Beyond Devotion: The Mental Health Impact Of Religious Obsession | How Childhood Sexual Abuse Reshapes The Minds And Bodies Of Survivors

Beyond Devotion: The Mental Health Impact Of Religious Obsession

• Synopsis: Scrupulosity, or religious OCD, is a specialized form of OCD that targets an individual's faith and moral values. This condition crosses the line into mental illness when obsessive fears about sin or salvation begin to negatively interfere with daily life. Our experts explain how to recognize the signs of scrupulosity and the specialized treatments that can help patients restore a healthy relationship with their faith.

Guests: 

• Dr. Emily Bailey, psychologist, Atlanta OCD and Anxiety Treatment, LLC
• Jaimie Eckert, scrupulosity patient & advocate

Host: Elizabeth Westfield
Producer: Kristen Farrah

How Childhood Sexual Abuse Reshapes The Minds And Bodies Of Survivors

• Childhood sexual abuse can leave deep, lasting scars on the minds and bodies of victims. Dr. Frank Putnam was one of the first to prove that this abuse affects a person’s biology through the Female Growth and Development Study. He discusses the generational cycles of abuse and how we can end those patterns.

Guest: Dr. Frank Putnam, child & adolescent psychiatrist, professor of clinical psychiatry, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, author, Old Before Their Time

Host: Greg Johnson
Producers: Kristen Farrah

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