More Time With: Mya

Summary

Teen Beat with Danielle Fishel — "More Time With: Mya"

Date: June 19, 2026
Podcast: Teen Beat (iHeartPodcasts)
Host: Danielle Fishel
Guest: Mya (Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, performer)

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Danielle Fishel sits down with R&B sensation Mya for a candid conversation about touring, overcoming stage and travel mishaps, self-care on the road, and the evolution of her career. The episode highlights the reality behind the scenes of stardom, as Mya shares everything from motion sickness stories—sometimes hilariously shark-adjacent—to her wellness routines, performance philosophies, and dreams yet to realize (hello, Broadway!). The tone is open, warm, and peppered with both laughter and genuine admiration.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Embarrassing Travel Stories: Listener Leah Sets the Tone

[03:33–04:38]

• Listener Leah calls in with a story about getting caught in metro doors and throwing up on a French class trip, leading to bus isolation:

  “And of course, nobody chose to sit with me on the bus for the rest of those two weeks.” — Leah (04:34)

• The story prompts the group to reflect on their own travel mishaps and motion sickness.

2. Motion Sickness & Tour Bus Hacks

[04:47–05:46]

• Tour buses vs. Sprinters: Mya prefers sleeping in small bunks on a tour bus, finding them “heaven” for rest:

  “Tour buses are heaven, okay? You can get the best sleep on a tour bus.” — Mya (04:57)

• Sprinters are a no-go: “Sprinters are Horrible. For traveling. Okay. You're belly flopping.” — Mya (05:11)

[06:26–07:08]

• Mya admits to motion sickness—primarily on boats or when using devices in cars.
• She recounts a time on the reality show "Girls Trip" where ginger ale or soda saved her from vomiting on camera.

3. Cage Diving with Sharks & Facing Fears

[07:18–09:56]

• Mya shares an epic motion sickness story from Hawaii, where she went cage diving with sharks (to confront a lifelong fear) and ended up vomiting over the cage:

  “And so I go back on, you know, I try to get back on the boat, but I don't make it back on the boat... I’m leaning over the cage to vomit. All of a sudden all these sharks come out.” — Mya (09:37–09:41)

• Despite this, she found the sharks peaceful and felt she overcame her fear.

  “They're very peaceful creatures. I learned. Not like the movies.” — Mya (10:34)

4. The Grit and Glam of Touring

[15:19–16:16]

• Mya is unbothered by the discomforts of venue showers or remote accommodations:

  “I don't care. I mean I'm always prepared. Shower, shoes, toiletries. I'm such a boy.” — Mya (15:19)

• She has showered in everything from venue locker rooms to village bucket baths.

5. Show Must Go On: Performing While Ill

[16:33–18:43]

• Mya talks about performing despite physical ailments, sometimes using pre-recorded vocals if absolutely necessary, though she prefers genuine live performance:

  “But it's when you lose your voice and people are paying their hard-earned money. And they don't get to experience you. What do you do?” — Mya (17:22)

• Artists often receive medical treatments backstage (steroids, IVs, vocal rest) to make shows happen.

6. Self-Care Routines on the Road

[18:43–20:32]

• Sleep: Mya prioritizes sleep above all else—refusing to tour if rest isn’t possible:

  “If I'm not going to be able to sleep, then you're not going to be able to get a tour out of me.” — Mya (19:41)

• Diet: Strictly avoids excessive carbs, gluten, and processed foods (even as a vegan) to limit inflammation:

  “No bread, no pasta, no rice. I can’t. My body will not do that.” — Mya (20:07)

• Catering: She coordinates with venues about food restrictions/allergies in advance.

