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Stuart Ralph

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Story: Nicole Falcone

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In episode 209 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Nicole Falcone who has kindly agreed to share her story with us.

We discuss her OCD story, getting treatment, doing ERP, following values, living with anxiety, her poetry, words of hope and much much more. Hope it helps!

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January 19, 2020 by Stuart Ralph

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A catchup with Sheva Rajaee [Member Content]

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January 15, 2020 by Stuart Ralph

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Ryan Glode – Family accommodation in OCD treatment

In episode 208 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Ryan Glode. Ryan is a licenced mental health counselor at RICBT a group psychotherapy practice specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. He is the president and founder of OCD Rhode Island, an Official Affiliate of the IOCDF.

In this episode I chat with Ryan. We discuss his therapy story, what is family accommodation, examples of family accommodation, why family accommodation is not helpful in the long run, ways to reduce family accommodation, being supportive without accommodating, bringing family members into session where appropropriate, how the family can support themselves so they can support their loved ones, words of hope and much much more. Hope it helps!

January 12, 2020 by Stuart Ralph

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Story: Amy Diener

In episode 207 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Amy Diener who has kindly shared her story with us.

In this episode I chat with Amy. We discuss her OCD story, her symptoms, her therapy, moving to Asia, what she learned in recovery, medication, OCD conference (IOCDF), her art, mental health in Asia, words of hope and much much more. Hope it helps!

January 5, 2020 by Stuart Ralph

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Behind the scenes – December 2019

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January 2, 2020 by Stuart Ralph

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Dr Patricia Zurita Ona – ACT & ERP for Teens with OCD

In episode 206 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Patricia Zurita Ona. Patricia is director of the East Bay Behavior Therapy Center and adjunct professor at the Wright Institute. She is the author of several books including Escaping the Emotional Roller Coaster, and her new book “The ACT Workbook for Teens with OCD: Unhook Yourself and Live Life to the Full”.

In this episode I chat with Patricia. We discuss her therapy story, what ACT is, using ACT with children and teens with OCD, ACT and ERP together, value based exposures, the choice point, willingness in therapy, her new book, living with uncertainty, words of hope and much more. Hope it helps!

December 29, 2019 by Stuart Ralph

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Dr Jon Grayson & Sarah – OCD Staring

In episode 205 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Jonathan Grayson. Jon with his wife, Cathy founded the LA treatment centre for anxiety and OCD. Jon has been working with people with OCD for 35 years and is the author of Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. He founded the support group GOAL and is also known for his idea virtual camping. He is on the podcast today to talk about a subtype called OCD staring, and is joined by Sarah to share her experience.

In this episode I chat with Jon and Sarah. We discuss what is OCD staring, its treatment, Sarah’s story, what’s helped her, words of hope and much more. Hope it helps!

December 22, 2019 by Stuart Ralph

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A catchup with Catherine Benfield [Member Content]

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December 16, 2019 by Stuart Ralph

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Karina Dach – Postpartum OCD

In episode 204 of The OCD Stories podcast I chat with Karina Dach. Karina is a licensed therapist in Colorado, and Florida.

In this episode I chat with Karina about what is postpartum OCD, obsessions and compulsions, treatment for postpartum OCD, examples of exposure exercises, supporting the parent through treatment, support groups and much much more. Hope it helps.

December 15, 2019 by Stuart Ralph

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Dr Sally Winston – Compulsive Checking and Reassurance Seeking

In episode 203 of The OCD Stories podcast I chat with Dr Sally Winston. Sally co-founded The Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland in 1992. She is co-author of “Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts”, and co-author of the new book “Needing to Know for Sure: A CBT-Based Guide to Overcoming Compulsive Checking and Reassurance Seeking”.

In this episode I chat with Sally about her therapy story, what is compulsive reassurance seeking, why reassurance seeking is a trap, changing your relationship with uncertainty, reducing this compulsion, what it means to “Live in a world of maybe and good enough”, how families can support people wanting to break OCD reassurance seeking cycles and much much more. Hope it helps.

December 8, 2019 by Stuart Ralph

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