Best Obsessivecompulsivedisorder Podcasts (2025)

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Should I Say This in Therapy? Understanding Confidentiality and Informed Consent with Maria Ortiz and Dr. Zoe Ross-Nash 43:19

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Should I Say This in Therapy? Have you ever wondered what your therapist can and can’t share outside the therapy room? Or when therapy confidentiality laws require them to break that trust? In this collaborative episode, Ellie Pike joins clinicians Maria Ortiz and Dr. Zoe Ross-Nash from the ‘On the Mic with ED’ podcast to unpack the often-misunders…

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Jonny Say interviews Stuart on the lead up to episode 500! Podcast beginnings, Stuart’s key learnings, and what helped him (#498) 47:33

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In episode 498 psychotherapist Jonny Say interviews Stuart. Stuart is the host and founder of The OCD Stories podcast. Stuart is a psychotherapist, and co-founder of The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. In the build up to episode 500 Jonny interviews me (Stuart), we discuss the history of the podcast and some of my personal history, how the podc…

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Dr Steven Phillipson: Identity contamination, not buying into OCD themes, talking about OCD, ERP tools (#497) 43:13

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In episode 497 I chat with Dr Steven Phillipson. Steven is a licensed clinical psychologist who specialises in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD. Steven is the Clinical Director at the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy in New York. We discuss identity contamination as a theme of OCD, the amygdala, not buying into OCD themes, talking …

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Story: Riley (Compulsive exercise, residential treatment, finding joy again) (#496) 56:14

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In episode 496 I chat with Riley who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss how OCD latched on to her sport (swimming), compulsive exercise, her different compulsions, obsessions around being strong, getting therapy, restricting foods, residential treatment, medication, finding joy in activities again, words of hope, and much …

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Gina Abbondante: OCD story, panic disorder, ERP, I-CBT (#495) 1:03:04

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In episode 495 I chat with Gina Abbondante. Gina is a psychotherapist and clinical director at Change of Mind counselling. We discuss her OCD story, panic disorder - having a panic attack as early as kindergarten, blood injection injury phobia, when OCD started, suicidal themed OCD, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), inference-based CB…

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Story: Clare (Intrusive thoughts, ERP, research) (#494) 32:08

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In episode 494 I chat with Clare who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss intrusive thoughts, harm themed OCD, skin picking, her family, exposure and response prevention therapy, her research, words of hope, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/clare-494 Thanks to our podcast partners N…

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Story: Braden Smith (Religious OCD, ERP, NFL, psychedelics) (#493) 54:52

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In episode 493 I chat with Braden Smith who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. Braden is a offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). We discuss his OCD story, religious scrupulosity OCD, how OCD affected his professional career as an NFL athlete, how OCD focused on his faith, using psychedelic…

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Intermittent Fasting & Mental Health: The Science Behind What Diet Culture Isn’t Telling You 37:11

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Intermittent fasting is everywhere—from influencer feeds to doctor’s offices—but is this trending approach to eating really the wellness cure-all it claims to be? In this episode of Mental Note, registered dietitian Jennifer Vittitow joins host Ellie Pike to explore the hidden downsides of intermittent fasting, including its impact on mental health…

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Sheva Rajaee: Relationship OCD Couples Therapy (#492) 51:51

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In episode 492 I chat with Sheva Rajaee. Sheva is a psychotherapist who specialises in the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and other related anxiety disorders. She is the founder of the Center for Anxiety and OCD (CAOCD). Sheva authored the book Relationship OCD: A CBT-Based Guide to Move Beyond Obsessive Doubt, Anxiety, and Fear of Comm…

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Story: Rowen (Sexual orientation themed OCD, relationship themed OCD) (#491) 59:35

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In episode 491 I chat with Rowen who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss her story, compulsively confessing, sexual orientation themed OCD, relationship themed OCD, the possibility of her birth control (IUD) affecting her mental health, words of hope and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episod…

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Jan Stewart: A Parent’s Journey Raising Children with OCD and Neurodiversity (#490) 44:25

