The OCD Podcast

Maythal Eshaghian is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California. She received her Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology at Pepperdine University and her Bachelor’s de...

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Episode 56 - The Science Behind Exercise For Anxiety from 2021-02-17T13:17:12

The more you find out about the benefits of exercise, the more you want to get into it. It truly can have a huge impact on anxiety.

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Episode 54 - How To Not Go Down The OCD Rabbit Hole from 2021-02-11T13:10:27

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Episode 53 - Five Barriers To OCD Recovery from 2021-02-07T11:41:15

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Episode 52 - HowTo Overcome Social Anxiety from 2021-02-04T12:24:01

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Social anxiety used to be pergatory for me. I struggled...

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Episode 51 - Why Accepting OCD Thoughts Does Not Mean That You Agree With Them from 2021-01-31T14:17:59

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Episode 50 - A Chat With OCD Specialist Dr. Sam Greenblatt from 2021-01-28T07:01:03

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This week I speak with Dr. Sam Greenblatt about overcoming OCD. We cover a lot of ground including ERP...

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Episode 49 - How To Know You Are Recovering From OCD from 2021-01-24T12:18:03

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In this epsiode we take a look at some of the classic signs for when you are getting over OCD. I hope you enjoy...

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Episode 48 - A Chat with Antoine Delmas - Overcoming Work&Entrepreneur Stress from 2021-01-21T13:13:45

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In this episode I interview Antoine Delmas about how to overcome stress and anxiety in high pressure work envir...

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Episode 46 - Anxiety, Self Compassion&Mindset from 2021-01-14T02:12:30

Mindset is one of the less talked about areas in learning to overcome anxiety. In this episode we take a look at the importance of growing a self- compassionate mindset.

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Episode 45 - My Top Ten Tips for the Winter Blues and Anxiety from 2021-01-10T08:19:43

The winter is a hard time of year for mental health. Here I share my top ten tips for dealing with anxiety in the winter. I hope you find it helpful and if you have any questions, then do please...

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Episode 44 - How to Manage Anxiety as an Entrepreneur with Dag Flachet from 2021-01-05T14:36:57

In todays episode I interview the legendary Dag Flatchet. We discuss entrepreneurial anxiety. Being an entrepreneur himself, Dag shares about some of lesser talked about difficulties that people...

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Episode 43 - How to Take Back your Power from Anxiety from 2020-12-27T11:51:46

In today´s episode I discuss how you can take your power back from anxiety. This is a really important topic and when I was struggling, it´s something that I fought with a lot.

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Episode 42 - A Chat with Clinical Social Worker&OCD Specialist Robyn Stern from 2020-12-22T16:27:51

This week I interview Robyn Stern, a licensed clinical social worker & therapist who specialises in working with people with OCD and Body Dismorphic Disorder (BDD).

Today we discuss the d...

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Episode 41 - An Action Plan for OCD (based on ACT) from 2020-12-19T04:45:03

This week I share my approach for how to deal with obsessions and anxiety whenever they show up.

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Episode 40 - Anxiety&the Internet - An Interview with Cyber Psychology Expert Dr Julie, R, Ancis from 2020-12-16T03:40:39

In this weeks episode I talk cyberpscyhology with the amazing Dr Julie Ancis. We discuss both the positives and the negatives of the internet in regards to anxiety and Julie shares lots of tips on ...

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Episode 39 - Friendship, Connection&OCD from 2020-12-12T07:24:07

This weeks episode is something that´s close to my heart. We take a look at friendship and OCD. How friendship can be a helpful tool in dealing with anxiety disorders, but also how OCD causes so...

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Episode 38 - Lauren´s OCD Story from 2020-12-08T16:51:22

This week I interview the amazing Lauren about her OCD story. We cover a lot of ground and Lauren shares some of her tips for managing OCD. I hope you enjoy.

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Episode 37 - My 3 Top Tips for Overcoming Anxiety from 2020-12-05T03:00:05

In today´s episode I discuss my three top tips for overcoming anxiety. These are based on my own personal experience and the principles of Acceptance Commitment Therapy. I hope you enjoy. If you...

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Epiosde 36 - A Conversation with Anxiety Coach Gina Ryan from the Anxiety Coaches Podcast from 2020-12-01T17:13:18

This week I had a fadscinating conversation with Gina Ryan, an anxiety coach and the host of the popular ´Anxiety Coaches Podcast´. It´s a far ranging conversation and Gina provides us with a lo...

