Reed Amber

The Proper Mental Podcast

Welcome to episode 157 with Reed Amber, who is a proud sex worker, educator, anti-shamer and activist. She is also co-founder of ComeCurious, a leading channel about sex and relationships and co-host of the award-winning F**ks Given podcast.

Reed describes herself as an anxious child and she became aware of her mental health from a young age. In this episode Reed guides me through her early experiences that led to her being diagnosed with OCD.

We chat about the different ways that OCD has affected Reed over the years and all the things she’s tried to manage it.

We talk about being addicted to drugs and phones, body image, resisting medication, different types of therapy, breakdowns and break throughs.

We also chat about sex and Reed’s work around anti-shaming. Shame and guilt are both words that are far too often associated with both sex and mental illness and it was wonderful to explore this complicated topic with Reed.

I loved chatting to Reed! She was a lot of fun and has some fascinating insights to s*x and mental illness.

You can connect with reed on social media @reedamberx and subscribe to her Only Fans here: Reed OnlyFans

You can find Come Curious here Come Curious - YouTube and follow @comecurious

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