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To emotionally disarm guests by creating, in Trapman-O’Brien’s words, a “nonjudgmental space.”

Being nonjudgmental is important in the process, she said, as is understanding the root cause of money trouble.

But in a key way, this gentle, nonjudgmental lark is timely too.

Adams was a fan of Heller’s work, including 2015’s “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” and 2018’s “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” — funny, nonjudgmental stories about difficult protagonists, told with a distinctive visual style.

Watching it, I longed for the days of the after-school special, when broadcast networks at least attempted to address issues affecting children and teens in a nonjudgmental way that also drew attention to reality.