Best OCD Danni Podcasts (2024)

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Touchdown to Transformation: Tackling Life After the NFL with Marques Ogden 49:30

4M ago49:30

49:30

The NFL is a tough business with tough people who understand how to navigate the ups and downs of the game. Some days you’re on top of the world and then within the blink of an eye, your career is over and you’re just another citizen. For some, a regular life without the glitz and glam is an easy transition while others struggle away from the spotl…

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Breaking the Silence: Nurturing Youth Mental Health with Ross Szabo 51:32

4M ago51:32

51:32

Mental health is a conversation that too many times people aren’t willing to have. It’s a real thing and even though people tend to ignore it, having those conversations, difficult though they are, is necessary. Contrary to popular belief, participants don’t have to be adults to weigh in, give an opinion, and seek help because mental health also im…

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Thriving Beyond Tragedy: The Path to Mental Wellness with Amy Morin 56:33

4M ago56:33

56:33

At some point all of our mental muscles are tested, some more than others, but everyone has a test that has come or is on the way. It could be a family tragedy for one person, a failed relationship, or business for another, or a dream that becomes a nightmare. Regardless of a person and their station in life, everyone will be given the opportunity …

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No Lucks Given: Unveiling the Kitchen’s Secrets with Chef Brother Luck 48:36

5M ago48:36

48:36

Everyone, regardless of what your life is about or where it leads you, enjoys a good meal during a night out. You can be a vegetarian or a meat lover to the extreme or someplace in between, but everyone loves a great meal at a nice place where their only duty is to feast on whatever gets placed before them. But what about the person behind the stov…

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Beyond the Bite: Unmasking Our Relationship with Food and Finding Balance with Kim Shapira 48:59

5M ago48:59

48:59

Food is necessary in our lives. It helps us grow, heals us, fuels us and when consumed properly, brings us joy. But there are instances when food can be an instrument of destruction, causing us to live life far below the way it was meant to be lived. In the most extreme situations, food can actually shorten our lives if the wrong kinds and volumes …

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Knocking Out Stigmas: The Battle for Mental Health in Combat Sports with Lorenzo Hunt 50:40

5M ago50:40

50:40

Bare-knuckle fighting is not for the faint of heart. It’s a tough sport and you have to be wired a little differently to step into a ring where you’re reliant on yourself, not a teammate or a coach on the sideline for success. Those rounds can seem like an eternity for a boxer, filled with intensity, blood, sweat, and tears. It’s a tough sport, rul…

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Beyond the Diagnosis: A Journey through Mental Wellness with Kelsey Darragh 53:07

5M ago53:07

53:07

Mental health comes in all shapes, sizes, and both genders. About the actual diagnosis, that’s another variable. The diagnosis can come at any point in life and how a person deals with it moving forward, navigates the nuances and medications as well as any therapy plays a pivotal role in the life they’re able to create. “The way I was before I star…

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Reality Check: Unmasking Anxiety in the Spotlight with Michelle Young 54:36

6M ago54:36

54:36

Reality television is a large part of our culture. It’s everywhere on every network and platform as viewers are drawn to the ability to see inside the lives of subjects as they live them. If you can name it, chances are reality television has seen it, and while it might seem all glitter and glamour, even reality television stars have problems. “The…

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Breaking the Silence: Unveiling the Reality of OCD with Allison Raskin 59:39

6M ago59:39

59:39

There’s a lot of talk out there about OCD, what it is, who has it, and the way it impacts lives. It’s a challenging disorder and so many people navigate this space in life alone. That’s a sad reality, but what’s even sadder is that there are so many others who are open and willing to help them find their way through this mental maze and in the proc…

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Reinventing Yourself: A Journey to Authenticity with Craig Siegel 53:14

6M ago53:14

53:14

Authenticity, getting real, being true to yourself … we’ve all heard those clichés a time or two. The truth is at some point we’ve all uttered them for one reason or another. But here’s the thing, hearing or saying them means nothing, it’s easy. The real value comes from stepping out and being bold enough to act because when you do, the universe ta…

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Redefining Mental Health Support for Young Women with Elyse Fox 49:39

6M ago49:39

49:39

Depression is a very real situation, and we all need a safe space where we can go, speak honestly about what we may be going through, and get the healing and coping tools we deserve. Young people, including young women, are finding themselves in need of support, direction, and guidance. Having access to these tools can be the difference between liv…

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Finding Support and Healing in Difficult Times with Dr. Ali Mattu 1:23:10

7M ago1:23:10

1:23:10

Life can be a challenging space to navigate. With all of the ups and downs, twists, and turns, sometimes it’s hard to figure out whether you’re coming or going. Here’s the thing to remember when you find yourself trying to find your way through one of those situations; you’re not alone. “People see ‘Doctor’ in front of your name and forget that you…

