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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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54:45

Rich Gallagher: Disgust-Based OCD (#281)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/05/14

In episode 381 I chat with Rich Gallagher. Rich is a therapist (LMFT) based in Ithaca, NY. He is the author of numerous self-help books including The Anxiety Journal (Rockridge Press, 2022), Stress-Free Small Talk (Rockridge Press, 2019), How to Tell Anyone Anything (AMACOM/HarperCollins, 2009), and many others. We discuss Rich’s therapy journey and OCD story, disgust-based OCD, the neurobiology of disgust and what this means for exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), adapting ERP for

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53:35

Dr Sam Greenblatt: What can therapy change? (#380)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/05/07

In episode 380 I chat with Dr Sam Greenblatt. Sam is a licensed clinical psychologist. We discuss what is new with him, OCD metaphors, what therapy for OCD can change, the difference between pain and suffering, reducing suffering, intensity, duration, frequency, and content. As well as much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/sam-380 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. For the month of May 2023, NOCD is offering a reduced rate of $100 USD per session, available

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01:02:59

Nate Gruner: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP)...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/04/30

In episode 379 I chat with Nate Gruner. Nate is a staff Behavioral Therapist at McLean OCD institute. I chat with Nate about functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP), the history of FAP, what is FAP, the 5 rules of FAP, why FAP may be helpful for people with OCD, content vs process, the principles of awareness, courage and love. Nate shares some client examples where he has used FAP with OCD, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/nate-379 The podcast is made

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01:03:37

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

The OCD Stories ·

2023/04/26

In this midweek special episode I chat with Dr Jonathan Hoffman and Dr Katia Moritz of the Neurobehavioral Institute (NBI) in Florida. In this episode we discuss what goes on behind the scenes of an OCD treatment centre, how the NBI team work together, what an average day looks like, how the clinic operates, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/nbi-3 The midweek special episodes which go out at the end of the month on a Wednesday are made possible by and in

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47:47

Eva Surawy Stepney: The history of intrusive thoughts...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/04/23

In episode 378 I chat with Eva Surawy Stepney. Eva is a research student studying for her PhD at the University of Sheffield. Her thesis title is, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the foundations of ‘evidence-based’ practice in British Psychology, 1948-1990. I chat with Eva about the history of intrusive thoughts. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/eva-388 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and outside

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58:53

Mike Heady: Inference-based Cognitive-Behavior...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/04/16

In episode 377 I chat with Mike Heady. Mike (LCPC) is the Co-Owner & Co-Director of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland where he has specialized in the treatment of OCD, anxiety disorders, and related conditions for the last 16-years. He is a faculty member of the IOCDF’s Training Institute and is a regular presenter at annual conferences for the IOCDF and ADAA. We discuss what’s new with him, what is inference-based cognitive behavioural therapy (I-CBT), the name change from

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01:12:52

Story: Ellen (#376)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/04/09

In episode 376 I chat with Ellen who has kindly shared her story with us. We discuss pocd, intrusive thoughts, self harm, experiencing sexual abuse as a child, going to inpatient and residential treatment, sexual intimacy while having intrusive thoughts, a suicide attempt, getting an OCD diagnosis, arousal non-concordance, shame, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), compassion, the idea of hope, and much more. Hope it helps. Show

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41:23

Dr Steven Phillipson: All spikes are created equal,...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/04/02

In episode 375 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 why all OCD spikes are created equal, the different spikes themes Steve has found that may respond differently to therapy, we talk about certain themes of OCD: olfactory obsessions, metaphysical contamination, responsibility, just right,

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54:06

Dr Jonathan Hoffman and Dr Dee Franklin: Are Eating...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/03/29

In this midweek special episode I chat with Dr Jonathan Hoffman and Dr Dee Franklin of the Neurobehavioral Institute (NBI) in Florida. In this episode we discuss what are eating disorders, are eating disorders OCD?, the overlap in criteria in the diagnostical statistical manual for mental disorders (DSM-V), how can viewing eating disorders as OCD help with treatment, avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), a fear of swallowing and choking, when emotional intensity feels too intense to do

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55:05

Dr Jeremy Peterman: Emetophobia (#374)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/03/26

In episode 374 I chat with Dr Jeremy Peterman. Jeremy is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and co-director at the Marin center for anxiety and behavioral therapy. We discuss what is emetophobia, phobia or OCD or both?, client therapy examples, trauma and emetophobia, the worries and compulsions that go along with emetophobia, the treatment for emetophobia, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), Jeremy gives a lot of exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) examples, we discuss values,

