This week, October 1 - 7 is BFRB (Body Focused Repetitive Behaviour) Awareness Week and so I speak with perhaps BFRB's biggest advocate. Angela Hartlin is an author, advocate and stars in the documentary Scars of Shame. In her book 'FOREVER MARKED: A Dermatillomania Diary' she describes her life of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation and most of all her battle with dermatillomania, the compulsion to pick her skin. We discuss all of this, other BFRBs and some strategies on how to approach loved ones with a BFRB. You can follow Angela on Instagram at angelahartin and at skinpickingsupport Buy her book FOREVER MARKED: A Dermatillomania Diary at https://www.amazon.ca/FOREVER-MARKED-Dermatillomania-Angela-Hartlin/dp/0557188547 Watch the documentary Scars of Shame trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGjhx7OGcGU Topics in this episode include anxiety, depression, suicide, dermatillomania, body focused repetitive behaviour FOLLOW BUNNY HUGS AND MENTAL HEALTH on Facebook ⁠https://www.facebook.com/Bunny-Hugs-and-Mental-Health-103055408571486⁠ on Instagram ⁠https://www.instagram.com/bunnyhugspodcast/?hl=en⁠ TikTok ⁠https://tiktok.com/@bunnyhugspodcast/⁠ Check out my children book at ⁠https://www.amazon.ca/Sometimes-Daddy-Cries-Todd-Rennebohm/dp/0228834678⁠ Bunny Hugs and Mental Health is currently on the Top Ten Best Canadian Mental Health podcasts list! ⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/canadian_mental_health_podcasts/⁠ And the Top 100 Best Mental Health Podcasts on the internet! ⁠https://blog.feedspot.com/mental_health_podcasts/⁠ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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