In this powerful and personal episode, NYC Special Education Attorney Adam Dayan speaks with his Executive Assistant, Kristine Champagne, about her lived experience with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). With years of professional experience and a deep passion for supporting children, Kristine opens up about the often-invisible struggles she’s faced since childhood. Together, they explore the complexities of intrusive thoughts, compulsive rituals, and the shame and guilt often hidden behind high-functioning exteriors. Kristine also shares how avoidance shaped her life, her initial fears around therapy and medication, and how she’s learning to live with OCD rather than fight against it—offering hope and insight to others on a similar path.