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The Road to Overcoming OCD with Amanda Petrik-Gardner 48:32

7M ago48:32

48:32

There’s a lot of conversation about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), some real and some of it is just talk. But no matter where the conversation falls or the parties involved, OCD is a very real situation. It can take over your days, limit your existence, and have a profound impact on your overall quality of life. “My professional opinion is th…

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Danny Opens Up: A Mental Health Journal 24:04

7M ago24:04

24:04

Fresh off his European trip, Danny sits down and takes listeners through what can best be described as a mental health journal. He shares some of the challenges and fears he faced while on the road and strategies he used to reset upon return. “I think I have a love/hate relationship with the word influencer.” – (Danny), 1:43 As is always the case, …

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The Best of Off The Cuff Part 4 1:00:48

7M ago1:00:48

1:00:48

A true gift is the best way to describe Off The Cuff with Danny LoPriore. The show is a gift to the listeners with each guest playing a pivotal role in the success of the podcast and the many ways it has helped to shape people’s lives. As we review the many people and places we’ve gone, we’re featuring clips with Tristan Mack Wilds of The Wire on t…

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The Unseen Battle: Mental Health in Sports and Society with Eric Kussin 1:12:28

8M ago1:12:28

1:12:28

We’ve all got something going on inside, a silent battle that rages that we must deal with at some point. It makes no difference what a person looks like on the surface, or the mask they wear, everyone, even the person who looks, acts, and speaks like there’s nothing, has something, if we’re ever honest with one another, that’s the one thing that b…

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Six Rules to Become Your Healthiest Self with Kim Shapira 39:49

8M ago39:49

39:49

How many times a day do you think about food? For most of us, our next meal is always at the forefront of our minds. It’s true that we need food to live, but what if we found out that we’ve been handling our relationship with food all wrong? Taking it a step further, many of us equate food intake with weight loss. But when it comes to weight loss, …

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The Trauma Behind True Crime with Collier Landry 1:03:14

8M ago1:03:14

1:03:14

When it comes to children, mothers are considered their north star. No matter how old that child gets when times get hard or the waters get rough, that child will always look to their mother to guide them to a safe place. But what happens when your mother is no longer there? What makes matters even worse, what do you do when the person who took you…

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The Truth about Therapy with Kati Morton 1:04:12

8M ago1:04:12

1:04:12

There are a lot of stigmas out there and nowhere is there more than when the topic comes to therapy. Over the years, therapy has gotten a bad rap, but here’s the reality of it all. One of the strongest, most empowering things a person can do is recognizing they need help. And, without question, the most powerful thing is reaching out and getting th…

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Surviving the Social Media Death Hoax with Josh Seiter 36:52

8M ago36:52

36:52

Social media is the gift that keeps on giving, but on the other side, social media can also be a curse. It’s addictive and once it sucks you in it can be hard, often impossible to get out. In many cases, it’s how you react to the plethora of platforms at our disposal that determines how well you’re able to navigate this new element of life that loo…

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The Untold Struggles of Athletes with JB Copeland 56:19

9M ago56:19

56:19

Things can be deceiving from the outside looking in and you’d be shocked to find out how many people who look like they have it all together are actually falling apart. It’s a façade that gets harder to keep up with each passing day and one that eventually comes crashing down. No one embodies this more than the big-time athlete. They’re superhuman …

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A Lifetime of Mothering with Heather Brooker 1:02:53

9M ago1:02:53

1:02:53

Everyone has a story to tell. How they got from point to point, the struggles they endured along the way, the person they started as and where they stand now, everyone has a story. In many cases, actors, the ones who tend to bring us so much joy have something incredible behind them. What makes it even more compelling is when they use their story t…

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The Real Price of Reality Television with Nick Thompson 53:23

9M ago53:23

53:23

Reality television became a thing a little over a decade ago and since arriving on the scene, it has taken the airwaves, and society, by storm. You’d be hard-pressed to find a person who hasn’t spent time watching one, pulled in by the real-time train wreck or complex love triangles that have allowed this form of entertainment to slowly become wove…

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Unlocking the Truth about ADHD with Dr. Sasha Hamdani 41:15

9M ago41:15

41:15

“Sorry I’m late, blame it on my ADHD.” We’ve all either heard or in some cases used this excuse a time or two throughout the course of our lives. It’s true some of us may be dealing with this condition but the fact that it’s used so flippantly speaks to the fact that as a nation, we have yet to fully grasp the enormity of it. Each day millions of p…

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Embracing Grief: A Journey of Love and Healing with Marisa Renee Lee 59:47

10M ago59:47

59:47

In our society, especially for men, we’ve been taught that grieving and the tears that sometimes come with this process are a sign of weakness. But there’s a growing sentiment that says we’ve been doing this grieving thing all wrong. It says that grieving and all the associated parts and pieces that come with it is really a way of expressing our de…

