Drinking Tea with Monsters

In this week’s episode of Drinking Tea with Monsters, Leela finally confronts Pri about the big puzzling betrayal and yes, we get into all of it. The girls spill the tea and break down the surprisingly competitive world of speed puzzling.We're totally obsessed with the Dunkin' Super Bowl commercial, steeped in 90s nostalgia and we explore the link between Joe Biden and Fall Out Boy.Then we deep dive into the overlaps between social anxiety and OCD, unpacking how OCD can impact your social life, relationships, and the way you move through the world.And to close us out, Pri tells the chilling story of the haunting of Loarre Castle, a medieval fortress where some say the walls still echo with something terrifying.Puzzles. Betrayal. OCD confessions. And a castle that screams. Put the kettle on, it’s about to get spooky!Our Current Watchlist📚Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt | 🎧Audiobook narrated by Michael Urie📚Lily and the Octopus by Steven Rowley | 🎧Audiobook narrated by Marin Ireland Michael Urie📚She Didn’t See it Coming by Shari Lapena📚I Hope this Finds You Well by Natalie Sue📚The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna📺Good Cop/Bad Cop (Netflix)📺How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (Netflix)📺Derry Girls (Netflix)I'm, like, totally obsessed with...📼Dunkin' Super Bowl Commercial💿Fall Out BoyOCDInternational OCD Foundation (IOCDF)Psychology TodayDTWMLoarre Castle, SpainLooking 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 UsIG: @drinkingteawithmonsters EMAIL: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com

We're back with this year's first episode of Drinking Tea with Monsters, the mental health podcast about OCD and other, less-scary monsters. This week, we’re embracing January hibernation with coziness, comfort, and conversation.First, we share our favorite cozy winter reads, shows, and podcasts, perfect for indoor kids, introverts, and anyone building a soft seasonal reset list. If you’re looking for comforting book recommendations, binge-worthy series, or thoughtful listens, we’ve got you covered.Then we dive into the realities of traveling with OCD. Why can trips feel overwhelming when you live with obsessive-compulsive disorder? We talk openly about travel, anxiety, OCD triggers, and the practical tools we use to make vacations more manageable. To close, Leela shares a chilling and atmospheric winter tale: The Bells of the Frozen Post Office in Minnesota, a haunting seasonal mystery that blends folklore, history, and just a touch of the paranormal.Grab your tea, get cozy, and join us for the first episode of the new year, part mental health podcast, part pop-culture deep dive, part paranormal storytelling.I'm, like, totally obsessed with...Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van PeltMichael UriePartnersGood Cop/Bad Cop (Watch on Netflix)The Beast in Me (Watch on Netflix)Grantchester (Watch on Netflix)The Marlow Murder Club by Robert ThorogoodThe Thursday Murder Club (Watch on Netflix)Normal Gossip on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify Glamorous Trash, Chelsea Devantez on Apple Podcasts, on SpotifyNo Dating Till You’re Married by Leela DuaHanging Out with Ant and DecTake That Documentary (Watch on Netflix)Cars (Watch on Disney+)Rooster, The TrailerOCDInternational OCD Foundation (IOCDF)Psychology TodayTraveling with OCD: The Power of Radical Acceptance (NOCD)Five Travel Tips When Traveling with OCD (IOCDF)Travelling with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) (The Travel Psychologist) DTWMThe Bells of the Frozen Post Office (Minnesota, 1936)Looking 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 UsIG: @drinkingteawithmonsters EMAIL: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com

This week on Drinking Tea With Monsters, the podcast about OCD and other, less scary monsters, we’re getting ready to not care about New Years Eve. We wax poetic about why time is a construct and other things that don't matter.Next Pri tells us about why butter is better and Leela share what she's obsessed with in comedy this week. Spoiler alert! It's a new special from Kumail Nanjiani.Finally, we Drink Tea With Monsters and meet the whimsical ghosts of New Year's Eve. Grab your tea, get comfy, and join us for a New Year's episode of Drinking Tea With Monsters, part mental health podcast, part holiday hang, part paranormal mystery.I'm, like, totally obsessed with...Kerrygold CheeseKerrygold ButterKumail Nanjiani's New Comedy Special, Night Thoughts (Watch it on Hulu or Disney+)The Big Sick (Watch it on Prime Video)No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcastOnly Murders in the Building (Watch it on Hulu or Disney+)Ray RomanoOCDInternational OCD Foundation (IOCDF)Psychology TodayDTWMThe Ghosts of New Year's EveTangent StuffCheck out Leela's other podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.Contact UsIG: @drinkingteawithmonsters EMAIL: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com

