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
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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
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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
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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
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:
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)
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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
Resources mentioned:
Mount Sinai hospital OCD treatment
To your success,
Stuart and The OCD Stories team
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