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Overcoming Depression and Embracing Your True Self with Ben Nemtin 50:07

10M ago50:07

50:07

We have one life and one life only to live, love, grow, and do whatever it is that makes us whole. Here’s the problem: too many of us are stuck living life and dreaming the dreams of others. We ignore the signs of who we are and who we were meant to be, and the ramification of doing so often leads to the deep, dark hole that is depression. “Thinkin…

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Q&A: The Tricks You Play on Your Brain 21:54

10M ago21:54

21:54

On this episode of Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, I’m sitting down and answering some of your questions. Listen in as I openly respond to a lot of topics including mental health, how I play tricks on my mind, finding the right therapist, building self-confidence, and much more. “Doing stand-up, I actually feel safe when I’m doing it because I fe…

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Managing Anxiety and Finding Passion in Food with Jeremy Jacobowitz 43:42

10M ago43:42

43:42

Everyone loves a good meal. No matter who you are or where you are, a good meal can make everything better. Stop where you are and think about a nice burger with all the fixings, a basket of fries on the side, and your favorite drink to wash it all down. From there, a thick slice of cheesecake to top it off. Sounds like heaven, doesn’t it? Even if …

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Releasing Pain through Laughter with Craig Shoemaker 47:33

11M ago47:33

47:33

This world of ours is not an easy one. It’s full of challenges, some real and some imagined, which must be overcome each day. Regardless of the type we face, our first go-to as a society is the medicine cabinet. But what if we chose the most beautiful medicine ever created, the one that everyone has at their disposal, the one that lightens the mood…

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Overcoming Anxiety One Small Victory at a Time with Peter Ruppert 49:24

11M ago49:24

49:24

Living a life filled with anxiety over what some of us would call the simplest things is a life millions of people around the world wake up to daily. But in many cases, they live in and face those challenges alone making what is already a difficult life harder. Here’s the reality, while some choose to ignore the pain of anxiety they see in others, …

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Creating a Culture of Love with Ruben Rojas 41:52

11M ago41:52

41:52

Love is a word commonly tossed about, but in reality, it’s one of the most misunderstood and misused terms in the dictionary. The truth is, the definition can vary depending upon who, what, and how it’s being used. The argument could be made that our world will be a better place when we stop seeing love as a corporate, one-size-fits-all expression …

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Beyond The Wire: The Path to Greatness with Tristan Mack Wilds 54:39

11M ago54:39

54:39

The Wire is considered by many to be the greatest television series in history. For 5 seasons, it kept viewers from a broad cross-section locked in and watching every move the complex characters made … including Michael, a role played by my guest today, the one and only Tristan Mack Wilds! He’s a native New Yorker and a man who wears many hats and …

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Embracing Authenticity: Overcoming Challenges in the LGBTQ+ Community with Mandoh 50:02

12M ago50:02

50:02

You can only be who you are in this world; at some point, you must face that reality. Sounds simple enough, but when you’re a gay man and son of immigrants who see living in this country as evidence of sacrifice, being who you are can be challenging, to say the least. “When I go there and everybody was shopping and doing all these other things, I w…

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Psychopaths, Brain Trauma and Therapy with Dr. Judy Ho 54:32

12M ago54:32

54:32

Few people have as much hands-on experience with the many sides of mental health work as today’s guest, Dr. Judy Ho. As a triple-board certified clinical and forensic neuropsychologist, Dr. Ho has evaluated maximum security prison inmates, served as an expert witness in criminal trials, works as a tenured associate professor at Pepperdine Universit…

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The Ripple Effect of Suicide with Kevin Hines 1:02:01

12M ago1:02:01

1:02:01

Every year, millions of people attempt suicide – and thousands take their own lives. This week’s guest, Kevin Hines, understands better than most. “Twenty-four hours before I went to leap off the Golden Gate Bridge … I was in such a devastating place of complete despair. It was worse than depression. It was a darkness and it was a place where I cam…

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The Best of Off The Cuff Part 3 1:00:00

1y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Inspired, challenged, empowered … these are a few of the terms that come to mind when thinking about Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore. The arch of this show has featured some incredible guests with each helping our listeners start their journey toward a more fulfilled life. As we dive into another of our ‘best of’ episodes, we’ll share clips from Z…

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Everybody Has Something; Finding and Dealing with Yours with Dr. Kristen Casey 59:27

1y ago59:27

59:27

Let’s face it; this world we call ours is crazy and getting crazier each year. We’re all, every last one of us, dealing with something, and many times, our unwillingness to admit this truth limits the life we could be living. “Take a look at the world we’re living in and be honest … who wouldn’t be depressed by what we see?” - Kristen Today, I’ll s…

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Shining a Light on What Happens Behind the Scenes with Sarah Ann Masse 54:13

