The OCD & Anxiety Podcast

In this episode I chat with Antonio about his experiences of OCD. Antonio developed tourettes syndrome as a child. He initially struggled with this, but was able to overcome it, only to develop OCD during his later adolescents. Mexico City, where he grew up, didn´t have many OCD specialists at this time and he was forced to seek out treatment in the United States. The treatment didn´t work though and Antonio decided to try some quite extreme measures for dealing with the OCD. Antonio shares all the details of his fascinating story and eventual recovery from severe OCD and i´m sure you are going to find it helpful and intriguing.  To find out more about me and my coaching services & to get the Free Mini Course for OCD and Anxiety you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.com Or you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk 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.  

The focus for this weeks episode is harm OCD. This can be a particuarly hard OCD theme and people often really struggle with their thioughts. The fact of the matter is though that people with harm OCD are normally some of the kindest people in the world, which is why thoughts about harm are so disturbing for them. Paradoxically this revulsion to such thoughts also creates more of them. What we forcefully try and push away, often comes back to us and this creates the OCD cycle. Harm OCD then is no different from any other OCD and we can deal with it the same, through acceptance of the thoughts and standing up to our fears about them.   In todays episode I interview the OCD therapist Kelley Frank AMFT about how we can learn to manage harm OCD more effectively. Kelley Franke is Registered Associate Marriage and Family Therapist at the OCD Center of Los Angeles where she specializes in CBT, with a focus on Exposure & Response Prevention, in adults, adolescents, and children suffering from OCD, and other Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, including body-focused repetitive behaviors. Kelley completed her Masters in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University. Prior to completing her graduate work she trained as a behavioral assistant at the OCD Center of Los Angeles. Additionally, she completed training in DBT from Behavioral Tech Research through The Linehan Institute and integrates many DBT based skills in her work with clients.   To find out more about Kelley, you can go to her website: www.mindfullyanxious.com   To find out more about me and my coaching services & to get the Free Mini Course for OCD and Anxiety you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.com Or you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk 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.  

This weeks episode focuses in on the challenges of HOCD. I interview Tõnis, a 23 year old biology student from Estonia, about the challenges that OCD presented to him in regards to working out his own sexuality and being comfortable with it.  Tõnis discusses the pain and confusion he felt when he was younger and how this impacted his day to day life. In time, Tõnis realized that he was suffering with OCD and was able to see through the uncertainty this was creating. Today he even feels grateful for having had OCD as it has enabled him to find out so much more about himself and how his mind works. This is a very positive and uplifting message. It reminds us that if we can give up the struggle with OCD and anxiety, then actually we might find that it´s trying to teach us something about our lives, leading to action and positive change. To find out more about me and my coaching services & to get the Free Mini Course for OCD and Anxiety you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.com Or you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk 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.          

In this weeks podcast I interview the amazing Laura Joseph MS CLC about her story of OCD and how she has overcome it. Laura initially struggled with severe relationship OCD, which stopped her from being able to enjoy some of the most basic things in life. In this interview Laura shares her experiences of searching for and then working with a therapist, her struggles with understsanding herself and her sexuality and the joys of learning to overcome OCD. Laura is a Certified Life Coach, nutritionist, and mental health advocate living in Connecticut. She has years of experience assisting clients in their journeys towards change by working together to peel back the layers, embrace vulnerability, and understand the behavioral and emotional factors that contribute to individual struggles. She currently works as the Customer Success Manager at TaskHuman, a 1-on-1 live video wellness coaching app. where she works to share her love for holistic health and wellness with the world. In her free time, Laura loves to workout, write, travel, relax on the beach, and spend time with friends and family. You canfind her   To find out more about me and my coaching services & to get the Free Mini Course for OCD and Anxiety you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.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.  

This week I interview Dennis Simsek. Dennis  is an author, speaker, and host of the Anxiety Guy Podcast where he shares his knowledge and experiences on dealing with anxiety. The podcast received the Best of iTunes award in the health category due to its commitment to helping people overcome anxiety and improving every aspect of their lives.    Dennis has a really interesting story to share, being someone who struggled with anxiety in the past, he really understands the everyday difficulties of dealing with anxiety problems. We discuss his past as a professional tennis player and how anxiety impacted his career. We delve into how he was able to overcome anxiety and look in detail at some of the tools that he used to do that, such as NLP and CBT. We discuss what keeps people trapped in anxiety and the differences between working with a coach opposed to a therapist.    If you would like to know more about Dennis, his coaching and online courses, you can check out his website here: www.theanxietyguy.com   To find out more about me and my coaching services, you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.com Here you can also find my free mini course for OCD & Anxiety.   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.  

