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šŸ†šŸŽ„ film producer + OCD advocate. Founder of OCD space Taming Olivia. Qualified SEND teacher (QTS). Trustee. Writer.

South Coast 🌊, England
Joined February 2017
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The most incredible weekend, the most incredible people and the biggest honour. @iocdf - thank you so much ā¤ļøšŸ„ŗ #ocd #ocdcon
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New blog: OCD and AI! AI is becoming part of everyday life for loads of us, but how does it fit with OCD? tamingolivia.com/post/ocd-an… I really hope it helps. ā¤ļø #ocd #ai Sending you all loads of love, Catherine xx
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Want to talk to your young ones about your OCD, but don't know where to start? This freebie comes out tomorrow lunchtime (12 pm GMT). It'll help you consider how you might like to approach a conversation. Sign up for the newsletter at tamingolivia.com #mentalhealth #ocd
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The blog gently looks at how to: - keep conversations natural and low-pressure - make conversations age-appropriate. - knowing when to say a little… and when to leave things out. - navigating reassurance and boundaries. tamingolivia.com/post/how-to… #OCD #OCDRecovery #MentalHealth
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It’s World Book day on Thursday and now we have a comic with Pans Pandas UK, we’re thrilled to see young people beginning to use Olivia and Glitch costumes! šŸ˜ā¤ļø Find out more here! panspandasuk.org/post/celebr…. #ocd #panspandas #comic #worldbookday
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Catherine Benfield retweeted
Thrilled that Glitch has arrived #PansPandasHour ! Seeing characters who reflect our children’s experiences makes such a difference in building confidence and a love of reading. Just in time to make @WorldBookDayUK even more meaningful. @Earlychildhood @LitdriveUK @davidwalliams
Meet Glitch! Glitch is the Olivia equivalent for Pans and Pandas and is the result of a creative outreach project between Taming Olivia and the incredible @PANSPANDASUK charity's youth board! Find out more here! panspandasuk.org/post/introd… #panspandas #ocd
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Please check out our latest post on PANS and PANDAS! tamingolivia.com/post/why-yo… Huge thanks to the wonderful team at @PANSPANDASUK for checking this post over for me to make sure I'VE represented the conditions correctly! :) #panspandas #panspandasawareness
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TAMING OLIVIA HAS A YOUTH SPACE!!! Ahhhh, we're thrilled to announce this. It's been a long time in the making! Please visit it here! tamingolivia.com/youth-space. #ocd #childrensmentalhealth #tamingolivia #intrusivethoughts #youthspace #creativespace
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Meet Glitch! Glitch is the Olivia equivalent for Pans and Pandas and is the result of a creative outreach project between Taming Olivia and the incredible @PANSPANDASUK charity's youth board! Find out more here! panspandasuk.org/post/introd… #panspandas #ocd
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We can’t wait to release this! ā¤ļøšŸ˜
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And it’s out! If it’s not in your inbox please check your spam folder. Our newsletters sometimes land there! ā˜ŗļø
Our next newsletter is coming out tomorrow at 12pm GMT. Inside, you’ll find this little freebie. If you haven't already, please sign up at tamingolivia.com. Sending loads of love xx #ocd #ocdawareness #grief #copingwithloss #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety
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Catherine Benfield retweeted
Our next newsletter is coming out tomorrow at 12pm GMT. Inside, you’ll find this little freebie. If you haven't already, please sign up at tamingolivia.com. Sending loads of love xx #ocd #ocdawareness #grief #copingwithloss #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety
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Our next newsletter is coming out tomorrow at 12pm GMT. Inside, you’ll find this little freebie. If you haven't already, please sign up at tamingolivia.com. Sending loads of love xx #ocd #ocdawareness #grief #copingwithloss #mentalhealth #depression #anxiety
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People don't always expect feelings of loss when they enter into OCD recovery, but it seems pretty widespread among the people I talk to. You can read all about it here: tamingolivia.com/post/how-to… #ocd #tamingolivia #copingwithloss
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To complement this month's blog, we've developed this free resource to help you plan for flexibility in your recovery! It comes free with this month's newsletter, which comes out tomorrow! Please sign up at Tamingolivia.com. I really hope it helps xx #ocd #newsletter
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A flexible approach can really help our OCD recovery. Read all about it here. tamingolivia.com/post/why-fl… I hope it helps! Sending you all loads of love xx #newsletter #ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealthawareness #ocdrecovery #wellness
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I always find that my OCD plays up a lot over the Christmas period. For that reason we're holding a 50% off sale on the well-being packs in our Taming Olivia store. I really hope it helps.ā™„ļøetsy.com/uk/shop/TamingOlivi… #ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth
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