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The OCD Stories

Welcome to The OCD Stories, hosted by Stuart Ralph. The podcast has been heard over 7million 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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40:08

Nami interviews Stuart on 400 episodes (#400)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/09/24

In episode 400 Nami (my wife) chats with me (Stuart, the host of the podcast) about my experience and learnings from the podcast over the last 400 episodes. We discuss and reflect on the last 400 episodes, what episodes and concepts have stood out to me, my original hopes for the podcast, how the podcast has influenced me, what topics I hope to cover in the future, what I would put on a billboard, what I would tell my 7 year old self, and much more. Hope it helps. Show

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45:13

Story: Logan (#399)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/09/17

In episode 399 I chat with Logan who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his story, relationship OCD, ADHD, therapy, how boredom played into the OCD, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/logan-399 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside the US. To find out more about NOCD, their therapy plans and if they currently take

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43:29

Dr Maggie Perry: OCD and mood disorders (Ep398)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/09/10

In episode 398 I chat with Dr. Maggie Perry. Maggie is a licensed clinical psychologist based in Denver, Colorado and the founder of Relatable Health. We discuss an update on her, mood disorders, how mood disorders affect OCD and vice versa, working with mood disorders alongside OCD, how to adjust therapy for the two disorders, behavioural activation, negative core beliefs, group therapy for OCD and mood, guilt, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/maggie-398

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59:20

Dr Anthony Pinto: Obsessive Compulsive Personality...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/09/03

In episode 397 I chat with Dr Anthony Pinto (Ph.D). Anthony is Director of the Northwell Health OCD Center at Zucker Hillside Hospital on Long Island in NY, and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Pinto has an extensive publication record, with over 100 manuscripts/chapters on obsessive compulsive disorder and related conditions, particularly obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). He is a leading authority on OCPD

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41:41

Dr Michele Bechor and Dr Ciana Mickolus: A team...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/08/30

In this midweek special episode I chat with licensed psychologists Dr Michele Bechor and Dr Ciana Mickolus of the Neurobehavioral Institute (NBI) in Florida. We discuss their stories, a team approach to OCD treatment, what’s it like working in a big multidisciplinary team, the benefits for clients and for staff, a day in the life at NBI, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/nbi-7 The midweek special episodes which go out at the end of the month on a

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58:56

Dr Jesse Spiegel and Dr Sarah Haider: Troubleshooting...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/08/27

In episode 396 I chat with Dr Jesse Spiegel and Dr Sarah A. Haider. Jesse and Sarah are licensed clinical psychologists working with OCD. We discuss their therapy stories, why exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) doesn’t work sometimes, including intensity, frequency, and duration. We also cover asking clients to tell on themselves, psychoeducation, checking for small compulsions that interrupt ERP, mental compulsions, how much homework is ideal, uncertainty, reassurance, and much more

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59:22

Story: Hannah (#395)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/08/20

In episode 395 I chat with Hannah who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss harm worries around her children, hit and run themed OCD, finding a therapist who is an specialist in OCD, her core fears, doing exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), doing ERP while raising kids, medication, support groups, OCD and faith, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/hannah-395 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective,

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55:10

Story: Will (#394)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/08/13

In episode 394 I chat with Will who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his story, growing up in a toxic environment, intrusive thoughts, confessing as a compulsion, perfectionism, being active duty in the US military, identity struggles, a bad relationship with alcohol, pOCD, relationship themed OCD, sexual orientation themed OCD, suicidal themed OCD, harm themed OCD, a fear of crossing bridges, health anxiety, being hyper-fixated on sleep, his journey to finding suitable

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01:21:48

Jonny Say: Overcoming barriers to OCD recovery (#393)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/08/06

In episode 393 I chat with Jonny Say. Jonny is a UK based therapist and co-director at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. We discuss our new OCD centre, we talk about 9 barriers to OCD recovery, including using exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) with the agenda of controlling symptoms, automatic compulsions, secondary spikes, intense feelings, difficulties with urge surfing, shame, unworkable beliefs, core fears, and systemic issues. But more importantly some ideas on how to

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01:06:23

A conversation with an OCD Support group, featuring...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/07/29

In episode 392 I chat with 6 members of an OCD support group. The support group members on the show were Bri, Bridget, Cassie, Joe, Kim, Steve, and Dr Lauren Wadsworth. We discuss what is the group about, what’s it like being in an OCD support group, the benefits of being in an OCD support group, they share some nice memories of being in the group, setting goals within the group, managing challenges in the group, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes:

