

The OCD Stories
Stuart Ralph
Welcome to The OCD Stories, hosted by Stuart Ralph. The podcast has been heard over 8million 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.
Disclaimer - this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. Please seek treatment from a licensed mental health professional.
Episodes
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Jan 1, 2016 • 43min
Kat Nicole on beating, and learning to live after OCD
Show notes: Kat's OCD Story (1:50) Mark Freeman's air mattress effect (3:45) Getting diagnosed (4:05) Making intrusive thoughts worse (5:05) Separating yourself from the thought (6:35) Using script exposure for recovery (7:55) Recording script exposure and playing it back (10:25) How Pure O lead to other types of OCD? (12:00) Struggling with Prayer (13:00) Advice and strategies for praying without OCD (13:40) Dealing with physical compulsions (15:00) Using "Well, maybe it is" for acceptance (17:40) Advice for opening up about sexual obsessions to your therapist (17:35) How faith has helped recovery (22:35) How the church has helped in recovery (25:10) Opening up about OCD to inspire others (28:40) Number 1 tip for beating OCD - "Accept your thoughts" (34:00) Future plans (35:10) Final words of wisdom (38:30) What Kat would want written on a billboard for the world to see (40:55) How to find out more about Kat (42:15) Find out more about Kat: YouTube channel - Shalom Aleichem Blog - Do An Exposure Tumblr - Do An Exposure Twitter - @Thekatway Snapchat - @Thekatway Kat's OCD Story on The OCD Stories Resources mentioned: Mark Freeman on ACT and OCD recovery Brene Brown Ted Talks on Vulnerability and Shame 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 >>

Dec 19, 2015 • 38min
Bob Burg On How You Can Succeed Despite OCD
Show notes: Bob's OCD story (2:20) The types of therapy/medication Bob has done (7:30) Bob's advice on Exposure and Response Prevention therapy (ERP) (9:30) Bob's advice on therapy (11:40) OCD Stigma (13:10) Bob's advice for business people with OCD (16:30) How to get motivated in an OCD spike. Action precedes motivation (19:40) Bob's morning routine (22:18) OCD and exercise (24:25) What OCD has taught Bob (25:40) Being happy despite OCD (30:30) Success mindset vs fixed minset for recovery. The importance of personal development (31:30) Bob's one key piece of business advice (34:25) Bob's additional advice on dealing with OCD (36:00) What Bob would want written on a billboard (37:00) Find out more about Bob: Website: http://www.burg.com Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bobburg Resources: The Go-Giver by Bob Burg IOCDF.org - International OCD Foundation ACT book mentioned in the episode: The Acceptance Field Guide Bob's OCD story in written format >> 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 >>

Dec 6, 2015 • 56min
Mark Freeman on his recovery from OCD
I interview author, and YouTuber Mark Freeman on his OCD journey. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/mark-freeman-on-his-recovery-from-ocd To your success, Stuart and The OCD Stories team


