Gaby Iori, publicist at Quirk Books, recalls how receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation in front of her second grade classmates started years of OCD.

About this episode

Gaby Iori discusses her experiences with OCD stemming from a childhood event and her career as a publicist.

Gaby is a born and bred North Carolinian currently living in Baltimore with her partner and two cats. She is a publicist at Quirk Books and the digital projects coordinator for Witch Please Productions, where she is the video editor and associate producer for Making Worlds . She is a writer, home cook, and storyteller, and she wants to make you laugh. Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor. More information about Susan Salidor can be found at her website Get Susan Salidor’s One Little Act of Kindness Children’s Book Get Susan Salidor’s I’ve Got Peace in My Fingers Children’s Book More Information about our sponsor's 10 x 10 Blackhole Chess game can be found at www.blackholechess.com

People in this episode

Host: Jay Rehak

Guest: Gaby Iori

Topics covered

• OCD
• publicist
• storytelling
• relationships
• childhood experiences

Keywords

• OCD
• publicist
• Quirk Books
• storytelling
• childhood
• relationships
• Baltimore

Sponsors

Blackhole Chess

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Quirk Books, Witch Please Productions

Products: 10 x 10 Blackhole Chess

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