7. Power Naps and NASA-Engineered Sleep Sounds

[21:06–21:45]

• Mya uses “sleep sounds”—frequencies designed by NASA—to achieve deep restorative naps in 30–90 minute sessions:

  “I can literally feel like I took a six-hour rest in a 30-minute power nap...” — Mya (21:13)

8. Broadway Dreams & Career Evolution

[21:45–24:12]

• Mya expresses her openness to finally making her Broadway debut, referencing her lost chance with “Chicago” due to a foot injury:

  “I'm open to all things.” — Mya (22:30) “Can we get a real Broadway debut for you, please, in 2027?... I like to manifest fast.” — Danielle (22:27)

• On her journey:

  “Like, everything was an education before. I feel like I was in grade school... Now you have your degree. But there’s still, you know, four more years to put in for your PhD.” — Mya (23:13–23:37)
  “I’m very proud of that young girl that just went for it, you know, weathered the storms and found the joy in it.” — Mya (24:05)

9. Looking Forward: New Music & Serving Others

[24:12–24:25]

• Mya hints at upcoming albums and a deepening of her artistry as a songwriter and vocalist:

  “It's my best work as a true songwriter, true vocalist and just human being that I can't wait to share with everyone.” — Mya (24:15)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Facing Fears and Humor:

  “I couldn't even get in my above ground pool when I was 8 years old … because I couldn't see the bottom because of that one experience [with a shark in the Bahamas].” — Mya (08:25)
  “So I go back on, you know, I try to get back on the boat, but I don't make it back on the boat... I’m leaning over the cage to vomit. All of a sudden all these sharks come out.” — Mya (09:37–09:41)

• On Aging and Growth:

  “It gets greater later.” — Mya (24:46)

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Important Timestamps

• 03:33 – Listener Leah’s embarrassing school trip story
• 04:47 – Travel and motion sickness talk begins
• 07:18 – Mya’s cage-diving-with-sharks story
• 15:19 – On roughing it with venue showers and touring conditions
• 16:33 – Performing when sick and tour realities
• 18:43 – Mya’s sleep and dietary requirements on tour
• 21:13 – NASA-engineered nap sounds for power sleeps
• 21:45 – Broadway dreams and manifesting next steps
• 23:13 – Mya reflects on her life and music journey
• 24:15 – Mya anticipates sharing her best music yet

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Conclusion

This episode offers listeners a refreshing, honest peek into the realities of a touring artist, highlighting both the unglamorous routines and the resilience it takes to keep performing. Mya exemplifies grounded self-care, gratitude, and a fearless willingness to keep expanding her horizons—whether that means braving sharks or manifesting a Broadway debut. Her message is clear: “It gets greater later.”

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To support Mya's new album "Retrospect," visit mayamya.com for physical copies and streaming links.

Host: Danielle Fishel | Guest: Mya | Podcast: Teen Beat

Transcript

[Maya]

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[Guest Singer]

Give me money for cigarettes I'll never leave your bed I stay the night and one night we can two or three years the kids are not all right but that's okay cuz no one

[Interviewer]

here is take me well each week I ask my listeners to send over an embarrassing story from their lives in hopes that their shame and possible repression can make us all feel more human.

[Co-host]

So this week we are hearing from

[Interviewer]

Leah, who had an unforgettable school trip.

[Leah]

Hey, it's Leah from Pennsylvania. I wasn't going to share anything, but I heard a previous story that reminded me of this time in high school. I was on a French class trip to Europe and the first full day there, we were getting on the metro and I was the last of the group to get on. And in the middle of boarding, somehow the door closed on me, left a nice big bruise on my arm and my teachers had to yank me and my bag out of the door. After that, anytime we would get on a metro, the teachers would usher me to the front to make sure I was the first to get on. And then the next day I threw up on the bus. No good rhyme or reason. I love to travel, don't get motion sickness, so whatever. And the bus had to stop to clean. And I took the opportunity to go to the store and get water and Tic Tacs. And of course, nobody chose to sit with me on the bus for the rest of those two weeks.

[Co-host]

Oh my gosh, we're all human.

[Co-host/Guest]

Oh.

[Co-host]

Hearing Leah's story did make me think

[Interviewer]

about how much traveling you have done

[Co-host]

all over the world.

[Interviewer]

Do you get motion sick? Do you, do you travel well on a bus?

[Maya]

What kind of bus?

[Co-host/Guest]

This is the question.

[Maya]

Tour buses are heaven, okay? You can get the best sleep on a tour bus.

[Co-host]

Yeah, I did sleep very well on

[Interviewer]

the Dancing with the Stars tour, but I only had the little bunk. You know, they have that big nice room, but I think it's more bumpy back there.