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Episode 35 - How to Overcome Relationship OCD from 2020-11-28T10:21:51

Relationship OCD can be an absolute torment for those that suffer with it. Constantly questioning your main relationship is exhausting. In this epidode we explore what ROCD is and how we can ove...

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Episode 34 - A chat about GAD with Meredith, the Beautiful Voyager from 2020-11-25T06:30:55

This week I speak with the amazing Meredith from Beautiful Voyager. Meredith is very open and warm person who shares her story of learning to overcome GAD.

She has learnt a lot about anx...

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Episode 33 - Confidence&Anxiety - How to Take Your Power Back from 2020-11-21T05:16:43

Confidence and anxiety are often intimately linked. Often people who struggle with anxiety, struggle with confidence too, but this doesn´t have to be the case.

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Episode 32 - Mollies OCD Story from 2020-11-18T05:26:02

In episode 32 I interview the wonderful Mollie about her expereinces of dealing with OCD. Mollies shares her account of therapy, struggling with OCD at college and ultimately, realising that she...

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Episode 31 - How to Defuse from Thoughts from 2020-11-14T03:49:26

In this episode we take a look at the CBT technique defusion, what it is and how it can help you to detach from unhelpful obsessive and anxious thoughts.

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Episode 30 - Anxiety&Mindset Coach - Mina Soto - The Path, Spirituality&Creativity from 2020-11-11T03:23:54

In today's show I interview the wonderful and charming Mina Soto. Mina is an anxiety and mindset coach and a musician. When she was younger she really struggled with OCD and anxiety, but in the ...

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Episode 29 - How to Overcome Sensorimotor OCD from 2020-11-07T04:35:43

In todays episode I take a look at sensorimotor OCD, a subset of OCD that I personally really struggled with for many years. I discuss what it is and how we can overcome it.

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Episode 28 - Interview with Wim Hof Instructor: Tim van der Vliet - www.wimhofmethod.com from 2020-11-04T04:11

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Today I talk with Tim van der Vliet. Tim is most famous for being a Wim Hof instructor, but has also created his ow...

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Episode 27 - How to Manage Anxiety with Laughter from 2020-10-31T03:55:31

We often hear that laughter is the best medicine. Well is there actually any science to back it up? In this episode we explore how laughter can help with anxiety and the science behind it. I sha...

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Episode 26 - An OCD Autobiography with Nova from OCD Fredom Is Everything from 2020-10-27T17:09:29

In this weeks episode I interview the amazing Nova Sutton about her inspirational story of overcoming severe OCD stemming from her childhood. We cover a lot of different ground and I think you´r...

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Episode 25 - How to Accept Anxiety from 2020-10-24T05:04:06

If you are struggling with how to apply acceptance to your anxiety, then this episode is for you.

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Episode 24 - Growing up with Tourettes&OCD in Mexico City - A chat with Antonio from 2020-10-21T02:50:56

In this episode I chat with Antonio about his experiences of OCD. Antonio developed tourettes syndrome as a child. He initially struggled with this, but was able to overcome it, only to develop ...

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Episode 23 - Harm OCD - An Interview with OCD therapist Kelley Franke AMFT from 2020-10-13T10:39:02

The focus for this weeks episode is harm OCD. This can be a particuarly hard OCD theme and people often really struggle with their thioughts. The fact of the matter is though that people with harm ...

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Episode 22 - A HOCD Autobiography with Tõnis from 2020-10-07T04:56:55

This weeks episode focuses in on the challenges of HOCD. I interview Tõnis, a 23 year old biology student from Estonia, about the challenges that OCD presented to him in regards to working out h...

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Episode 21 - An OCD Autobiography with Laura Joseph MS CLC from 2020-09-30T04:50:19

In this weeks podcast I interview the amazing Laura Joseph MS CLC about her story of OCD and how she has overcome it. Laura initially struggled with severe relationship OCD, which stopped her fr...

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Episode 20 - Interview with ´The Anxiety Guy´- Dennis Simsek from 2020-09-24T14:17:35

This week I interview Dennis Simsek. Dennis is an author, speaker, and host of the Anxiety Guy Podcast where he shares his knowledge and experiences on dealing with anxiety. The podcast received t...

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Episode 19 - Alcohol&Anxiety - Interview with Alcohol Coach Karla Adkins from 2020-09-16T11:37:48

Ever wandered about whether alcohol could be making your OCD or anxiety worse? What is the role of alcohol in perpetuating anxiety disorders? Can it be something that we can manage effectively?...

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Episode 18 - Managing OCD in a Covid Prison - A True, but Surreal Story from 2020-08-29T07:39:11

This week’s episode is all about a horrible, but fascinating experience that I had with Covid 19 earlier this month. Whilst on holiday in the North of Spain, my friend came down with the virus a...

