Best Obsessivecompulsivedisorder Podcasts (2025)

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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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Story: Megan (Worries of choking, health anxiety, existential and religious OCD) (#476) 55:10

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In episode 476 I chat with Megan who has kindly agreed to share her OCD story with us. We discuss her story, worries of choking, hyperawareness of swallowing, her compulsions, other themes including existential and religious OCD, accepting and navigating relapses, OCD getting in the way of medication, health anxiety and fears of other mental health…

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Nate Gruner and Meaghan Cleary: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy for OCD (#475) 1:00:59

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In episode 475 I chat with Nate Gruner and Meaghan Cleary. Nate is a staff behavioural therapist at the obsessive-compulsive disorder institute at McLean hospital. Meaghan is a licensed mental health counselor and a registered dance and movement therapist. She is also a behavioural therapist and group facilitator at the obsessive-compulsive disorde…

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Catherine Goldhouse: I-CBT, feared self, and understanding inferential confusion (#474) 57:47

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In episode 474 I chat with Catherine Goldhouse. Catherine is a licensed independent clinical social worker (LICSW) who specialises in anxiety, OCD, and relationships. We discuss Catherine’s OCD story, inference-based CBT (I-CBT), exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), reality sensing, the idea that I-CBT cares about the why, this concept o…

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Stephen Smith share’s NOCD’s story (#473) 1:13:44

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In episode 473 I chat Stephen Smith. Stephen is the Cofounder and CEO of NOCD. Stephen shares his OCD story, the story of NOCD, the ups and downs of getting it to where it is today, the commitment from their team to improve access to OCD therapy, NOCD’s therapists and the rigorous training for them, and much more. Hope it helps. Show notes: https:/…

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Parenting Through Eating Disorder Recovery: Advice from Those Who’ve Been There 44:05

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Supporting a loved one through eating disorder recovery can feel overwhelming—but you don’t have to do it alone. In this special Q&A episode, we sit down with experienced parents Beth Ayn Stansfield and Amy Oberholtzer, who have navigated this journey with their own children and turned their experiences into advocacy. Beth Ayn, now the National Fam…

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Stories: Nick Sireau & Margherita Zenoni (& Orchard OCD) (#472) 56:02

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In episode 472 I chat with Nick Sireau and Margherita Zenoni about their stories. Nick founded Orchard OCD a not-for-profit for advancing global OCD research, and Margherita manages the communication and fundraising for Orchard OCD and is doing her PhD at the University of Cambridge. We discuss their OCD stories, their work at Orchard OCD, the rese…

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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

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Story: Megan (Worries of choking, health anxiety, existential and religious OCD) (#476) 55:10

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Nate Gruner and Meaghan Cleary: Functional Analytic Psychotherapy for OCD (#475) 1:00:59

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Catherine Goldhouse: I-CBT, feared self, and understanding inferential confusion (#474) 57:47

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Stephen Smith share’s NOCD’s story (#473) 1:13:44

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Parenting Through Eating Disorder Recovery: Advice from Those Who’ve Been There 44:05

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Stories: Nick Sireau & Margherita Zenoni (& Orchard OCD) (#472) 56:02