[Maya]

Honestly, I prefer the bunks versus the bed in the back because it rocks you to sleep anything in the back. You know, you're probably bouncing up in that up and down. Sprinters are Horrible. For traveling. Okay. You're belly flopping.

[Co-host/Guest]

Even if they have, like, a little bed, right? Or the seat turns into a bed. He did not want to do that on tour.

[Maya]

Okay, Horrible. But tour buses are actually designed for sleep. Yeah, but I do prefer, like, tight spaces versus big spaces.

[Co-host]

Me too. I love my little bunker. Dancing with the Stars.

[Maya]

I love it.

[Interviewer]

Oh, it was so great. I'd, like, get myself in there. I also sleep a little like a vampire. Anyway, I sleep on my side with

[Co-host]

my arms up like this over my shoulders.

[Interviewer]

And I didn't move. But I didn't need my white noise machine because the sound of the ground underneath you is your white noise. You get to fully black out that little window in there. And only being 5:1, I got to keep a, like a suitcase that my

[Co-host]

feet still had plenty of room.

[Maya]

I was wondering for the guys that might be like six one and up. Well, how does that work for them on tour?

[Interviewer]

I know.

[Co-host]

I don't.

[Interviewer]

I don't think the bunks could be possibly as comfortable for them unless they have custom length buses. Okay, so you travel well on tour bus. Do you get motion sick at all?

[Maya]

So I do get motion sick mostly on boats.

[Interviewer]

Okay.

[Maya]

You know, if it's like a cruise ship of some sort or like a yacht.

[Co-host/Guest]

So Kim and I did something called Girls Trip.

[Boost Mobile Announcer]

Okay.

[Co-host/Guest]

A reality show, and I got sick.

[Maya]

Now, fortunately, I did not vomit because Chili was actually on the show, too, and she passed me. I think it was ginger ale or soda. Okay, good. It did help.

[Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Maya]

But I forgot to take Dramamine. You know, But I do get motion sickness if I'm working on my laptop or a phone as a traveler in a car.

[Interviewer]

Yep.

[Maya]

Bad news.

[Interviewer]

Do you have the dots on your phone now? Have you seen that?

[Co-host]

Okay, good.

[Interviewer]

My husband gets motion sick sometimes, and those dots have been a game changer for him when I drive.

[Maya]

Oh, I have to share.

[Co-host/Guest]

This motion sickness story is hilarious.

[Co-host]

Yes, please.

[Co-host/Guest]

Yes, it is on a boat, but it's not a yacht.

[Co-host]

Okay?

[Co-host/Guest]

It is. It's not a cruise ship. So here's the rugged girl. Okay, so I have a little show in Hawaii, right? It's an intimate show, and I'm doing this, like, I don't know, reward for fans.

[Boost Mobile Announcer]

Okay?

[Co-host/Guest]

So I bring fans along for this experience, and I book a.

[Maya]

A. What is it called?

[Co-host/Guest]

A cage dive with sharks.

[Audiobook Narrator]

What?

[Co-host/Guest]

Right. Okay, so we go cage diving. I've always wanted to do it.

[Maya]

I've seen it on National Geographic.

[Co-host]

You go cage diving with fans in Hawaii?

[Co-host/Guest]

Yeah, with sharks. Great.

[Maya]

White sharks.

[Odoo Announcer]

What?

[Co-host/Guest]

Yes.

[Maya]

So I have a fear of dark water because of an experience when I was like 8 years old in the Bahamas and I.

[Co-host/Guest]

Dark water, like, yeah, I have to

[Maya]

get over my fears. Wait, what did the fin do? It touched you? It swam in between my mother and I when we were like playing water volleyball or. Anyhow, I couldn't even get in my

[Co-host/Guest]

above ground pool when I was 8 years old when we got back to

[Maya]

Maryland because, you know, I couldn't see the bottom because of that one experience. Anyhow, fast forwarding to just like maybe 2014, 2015, something like that. I'm in Hawaii doing a show. Fans were going out on this boat

[Co-host/Guest]

for this shark diving excursion to get

[Maya]

over my fear, right?

[Co-host]

You're like, listen, I'm a twofer. I want to do a fan experience. I need to get over my fear cage diving with great whites in Hawaii.

[Co-host/Guest]

Who wants to go? Right?

