Welcome to Proper Mental episode 97 with Stuart Ralph, who is a counsellor and psychotherapist for children and young people.
He is also the host of the OCD Stories podcast, a weekly podcast where he interviews some of the best minds in OCD recovery.
Stuart started to experience OCD at the age of 7 and his own journey of recovery would eventually inspire the OCD Stories podcast and his role as an advocate.
In 2018 he was awarded the Hero award by the International OCD Foundation and his podcast has over 4.5 million downloads and counting.
Stuart and I chat about OCD, all its forms and how it affects people. We also chat about the different types of help, support and therapy that are available for people who suffer.
We talk about his own experience as a child with OCD and the impact it had on his life and we chat about his work as a psychotherapist and counsellor.
You can learn more about Stuart and his podcast via the website home - The OCD Stories and you can listen in all the usual places!
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