 Ever wandered about whether alcohol could be making your OCD or anxiety worse? What is the role of alcohol in perpetuating anxiety disorders? Can it be something that we can manage effectively? Or as people who deal with anxiety, should it be avoided altogether. These are the sorts of questions i discuss in todays episode with Karla Adkins, an alcohol and anxiety coach.    It is certainly a subject that has interested me for a long time as i´ve often noticed the connection between hangovers and a worsening of OCD. But not only this, for me alcohol can even bring on more intense obsessions whilst i´m actually drinking it. Whilst i still drik today, i´m more mindful of it and limit the ammount I drink. It´s important to state here, that if you are struggling with alcohol, then you should definitely seek the support of a trained professional and medical doctor to get the help you need.   Karla is a certified coach by This Naked Mind, that specializes in alcohol dependency and the health impacts on the body. After struggling with an anxiety disorder and self-medicating with alcohol, Karla changed her path and started her alcohol-free journey in 2014. Since then, Karla strives to create a safe, judgment-free space where people can explore their relationship with alcohol, and is passionate about helping people created their own path for change. The path that leads to freedom.  Her website is karlaadkins.com and her programs are listed on there.    To find out more about me and my coaching services, you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk or you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.com Here you can also find my free mini course for OCD & Anxiety.   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.  

This week’s episode is all about a horrible, but fascinating experience that I had with Covid 19 earlier this month. Whilst on holiday in the North of Spain, my friend came down with the virus and the local authorities locked us all down in what was effectively a Covid Prison. We were in separate rooms and were delivered a box with our food three times a day and that was it. We were told that we would be there for two weeks and that we should just accept it. As you may expect, it was a huge challenge for me to manage OCD in this situation, because not only had my liberty been taken away, but also, I was now surrounded by people with Covid 19. Having tested negative for it, I really didn´t want to catch it whilst there. So this episode is all about how you can manage fears surrounding Covid 19 and still get on positively with your life, despite your worries and obsessions about it. By applying techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and focusing on taking positive action, I was able to manage what could have quite easily become a very negative experience. I hope that you might be able to gain some insight from my experience and hopefully apply it to the day to day worries that we all have whilst living through a pandemic. To find out more about me and my coaching services, you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk or you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.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.

In this weeks podcast I interview Mike Heady on the topic of relationship OCD. This type of OCD can be incredibly difficult to deal with and Mike unpacks some of the best treatment approaches for it. Mike Heady is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Co-Director, Co-Owner of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland. He specializes in the treatment of OCD and Anxiety Disorders. He is a Clinical Fellow with the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and a member of the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Foundation. If you would like to get in touch with Mike, you can check out his website: www.anxietyandstress.com To find out more about me and my coaching services, you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk or you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.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.    

In todays episode I interview the brilliant Chris Jones (LMSW), a clincial social worker who specialises in helping young people with anxiety and depression. We start off by focusing on social anxiety. Chris discusses how we can spot social anxiety, the differences between it and other anxiety disorders and how so much of anxiety is based on avoidance.    Chris shares a lot of interesting and helpful stories about his experiences of supporting people with anxiety and I think you will find it to be a very wide ranging conversation with lots of useful tips.   If you would like to know more about Chris, you can check out his website: www.fullyconnectedcounselling.com or you can find him on Instagram: @chris_fullyconnected   To contact me, you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk or you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.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.              

In todays episode I interview Windsor Flynn about her experiences with OCD. She first develpoed OCD just after her first child was born and goes into detail about her experiences of parenthood whilst dealing with various OCD themes. We talk about her experiences of therapy, the good an the bad, as well as looking at how mindfulness competely changed her experience of anxiety problems. Windsor Flynn has a great blog about OCD where she shares both her own and other peoples experiences. To find out more about her you can go to her website: www.windsorflynn.com or you can find her on Instagram: @windsor.flynn To contact me, you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk or you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.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.           To contact me, you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk or you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.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.