[Maya]

So, my goodness, we're all in the cage. I have a GoPro and everything. And you can actually hear whales at the bottom of the cage. You know, it's wonderful. But that cage is moving back and forth, back and forth. And so I go back on, you know, I try to get back on the boat, but I don't make it back on the boat. And so I have to literally step up one notch. The cage is. Of course, the top of the cage is above water. So I'm leaning over the cage to vomit.

[Co-host/Guest]

All of a sudden all these sharks come out.

[Co-host]

This feels like a feeding frenzy opportunity.

[Co-host/Guest]

Oh, my goodness. Oh, oh, my goodness. Yeah.

[Maya]

And so we experienced lots of sharks surrounding us. Yeah. For the first time, I think I got over my fear.

[Interviewer]

Were you the first person to go into the cage? Were there multiple people in the cage with you at the same time?

[Maya]

I think I was the first.

[Co-host]

Okay.

[Maya]

I think I might have been the third. Yes. There were multiple people. Oh, I think four max.

[Interviewer]

I wonder for those fans of yours

[Co-host]

who are like, gosh, I love her. Not sure I could do cage diving.

[Maya]

Oh, they signed up for it. They wanted to go.

[Co-host]

Oh, yeah. No, I'm thinking of the people who are like, I can't sign up for that. But boy, would I like to meet her, though.

[Boost Mobile Announcer]

So.

[Odoo Announcer]

Wow.

[Co-host]

I. I need to think outside the box for my fan experiences. I'm. I'm not thinking big enough. I'm just not. Oh, yeah, that's pretty amazing.

[Maya]

Pretty awesome, though. They're very peaceful creatures. I learned.

[Leah]

Okay.

[Maya]

Yeah, not like the movies.

[Co-host/Guest]

Okay.

[Maya]

Yeah.

[Co-host/Guest]

Certain parts of the world you can

[Maya]

actually free swim with them with no cage.

[Interviewer]

I'm good, I'm good.

[Co-host]

Thank you.

[Audiobook Narrator]

I am too.

[Co-host]

Yeah, okay. I'm good on that.

[Maya]

Than.

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[Co-host]

Talking about touring and all the different

[Interviewer]

ways you travel, do you always.

[Co-host]

I. I felt like on when I

[Interviewer]

was on the tour, showering in the venues is not always lovely. Do you also have to occasionally shower in venues or do you always have a nice hotel room you get to shower in?

[Maya]

It depends. But I don't care.

[Co-host]

You don't care?

[Maya]

I don't care. I mean I'm always prepared. Shower, shoes, toiletries.

[Co-host/Guest]

You're good.

[Maya]

I'm such a boy.

[Co-host]

You're like, I'm fine as long as I'm clean. When I get out, I'm happy.

[Co-host/Guest]

Yeah.

[Maya]

Okay, now I have to be showered to like really feel like I can get a good night's rest. Same and feel great when I go to sleep, but I don't really care where I shower.

[Co-host/Guest]

Okay.

[Co-host]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

There were just a few venues I was in where I was like, this is.

[Co-host]

I could be, I could, I could

[Interviewer]

be enjoying this more.

[Co-host/Guest]

Yeah.

[Maya]

White locker rooms and all of that stuff that doesn't bother me.

[Co-host/Guest]

You're used to It, I've done like, I've seen rest stops.

[Co-host]

Okay.

[Co-host/Guest]

Like, okay.

[Maya]

But I've also like stayed in villages where we shower with buckets. Oh, yeah.

[Interviewer]

Okay.

[Maya]

You know, staying with villages, like remote places because that's just their way of life.

[Co-host]

That's their way.

[Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Maya]

You know, I'm, I'm good. Okay.

[Co-host]

I'll stop complaining about that weirdo locker room in that random town I was in where I was like, this is weird.

[Co-host/Guest]

No, it's not like a five star hotel or anything. But yeah.

[Maya]

As long as the water's clean.

[Interviewer]

I also think a lot because I seen these dancers.

