2026-09-30
38 分钟eyebrows most of us don't even give them a second thought
but for my guest today eyebrows were a source of shame and anxiety and guilt and today because she spent years pulling
hers out there's a name for this it's called trichotillomania it's a body focused repetitive behavior
my guest today is anila idnani she wrote the most incredible book called and kneel out where are your eyebrows
which is such an amazing title but underneath that is a story of someone who is experienced trichotillomania
or hair pulling and she talks about the hiding the shame and what actually helped her to stop pulling
her hair if you've ever pulled your hair or picked your skin or done some kind of other body focused
repetitive behavior this episode is exactly for you let's get into it Welcome, Anila.
I have so many questions for you.
I'm so grateful to be here.
I feel like now the nerves are just hitting because I'm realizing I'm on a podcast of a psychology star.
So thank you for having me.
And thank you for being a friend.
And thank you for being an OCD and BFRB and compassion advocate and all of those things together.
Yeah, I'm so excited to be here.
Right back at you I feel like you are the superstar
in this arena and I've read your book it is absolutely wonderful I'm going to get straight to my main question
because I really want to hear in real time what you think so your book is called Anila wear your eyebrows
which is like literally top-notch best book title on the planet
but if you could share for folks um what was that moment actually about like can you tell us what