The OCD Stories

In episode 167 of The OCD Stories podcast I interview Matt Shoobridge. Matt hosts his own radio show on mental health called 'Mind over matter'. He has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/story-matt-shoobridge This week's episode is sponsored by Huddle.care. To find out more (and get a discount for 2 months) check out huddle.care/ocd

"Search and Destroy avoidance" In this episode I chat with Maggie about her therapy story, huddle.care, how playing baseball inspired huddle.care, we talk about the inner workings of OCD, anxiety, social anxiety and panic, we discuss shame, and guilt, ERP, group therapy, teletherapy and Maggie's words of hope. Hope it helps.  Find out more about huddle.care/ocd Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/dr-maggie-perry-huddle-care-group-therapy-and-teletherapy

In episode 165 of The OCD Stories podcast I interview Sean Shinnock. Sean is an artist, advocate, and creator of the monster initiative, with Draw your monster being a project under that umbrella. He has kindly agreed to talk with us again about hope, vulnerability, OCD advocacy and so much more. Hope it helps.   Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/sean-shinnock-hope-vulnerability-and-ocd-advocacy

In episode 164 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Morgan Rondinelli and Molly Fishback to talk about their initiative Not Alone Notes. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/not-alone-notes-morgan-rondinelli-and-molly-fishback

In this episode I chat with Steven about altered states of consciousness (ASC) which can occur after heavy usage of cannabis, or magic mushrooms (Psilocybin). We discuss how this lesser known symptom of OCD can manifest itself, and how to recover from it using CBT. Hope it helps.  Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/dr-steven-phillipson-altered-states-of-consciousness-and-ocd

In this episode of The OCD Stories podcast I talk with clinical psychologist Dr Steven Phillipson about teletherapy for OCD. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/dr-steven-phillipson-teletherapy-for-ocd

In episode 161 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Chrissie Hodges. Chrissie is a Mental Health Advocate & Public Speaker, Peer Support Coach, Author of 'Pure OCD: The Invisible Side of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder'. Chrissie was awarded the hero award at the 24th IOCDF conference in San Fran. Gamechanger's tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ocd-gamechangers-the-emotional-side-tickets-54807755472 Journal of hope: https://fundrazr.com/d1SbI4?ref=fb_97sTgb_ab_6ZuHCJT7DNc6ZuHCJT7DNc Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/chrissie-hodges-gamechangers-2019  

In episode 160 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Joan Davidson. Joan is a licensed psychologist and author of the book “daring to challenge OCD: overcome your fear of treatment and take control of your life using ERP”. In this episode I chat with Joan about ERP. She answers many questions that were submitted by the listeners a while back. We hope you find this episode useful in answering some of your ERP questions. Hope it helps.  Show notes for (Ep160) part 2 here: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/your-erp-questions-answered-part-2-with-dr-joan-davidson Part 1 of Your ERP questions answered - with Shala Nicely

In episode 159 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Alex Culafi. Alex has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/story-alex-culafi

In episode 158 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Jonny Say. Jonny is a mindfulness teacher and has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for over 17 years. He is currently training as a psychotherapist. Jonny also has lived experience with OCD. Hope it helps.  Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/jonny-say-ocd-mindfulness-and-compassion/