[Co-host/Guest]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

Having to perform when they have a physical ailment or when they're sick. Now if you aren't, if you're truly not feeling well, you can send out a post about needing to reschedule. But back in the day as artists. Well, I mean you've seen it occasionally where an artist is like, I'm sorry, I have to reschedule the show. I am under doctor's orders. I can't perform. But that happens very few and far between. You guys have to perform sometimes when you are really not feeling well. How do you get through that?

[Maya]

Well, yeah. There are days that you're not vocally the best, of course. And the problem is the first thing that goes when you don't sleep is your voice.

[Interviewer]

Right.

[Maya]

I can do a 90 minute set and just sing and dance the whole time. You're just not going to get the best vocals. Yeah.

[Interviewer]

Okay.

[Maya]

Or the best anything. But it's when you lose your voice and people are paying their hard earned money.

[Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Maya]

And they don't get to experience you. What do you do? So I have often seen artists that are doing 30 dates or more back to back to back pre record their vocals where they can chime in and out. And I think it's smart because there are hundreds of thousands of dollars at stake with investment or venues etc, and of course schedules of your supporters, ticket refunds and just business in general can be hindered when you do have to reschedule.

[Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Maya]

So some want to cancel so that they can really give the full authentic live experience versus lip syncing. But sometimes the show must go on.

[Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Maya]

And often doctors come backstage. Some artists choose to get steroid shots or whatever concoctions they might be. IVs for dehydration or maybe, you know, no media that day. Vocal rest that day. Cancel the interview so that you can perform. Perform and not have to cancel the show. Yeah.

[Interviewer]

How do you take care of your Body. When you're on the road, what are some of your go to things that are like, these are my must haves for me to stay healthy and feeling good.

[Maya]

Well, when it's a tour, I must be able to sleep. Yeah, yeah. So if the tour doesn't allow or the budget doesn't allow for tour bus, that can be very taxing on the body because you have to wake up five hours before your flight. First of all, because you have to get to the airport. Yep. You have to be there on time. Bags, lots of bags. And you know, collect your bag. Landing, you know, there's traffic, there's all kinds of things. And that you waste time. You waste so many hours doing airport tours. It's not feasible and it's not healthy. So sleep. What I do is put sleep first and foremost. If I'm not going to be able to sleep, then you're not going to be able to get a tour out of me.

[Interviewer]

Right.

[Maya]

So let's figure it out. Yep. You know, and I don't want to lip sync.

[Co-host/Guest]

Yeah, that's not an option.

[Audiobook Narrator]

Right.

[Maya]

That's number one. Now my diet is very important on the road, so I will not do a lot of things that cause inflammation. Okay. So lots of carbohydrates as well as gluten.

[CarMax Announcer]

No.

[Maya]

Okay. Some, but not every day. No bread, no pasta, no rice. I can't. My body will not do that. Yeah. You know, well, processed food, I have to eat more natural. Whole foods, even though I'm vegan, has to be less processed.

[Interviewer]

Okay.

[Maya]

Because it takes a toll.

[Interviewer]

Yeah. It takes a toll on the body.

[Maya]

Yeah.

[Guest Singer]

Wow.

[Interviewer]

That feels like you've got a very specific writer around food then. Like you can't just walk into a place and take whatever's there. Catering.

[Guest Singer]

Yeah.

[Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Maya]

But you can also let catering know in advance.

[Interviewer]

Exactly.

[Maya]

Restrictions, Allergies. You have to kind of understand what your body does and then cut off cutoff hours.

[Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Maya]

When you're going from time to zone to time zone, it matters.

[Co-host]

Yes, you're right. You're right.

[Boost Mobile Announcer]

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[Co-host]

Crossing over. We're crossing over.

[Interviewer]

Changing time zones today.

[Maya]

And one of the things that is really great when you don't necessarily get a full night's rest, sleep sounds.

[Interviewer]

Oh.

[Maya]

So I can literally feel like I took a six hour rest in a 30 minute power nap because it'll put you into deep REM sleep with the right frequency.

[Interviewer]

Is it like a white noise or. Or a specific.

[Maya]

There are some that are white noise, but some are specific hurts that literally put you out 30 minute, 60 minute, 90 minute design by NASA, by the way. Great. Yeah. And then I can just get up and go do my show.

