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Welcome to The OCD Stories, hosted by Stuart Ralph. The podcast has been heard over 6million times globally. Check out your first episode from our existing hundreds of episodes featuring experts, and people experiencing symptoms just like you today. If you do, you may just feel understood, heard and possibly help you identify your next step in your own personal journey to healing. Disclaimer - this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. Please seek treatment from a licensed mental health ...
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Meet Mental Note – a podcast highlighting both the work and the beauty of mental health recovery. Stories will span a variety of mental illness struggles from eating disorders to depression, OCD and Bipolar. We will introduce you to relatable personalities, and dive deep into how they choose health amidst daunting illnesses. At the end of it all, we will provide hope that recovery is possible—and worth it.
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This is a page about my experiences with anxiety. I am simply trying to let others know that they are not alone, and that it is NOT the end of the world. http://anxietyissuesjwolf1101.tumblr.com/
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Story: Rachael (harm OCD, postpartum OCD, fears of developing psychosis, health anxiety, existential OCD) (#469)
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In episode 469 I chat with Rachael who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss OCD themes including harm, postnatal fears of developing psychosis, existential, religious, and health anxiety. We talk about exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), learnings from ERP, how her partner helped, shame and much more. Hope it hel…
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In episode 468 I chat with Emily Hemendinger. Emily is clinical director of the OCD Program at the University of Colorado Health Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic. We discuss what Emily has been up to, the positives of pets on mental health, how pets can trigger our OCD, how this plays out in various themes of OCD, how vets can play a role in reducing c…
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Jonny Say: Understanding and practicing ACT skills (Therapist’s perspective – part 2) (#467)
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In episode 467 I chat with Jonny Say who offers the therapist’s perspective to Jack’s episode last week titled: Understanding and practicing ACT skills (Client’s perspective). Jonny is a therapist and co-founder of The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. We discuss Jonny’s perspective on Jack’s episode, Jonny shares some blocks and resistances to O…
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A big thank you as the podcast goes into its 10th year!
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Thank you for all the support in 2024. I appreciate you! https://theocdstories.com/ The podcast is made possible by NOCD: https://go.treatmyocd.com/theocdstories The integrative centre for OCD Therapy: https://www.integrativecentreforocd.co.uk/
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Jack: Understanding and practicing ACT skills (Client’s perspective - part 1) (#466)
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In episode 466 I chat with Jack who came back on to talk about his approach to learning ACT skills and practising them between his therapy sessions. We discuss his therapy including exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and compassion focused therapy (CFT), his approach to doing home practice and pr…
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Molly Schiffer: Using cognitive processing therapy for trauma that interferes with OCD therapy (#465)
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In episode 465 I chat with Molly Schiffer (LCPC). Molly is a therapist and associate director at The Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt. We discuss her therapy story, cognitive processing therapy (CPT), trauma and OCD, CPT for trauma (PTSD & CPTSD), how trauma can fuel the OCD, CPT helping exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), M…
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Story: Carey Marie (magical thinking, BDD, existential OCD) (#464)
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In episode 464 I chat with Carey who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss her OCD story, magical thinking, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), fears around medication, feelings of shame, existential OCD, feeling suicidal, going into a psychiatric unit, doing exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), words of hope, and much…
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Jonny Say: Dealing with low insight in OCD (#463)
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In episode 463 I chat with Jonny Say. Jonny is a UK based therapist and co-director at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. We discuss an update on Jonny, what is insight in OCD, how it affects OCD, the 4 things Jonny sees in clients with low insight: when mental compulsions go up insight goes down, the intensity of the symptoms, low insight and…
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Who Gets to Heal? Akiera Gilbert on Access and Equity in Eating Disorder Treatment
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In a world where mental health care is often seen as one-size-fits-all, Akiera Gilbert is on a mission to break down barriers and open the doors of eating disorder treatment to those often left behind. As the CEO of Project Heal, Akiera leads an organization dedicated to transforming the system while offering immediate, life-saving support to those…
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Story: Nick (pOCD, ERP, and advocacy) (#462)
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In episode 462 I chat with Nick who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his story, pOCD, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), advocacy, how his sexuality and OCD got entangled, his place of work questioning some of his OCD writings, and more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/nick-462 T…
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Dr Michael Alcée: The Upside of OCD (#461)
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In episode 461 I chat with Dr Michael Alcée. Michael is a clinical psychologist (Ph.D.). We discuss his therapy story, how Michael works with OCD, the existential story, exposure to feelings, 3 upsides of OCD, his book, some nuances of OCD, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/michael-461 The podcast is made p…
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Story: Lou (harm and self-harm themed OCD, The OCD Camp, creativity) (#460)
