The OCD Stories

In episode 15 of the podcast I interviewed Elvis Gomes. Elvis is a singer songwriter and 2015 performed his song "Let me go" on Switzerland's Got Talent. We talk about his recovery, his song and the alternative recovery methods. Enjoy...  To your success, Stuart and The OCD Stories team Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >> 

In episode 14 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Joan Davidson. Joan is author of the book “Daring to challenge OCD: overcome your fear of treatment and take control of your life using ERP” Show notes: http://www.theocdstories.com/podcast/dr-joan-davidson-daring-to-challenge-ocd Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >>

In episode 13 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Fred Penzel. Fred is a psychologist and founding member of the International OCD Foundation. He has authored a book on OCD and one on Trichotillomania. Show notes: http://theocdstories.com/podcast/dr-fred-penzel-on-homosexual-ocd-bdd-zen Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >>

In episode 12 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Lily Bailey. Lily is a writer and model. She is the author of the book Because we are bad: OCD and a girl lost in thought.  Show notes: Lily's OCD story (1:25) Lily's experiential approach to treatment and CBT (3:10) Psychotherapy (7:00) ACT for OCD (9:00) Advice for those struggling with ERP (14:00) Lily's OCD turning point (17:00) Why Lily made lists (19:40) Lily and religious OCD (22:00) About the book Because we are bad (28:00) Lily's one piece of advice (31:20) What Lily would have on her billboard (32:40) Find out more about Chris and Kelly: Lily on Twitter - @LilyBaileyUK Lily's book: Because we are bad: OCD and A Girl Lost In Thought (Amazon & Canbury Press) Resources mentioned: Ashley on Twitter To your success, Stuart and The OCD Stories team Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >>  

In episode 11 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Jeff Bell & Shala Nicely. Jeff and Shala have a personal and professional journey with OCD, and have come together to create Beyond The Doubt. Show notes: Shala & Jeff's OCD story (2:10) What worked other then ERP/CBT? (14:20) The importance of meaning (17:10) Seeing the Universe as friendly (22:45) Power of personal responsibility (26:30) How to deal with dull looming anxiety (38:00) “The only way to effectively manage uncertainty, is to embrace uncertainty?” (32:30) Advice for conquering ERP (41:40) The ultimate goal for OCD recovery (46:30) Shala's advice for changing careers and becoming a therapist (49:20) The purpose behind BeyondTheDoubt.com (56:30) The one piece of advice (59:30) What Jeff and Shala would have on their billboard (1:01:00) Find out more about Chris and Kelly: Beyond The Doubt - BeyondTheDoubt.com Twitter: Jeff / Shala Shala's website - ShalaNicely.com Jeff's initiative - Adversity to Advocacy Jeff's books: Rewind, replay, repeat (Amazon.co.uk/Amazon.com) & When in doubt, make belief (Amazon.co.uk/Amazon.com) Resources mentioned: Jon Hershfield Viktor Frankl's book Man's search for meaning (Amazon.co.uk / Amazon.com) Tamar Chansky's book Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (Amazom.co.uk/Amazon.com) Steven Hayes' podcast episode Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >>

In episode 10 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Kelly Anderson and Chris Baier. Chris and Kelly are creating the documentary called UNSTUCK: An OCD Kids Movie. A documentary featuring entirely a cast of children, showing the wisdom and bravely that youth brings. Show notes: Chris & Kelly’s OCD story (1:40) Aim of the documentary (4:30) Documentary structure (6:30) How OCD affects the siblings (8:00) The documentary will show anxiety is much a part of OCD as obsessions and compulsions (12:20) The documentary is about describing the journey of recovery (13:35) How Chris and Kelly’s kids got diagnosed (17:40) Benefits of kids with OCD hanging out with other kids with OCD (24:00) Why only kids will be in the film (32:30) OCD in school (34:30) Advice for parenting a kid with OCD (36:40) The one piece of advice for the parent and the one piece of advice for the kid struggling with OCD (44:10) What Chris and Kelly would write on their billboard (46:30) Find out more about Chris and Kelly: The film website and trailer: OCDKidsMovie.com OCD Kids Movie Facebook Twitter: Chris / Kelly Resources mentioned: Mount Sinai hospital OCD treatment Project UROK To your success, Stuart and The OCD Stories team Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >> 

In episode 9 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed David Adam. David is an editor and author of the book "The man who couldn't stop". Show notes: David’s OCD story (2:10) Medication (3:45) What started David’s recovery (4:05) Group therapy (5:40) OCD and HIV obsessions. How the media can play a part in new obsessions (8:20) How David Researched his book (11:15) David’s ERP pyramid (14:20) David’s advice for doing ERP (16:00) Accepting uncertainty, and why you are already great at it! (22:40) Relaxation and distraction (26:40) “What would most people do?” phrase (29:40) Advice for not reassurance seeking (32:50) Ignorance that is pure, and how to deal with it (36:30) How David describes OCD to someone (39:00) The one piece of advice David would give to someone with OCD (41:10) What David would have one his billboard (45:00) Find out more about David: David on Twitter @DavidNeilAdam His book: The man who couldn’t stop: OCD and the true story of a life lost in thought (Amazon.co.uk/Amazon.com) Resources mentioned: David’s talk at the OCD Action conference To your success, Stuart and The OCD Stories team Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >>  

