If you’ve felt ashamed or misunderstood by the things that make you different, this conversation will show you how your faith can be the thing that grounds you instead of becoming another place you have to hide.

Valeriya Hjertenaes, also known as Mrs. World Congeniality, shares how a beauty pageant led her to embrace her own OCD diagnosis and advocate for people with neurodivergence. She shares how she had to navigate mental health through differing cultural lenses and how she learned to stop performing in order to show up fully as herself. This episode is for everyone who’s tired of masking - because God doesn’t want you to pretend anymore.

CW: Valeriya shares the intrusive thoughts brought on by her OCD. She does not go into detail but more than once mentions thoughts of harming babies.

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