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Episode 17 - Relationship OCD - An Interview with Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - Mike Heady from 2020-08-08T12:23:43

In this weeks podcast I interview Mike Heady on the topic of relationship OCD. This type of OCD can be incredibly difficult to deal with and Mike unpacks some of the best treatment approaches fo...

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Episode 16 - Interview with Clinical Social Worker Chris Jones - Social Anxiety - Get the Butterflies Flying in Formation from 2020-07-20T06:30:28

In todays episode I interview the brilliant Chris Jones (LMSW), a clincial social worker who specialises in helping young people with anxiety and depression. We start off by focusing on social a...

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Episode 15 - An OCD Autobiography With Windsor Flynn from 2020-06-26T11:45:53

In todays episode I interview Windsor Flynn about her experiences with OCD. She first develpoed OCD just after her first child was born and goes into detail about her experiences of parenthood w...

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Episode 14 - Anxiety, OCD&Music - An interview with Josh from 2020-06-15T09:12:12

In this epsiode I interview Josh about his experiences of anxiety and obsessive thinking. He discusses difficult early experiences in his life lead to him experiencing anxiety in a range of diff...

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Episode 13 - An OCD Autobiogray with Tiffany from 2020-06-05T03:54:50

In todays episoode I interview Tiffany and find out about her experiences of dealing with OCD. It´s a wide ranging conversation and Tiffany goes into lots of detail and shares her advice for how...

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Episode 12 - Interview With OCD&BDD Clinical Social Worker&Therapist Robyn Stern from 2020-05-29T08:07:55

This week I interview Robyn Stern, a licensed clinical social worker & therapist who specialises in working with people with OCD and Body Dismorphic Disorder (BDD). Its a fascinatinmg interview ...

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Episode - 11 - This Stand Up Comedian Has OCD - An OCD Autobiograhy With Andy from 2020-05-21T11:52:18

Todays OCD Autobiograhy is an interview with Andy, a stand up comedian and teacher, living in Barcelona. Andy goes into detail about his exeperiences of living with OCD and how CBT ther...

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Episode 10 - Interview with Dr Paula Freedman - An Anxiety&Addiction Specialist from 2020-05-14T13:35:17

In this episode we discuss how you can use mindfulness skills to deal with a range of mental health problems. Please do leave comments and if you can, give us a five star rating, go on, you know...

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Episode 9 - An OCD Autobiography with Markus from 2020-05-07T12:47:11

In the second installment of the ´OCD Autobiography´part of the podcast I interview Markus, who has been dealing with OCD for over 40 years. He discusses how it all began for him at school and g...

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Episode 8 - Interview with Bella the Yogi from 2020-04-30T11:31:26

In todays epsidoe i interview the lovely Bella, who is a yogi and a former coaching client. We discuss the power of yoga for helping people to live a more balanced and healthy lifestyle. We also...

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Episode 7 - Interview with the OCD Specialist Amanda Petrik-Gardner LCPC from 2020-04-23T10:19:04

In todays episode I interview the lovely and charming Amanda Petrik-Gardner. Amanda is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in private practice in Topeka, Kansas. She specializes in the treat...

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Episode 6 - An OCD Autobiography with Liam from 2020-04-17T06:50:33

In todays edpisode I interview liam about his experiences with OCD and distressing intrusive thoughts. He goes into detail about his experiences and really opens up about his difficulties. He al...

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Episode 5 - Interview with Lisa White - Licensed Psychotherapist&Clinical Social Worker from 2020-04-05T14:51:12

In this episode I interview the amazing and charming Lisa White. She is a licensed psychotherapist and clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience of working with people with severe ...

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Episode 4 - Corona Virus&OCD In A Lockdown - How Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Can Help from 2020-03-23T09:23:05

In this epsiode we discuss how to manage OCD during the crisis, so that it doesn´t take centre stage. We go into detail at how focusing on values can help us learn to accept difficult emotions a...

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Episode 3 - Interview with Nick Thomson - The writer of the new short film about OCD - For Want Of A Nail from 2020-03-12T12:57:40

In todays episode Nick and I discuss the new short film about OCD - For Want Of A Nail. We discuss how Marty (the protagonist), deals with his OCD and how overtime, if not deal with, compoulsion...

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Episode 2 - Interview with Lauren McMeikan, MFT - A therapist at the OCD Center of Los Angeles from 2020-03-11T07:19:33

In this fascinating interview we find out more about Laurens approach to treating OCD through the use of ERP, mindfulness and ACT. She reveals how having OCD herself helps her to empathise with ...

