OCD Family Podcast

It's #ocdawarenessweek, fam! Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Justin Hughes, LPC to our family table. The topic for this week is Scrupulosity OCD, which really zooms into when mental health intersects faith or morality. Nicole and Justin broadly define "scrupe" before diving into a whole host of struggles this presents for OCD sufferers and their community. So join the conversation, because we're learning how to partner with community partners and distinguish faith or moral issues from OCD.

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes back special guest, Mike Heady, LCPC. Last week, we started a conversation on better understanding and differentiating Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) from OCD. But the conversation emerged into a greater conversation about how we define obsessions and why that is key to understanding the difference. Mike shares with the OCD Family Community how understanding inferential confusion, a mechanism described within the Inference-Based CBT treatment model, has transformed his understanding between obsessional worry and relevant worry. Curious to hear more!? Join the conversation!

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes back return guest, Mike Heady, LCPC. Mike joins the OCD Family Community to talk more about his journey in understanding the difference between Generalized Anxiety Disorder and OCD based on research. Nicole holds a different perspective, but nothing says family like disagreement, right!? Ha! So join us and weigh in regarding what you think! Because communicating about why and how we conceptualize GAD or OCD can really help to inform treatment considerations.

Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes back Psychiatrist and OCD Specialist, Dr. Ryan Vidrine, MD. for Part II of our medication conversation. Ryan graciously shares his thoughts on some hot topics, including differential diagnostic considerations for psychosis and other mental health disorders, as well as sharing the emerging research around psychedelics in the treatment of different mental health disorders. Additionally, Nicole and Ryan share in a discussion around other treatments that quench for OCD, including Inference-Based CBT and Exposure and Response Prevention. So join us for Part II, fam, because there’s always a seat at the table for you.

In this podcast, Psychiatrist and OCD Specialist Dr. Ryan Vidrine discusses medication support for OCD treatment. They explore fears and concerns about taking medication, the importance of being informed, challenges of medication management for OCD patients, the controversy surrounding medication and suicide, and instances of misdiagnosis and mishandling of OCD patients by some psychiatrists. They also highlight the importance of trust between doctors and patients in mental health treatment.

Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT & Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Mama Bear Extraordinaire and IOCDF Advocate, Kim Vincenty, to our family table. Kim shares about her journey as a mother trying to support her son with OCD. Kim describes their journey from his youth through adulthood, as well as how she fell in love with the OCD community of warriors. Kim founded the non-profit, JACK MHA, to help continue her advocacy work. She is the recipient of this year's Hero Award for her invaluable impact, so join us to hear more!

In this podcast, host Nicole Morris welcomes Dr. Frederick Aardema, co-founder of Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (I-CBT). They discuss the creation and significance of I-CBT, different models for treating OCD, reasoning processes in I-CBT, the importance of inference courses, and the availability of I-CBT therapy. The conversation also includes light-hearted discussions about coffee preferences, burger toppings, faking a phone conversation, and personal triumph over OCD.

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, in the Season 2 Premiere of OCD Family Podcast. Nicole welcomes Dr. Patrick McGrath, Chief Clinical Officer for NOCD, to our family table for a chat about Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and OCD. The discussion is framed to support loved ones and chosen families as they support their OCD and SUD sufferers. Nicole and Patrick discuss tips for practitioners too. So join the conversation, because it’s family time.

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, for the final Water Cooler Chat of the summer! This week, Nicole discusses the tricky, sticky nature of mental compulsions. She reviews the 3 treatments that quench from earlier this season, further applying their evidenced-based power to OCD. Join us to learn more!

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she celebrates the one year mark with the OCD Family Community. Nicole overviews Season 1, lessons learned from the Water Cooler and what we can look forward to for the Season 2 Premiere. So join the conversation or watch over on YouTube.