The OCD Stories
Welcome to The OCD Stories, hosted by Stuart Ralph. The podcast has been heard over 7million times globally. Check out your first episode from our existing hundreds of episodes featuring experts, and people experiencing symptoms just like you today. If you do, you may just feel understood, heard and possibly help you identify your next step in your own personal journey to healing.
Disclaimer - this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. Please seek treatment from a licensed mental health professional.
Latest episodes
Jan 20, 2019 • 1h 16min
Sean Shinnock - OCD Story & The Monster Initiative (Ep157)
In episode 157 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Sean Shinnock. Sean is an artist, advocate, and creator of The Monster Initiative, with Draw Your Monster being one of the projects. He has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/sean-shinnock-ocd-story-the-monster-initiative
Jan 13, 2019 • 45min
Ruji Rahman - CBT, Compassion and Uncertainty (Ep156)
In episode 156 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Ruji Rahman. Ruji is a London based CBT therapist. As well as being a psychotherapist Ruji herself has lived experience with OCD. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/ruji-rahman-cbt-compassion-and-uncertainty
Jan 6, 2019 • 40min
Dr Katia Moritz - The Core of OCD Treatment (Ep155)
In episode 155 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Katia Moritz. Katia is a Clinical Director of the NeuroBehavioral Institute in Florida and is a licensed psychologist who treats OCD. She also wrote the children’s OCD book “blink, blink, clop, clop”. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/dr-katia-moritz-the-core-of-ocd-treatment
Dec 23, 2018 • 1h 8min
Catherine Benfield - Stigma reduction, the BBC & OCD (Ep154)
In episode 154 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Catherine Benfield for the second time. Catherine runs the blog Taming Olivia, where she blogs about her experiences with OCD, focusing on perinatal and postnatal OCD, as well as advocates hard for the destigmatisation of OCD. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/catherine-benfield-stigma-reduction-the-bbc-and-ocd
Dec 16, 2018 • 49min
Jon Hershfield - Overcoming Harm OCD (Ep153)
In episode 153 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Jon Hershfield. Jon is a psychotherapist who specialises in the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. He is the author four books and in this episode he talks about his new book “Overcoming Harm OCD: Mindfulness and CBT Tools for Coping with Unwanted Violent Thoughts". Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/jon-hershfield-overcoming-harm-ocd
Dec 9, 2018 • 55min
Story: Jo Edge (Ep152)
In episode 152 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Jo Edge. Jo has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/story-jo-edge/
Dec 2, 2018 • 48min
Dr Russ Harris - The Happiness Trap (Ep151)
In episode 151 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Russ Harris. Russ is a medical practitioner, author of the international best-selling book ‘The Happiness Trap’, and is an world-renowned trainer of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/dr-russ-harris-the-happiness-trap
Nov 25, 2018 • 29min
Jessica Emily - Littlest Lady (Redefining Trauma, & OCD) (Ep150)
In episode 150 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Jessica Emily. Jessica is the creator of LittlesLady.com, and she’s kindly agreed to share her OCD and mental health story with us. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/jessica-emily-littlest-lady-redefining-trauma-ocd
Nov 18, 2018 • 52min
Elvis Gomes - Understanding experiences of OCD (Ep149)
In episode 149 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Elvis Gomes. He was on episode 15 where he shared his OCD story and talked about his experience on the TV show Switzerland’s Got Talent. He is now studying for his PhD at Queen Mary University of London. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/elvis-gomes-understanding-experiences-of-ocd
Nov 11, 2018 • 40min
Kim Vincenty - A worried mother does better research than the FBI (Ep148)
In episode 148 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Kim Vincenty. Kim is Vice president of OCD Jacksonville, an IOCDF affiliate. She has worked alongside the clothing brand Natural life to create the fearless collection, a range of products that target stigma and fear of anxiety disorders - as well as raise money for OCD Jacksonville. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/podcast/kim-vincenty-a-worried-mother-does-better-research-than-the-fbi