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Episode 1 - My story of OCD&Anxiety and how I learnt to overcome it. from 2020-02-19T06:52:10

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Episode 347 - Is Accepting OCD Giving In To It? from 2023-12-13T04:32:41

Episode 346 - A Chat With Stroke Survivor, Author&Speaker Angie Read from 2023-12-09T06:56:45

Episode 345 - Three Ways To Deal With OCD In Everyday Life from 2023-12-06T05:31:41

Episode 344 - A Chat About Anxiety, Loneliness&Leadership With Nick Jonsson from 2023-12-02T03:24:19

Episode 343 - Decision Making OCD from 2023-11-29T02:16:37

Episode 342 - Mindful Obsessions - No, It’s Not a Contradiction... from 2023-11-25T02:06:25

Episode 341- Because I’ve Had OCD For So Long, Does That Mean I’m Always Going To Be Stuck? from 2023-11-22T01:47:46

Episode 340 - Obsessions&Fears of Making Mistakes from 2023-11-18T10:09:56

Episode 339 - Demystifying OCD: Understanding The Basics from 2023-11-15T07:43:40

Episode 338 - Counting Compulsions: Breaking The Numbers Game from 2023-11-11T02:06:42

Episode 337 - Understanding OCD: Why We Perform Compulsions from 2023-11-08T05:15:01

Episode 336 - What REALLY is Self-Compassion For OCD? from 2023-11-04T06:18:09

Episode 335 - Three Tips For Calming The Nervous System When OCD Gets Out Of Hand from 2023-11-01T04:48:38

Episode 334 - A Chat With With Meditation Teacher, Coach&Speaker Tom Cronin from 2023-10-28T03:38:52

Episode 333 - OCD Essential Skills How To Know If It’s An OCD Thought Or Not from 2023-10-25T06:46:48

Episode 332 - You Can Do More Than You Think - Overcoming OCD Limiting Beliefs from 2023-10-21T03:32:36

Episode 331 - A Meditation For Feeling Your Emotions When Struggling With OCD from 2023-10-18T03:56:22

Episode 330 - OCD&Lost Love -What If You Don’t Want To Be Self-Compassionate ? from 2023-10-14T08:21:25

Episode 329 - A Chat With OCD Specialist Paul Mc Carroll For World Mental Health Day from 2023-10-11T08:23:11

Episode 328 - A Chat About OCD With Psychotherapist&CBT Specialist Dr Avigail Lev from 2023-10-07T07:36:13

Episode 327 - Taking Action Today So That We Feel Better Tomorrow from 2023-10-04T06:29:49

Episode 326 - How To Rewire Your Brain - A Chat With Dr Karen Cureton from 2023-09-30T04:28:28

Episode 325 - Finding Inner Strength In The Midst Of Discomfort from 2023-09-27T07:38:41

Episode 324 - Riding The Waves Of OCD from 2023-09-23T13:07:59

Episode 323 - The Sneaky Tricks OCD Plays To Get Us Back In The Trap from 2023-09-20T05:35:52

Episode 322 - A Chat About Empathy, Rapport, Therapy&OCD With Ella Laniado LMSW from 2023-09-16T12:20

Episode 321 - Obsessions About Insanity from 2023-09-13T06:24:25

Episode 320 - Are You For You Or Against You? from 2023-09-09T07:24:29

Episode 319 - Midnight Ruminations from 2023-09-06T06:59:47

Episode 318 - Gremlin Head - A Chat With Comedian Andy Casper About OCD from 2023-09-03T05:28:58

Episode 317 - Perhaps Your Struggles With OCD Aren’t So Abnormal After all from 2023-08-30T04:06:58

Episode 316 - Finding Motivation On Those More Challenging Days from 2023-08-26T11:42:31

Episode 315 - Not Everything That Feels Good Is Good&Not Everyhting That Feels Bad Is Bad from 2023-08-23T08:56:06

Episode 314 -OCD&Loneliness from 2023-08-19T12:10:02

Episode 313 - Just Because You Have OCD Today, Does It Mean You Will In The Future? from 2023-08-16T08:06:16

Episode 312 - Sensorimotor OCD - When Awareness Melts Into The Background from 2023-08-12T14:36:49

Episode 311 - The Sometimes Confusing Difference Between Compassion&Reassurance from 2023-08-09T17:23:20

Episode 310 - OCD&Hyper Responsibility from 2023-08-05T14:42:02

Episode 309 -The bizarre&Unwanted Fear That Can Show Up As You Start To Overcome OCD from 2023-08-02T14:14:06

