The OCD & Anxiety Podcast

Confidence and anxiety are often intimately linked. Often people who struggle with anxiety, struggle with confidence too, but this doesn´t have to be the case.  In today´s episode we take a look at what confidence actually is and how we can build true confidence despite experiencing anxiety.  As always, if you have any questions, then do please let me know and I hope you enjoy.  Want to get my free video course for OCD and anxiety? All you need to do is head over to my website www.robertjamescoaching.com and sign up for the monthly newsletter. Here I will provide you with information about the podcast, personal stories and recommendations for overcoming anxiety and more.  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 episode 32 I interview the wonderful Mollie about her expereinces of dealing with OCD. Mollies shares her account of therapy, struggling with OCD at college and ultimately, realising that she could overcome it.  Mollies lives with her partner and pets in Virginia. But she also lives with social anxiety and OCD. She says that she has spent most of her life being afraid to open up about mental health challenges. Only recently has she learned about the power that publicly sharing her story has, the power to remind others that they are not alone. Want to get my free video course for OCD and anxiety? All you need to do is head over to my website www.robertjamescoaching.com and sign up for the monthly newsletter. Here I will provide you with information about the podcast, personal stories and recommendations for overcoming anxiety and more.  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 episode we take a look at the CBT technique defusion, what it is and how it can help you to detach from unhelpful obsessive and anxious thoughts. Want to get monthly information about overcoming anxiety? Why not head over to my website www.robertjamescoaching.com and sign up for the monthly newsletter. Here I will provide you with information about the podcast, personal stories and recommendations for overcoming anxiety and more. You will also get access to the Free Mini Course for OCD and Anxiety. 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 today's show I interview the wonderful and charming Mina Soto. Mina is an anxiety and mindset coach and a musician. When she was younger she really struggled with OCD and anxiety, but in the end she was able to find her way out of it.  Mina believes that we develop problems with anxiety when we become remote from our values and get off our path. Her approach is all about helping people to reconnect with what matters most to them.  Being a spiritual person, Mina also shares how spirituality helps her to deal with anxiety and we discuss why some people are so suspicious of spirituality and how they might overcome that.  Mina Soto is an Anxiety + Mindset Coach, Songwriter, and Podcast Host based in Austin,Texas Her years of experience with Anxiety and OCD brought her closer to a purpose that involved shining a light on others abilities to heal and grow through their own intuition and by allowing them to see their Anxiety as an alert system to expand on their own life path. So often, she noticed, humans will walk a road built on limiting beliefs, and old patterns, all while suppressing their desires to create, and live freely because of so many avenues life has decided "for"them.  Her message is simple: Do what makes you happy, take care of yourself, show love, and help where you can. The rest will fall into place! Her practice is built on helping you find the answers that are always from within, and she is only holding up a mirror for your deepest desires! You can find more information on Mina + her services on her website www.minasoto.com and all her podcast and music updates on Instagram @_minasoto_ Want to get monthly information about overcoming anxiety? Why not head over to my website www.robertjamescoaching.com and sign up for the monthly newsletter. Here I will provide you with information about the podcast, personal stories and recommendations for overcoming anxiety and more. You will also get access to the Free Mini Course for OCD and Anxiety. 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 todays episode I take a look at sensorimotor OCD, a subset of OCD that I personally really struggled with for many years. I discuss what it is and how we can overcome it. Want to get monthly information about overcoming anxiety? Why not head over to my website www.robertjamescoaching.com and sign up for the monthly newsletter. Here I will provide you with information about the podcast, personal stories and recommendations for overcoming anxiety and more. You will also get access to the Free Mini Course for OCD and Anxiety. 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.      

To find out about the Wim Hof Method you can go to www.wimhofmethod.com Today I talk with Tim van der Vliet. Tim is most famous for being a Wim Hof instructor, but has also created his own method which you can find out about below. Tim shares loads of tips for dealing with anxiety using breathing methods and safe gradual exposure to cold water. He is a happy, warm and fascinating character with a lot of knowlege to share about the importance of optimal breathing. I´m sure you are going to find this one really helpful. Tim van der Vliet is a breathing and Wim Hof Method instructor, author, and is a father of 5 children. Apart from a healthy lifestyle he has learned to optimize his body and mind. He is calmer, healthier, has more energy and can cope with stress better than ever before. And even that he can influence his auto immune system through light exercise, breathing and cold training. This comes in handy in his busy, but no stress, lifestyle. Tim has been trained personally by the world famous Wim Hof (aka 'The Iceman') whose techniques for mastering the mind-body connection are being studied by scientific institutions around the world.  Tim’s own technique is called Optimize. Optimize consists of 5 pillars: 1) No-BS Mindset Training - The Power Of Paradox, 2) Nutrition - Anything is allowed, 3) Exercise - Low intensity work out, 4) Breathing techniques and 5) Cold training. You can use Optimize to heal yourself or get over your mental and physical crap or to become even stronger if you are a top sporter.  Links: Check out my online courses or my events page if you want to dive in deeper.  Online: https://www.timvandervliet.com/online/  Events: https://www.timvandervliet.com/events/    Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/timvandervliet    See where in the world I come and teach the Wim Hof Method. Maybe near you! https://www.wimhofmethod.com/activities/trainer/tim-van-vliet   Thanks for following @ https://www.instagram.com/tim_vandervliet/  https://www.facebook.com/TimvanderVlietWimHofMethodInstructor/  Tiktok (just started :): @timvandervliet Want to get monthly information about overcoming anxiety? Why not head over to my website www.robertjamescoaching.com and sign up for the monthly newsletter. Here I will provide you with information about the podcast, personal stories and recommendations for overcoming anxiety and more. You will also get access to the Free Mini Course for OCD and Anxiety. 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.      

We often hear that laughter is the best medicine. Well is there actually any science to back it up? In this episode we explore how laughter can help with anxiety and the science behind it. I share a personal story about my experiences with laughter and anxiety and discuss how you can use laughter like a prescription to help you feel better and more empowered.   Want to get monthly information about overcoming anxiety? Why not head over to my website www.robertjamescoaching.com and sign up for the monthly newsletter. Here I will provide you with information about the podcast, personal stories and recommendations for overcoming anxiety and more. You will also get access to the Free Mini Course for OCD and Anxiety. Or you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk Sound Credits in this episode: [Sound of a Chicken] by dersuperanton freesound.org" 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.  

If you are struggling with how to apply acceptance to your anxiety, then this episode is for you.   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 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.