1y ago54:13

54:13

Hollywood isn’t always about the glitz and glamour -- sometimes, it’s about standing up for what’s right. Sarah Ann Masse learned this earlier than most. After facing off against a man who was notorious for making and breaking acting careers, she became an advocate for fairness, leveraging lessons learned from childhood. Her parents instilled in he…

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Beyond the Exit Plan: Healing Relationships with Mac Stanley Cazeau 56:54

1y ago56:54

56:54

This week on Off The Cuff with Danny LoPriore, I speak with Mac Stanley Cazeau, LMHC, owner and operator of Therapy Is For Everyone Counseling. Many people either walk out of their relationships or stay in them, but very few manage to work on them – but Mac’s advice might change the way you think about relationships. “If I'm going to talk about rel…

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The Mental Tug of War of Reality TV with Danielle Ruhl 57:14

1y ago57:14

57:14

This week on Off The Cuff with Danny LoPriore, I had an amazing conversation with mental health advocate and one of the stars of season two of Love Is Blind Danielle Ruhl. Danielle opens up about her prior issues with an eating disorder and the struggles she had and still has with her mental health. At one point, her eating disorder was so bad she …

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Unlocking Self-Love with Clayton Echard 51:35

1y ago51:35

51:35

In this week’s episode of Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, I’m joined by Clayton Echard. He’s been on the popular TV show The Bachelor, he is an author, and his passion is destigmatizing the conversations surrounding mental health. During my interview with Clayton, I asked him about the concept of mindfulness, his struggle with weight, and body dy…

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A Dose of Positivity with Mike Diamond 51:18

1y ago51:18

51:18

In this week’s episode of Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, we have renowned author, TV personality director, life coach, and interventionalist, Mike Diamond. Mike has written several books on the human mindset and today Danny sits down with him to talk about how he managed to achieve success as a dyslexic person with ADHD and drug addiction after …

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A No-Holds-Barred Conversation on Sex Work with Raquel Savage 48:39

1y ago48:39

48:39

WARNING: NSFW CONTENT In this week’s episode of Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, we have a no nonsense, no holds barred guest for you who used to be a sex worker but now is running multiple successful businesses including one related to helping women victims of trauma to get them back on their feet. Raquel Savage identifies as a sex worker even th…

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Life after Divorce with Kenya Duke 49:54

1y ago49:54

49:54

In this week’s episode of Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, my guest is entrepreneur, TV personality, and host of the popular podcast Truly Kenya, Kenya Duke. She sits down with me to talk about her recent divorce from famous comedian Gary Owen after 20 years of marriage and how she is moving on from the whole thing, planning her career, becoming f…

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Q&A with Danny LoPriore: Talking Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and Overcoming Suicidal Thoughts 43:49

1y ago43:49

43:49

This week on Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, I am sitting with my producer Sam Davidson and together we take questions that you, our audience, want me to answer. Listen as I answer questions on a variety of topics ranging from anxiety and panic attacks to relationships and suicidal thoughts. I talk about my own personal struggles with negative th…

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Trauma, Triggers, and PTSD with Natalie Gutierrez 55:13

1y ago55:13

55:13

In this week’s episode of Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, my guest is licensed psychotherapist Natalie Gutierrez. Join me as I sit down with Natalie to talk about the different types of PTSD, the art of meaning confrontation, how she works with trauma victims of all ethnic backgrounds, and how she came up with the idea and title for her new book,…

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Tackling Anxiety Triggers with Jesse Katches 1:08:21

1y ago1:08:21

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In this week’s episode of Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, my guest is content creator, mental health advocate and self-development enthusiast, Jesse Katches. Growing up, Jesse struggled with OCD and anxiety and panic attacks. I sat down with Jesse to talk about anxiety triggers, staying fit, relationships, and much more. It’s all happening right …

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Let’s Talk Narcissism with Dr. Jaime Zuckerman 1:02:04

1y ago1:02:04

1:02:04

In this week’s episode of Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, my guest is psychologist, relationship coach, and nationally known expert on narcissism, Dr. Jaime Zuckerman, also known as Dr. Z. She works with people nationwide, helping them understand the complexities of narcissistic relationships, providing tools and customized behavior plans to help…

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Championing the Small, but Good Moments 22:42

1+ y ago22:42

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In this episode of Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, the guest is none other than yours truly, in the flesh. Join me as I take a moment to talk about my mental health and thank all of you, my fans, followers, friends, supporters, who have made such a positive impact on my life. “I have been more active. And by active I mean not as much as exercisin…

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Conquering Anxiety with Haley Ostrow 44:45

1+ y ago44:45

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In this episode of Off the Cuff with Danny LoPriore, I sit down with licensed therapist and clinical social worker, Haley Ostrow. She specializes in working with people of all ages that are suffering from anxiety, overthinking, and panic attacks. Having suffered from anxiety herself, Haley talks about dealing with anxiety growing up and how she ven…

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