Episode 308 -The Problem With Reminiscing About Lost Opportunities Because Of OCD from 2023-07-29T13:08:51

Episode 307 - OCD&Avoidance from 2023-07-26T05:23:44

Episode 306 - How I Respond When OCD Sneaks Up On Me from 2023-07-22T11:56:33

Episode 305 - Self-Sabotage&OCD - The Comfort Of Doing What Doesn’t Serve Us from 2023-07-19T08:01:14

Episode 304 - Moving The Focus From Fears&Obsessions To Values from 2023-07-15T08:12:09

Episode 303 - Why Consistency Is Key In Overcoming OCD from 2023-07-12T02:57:04

Episode 302 - The Wonderful&Strange World Of Feeling Your Emotions from 2023-07-08T06:54:05

Episode 301 - A Conversation About Pure O With OCD Specialist Paul Mc Carroll from 2023-07-05T13:38:08

Episode 300 - OCD&Catastrophising from 2023-07-01T06:48:08

Episode 299 - How To Ride Out The OCD Storm from 2023-06-28T07:48:19

Episode 298 - How To Conserve Your Energy&Focus On What Truly Matters from 2023-06-24T11:49:24

Episode 297 - OCD Triggers - To Be Avoided Or Used As An Opportunity For Exposure? from 2023-06-21T09:57:03

Episode 296 - OCD&Art - A Chat With Molly About Managing OCD from 2023-06-18T12:35:28

Episode 295 - Why Don’t You Just Stop Thinking About It? A Lack Of Empathy For OCD from 2023-06-14T06:23:27

Episode 294 - OCD&Trust - Learning To Step Back Out Into Life from 2023-06-10T05:41:18

Episode 293 - Letting Go Of Reasoning&Speaking With The Reptile Brain from 2023-06-07T06:24:02

Episode 292 - The Frustration Of Knowing An Obsession Is Not Logical from 2023-06-04T08:30:18

Episode 291 - I Can See Clearly Now The Rain Has Gone - What It’s Like When You Start To Peel Back The Layers Of OCD from 2023-05-31T02:55:39

Episode 290 - How To Deal With Obsessions About Things You Are Looking Forward To from 2023-05-29T05:05:24

Episode 289 - Why Forgiveness Is Essential For Overcomoming OCD from 2023-05-25T08:58:49

Episode 288 - Focus&Attention- Your Most Important Asset? from 2023-05-22T02:36:08

Episode 287 - I’ve Tried Everything&It Hasn’t Worked, What Should I Do? from 2023-05-17T12:02:30

Episode 286 - Why You Already Have What You Need To Overcome OCD from 2023-05-15T07:23:14

Episode 285 - Why OCD Is A One Trick Pony&How This Can Help You from 2023-05-11T14:29:03

Episode 284 - Am I Broken? How OCD Can Keep Us Trapped from 2023-05-06T06:39:40

Episode 283 - Whenever You Stumble With OCD Come Back To This from 2023-05-03T04:31:02

Episode 282 - A Chat About Ketamine For Mental Health With Christi Myers from 2023-04-29T04:44:50

Episode 281 - This Is What Happens When We Demand Certainty from 2023-04-26T07:58:06

Episode 280 -Why You Don’t Have To Put Yourself Into The Deep End With Exposure from 2023-04-23T13:41:17

Episode 279 - When OCD Shows Its True Colours from 2023-04-21T04:26:24

Episode 278 - OCD&Spirituality - The Benefits&Potential Problems from 2023-04-15T07:12:41

Episode 277 - Feel What You Feel - A Body Focused Meditation from 2023-04-12T07:46:11

Episode 276 - Why To Keep Things Simple When Dealing With OCD from 2023-04-08T12:01:27

Episode 275 - Thought, Action Fusion&How To Outmanoeuvre The Inner-Critic from 2023-04-05T04:29:43

Episode 274 - Anxiety&Alcohol - A Chat With ’No More Wasted Days’ Creator - Sara from 2023-04-01T08:26:57

Episode 273 - Is OCD a Thought Problem Or a Feeling Problem? from 2023-03-29T05:32:02

Episode 272 - Decision Making OCD - Getting Out Of The Trap from 2023-03-25T16:30:08

Episode 271 - Live The Life You Choose&Not The One Chosen By Your Fears from 2023-03-22T06:12:29

Episode 270 - OCD&Outdoor Adventure - A Way To Be More In The Moment from 2023-03-18T08:30:31