The OCD & Anxiety Podcast

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today's podcast is all about checking OCD. Checking is actually a very common compulsion within OCD and left 'unchecked´ it can easily get out of hand. I explore what checking OCD is and how you can learn to let go of it. I hope you enjoy.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.  

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss the issue of focus control and OCD. It's an interesting area which needs to be researched more and one that potentially has big implications for the causes of OCD.   Research Links:   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266065/   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6088366/   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.  

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I talk with the amazing Madhur-Nain Webster.   Madhur-Nain is deeply committed to helping others expand their potential. As a licensed marriage and family therapist, she often encourages the use of yogic technology — including mindful meditation — to support clients as they bring polarized thoughts into harmony.   The integration of eastern and western therapeutic methods inspired her to release her first book, The Stressless Brain (2018), along with several meditation music albums focused on breath-work and chanting. In addition to running a successful private practice out of Napa, California, she is currently writing her second book.   You can find her website with the following link:   http://www.madhurnain.com   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.  

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I talk about a helpful called the Morning Pages. It's taken from the book the Artists Way and can be quite a helpful way to let go of OCD rumination. I hope you find it helpful.    Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.  

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss my views on who to open up with when you want to talk about OCD. When I was really struggling it was hard to know who to speak to, but eventually working with a therapist and being open made a big difference. But perhaps sharing with everyone isn't the best approach.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.  

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I speak with the amazing Nicholas Corliss. Nick is a Wim Hof Instructor and OCD and anxiety coach. He has also struggled with OCD and in today's episode we discuss holistic approaches to managing OCD. I ope you enjoy :)   You can use the following links to find out more about Nick: http://www.nicholascorliss.com/ https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC401skzTb2bg5l-CBX8kmog/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0 https://www.instagram.com/nicholas.corliss/ Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.  

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Having some anchoring techniques at hand for when things get challenging with OCD is enormously helpful. So often we are being pulled in different directions by the storm of rumination and anxiety and we need to have a ways to come back into the present. I hope you find these techniques helpful. Please remember to always practice meditation in a safe way and never when driving or operating heavy machinery.    Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss the problem of self blame when it comes to OCD. We unpack why this happens and what can be done about it. OCD does not discriminate and is not a sign of weakness. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Doom scrolling is obsessively searching for bad news on the internet. It is related to rumination and helps to keep the OCD cycle going. Today I explore the relationship between doom scrolling and health OCD. I hope you enjoy.      Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's episode I discuss hit and run OCD. This is a type of OCD where people obsess about whether they may have unintentionally caused an accident without even realising it and involves them performing all sorts of checking compulsions to try and have certainty that they didn't.    I explore what hit and run OCD is, what the compulsions are and what you can do about it. I hope you enjoy :)   References   https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/driven-to-distraction-hit-and-run-ocd/     Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.