About this episode

Olivia Wood shares her journey with undiagnosed autism, ADHD, and body dysmorphic disorder, discussing how understanding her conditions helped her reclaim her life.

In this episode, Olivia Wood (Liv) shares her journey with undiagnosed autism and ADHD, as well as body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). Liv explains how learning to understand her conditions helped her build self-esteem and self-compassion and reclaim her life from BDD.

People in this episode

Guest: Olivia Wood

Topics covered

• body dysmorphic disorder
• autism
• ADHD
• self-esteem
• self-compassion
• mental health

Keywords

• body dysmorphic disorder
• autism
• ADHD
• self-esteem
• self-compassion
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BDD Foundation

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