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Hey, so we just want to flag that today's episode briefly, very briefly touches on the topic of self-harming. So if you or loved one are self-harming or

struggling with your mental health, we encourage you to seek treatment.

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All right, so on to today's show.

The lines just got so blurry so quickly and you know that informed my life later,

you know, and put me in a lot of really dangerous situations

because I had never been taught how to say no.

In fact, I was ashamed if I said no.

I prided myself on, you know, you, you know, grit your teeth and do it, you know, you go as far as you possibly can even if you're uncomfortable, even if you're cold, even if you're humiliated.

Like, part of being an actor, there's this pride of like, I can do it, I can take it.

Yeah, I can fucking take it.

This is Podcrushed.

The podcast that takes the sting out of rejection one crushing middle school story at a time.

And where guests share their teenage memories, both meaningful and mortifying.

And we're your hosts.

I'm Nava, a former middle school director.

I'm Sophie, a former fifth grade teacher. And I'm Penn, a middle school director. I'm Sophie, a former fifth grade teacher.

And I'm Penn, a middle school dropout.

We're just three behies who were living in Brooklyn.

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