Hello, my name is Kimberly Quinlan and this is Your Anxiety Toolkit podcast. Well, welcome back. Just a quick mention

before we get started, if you happen to hear some background noise in today's podcast, do not

be alarmed. We are right in the middle of three different very large fires here in California.

We are completely safe, thank goodness, and we are in not any danger, but we are right

between them.

And for that reason, my two children have been kept home from school for the last two days.

So it has minimized my ability to make today happen. So it's

basically going to happen with little pitter-patters around us. So all I can really say there is

bear with me. And I am sending out all my positive thoughts to those who have been affected by

the fires and who are at a place of great need right now.

It's devastating and heartbreaking.

So my love is being sent out to all of you who are struggling in the area.

Before we get started, one other thing, my very good friend, Stuart Ralph, who is such an

amazing advocate for people who have OCD, and for anyone who is in any area of anxiety,

whether you're a professional, a sufferer, a student, he is holding a what he calls OCD camp next year and he is now taking applications

for that camp. It will be in the UK, so he's opening it up to UK applicants. So if you want to

know more information about OCD camp, you can find more information at

theocdcamp.com.

And Stewart is amazing and I'm sure he'll do an amazing job of bringing the idea of nature

and mindfulness together with OCD for those who are struggling.

Go check it out.

Again, amazing person, amazing advocate.

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