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In episode 490 chat with Jan Stewart. Jan is a mental health and neurodiversity advocate. She authored the book, ‘Hold on Tight: A Parent’s Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness’. We discuss Jan’s parenting OCD story, neurodiversity, getting help for herself and her kids, why the patient is the whole family, separating her son from his diagn…

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Dr Michael Greenberg: OCD as a defense mechanism (#489) 1:09:06

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In episode 489 I chat with Dr Michael Greenberg. Michael is a clinical psychologist who specialises in Rumination-Focused ERP (RF-ERP). We discuss an update on Michael, rumination-focused exposure and response prevention therapy (RF-ERP), OCD as a defense mechanism, a psychoanalytical view of OCD, digesting feelings, some different psychological de…

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Dr Steven Phillipson: Look at you looking at me, and other niche OCD spike themes (#488) 48:56

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In episode 488 I chat with Dr Steven Phillipson. Steven is a licensed clinical psychologist who specialises in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD. Steven is the Clinical Director at the Center for Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy in New York. We discuss the worries that come up around getting obsessed with others responses to us - what Steve ca…

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Justin Hughes, Valerie Andrews, Dr Alan Noble, and Chelsea Risko: A Deeper Dive into the role of faith (Christianity) in OCD treatment (#487) 57:30

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In episode 487 I chat with Justin Hughes, Valerie Andrews, Dr Alan Noble, and Chelsea Risko. We discuss how OCD can latch on to faith, scrupulosity, finding the line between compulsive prayer and valued prayer, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), inference-based cognitive behavioural therapy (I-CBT), how faith was a support for them, wo…

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Story: Stephen D'Intino (existential OCD, a detrimental psychedelics experience, trauma) (#486) 39:16

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In episode 486 I chat with Stephen who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his story, his early memories, how OCD affected his work, existential themed OCD, medication, a detrimental psychedelics experience, religious scrupulosity, derealisation, getting admitted to a psychiatric ward, therapy, agoraphobia, boundaries, trau…

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Jonny Say: OCD and the therapeutic relationship (#485) 50:29

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In episode 485 I chat with Jonny Say. Jonny is a UK based therapist and co-director at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. We discuss the importance of the therapeutic relationship, the benefits of it to outcomes, functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP), how compulsions can get in the way of the therapeutic relationship, how a good therapeutic …

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Story: Patrick Hussain (Suicidal themed OCD, shame, ERP) (#484) 53:21

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In episode 484 I chat with Patrick who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his story, suicidal themed OCD, dreams, his early OCD memories, panic, contamination, opening up to his partner, shame, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), we rift about OCD, words of hope, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https:…

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Dr Jon Abramowitz: Living well with OCD (#483) 46:20

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In episode 483 I chat with Dr Jonathan Abramowitz. Jonathan is a clinical psychologist with a private practice in Chapel Hill, NC specializing in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). He is also Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina. And author of several books including Getting over OCD, The f…

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Choosing Treatment: How Writer Lara Jacobs Reclaimed Her Story from an Eating Disorder 37:08

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A dangerous secret lurked behind author Lara Jacobs’ ambition: she relied on anorexia to focus her writing, blurring the line between artistic drive and self-destruction. In this episode, Lara shares how years of chasing a story across continents ultimately led her to eating disorder treatment and to rediscovering herself—both as a writer and as a …

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Story: Rebekah Collins (Contamination & harm OCD, PMDD, advocacy) (#482) 37:16

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In episode 482 I chat with Rebekah who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss her early compulsions, trauma, an eating disorder, social anxiety and depression, agoraphobia, panic, being told she wouldn’t recover, her mum advocating for her, involuntary hospitalisation, diagnosis, joining support groups, exposure and response p…

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Story: Zoey (Fears of choking, obsessing over partners porn use, BDD) (#481) 35:33

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In episode 481 I chat with Zoey who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss fears of choking and swallowing, obsessing over her partners porn use, therapy, exposure and response prevention therapy therapy (ERP), aligning therapy with her values, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), seeing her therapist through NOCD, and much more. H…

