Stuart Ralph
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In episode 161 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Chrissie Hodges. Chrissie is a Mental Health Advocate & Public Speaker, Peer Support Coach, Author of ‘Pure OCD: The Invisible Side of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder’. Chrissie was awarded the hero award at the 24th IOCDF conference in San Fran.
In this episode I chat with Chrissie about her story, her event The OCD Gamechangers, why she themed this year’s event the emotional side, getting into advocacy, bringing people together, what she’s learned from doing peer support and much much more. Hope it helps.
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In episode 160 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Joan Davidson. Joan is a licensed psychologist and co-director of the San Francisco Bay Area Center for Cognitive Therapy. She is Assistant Professor in the psychology department at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of the book “daring to challenge OCD: overcome your fear of treatment and take control of your life using ERP”.
Part 1 of Your ERP questions answered – with Shala Nicely
In this episode I chat with Joan about ERP. She answers many questions that were submitted by the listeners a while back. We hope you find this episode useful in answering some of your ERP questions. Hope it helps.
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In episode 159 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Alex Culafi. Alex has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us.
In this episode I chat with Alex about his OCD story, sensorimotor themed OCD, Existential themed OCD, volunteering for the IOCDF, stoicism, exercise, finding an OCD therapist, asking for help and words of hope. Hope it helps.
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In episode 158 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Jonny Say. Jonny is a mindfulness teacher and has been practicing mindfulness and meditation for over 17 years. He is currently training as a psychotherapist. Jonny also has lived experience with OCD.
In this episode I chat with Jonny about his OCD story, lifestyle changes, committing to ERP, the positive psychology principle savouring, being mindful with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, mindfulness ideas and mindful nature walks. Hope it helps.
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In episode 157 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Sean Shinnock. Sean is an artist, advocate, and creator of The Monster Initiative, with Draw Your Monster being one of the projects. He has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us.
In this episode I chat with Sean about his OCD story, therapy, his project ‘Draw Your Monster’, creativity, how art has helped him, and so much more. Hope it helps.
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In episode 156 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Ruji Rahman. Ruji is a London based CBT therapist. As well as being a psychotherapist Ruji herself has lived experience with OCD.
In this episode I chat with Ruji about her OCD story, writing about her story, CBT, ERP, compassion in therapy, being flexible during therapy, importance of a therapist in doing exposures, and uncertainty. Hope it helps.
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In episode 155 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Katia Moritz. Katia is a Clinical Director of the NeuroBehavioral Institute in Florida and is a licensed psychologist who treats OCD. She also wrote the children’s OCD book “blink, blink, clop, clop”.
In this episode I chat with Katia about her therapy story, her book “Blink, blink, clop, clop”, early detection in OCD, the NBI ranch, learning to live again, family interventions, advice for parents, learning to live with uncertainty, and why it takes a village to treat OCD. Hope it helps.
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