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Please welcome Alison Dotson, author, copyeditor and proof-reader extraordinaire. Unfortunately, this episode was cut short by unseen forces (technical difficulties), i.e. GHOST! While a lot of Alison's really honest and insightful words were not captured in it, this episode still stands out as an important and special take on the PURE O sub-type of the ugly disorder, OCD; I do hope you enjoy! If OCD is taking you as an April Fool today, you know better. You're in control. And sometimes that means admitting you AREN'T in control...of everything.

Hey! This is my tiny desk submission. Here, I'm performing my song, Sweet Janine while sitting on a tiny desk! Thanks for watching, NPR, and everyone else, wherever you are! Find Sweet Janine on my website, Stoddardblackall.com, and on Spotify, Apple Music and beyond.

Kristin Varela talks OCD and how it plays a role in motherhood. We discuss the tendency to confuse our uncertain lives with the certainty and symmetry of movies. We are all the director of our own destiny, but not so special that the world revolves around our anxieties. Hiccups, the single, is referenced as a metaphor for uncontrollable worry. Check out Kristin's favorite slam poet, Neil Hilborn!

Here is the next installment of Hiccuping Mind, the video blog on all the shifting shapes of OCD and how it so strongly affects (and infects) otherwise "normal" lives. This second episode features Kristin Varela, a stay-at-home mom with winning insights on what it's like to be a wife, mother, and functional human while battling obsessions and compulsions. In every episode, we tie the discussion to my musical, Hiccups, on Relationship OCD, to give further depth to the conversation and highlight different songs from the show. "Hiccups", the self-titled single from the double album, contains the overarching theme: "swallow your hiccups" -- accept them -- and KEEP MOVING FORWARD. Thank you for watching and if you like what you see and hear, don't forget to subscribe! Thank you! Song credits: HICCUPS Me as SHILOH Trista Olivas as LIZA Austin Applegate on Guitar Joe Abrams on Drums Andrew Whitbeck on Bass Avery Ballotta on Violin Nick Anton on Cello (Mastered, Jan 2024)

HELLO 2024! "Pop, the Dress!" from "HICCUPS" A musical on ROCD Song description: LIZA is ecstatic about all the creative possibilities at her disposal, having moved in with SHILOH, her love. She celebrates finally having plenty of space for her grand fashionista dreams. How romantic! Show description: Hiccups is musical on Relationship-OCD, about SHILOH, a piano bar entertainer, and LIZA, a fashion designer who fall in love on an early morning hot air balloon date, despite the fact that their first (and second) kiss are interrupted by a bad bout of the hiccups. When the hiccups never leave, the couple's happiness and safety are jeopardized, on land and in the air. Thank you for watching! POP that cork! Stoddard.

It's here! The second part of Hiccuping Mind, episode 1, with Jeff Bell. This video blog is on all the shifting shapes of OCD and how it has affected the lives of artists, celebrities, and anyone willing to share their story and their recovery journey. This first episode features Jeff Bell, a well-known radio personality in the San Francisco Bay Area and a "leading voice for adversity-driven advocacy." I highly recommend his books, "Rewind, Replay, Repeat" and "When In Doubt, Make Belief" if you want to begin or continue to tackle the beast that is OCD, no matter what "flavor" you have. In every episode we tie into the discussion, Hiccups, my musical on Relationship OCD, to give further depth to the conversation and of course, highlight songs from the show. This first episode features "Slanted", an anthem about being trapped in an OCD spiral which will be releasing in early 2024. THANKS FOR WATCHING! And please subscribe! Song credits: SLANTED (Demo) Austin Applegate on Guitar Joe Abrams on Drums Andrew Whitbeck on Bass Nikita Morozov on Violin Nick Anton on Cello (Currently being mixed by Sound Candy)

Please enjoy the first installment of Hiccuping Mind, the video blog on all the shifting shapes of OCD and how it has affected the lives of artists and celebrities. This first episode features Jeff Bell, a "leading voice for adversity-driven advocacy." His books, "Rewind, Replay, Repeat" and "When In Doubt, Make Belief" seriously changed my life! In every episode, we tie the discussion to my musical, Hiccups, on Relationship OCD, to give further depth to the conversation and highlight different songs from the show. "Slanted", an anthem about being trapped in a classic OCD spiral is the focus here. Song credits: SLANTED (Demo) Austin Applegate on Guitar Joe Abrams on Drums Andrew Whitbeck on Bass Nikita Morozov on Violin Nick Anton on Cello (Currently being mixed by Sound Candy)

SONG AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE! It's nuts to have Broadway's Alyssa Fox, New York's ELPHABA (from the one and only WICKED) singing backups for this song. She's my buddy! That's why. And I wanted her insanely beautiful stylings on this wild ride of a song. ENJOOOY! ALYSSA FOX - Backups Andrew Whitbeck - Bass Joe Abrams - Drums Alexandra Galvis - Don't Tell Mama NYC show footage Mixed by Anthony "Rocky" Gallo @Virtue and Vice Studios Mastered by Brooklyn Mastering Extended version coming January 1st!!! At that point, you can let me know what you think of my rock clarinet chops. Make sure to visit stoddardblackall.com! THANK YOU for WaTcHiNg and LiStEnInG ;0