In episode 8 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Jack Pridmore. Jack was in the 2013 BBC documentary 'Extreme OCD Camp'. Jack is now focusing on getting his degree, and raising awareness for OCD. The audio cuts out the recording a couple times for a few seconds. This was due to bad internet signal. If it goes silent for a few seconds please keep listening :-) Show notes: Jack’s OCD story (3:10) Jack on contamination OCD and unplanned exposures (8:35) Living alone and living with others (11:00) Jack on ERP, therapy and group therapy for addiction (12:10) The benefits of group therapy for OCD (13:30) Jack on his attitude going into the ‘extreme OCD camp’ (17:15) How group therapy removes the need to hide your OCD (18:20) Jack on further OCD treatments and ACT (22:45) Jack on Peter Weiss and Travis Osborne’s compassionate approach to therapy (30:00) How Jack got on the documentary, and his thoughts on the TV show Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (33:50) Doing ERP while been filmed (40:35) Doing therapy in nature (48:25) Jack’s tips for doing ERP successfully (51:50) Jack’s favourite moment from the trip (56:15) Jack’s 2015 charity adventure (58:45) Jack’s 2016 charity walk - I walked a mile in my shoes (1:11:00) What just would say if he met someone with OCD (1:14:20) What Jack would have on a billboard (1:15:00) Jack’s future plans (1:16:00) Find out more about Jack: Jack’s Twitter - @JackJPridmore ididmymile.co.uk @ididmymile on Twitter Resources: OCD Action OCD UK Mind charity To your success, Stuart and The OCD Stories team Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >>  

In episode 7 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Peter Weiss. Pete is a therapist who works with people who have OCD, ADHD and Autism. He is the founder of Blue Compass Camps, and in 2013 the BBC did a documentary about one of his OCD camps. Show notes: Pete’s OCD Story (2:40) What Pete thinks about the documentary (12:00) What it was like doing therapy in front of a camera (15:30) What inspired Pete to help people with OCD and why it’s common to have have mental health issues with OCD (19:00) Why camping in the wild improves recovery times (26:40) How to speak with people are are anxious (35:25) The power of "Maybe" (38:00) ERP is important, but it is only a tool (43:00) The importance of assessing the ERP challenge before you attempt it (47:50) How to boost self-esteem for OCD treatment (52:00) How to not let anxiety get to you when you are helping someone who is anxious and parenting a child with OCD (1:01:20) The challenges facing someone who has OCD and depression. Also Pete's advice (1:06:30) The future of OCD Camps (1:09:45) Pete's one piece of advice (1:13:40) What Pete would have on their billboard (1:17:40) Find out more about Peter: Pete’s private practice - Seattle Child Therapy  Blue Compass Camps  Teen OCD Camp  Resources mentioned: Travis Osbourne Extreme OCD Camp documentary - Part 1/Part 2      Jeffrey Schwartz - Brain Lock (Amazon UK/Amazon US) & You Are Not Your Brain (Amazon UK/Amazon US) The CBT article on The Guardian Dr Steven Hayes International OCD Foundation - IOCDF.org To your success, Stuart and The OCD Stories team Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >>

In episode 6 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Jon Hershfield. Jon is the author of two books on OCD and a therapist who specialises in OCD treatment. Show notes: Jon’s OCD Story (1:30) What Jon did before he retrained into therapy (7:10) Risk and OCD (9:00) What mindfulness is, and how can it be used to treat OCD (11:40) Mindfulness and ACT (14:45) Jon’s tips to stay on track with mindfulness training (16:15) Using mindfulness for anger (22:00) Good meditations for beginners (26:40) How to meditate even though you are getting intrusive thoughts (31:50) How mindfulness can work alongside ERP (39:20) Jon’s tip for starting and sticking with ERP (44:20) The acceptance script and how to use it (51:20) Mental reviewing, scenario bending, mental rehearsal and mental hoarding (1:00:30) The one bit of advice Jon would give if he only had 30 seconds (1:12:00) Jon’s new book “When a family member has OCD” (1:14:15) What Jon would have written on his billboard (1:16:40) Find out more about Jon: Jon's website - OCDBaltimore.com Jon on Twitter - @CBTOCD The mindfulness workbook for OCD (Amazon UK/Amazon USA) When a family member has OCD (Amazon UK/Amazon USA) Resources mentioned: OCD Georgia talk Peaceful warrior film Dr James Claiborn Headspace 10% happier app and book (Amazon UK/Amazon USA) IOCDF Shala Nicely To your success, Stuart and The OCD Stories team Get exclusive podcasts and content by becoming a member of the podcast find out more here >>