The OCD Whisperer Podcast with Kristina Orlova

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.   I talked with sisters Emily and Lindsay from Think Presently about their own OCD journeys and what prompted them to create Think Presently.   Unlike most mantra-style bracelets, theirs are designed to help manage stress and anxiety using cognitive-behavioral techniques– instead of toxic positivity – to ground you in the present moment. Company name: Presently Email: hello@presentlybracelets.com website: presentlybracelets.com instagram: instagram.com/presentlybracelets   ***   IG @ocdwhisperer  Resources for OCD eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal Facebook Podcast Community   _____ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.    See you in the next episode!   Keep going in the meantime.   *Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.   *(This episode is week late due to me getting ill.)   Today I share something personal about how my own OCD has been showing up in my business and how observing my own obsessive mind using ERP and IBT has been helping me to stop the OCD cycle.   Inference Based Therapy is a metacognitive therapy for OCD. The goal is to help a person understand how their reasoning errors lead them into their OCD bubble of imagination. And all of it starts with obsessive doubt.  ***   IG @ocdwhisperer  Resources for OCD eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal Facebook Podcast Community   _____ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.    See you in the next episode!   Keep going in the meantime.   *Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.   Today I discuss the ways we sell our own internal OCD story to ourselves. Our OCD logic can sound so reasonable at times. Have a listen let me know what you think. ***   IG @ocdwhisperer  Resources for OCD eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal Facebook Podcast Community   _____ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.    See you in the next episode!   Keep going in the meantime.   *Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.   Today I discuss Rumination and how we can all justify our rumination and reinforce the doubt as well as share some of the journal prompts in my ebook coming out next week!   eBook- Your Guide to Compulsive Rumination +30 day journal ***   IG @ocdwhisperer  Resources for OCD eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal Facebook Podcast Community   _____ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.    See you in the next episode!   Keep going in the meantime.   *Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.   Today I discuss self-punishment as a compulsion.  You may want to start a log to track your triggers, obsessions, and how you compulse to increase your self -awareness.  I also mentioned thought -action fusion (hint: its when you believe just the act of having a bad thought is the same as acting on it) ***   IG @ocdwhisperer  Resources for OCD eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal Facebook Podcast Community   _____ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.    See you in the next episode!   Keep going in the meantime.   *Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.   Today I discuss three unhelpful thinking styles: All or nothing thinking (black and white thinking) Emotional reasoning Jumping to conclusions ***   IG @ocdwhisperer  Resources for OCD eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal Facebook Podcast Community   _____ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.    See you in the next episode!   Keep going in the meantime.   *Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.   Today I discuss Perfectionism: Symptoms of healthy vs unhealthy perfectionism Do you know your inner critic? ***   IG @ocdwhisperer  Resources for OCD eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal Facebook Podcast Community   _____ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.    See you in the next episode!   Keep going in the meantime.   *Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.   Today I interview Dr. Roberto Olivardia, a lecturer at Harvard Medical School and Dr. Olivardia runs a private practice.  (Contact information: roberto_olivardia@hms.harvard.edu)   What are symptoms of ADHD ? How does ADHD and OCD overlap? ***   IG @ocdwhisperer  Resources for OCD eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal Facebook Podcast Community   _____ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.    See you in the next episode!   Keep going in the meantime.   *Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.   What is healthy avoidance vs OCD avoidance Host: Kristina Orlova, LMFT What is healthy avoidance What is OCD avoidance ***   IG @ocdwhisperer  Resources for OCD eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal Facebook Podcast Community   _____ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.    See you in the next episode!   Keep going in the meantime.   *Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.   What you need to know about OCD anxiety cycle Host: Kristina Orlova, LMFT What is an OCD anxiety cycle What meaning are you assigning to your OCD anxiety experience? ***   IG @ocdwhisperer  Resources for OCD eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal Facebook Podcast Community   _____ Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes.  Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.    See you in the next episode!   Keep going in the meantime.   *Episodes come out out bi-weekly.