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Chrissie Hodges: Advocating for taboo OCD themes (#480) 1:11:43

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In episode 480 I chat with Chrissie Hodges. Chrissie is a Peer Support specialist, founder of OCD Gamechangers, and 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. We talk advocacy, censorship, stigma, the need for advocates to talk about all ex…

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Jonny Say: Ideas for when people struggle with therapy for OCD (#479) 54:01

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In episode 479 I chat with Jonny Say. Jonny is a UK based therapist and co-director at The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy. We discuss an update on him, we talk about ideas for when people struggle with therapy for OCD. We discuss the length of therapy, he normalises the time frame, trying other approaches, therapists, or a combination of therap…

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Dr Josh Spitalnick: Health Anxiety, and living life well (#478) 1:06:39

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In episode 478 I chat with Dr Josh Spitalnick. Josh is a licensed psychologist, owner and clinical director at the Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta, an outpatient clinic. He is co-author of “The Complete Guide to Overcoming Health Anxiety”. We discuss what’s new with him, his book, the title of the book, this idea of mental health - health anxiety, a…

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Story: Jakob (Panic, derealisation, the fear of ‘going crazy’, existential OCD) (#477) 44:33

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In episode 477 I chat with Jakob who has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us. We discuss his story, panic, derealisation, the fear of ‘going crazy’, existential OCD, his advocacy work, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/jakob-477 The podcast is made po…

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Should I Say This in Therapy? Understanding Confidentiality and Informed Consent with Maria Ortiz and Dr. Zoe Ross-Nash 43:19

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Jonny Say interviews Stuart on the lead up to episode 500! Podcast beginnings, Stuart’s key learnings, and what helped him (#498) 47:33

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Dr Steven Phillipson: Identity contamination, not buying into OCD themes, talking about OCD, ERP tools (#497) 43:13

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Story: Riley (Compulsive exercise, residential treatment, finding joy again) (#496) 56:14

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Gina Abbondante: OCD story, panic disorder, ERP, I-CBT (#495) 1:03:04

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Story: Clare (Intrusive thoughts, ERP, research) (#494) 32:08

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Story: Braden Smith (Religious OCD, ERP, NFL, psychedelics) (#493) 54:52

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Intermittent Fasting & Mental Health: The Science Behind What Diet Culture Isn’t Telling You 37:11

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Sheva Rajaee: Relationship OCD Couples Therapy (#492) 51:51

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Story: Rowen (Sexual orientation themed OCD, relationship themed OCD) (#491) 59:35

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Jan Stewart: A Parent’s Journey Raising Children with OCD and Neurodiversity (#490) 44:25

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Dr Michael Greenberg: OCD as a defense mechanism (#489) 1:09:06

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Dr Steven Phillipson: Look at you looking at me, and other niche OCD spike themes (#488) 48:56

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Justin Hughes, Valerie Andrews, Dr Alan Noble, and Chelsea Risko: A Deeper Dive into the role of faith (Christianity) in OCD treatment (#487) 57:30

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Story: Stephen D'Intino (existential OCD, a detrimental psychedelics experience, trauma) (#486) 39:16

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Jonny Say: OCD and the therapeutic relationship (#485) 50:29

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Story: Patrick Hussain (Suicidal themed OCD, shame, ERP) (#484) 53:21

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Dr Jon Abramowitz: Living well with OCD (#483) 46:20

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Choosing Treatment: How Writer Lara Jacobs Reclaimed Her Story from an Eating Disorder 37:08

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Story: Rebekah Collins (Contamination & harm OCD, PMDD, advocacy) (#482) 37:16

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Story: Zoey (Fears of choking, obsessing over partners porn use, BDD) (#481) 35:33

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Chrissie Hodges: Advocating for taboo OCD themes (#480) 1:11:43

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Jonny Say: Ideas for when people struggle with therapy for OCD (#479) 54:01

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Dr Josh Spitalnick: Health Anxiety, and living life well (#478) 1:06:39

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Story: Jakob (Panic, derealisation, the fear of ‘going crazy’, existential OCD) (#477) 44:33