This week on Drinking Tea With Monsters, the podcast about OCD and other, less scary monsters, we’re getting into the Christmas spirit. This is a cosy, low-key holiday episode where we take it easy on the OCD and invite you to hang out with us in a warm, festive space.We kick things off with an unhinged recap of Leela's trip to the dentist. What kind of laughing gas are they giving out these days?Next, things get competitive with a Hallmark Christmas movie quiz. Leela challenges Pri to decide which of eight Christmas movie titles and descriptions are real, and which are completely made up. What’s at stake? First pick of our book/movie/TV club for 2026, and other fun treats!We also chat briefly about the news, with an important reminder that OCD is ego-dystonic.Finally, we Drink Tea With Monsters and explore the annual Christmas haunting of Raynham Hall in Norfolk, England, uncovering what might just be the definitive proof that ghosts are real. Grab your tea, get comfy, and join us for a Christmasy episode of Drinking Tea With Monsters, part mental health podcast, part holiday hang, part paranormal mystery.I'm, like, totally obsessed with...The Hallmark ChannelTwelve Dates 'Til ChristmasPizza Rolls by Totino'sKerrygold ButterOCDInternational OCD Foundation (IOCDF)Psychology TodayDTWMRaynham HallTangent StuffCheck out Leela's other podcast, No Dating Till You're Married, an audiobook podcast. Gilmore Girls meets Crazy Rich Asians.Contact UsIG: @drinkingteawithmonsters EMAIL: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com

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: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com

Grab your favorite mug and settle in, this week’s episode of Drinking Tea With Monsters is a blend of festive chaos, OCD insight, and retail hauntings.First, we dive headfirst into the holiday season’s most spirited traditions: family feuds, delicious pies, Hallmark Christmas movies and Pri makes an accusation that could drive the sisters apart.From there, we shift into something more grounded, and deeply important. We get into the second part of our interview with Mary Rogers Kirby of Creating Solutions. Mary Rogers is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in anxiety, OCD, and trauma. Mary Rogers takes us on a deep dive into our Q&A follow-up to our previous discussion on OCD subtypes. We chat about religion, scrupulosity, and navigating motherhood and postpartum with OCD. Finally, we stay true to the Thanksgiving theme by going shopping! We visit the Macy's at Herald Square and 34th street and hang out with the ghosts at the iconic department store.Grab a brew, get cosy, and join us to Drink Tea with Monsters.I'm, like, totally obsessed with...Resident Aliens (Watch it on Peacock, Hulu, or Netflix)Do watch: Hart of Dixie (on Amazon Prime)Don’t watch: Virgin River (on Netflix)Mom’s Apple Pie Company (Virginia)Follow: @WhatNavEats On IG and TikTokOCDMary Rogers Kirby (Psychology Today)Creating SolutionsDTWMMacys, Herald Square, NYCContact UsIG: @drinkingteawithmonsters EMAIL: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com

This week on Drinking Tea with Monsters, the podcast about OCD and other, less scary monster, we kick off the episode by hearing about the canoodling of Britney Spears and Karl Rove. What? And how did that lead to a relationship between Britney Spears and George W. Bush? Grab your tea and get comfy 'cuz it’s a whole journey!Next, we sit down with Mary Rogers Kirby of Creating Solutions. Mary Rogers is a Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in anxiety, OCD, and trauma. Mary Rogers takes us on a deep dive into OCD subtypes, everything from the well-known varieties like contamination fears and checking, to lesser-known themes like relationship OCD and religious scrupulosity.Then Pri whisks us off to Arkansas for a spirited visit to the famously haunted Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, where the ghosts are surprisingly productive but they still know how to have a good time.So pour yourself something warm, get comfortable, and join us for another delightfully chill episode of Drinking Tea with Monsters.I'm, like, totally obsessed with...Happy Birthday Britney Spears!OCDMary Rogers Kirby (Psychology Today)Creating SolutionsDTWMCrescent Moon Hotel, Eureka SpringsContact UsIG: @drinkingteawithmonsters EMAIL: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com

On this episode of Drinking Tea with Monsters, the cozy-spooky podcast about OCD, anxiety, and all the monsters in our minds, Leela is very aware she’s single!We kick things off with a conversation about single life and why the world often feels built for couples instead of individuals. Le sigh.Next, Leela shares her experience performing at an open mic hosted by the amazing community at OCD Gamechangers, highlighting why supportive spaces matter so much for people with OCD.Then we dive into our main topic: Magical Thinking OCD, what it is, how it overlaps with other OCD subtypes, why it’s not “cute witchy whimsy,” and how it can show up as illogical but overwhelming fears and rituals. If you’ve ever wondered whether magical thinking is “a thing” in OCD, this deep dive is for you.Pri wraps things up with a spooky history segment: the eerie tale of Room 8 at Gadsby’s Tavern, because every episode deserves a little ghostly storytelling.So pour yourself a cup of your favorite tea, settle in, and get ready for curiosity, compassion, and a dash of spooky fun, all in very good company.I'm, like, totally obsessed with...OCD GamechangersOCDIOCDFNOCDMagical Thinking OCD (NOCD)Don't forget about Authentic Connections Counseling webinar on November 20th. Sign up for free today! https://forms.gle/8z25C62ZEhXd6XJE9DTWMGadsby's TavernTangent StuffVideo about the UniverseContact UsIG: @drinkingteawithmonsters EMAIL: drinkingteamwithmosters@gmail.com