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01:02:05

Ethan Smith and Dr Jonathan Hoffman: Aha moments

The OCD Stories ·

2023/07/26

In this midweek special episode I chat with Ethan Smith, and Dr Jonathan Hoffman of the Neurobehavioral Institute (NBI) in Florida. We discuss aha moments, Ethan’s story and aha moment, aha moments of all kinds, pseudo aha moments, the catalysts for an aha moment, whether people need them, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/nbi-6 The midweek special episodes which go out at the end of the month on a Wednesday are made possible by and in partnership with

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49:32

Story: Katryna (#391)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/07/23

In episode 391 I chat with Katryna who has kindly agreed to share her story with us. We discuss her OCD story, masking symptoms, self harm, OCD themes including: harm, symmetry, existential, suicidal, relationship. We talk about compulsively tapping and blinking, panic, her dog Oliver who helped her a lot, how taking mind altering substances triggered an OCD theme, a traumatic event (attempted kidnapping) triggering harm OCD, the use of humour in therapy, doing intensive outpatient therapy, NOCD,

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58:30

Kevin Ashworth: Helping parents help children (and...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/07/16

In episode 390 I chat with Kevin Ashworth. Kevin is the clinical director & senior clinician at the Northwest Anxiety Institute. We discuss his therapy story, helping parents help kids and teens with OCD, helping with parental shame and guilt, psychoeducating parents on OCD, reducing accommodations, the therapeutic program SPACE which stands for supportive parenting for anxious childhood emotions, having Mum, Dad or care giver in the therapy room, dealing with conflict between child and parent, how

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01:04:14

Lauren Rosen: Mindfulness and OCD (#389)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/07/09

In episode 389 I chat with Lauren Rosen. Lauren is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and founder of The Center for the Obsessive Mind. We discuss her OCD story, what is mindfulness, some benefits of mindfulness, learning to let go of the question, making space for and accepting the presence of feelings, techniques and practices of mindfulness, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/lauren-389 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective,

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01:06:07

Story: Sara (#388)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/07/02

In episode 388 I chat with Sara who has kindly shared her story with us. We discuss her story, themes of OCD: sexual orientation, harm, existential, and relationship. We talk about panic disorder, depersonalisation, depression, substance use, getting diagnosed, dialectal behaviour therapy (DBT), intrusive thoughts, death anxiety, compassion for her younger self, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/sara-388 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers

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01:02:51

Dr Katia Moritz and Dr Jonathan Hoffman: Cracking the...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/06/28

In this midweek special episode I chat with Dr Jonathan Hoffman and Dr Katia Moritz of the Neurobehavioral Institute (NBI) in Florida. We discuss the analogy Cracking the nut, who cracks the nut (case), working with tough cases of OCD, getting treatment ready, what makes OCD harder for someone, frustration tolerance, comorbidities, getting families and loved ones involved in the treatment process, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/nbi-5 The midweek

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47:38

Emily Hemendinger: Executive functioning, and...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/06/25

In episode 387 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’s new with her, what is executive functioning, how OCD can effect executive functioning, how impaired executive functioning can impact people’s quality of life, things that can help, decision making, how exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) comes into play with decision making, acceptance and commitment therapy

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44:44

Kelley Franke: OCD Story, and being a therapist (#386)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/06/18

In episode 386 I chat with Kelley Franke. Kelley is Licensed Marriage and Family therapist and founder of the Center for OCD. We discuss Kelley’s OCD story, experiencing 3 major deaths in a short period of time and how this affected her OCD, existential themed OCD, a suicide attempt, becoming a therapist, how OCD impacted her parenting, advocating for people experiencing OCD, how her approach to OCD has changed in recent years, what matters most to her in the world of OCD right now, and much more

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44:11

Madelaine Sanfilippo: Group Therapy for OCD (#385)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/06/11

In episode 385 I chat with Madelaine Sanfilippo. Madelaine is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist in the state of California and Head of Groups at The Center for Anxiety and OCD. We discuss her OCD story, what is a group, how does group therapy differ from individual therapy, the benefits of group therapy, when is group therapy right for you, the flow and process of group therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP) within a group therapy setting, who wouldn’t be suitable for group

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52:39

Dr Steven Phillipson: Living within the variability...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/06/04

In episode 383 I chat with Dr Steven Phillipson. Steven is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD. Steven is the Clinical Director at the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy in New York. We discuss what it means to live within the variability of being human, being authentic, being centred, autonomy, assertiveness, and why this can all be important in OCD therapy, and much more. Hope it helps. Show

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