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In episode 460 I chat with Lou who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss her OCD story, harm themed OCD around her family, self-harm themed OCD, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), her experiences at The OCD Camp, creativity, words of hope, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episod…
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Nicole Morris: Inference-Based CBT and Exposure & Response Prevention Therapy for OCD (#459)
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In episode 459 I chat with Nicole Morris, LMFT. Nicole is a therapist and host of the OCD Family podcast. We discuss her therapy story, her view of OCD, Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT), Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (ERP), her podcast and favourite guests, words of hope and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/epis…
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Story: Hannah (pOCD, harm, religious, and sexual orientation OCD) (#458)
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In episode 458 I chat with Hannah who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. In this episode we discuss how OCD manifested for her in childhood including: a fear of rabies, worries around swallowing, worries around her heart stopping, as well as harm, religious, and sexual orientation themes of OCD. We discuss other themes such as pOCD, …
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Body Image and Liberation with Carly Compton
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As an eating disorder survivor turned eating disorder therapist, Carly Compton strives to be the person that she wishes she would have known when she was younger. That conviction led her on a rewarding journey to become a therapist, model, host of the Recover with Carly Podcast, and creator of an eating disorder curriculum for adolescents. In all t…
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Jon Hershfield: Residential treatment for OCD (#457)
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In episode 457 I chat with Jon Hershfield, MFT. Jon is the director of Sheppard Pratt’s The Center for OCD and Anxiety. In this episode we discuss what is a residential treatment center, who can benefit from residential treatment, what a day in the life in residential looks like, the duration of a residential stay, therapy at residential centers, a…
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Dr Marisa Mazza: Shame around OCD, and self-compassion (#456)
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In episode 456 I chat with Dr. Marisa T. Mazza. Marisa is a licensed clinical psychologist and founder of choicetherapy psychological services. We discuss her book, what is shame, how shame manifests in OCD, how shame can interfere with exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), the inner critic, self-compassion, loving kindness, why we all de…
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Elena Fasan: OCD in children (plus her OCD story) (#455)
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In episode 455 I chat with Elena Fasan. Elena is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) and founder of the Children’s OCD & Anxiety Collective. We discuss her OCD story, how OCD can effect a child’s development, getting creative with kids in OCD therapy, working with parents, supporting siblings, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://…
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In episode 454 I chat with Katie Marrotte. Katie is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW). Katie kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss her story, harm themed OCD, magical thinking, worries around natural disasters, sexual orientation themed OCD, worries around her dog, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), we discuss…
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Natasha Daniels: Out of my shell (Social anxiety) (#453)
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In episode 453 I chat with Natasha Daniels. Natasha is an anxiety & OCD therapist. She runs her online membership AT Parenting Community. And recently authored the book, “Out of my shell: overcoming social anxiety from childhood to adulthood”. We discuss her community, her social anxiety story, the loss of her husband, working through social anxiet…
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Dr Lauren Wadsworth, Dr Caitlin Pinciotti, and Dr Nathaniel Van Kirk: Trauma and OCD (#452)
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In episode 452 I chat with Dr Lauren Wadsworth, Dr Caitlin Pinciotti, and Dr Nathaniel Van Kirk. Lauren is a clinical psychologist in private practice, Caitlin is a clinical psychologist, researcher and assistant professor at Baylor College of Medicine, and Nathaniel is a clinical psychologist and director of psychological services at McLean OCD In…
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Chrissie Hodges: Grieving from OCD (#451)
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In episode 451 I chat with Chrissie Hodges. Chrissie is a Peer Support specialist, founder of OCD Gamechangers, and Author of ‘Pure OCD: The Invisible Side of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder’. Chrissie was awarded the hero award at the 24th IOCDF conference in San Fran. We discuss her new community, grieving from OCD, the points of grief in Chrissie’…
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In episode 450 I chat with Carrie who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss her story, intrusive thoughts, religious themed OCD, pocd, suicidal thoughts, postpartum OCD, getting therapy, doing exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), going to intensive outpatient therapy, shame, self-compassion, mindfulness, words of h…
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From Chaos to Creativity: Storyteller and artist Landon Bryant explores his journey from struggling with life’s basic challenges to finding success and support after an adult ADHD diagnosis. Landon shares how he navigated the difficulties of his condition, including years of trial and error with medications and strategies, and how he ultimately emb…
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Dr Steven Phillipson: What’s the problem? (#449)
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In episode 449 I chat with Dr Steven Phillipson. Steven is a licensed clinical psychologist who specialises in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD. Steven is the Clinical Director at the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy in New York. We discuss figuring out what’s the problem in OCD, defining what a problem is, anxiety vs worry, what g…
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