In episode 381 I chat with Rich Gallagher. Rich is a therapist (LMFT) based in Ithaca, NY. He is the author of numerous self-help books including The Anxiety Journal (Rockridge Press, 2022), Stress-Free Small Talk (Rockridge Press, 2019), How to Tell Anyone Anything (AMACOM/HarperCollins, 2009), and many others.
We discuss Rich’s therapy journey and OCD story, disgust-based OCD, the neurobiology of disgust and what this means for exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), adapting ERP for disgust, a judicious use of safety behaviours, good vs bad safety behaviours, where to start when everything feels contaminated, and much more. Hope it helps.
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Find out more about Rich:
Rich’s IOCDF blog on treating disgust OCD: https://iocdf.org/blog/2023/04/25/disgust-based-ocd-thoughts-on-a-new-treatment-protocol/
Rich’s thoughts on evidence-based OCD treatment: https://anxietycamp.wordpress.com/2023/02/06/when-is-ocd-treatment-evidence-based-enough-heres-your-answer/
Rich’s books: https://amzn.to/3M9syFK
Website: www.anxietycamp.com.
Resources:
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All the best,
Stuart