t be alone.

Sincerely,
A ‘Braveheart’