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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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All Episodes

49:49

Natasha Daniels: Out of my shell (Social anxiety) (#453)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/09/29

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 anxiety, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), her new book, social anxiety and OCD, and much more. Show notes:

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01:20:14

Dr Lauren Wadsworth, Dr Caitlin Pinciotti, and Dr...

The OCD Stories ·

2024/09/22

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 Institute. We discuss who they are, how do we define trauma, complex trauma (CPTSD) and PTSD, stats on trauma and OCD, static vs dynamic trauma and OCD

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01:04:16

Chrissie Hodges: Grieving from OCD (#451)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/09/15

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’s OCD story (OCD onset, lost opportunities, love and sexual development, lost time, stigma), her grieving process, her difficulty of being involuntarily

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57:58

Story: Carrie (#450)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/09/08

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 hope, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/carrie-450 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective,

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57:03

Dr Steven Phillipson: What’s the problem? (#449)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/09/01

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 gets in the way of OCD treatment, the issue with seeing thoughts and feelings as the problem, judging thoughts as bad, and much more. Hope it helps. Show

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54:03

Story: Chris Russo (#448)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/08/25

In episode 448 I chat with Chris Russo who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his story, an early parental loss, religious themed OCD, hit and run themed OCD, the fear of rejection, panic attacks, getting therapy, finding it hard to let go of compulsions, trauma and OCD, what else helps, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/chris-448 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US

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41:33

Story: Nadav (#447)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/08/18

In episode 447 I chat with Nadav who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his story, obsessing over if he had damaged his hearing and the compulsions around this, starting exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), sexual orientation OCD, zoophilia OCD, obsessing about obsessing, imaginal exposures in ERP, social anxiety, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/nadav-447 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective,

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01:06:32

LIVE podcast from the 29th IOCDF Conference in...

The OCD Stories ·

2024/08/11

In episode 446 therapist Jonny Say and myself (Stuart Ralph) do a live podcast with an audience at the 29th International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) conference. We asked the audience for topics before recording, and then did our best to answer those topics live. We discuss my full circle moment, Jonny’s experience of the conference, perfection, hyper responsibility, how loved ones can look after themselves when supporting someone with OCD, and how loved ones can support their loved ones with OCD, just

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31:22

Story: Grace Anderson (#445) - Video

The OCD Stories ·

2024/08/04

In episode 445 I chat with Grace Anderson who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss her story, real event themed OCD, magical thinking, contamination themed OCD, memory hoarding themed OCD, PANS, medication, therapy, humour, what else helps her and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/grace-445 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

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52:44

Chris Trondsen: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (#444)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/07/28

In episode 444 I chat with Chris Trondsen. Chris is psychotherapist at the Gateway institute, an OCD and anxiety treatment center. He currently serves as the Vice President of the IOCDF Southern California Affiliate, and is on the Board of Directors of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) We discuss an update on Chris, what is body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), muscle dysmorphia, levels of insight in BDD, a view of how the brain works in BDD, therapy for BDD, and much more. Hope it helps. Show

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47:34

Story: Will (#443)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/07/21

In episode 443 I chat with Will who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his story, harm themed OCD, OCD that latched onto someone, medication, the OCD theme of worrying whether he has OCD or not, tics, what helps him, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/will-443 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

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59:53

Jonny interviews Stuart on OCD Therapy for Children...

The OCD Stories ·

2024/07/14

In episode 442 therapist Jonny Say interviews myself, Stuart, about my work as a therapist with children and adolescents. We discuss how I adapt Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for children and teens with OCD, the other therapies I integrate, self-compassion, how parents can help their children with OCD, what I would tell my younger self, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/stuart-442 The podcast is

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49:20

Madina Alam: Exposure and Response Prevention therapy...

The OCD Stories ·

2024/07/07

In episode 441 I chat with Madina Alam. Madina is a licensed mental health therapist, and director of therapist engagement at NOCD. We discuss her therapy journey, Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP) as a tool for life, explaining ERP, working for NOCD, coming up with exposure ideas in session, homework, when ERP works really well what she notices, experiences of being on the TV show the Bachelor and dealing with the pressure, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes:

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47:59

Story: Jack (#440)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/06/30

In episode 440 I chat with Jack who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his OCD story, an early parental loss, he shares themes of harm OCD, sexual orientation OCD, and peadophile themed OCD. Jack talks about substance use to mask the pain, how numbers played a part in his compulsions, being in an abusive relationship, he mentions suicide, attending The OCD Camp, doing Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP). Jack discusses

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58:54

Jonny Say: What ACT based Exposure can look like (#439)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/06/23

In episode 439 I chat with Jonny Say. Jonny is a UK based therapist and co-director at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. We talk about what are values based exposures, Jonny guides me through an imaginal exposure with acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), he goes through the skill dropping anchor, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/jonny-439 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in the US and

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57:37

Dr Russ Harris: We practice ACT and compassion skills...

The OCD Stories ·

2024/06/16

In episode 438 I chat with Dr Russ Harris. Russ is a medical practitioner, author of the international best-selling self-help book ‘The Happiness Trap’ (as well as nine others), and is a world-renowned trainer of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). We discuss his new Happiness Trap card deck, rumination, the skill noticing and naming, he guides us through the ACT skill Dropping Anchor, the problems with distraction, self compassion, and he guides us through the kind hands exercise, and much

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47:36

Dr Sam Greenblatt: Intersections between OCD and the...

The OCD Stories ·

2024/06/09

In episode 437 I chat with Dr Sam Greenblatt. Sam is a licensed clinical psychologist. We discuss an update on Sam, intersections between OCD and the LGBTQIA+ community, how OCD can show up in this community, including common OCD themes, working with therapists who understand the needs of the community, and much more. Hope it helps. 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

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52:43

Dr Steven Phillipson’s OCD therapy group featuring...

The OCD Stories ·

2024/06/02

In episode 436 I chat with Dr Steven Phillipson and three members of one of his OCD therapy groups: Sadie, Rachel, and Mike. 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 Steve’s therapy group for OCD, we hear from his group members, their experiences in group, processing shame in the group, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP)

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34:40

Story: Alex (#435)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/05/26

In episode 435 I chat with Alex who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his OCD story, harm themed OCD, hit and run themed OCD, reassurance seeking, finding a therapist that could help with OCD, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), judgements, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/alex-435 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective, convenient therapy available in

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43:15

Dr Heather Sequeira: Complex trauma and OCD (#434)

The OCD Stories ·

2024/05/19

In episode 434 I chat to Dr Heather Sequeira. Heather is a consultant psychologist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). We discuss an update on her OCD story, what is complex trauma, the upstairs-downstairs brain, complex trauma and OCD, shame, we talk briefly on relationship themed OCD, self-compassion, rewiring the brain, disgust, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/heather-434 The podcast is made possible by NOCD. NOCD offers effective,

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