[Interviewer]

I'm ready to go. As if you got a full night's sleep. Ooh, I love that. So we've mentioned a couple of times, Broadway for you. You've never actually done Broadway. You were prepping to be in Chicago for a nine week run in 2008, and then you broke your foot during rehearsals and the rescheduling never worked out, but you were in the movie Chicago. So I really want to manifest this for you. Can we get a real Broadway debut for you, please, in 2027? Is. Can we make that happen next year? Yeah, like right around the corner. I like to manifest fast.

[Maya]

I'm open to all things.

[Interviewer]

Yeah, yeah. Oh, man, I would love. I would love to see that you. If you are made for it, Chicago or not, you. You have to be on Broadway next year.

[Leah]

Please.

[Co-host/Guest]

Next year.

[Interviewer]

Next year, 2027.

[Maya]

I will keep that in mind.

[Interviewer]

Okay.

[Maya]

For you.

[Interviewer]

And please. And then the second it happens, can I be one of the first people you tell just because I will buy my tickets. I will.

[Maya]

I want to.

[Interviewer]

I will be screaming your name. I will be so excited. Outside of Broadway, you've had such an incredible, illustrious career. Is there anything still on your list that you're dying to do?

[Maya]

I am just getting started.

[Interviewer]

I know, I know.

[Co-host/Guest]

Oh, my goodness.

[Maya]

Like, everything was an education before. I feel like I was in grade school.

[Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Maya]

Learning the landscape and then graduating to the next phase. Now we're in junior high and high school and now. Okay, you've learned some things in college. Now you have your degree.

[Interviewer]

Yeah.

[Maya]

But there's still, you know, four more years to put in for your PhD.

[Co-host/Guest]

Okay.

[Maya]

There's still more work to do before you start paying it forward and really serving. But it's. It's all been beautiful and I can't believe it's been 28 years because it doesn't feel like it. But it's so fun now. It's amazing. I'm very proud of that young girl that just went for it, you know, weathered the storms and found the joy in it. And nothing has ever destroyed or come in between my love for music and the head. Head is on. Right. And I'm just really excited for what's to come. Even the albums that are already done.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Yes.

[Interviewer]

Yes. Yeah.

[Co-host/Guest]

Okay.

[Co-host]

I like that little.

[Maya]

It's my best work as a true songwriter, true vocalist and just human being that I can't wait to share with everyone.

[Interviewer]

Well, we cannot wait to experience it. You have always been such an inspiration. So beautiful, so sweet, so thought provoking, so smart. I absolutely love being around you now twice.

[Co-host]

I think we are hottest.

[Interviewer]

Hottest four years ago.

[Co-host]

Yeah, it's just a couple years ago. I was gonna say what are we hottest, hottest 45 under 45 or something.

[Maya]

It gets greater later.

[Co-host]

It's absolutely right.

[Leah]

Ding.

[Co-host]

Thank you so much for spending your

[Interviewer]

time with me today. I am manifesting that Broadway for you. Can't wait to hear the upcoming albums and if you haven't heard it yet, check out Retrospect.

[Maya]

So thank you for being here.

[Co-host/Guest]

Thank you for having me.

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[Co-host/Guest]

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[Co-host]

So good to see you.

[Interviewer]

Thank you so much. It really means a lot to get to hang out all these years later now in the 40 over 40 category. And you can get Maya's new album Retrospect wherever you download music. But also go to myamya.com, that's mayamaya.com and pick up a physical copy to support her on this new independent journey. Teen Beat is an iHeart podcast produced and hosted by Danielle Fishel, executive producers Jensen Karp and Amy Sugarman. Executive in charge of production, Danielle Romo, producer and editor Tara Sudbaksh. The theme song is by Mark Hoppus. Yes, that Mark Hoppus. Follow us on Instagram Teen Beat Pod in our household, my husband and I have both been diagnosed with varying degrees of ocd. So raising awareness of its related struggles and knowing help does exist is important to us. And that's why I'm happy to talk about NO cd. It's the world's leading OCD treatment provider consisting of licensed therapists specializing in exposure response prevention, which has proven to be the most effective treatment for OCD. Therapy is 100% virtual, covered by insurance for over 138 million Americans. And they provide support even between sessions so you're never facing OCD alone again. Book a free 15 minute [e-mail] that's no c d.com this is Bowen Yang

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