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55:45

Story: SJ (#373)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/03/19

In episode 373 I chat with SJ who has kindly shared their story with us. We discuss their early OCD experiences, nightmares, SJ details many of their compulsions including praying, counting, organising visually, finding good numerical patterns, patterns of 3, restricting food, as well as more. We also discuss trichotillomania (hair pulling), intrusive thoughts around animals, online support groups, starting therapy, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes:

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53:50

Story: Jeff (#372)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/03/12

In episode 372 I chat with Jeff who has kindly shared his story with us. We discuss his story, getting a diagnosis, emetophobia, his role as a mental health counselor, suicidal themed OCD, peadophile themed OCD, sexual orientation themed OCD, depression, somatic themed OCD, worrying about panic, relationship themed OCD, meditation, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/jeff-372 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy

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57:14

Dr Michael Greenberg: Malan’s model of OCD (Part 2)...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/03/05

In episode 371 I chat with Dr Michael Greenberg. Michael is a clinical psychologist who specialises in Rumination-Focused ERP. We discuss what is Malan’s model of OCD, the triangle of conflict and the triangle of the person, he shares why this model is not parent shaming, why nothing real is ideal and that’s ok, how Malan’s ideas can inform exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), why OCD themes change from Michael’s view of Malan’s work, the concept of splitting, and much more. Hope it

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51:32

Story: Kristen Bailey (#370)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/02/26

In episode 370 I chat with Kristen Bailey who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss her OCD story, how a panic attack triggered OCD, obsessing over hearing songs, harm intrusive thoughts, the fear of going crazy, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), doing acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and compassion focused therapy (CFT), dealing with sneaky compulsions, learning to accept her internal experiences, seeing relapses as teachers, resistance to self

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01:25:36

Dr Jonathan Hoffman and Dr Katia Moritz: What is OCD?

The OCD Stories ·

2023/02/22

In this midweek special episode I chat with Dr Jonathan Hoffman and Dr Katia Moritz who run the Neurobehavioral Institute (NBI) in Florida. In this episode we discuss why are we working together, what is OCD?, a discussion around this and the varying views that came up, what are obsessions and compulsions, common themes, is there a difference between obsessions and intrusive thoughts, the idea of experiential acceptance, preventative OCD treatment, some ways to view OCD, how their view of has

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37:47

Nathan Peterson - Emotional Contamination OCD (#369)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/02/19

In episode 369 I chat with Nathan Peterson. Nathan is an OCD specialist who practices in Allen, Texas. He works with OCD, anxiety, tics and Tourettes, and BFRB’s such as hair pulling and skin picking. He has a YouTube channel where he posts weekly videos about OCD and other anxiety related disorders. We discuss an update on him and his YouTube channel, what is emotional contamination themed OCD, magical thinking, some of the obsessions and compulsions of this theme, exposure and response prevention

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32:27

Story: Michael Schramm (#368)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/02/12

In episode 368 I chat Michael Schramm who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story. We discuss his story, his earliest OCD memory, his varying OCD worries in childhood, getting his OCD diagnosis, getting into advocacy for OCD, doing exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), what’s helped him the most recently, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/michael-368 The podcast is made possible by NOCD and JS Health vitamins. NOCD offers effective, convenient

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48:01

Dr Chad LeJeune: “Pure O" OCD: Letting Go of...

The OCD Stories ·

2023/02/05

In episode 367 I chat with Dr Chad LeJeune. Chad is a professor of psychology at the University of San Francisco, and author of the books The worry trap, and more recently, “Pure O" OCD: Letting Go of Obsessive Thoughts with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. We discuss what is Pure O, what is acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), his book, when does a thought become an obsession, skills to defuse from sticky thoughts, his acronym LLAMP and how it can help, how to learn ACT skills so that they

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01:01:43

Dr Michael Greenberg: Malan’s model of OCD (#366)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/01/29

In episode 366 I chat with Dr Michael Greenberg. Michael is a clinical psychologist who specialises in Rumination-Focused ERP. In this episode we discuss Integrating psychoanalytical and behavioural perspectives, OCD and attachment theory, the fear of losing attachment, Malan’s model of OCD, unacknowledged normal healthy feelings, we both share a couple examples from our own lives, healthy aggression, and at the end we talk about rumination. Hope it helps. Show notes:

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45:11

Story: Nils Thiessen (#365)

The OCD Stories ·

2023/01/22

In episode 365 I chat with Nils who has kindly agreed to share his story with us. We discuss Nil’s OCD story, including OCD themes: Hit and run OCD, contamination OCD with HIV fears, harm OCD, relationship OCD, and peadophile themed OCD. We discuss what helped him, seeing 9-10 psychologists and psychiatrists who didn’t identify OCD, Nils is a medical doctor (GP) so we discuss how he is helping his patients with OCD now, finding a therapist that could help him, and much more. Hope it helps. Show

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