Best TheOCDandAnxietyPodcast Podcasts (2025)

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Stop Trying to ‘Do It Right’ — The Hidden Loop of Sensorimotor OCD 7:33

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how sensory-motor OCD tricks you into chasing the perfect way to breathe, blink or swallow and why that pursuit keeps you stuck. He outlines a practical shift: stop searching for the perfect fix and practice acting as you would if you we…

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With OCD Nothing Can Trigger You More Than Yourself 7:39

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode, Robert James explains how the biggest trigger for OCD and anxiety often comes from our own reactions, not external situations. He discusses the role of stories we tell ourselves, the importance of learning to tolerate discomfort and uncertainty, and how expo…

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When OCD Uses Guilt Against You: How to Break Free 7:17

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains how OCD weaponizes guilt to keep you trapped in rumination and why intrusive thoughts don't define your character. He outlines practical steps—accept the feeling, breathe, notice the guilt, and gently redirect to valued activities—and introduces his 12-…

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When Breathing Becomes Loud: Breaking Free from Sensorimotor OCD 6:17

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why hyper-awareness of breathing happens in Sensorimotor OCD, how attempts to control sensations make the problem worse, and what it means to let go. He shares personal experience and outlines a step-by-step approach to retrain the brain, accept awarene…

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The Perfection Trap in OCD Recovery: Why Trying Too Hard Keeps You Stuck 6:27

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James exposes the "perfection trap" — how constantly measuring progress and seeking certainty can become another OCD compulsion and stall real recovery. He explains why focusing on actions and values, not perfect outcomes, creates space for genuine cha…

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The Anchor Meditation – Finding Stillness in the OCD Storm 9:21

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Join Robert James on the OCD and Anxiety podcast for a short guided meditation designed to help you anchor into your values during moments of intense anxiety or compulsions. Using the image of a boat and a deep-sea anchor, this practice helps you feel steady amid the storm, …

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Swallowing OCD: Lauren’s Story of Acceptance and Recovery 26:01

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James interviews former client Lauren about her intense struggle with swallowing (sensorimotor) OCD and the turning points that helped her heal. They discuss how acceptance, self-compassion, managing rumination, and small daily choices — plus professional support — le…

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Stop Playing It Safe: The Secret to OCD Recovery 7:23

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode, Robert James shares how years of cold exposure—cold showers, ice baths and the Wim Hof method—helped him manage OCD by teaching acceptance of anxiety and building resilience. He explains the idea of leaning into discomfort, creating gentle exposure ladders f…

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From Control to Flow - The Missing Piece in OCD Recovery 8:21

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how the psychology of flow can help people with OCD and anxiety move out of rumination and back into the present. He discusses Csikszentmihalyi's flow theory, practical ways to create challenging, meaningful activities that demand full a…

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The More You Resist, the Stronger It Gets – Sensorimotor OCD Explained 7:36

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why resisting bodily awareness makes sensorimotor OCD worse and how shifting from active resistance to gentle, passive awareness can reduce its hold. He outlines short, practical steps—briefly move toward the sensation, practice self-compassion, and use…

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Attraction OCD and the Fear of Being With the Wrong Person 10:22

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains relationship OCD — the painful doubts and rumination that make you question attraction and love — and offers simple, practical steps to stop seeking certainty, come back to the present, and reduce compulsive thinking. He also briefly des…

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3 Habits Keeping You Stuck in the OCD Cycle 8:01

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Sensorimotor OCD: Why Doing Things Manually Isn’t the Issue 6:51

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why manually controlling breathing, swallowing, blinking, or other body actions isn't what keeps sensorimotor OCD going. Instead of treating these actions as harmful compulsions, he encourages acceptance, compassion, and shifting attention toward values…

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The One Freedom OCD Can’t Take Away 6:55

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explores how, even when OCD feels overpowering, you still have the power to choose how you respond. He emphasizes acceptance, self-compassion, and redirecting attention toward your values as practical ways to create meaning and move forward. Robe…

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Taking Back Control From OCD 8:04

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode, coach Robert James shares a vivid metaphor of a noisy neighbor to explain how OCD demands perfection and certainty, and how we can disempower it by facing anxiety head-on. He discusses practical steps like exposure activities, acceptance, and living by your …

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Reclaim Your Focus: Sensorimotor OCD Meditation 7:26

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This episode is a short guided meditation specifically for Sensory Motor OCD, led by coach Robert James. It teaches you to allow sensations like breathing, blinking, or swallowing without trying to fix them, using gentle awareness and grounding. The practice invites you to i…

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Why a Setback Isn't Going Back to Square One with OCD 10:13

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why setbacks are a normal part of OCD recovery and why they don’t erase the progress you’ve already made, drawing on neuroplasticity and practical experience. He offers concise, actionable reframes — patience, acceptance, learning from mistakes, and usi…

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Does Rumination Ever Help? — Breaking the OCD Thought Loop 8:01

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why rumination is a compulsion that keeps you trapped in the OCD cycle and how repeated thinking for certainty only strengthens obsessions. He outlines practical alternatives—like journaling, practicing letting go, and returning to the present—and menti…

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Is One Type of Sensorimotor OCD Worse? A Coach’s Take 7:22

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explores whether any sensorimotor OCD subtype is truly worse, sharing his lived experience with breathing, swallowing, blinking and other sensations. He explains how OCD often switches themes and why they are all rooted in the same uncertainty and anxiety. The e…

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Letting Go of Control: A Guided Meditation for OCD & Anxiety 10:15

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Coach Robert James leads a short guided meditation to help people with OCD and anxiety learn how to let go of the need to control. Using breath awareness and a rope-release visualization, the practice helps soften physical tension and create mental space. The meditation enco…

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OCD Is a Snowstorm: Why Waiting Beats Chasing Certainty 7:03

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James uses the snowstorm and snow globe metaphors to explain how OCD amplifies doubt and drives us to act. Learn why waiting and letting the storm settle can bring clarity, reduce compulsive problem-solving, and help you move forward in line with your …

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How Sensorimotor OCD Nearly Ruined My Life (& How I Fought Back) 5:36

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode, Robert James shares his personal journey of living with and overcoming Sensorimotor OCD—how it nearly destroyed his life, the years he spent isolated and confused, and how discovering a path to recovery inspired him to create a 12-week program and a mission …

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Why OCD Makes You Focus on What’s Missing (and How to Flip It) 9:07

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains the 'OCD gap'—the tendency to fixate on what’s missing—and contrasts it with the 'gain', the progress you’ve already made. He shows how shifting attention from perfectionism to past achievements helps reduce obsessions and compulsions. T…

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What If? How OCD Uses Uncertainty Against You 6:37

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains how “what-if” questions drive obsessive-compulsive thinking, why uncertainty is the engine of OCD, and simple strategies to resist compulsions and allow a little uncertainty. He draws on personal experience and offers practical steps to refocus on value…

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Manual Breathing, Swallowing, and Compulsions in Sensorimotor OCD 7:01

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Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Coach Robert James explores how manual breathing, swallowing and blinking can become compulsions in Sensorimotor OCD and why the body already knows how to do these functions naturally. He explains the role of uncertainty, offers practical guidance on letting go by bringing a…