Best Kevin Foss MFT Podcasts (2025)

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#252- Tina’s Question About Partner Focused ROCD 54:16

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8h ago54:16

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Tina recently reached out to ask a question about what she thinks is Partner Focused ROCD. She struggles with obsessions about her partner and is looking for approval from her friends and others about the relationship. She also finds herself ruminating about her partner and various minutia of their appearance… Continue reading The post #252- Tina’s…

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#251- How Can Melody Help Her Hypochondriac Boyfriend? 45:51

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Melody sent me an audio question recently. She wants to know what she can do to best help her boyfriend who is struggling with health anxiety. He is just starting therapy, but she wants to know some best practices on what she can do to be a helpful partner. How… Continue reading The post #251- How Can Melody Help Her Hypochondriac Boyfriend? appear…

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#250- How Do I Trust My Intuition Again After Awkwardness? 26:35

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I got an audio question from Burrito John who wanted to know he can deal with a situation. He’s obsessing about whether he actually liked someone, or whether he was just obsessing and didn’t. He is worried he made it awkward with his co-worker and now wonders whether he and… Continue reading The post #250- How Do I Trust My Intuition Again After Aw…

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#249- How Choices When Young Help SO-OCD Haunt You Later 43:25

27d ago43:25

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Jeffrey messaged me and wanted to know how to forgive himself for his obsessions and past choices so he can finally move on with his life past the grip of SO-OCD. His question has a lot going on, and includes elements of shame and guilt from his past behaviors, doubt… Continue reading The post #249- How Choices When Young Help SO-OCD Haunt You Late…

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#248- When Obsessions Are Also Your Interests And Values- ROCD Edition 32:00

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Dan reached out with an audio question to ask about what he can do when his interests and values happen to also be the focus of his obsession. Hijacking your values, hobbies, and interests is a really common tactic of OCD, but does that mean you have to give it… Continue reading The post #248- When Obsessions Are Also Your Interests And Values- ROC…

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#247- Science Proves We Don’t Have Free Will… Now What?! 45:53

1M ago45:53

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Just in case the threats of the Rapture didn’t get you down (or amped up with anxiety) enough, GS comes along to ask the question about what to do, and how to move on with life, now that, apparently, science proves that we have no free will. So, GS struggles… Continue reading The post #247- Science Proves We Don’t Have Free Will… Now What?! appeare…

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#246- Are Generalized Anxiety Compulsions Different Than OCD Compulsions? GAD vs OCD! 30:39

2M ago30:39

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For today’s episode, I got a relatively simple question; what are the differences between the compulsions and other behaviors found in Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and how do they differ from those in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). While this was a pretty quick answer, it spun out into a comparison… Continue reading The post #246- Are G…

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#245- OCD Treatment And The Autism Spectrum With Dr. Jeremy Shuman, PsyD 54:40

2M ago54:40

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Dr Jeremy Shuman, PsyD, joins me today to discuss OCD treatment for those on the Autism Spectrum. Dr. Shuman offers a wealth of knowledge, insights, and encouragement to clinicians, families, and individuals alike. We discuss some of the diagnostic complications with the overlap of OCD and Autism symptoms, obstacles in… Continue reading The post #2…

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#244- Real-Event OCD: I Used AI And All I Got Was Guilt And Anxiety 26:58

2M ago26:58

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Alan sent me a message asking me about how he can deal with a spike in Real-Event OCD themes. He’s a reporter who used AI to help with his grammar, but his anxiety latched on about violating AI policies at work. He struggles to let go of the obsession and… Continue reading The post #244- Real-Event OCD: I Used AI And All I Got Was Guilt And Anxiety…

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#243- Toenail Fungus Obsession… Again, and Still! 41:48

3M ago41:48

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Annie reached out to me as a follow up to a previous question she had about her toenail fungus and her obsession about it. She noticed that after all her ERP treatment she continues to have an obsession because she continues to get infections! How frustrating!? I talk about the… Continue reading The post #243- Toenail Fungus Obsession… Again, and S…

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#242- What If You Actually Believe Your Obsessive Thoughts? 36:41

3M ago36:41

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I recently got a follow up question from the Emotional Contamination episode (#240) asking about what to do if/ when someone actually believes their OCD fear is absolutely real. In Therapy-Land, we call this a high Fixity of Beliefs, or their thoughts are highly rigid or fixed. I know a… Continue reading The post #242- What If You Actually Believe …

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#241- The National OCD Survey with Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti and Jon Hershfield 1:04:07

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Today’s episode feature Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD, and Jon Hershfield, MFT in our discussion of the National OCD Survey. The goal of the National OCD Survey is to gather information about the demographic differences in OCD subtypes across the United States in alignment with identified cultural groupings within the United… Continue reading The post…

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#240- Emotional Contamination For Ellie’s 14 Year Old 39:08

3M ago39:08

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Ellie reached out to ask about how to help her 14 year old who is struggling with a fear of becoming like other people. Emotional Contamination the name we often apply to the OCD subtype where someone is afraid they will take on the unwanted characteristics of other, or specific,… Continue reading The post #240- Emotional Contamination For Ellie’s …

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#239- SO-OCD Is Leading To Troubles In The Bedroom. Help! 31:21

3M ago31:21

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Ward emailed me to share a struggle he’s going through related to his SO-OCD. He notes that he’s in therapy and making progress, but the anxiety is impacting his performance in the bedroom and his libido is much lower than he wants. Anxiety can have serious negative impacts on someone’s… Continue reading The post #239- SO-OCD Is Leading To Troubles…

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#238- Will Payton Ever Be Able To See Life Past Her Nose Again? 31:30

4M ago31:30

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Payton reached out with a voice question on Instagram with a question that a lot of people who listen to this podcast can understand. She struggles with what she believes is Hyperawareness OCD/ Sensorimotor OCD and is fixated on the fact that she can see the tip of her nose.… Continue reading The post #238- Will Payton Ever Be Able To See Life Past…

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#237- Alana’s Perfectionism Is Driving Her Nuts! 23:32

4M ago23:32

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Alana messaged me recently and asked about how she can tackle her perfectionism. It’s stopping her from sending in assignments, writing papers, and even makes her write down all the words she hears to make sure she knows them. Perfectionism can be awful, time consuming, and shame inducing. To try… Continue reading The post #237- Alana’s Perfectioni…

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#236- Being The Other Person In An ROCD Relationship With Danielle Cohen, LMFT 50:42

4M ago50:42

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Ever wonder what it’s like to be the partner of someone with Relationship OCD (ROCD)? Well, one listener did too, and they reached out to me and asked if I could have someone on to talk about their experience. So, Danielle Cohen, LMFT, joined me to talk about her experience… Continue reading The post #236- Being The Other Person In An ROCD Relation…

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#235- Is It Normal To Have Intrusive Thoughts On Purpose? 35:50

5M ago35:50

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Rick reached out to me recently to ask a very simple question with a not-so-simple answer. He wanted to know if it’s normal to have intrusive thoughts on purpose? It got me thinking about a lot of my clients who ask similar questions about their thoughts and why they have… Continue reading The post #235- Is It Normal To Have Intrusive Thoughts On P…

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#234- How Do I Stop, And Do ERP With, These Looping Violent Thoughts 34:52

5M ago34:52

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Abby reached out to me via Instagram to ask a question that starts off a little Harm OCD, but ends up a little Sensorimotor/ Hyperawareness OCD. She wants to know how to deal with her intrusive, looping thoughts that focuses on harm related thoughts toward a family member. She knows… Continue reading The post #234- How Do I Stop, And Do ERP With, T…

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#233- POCD: What If Therapist Actually Thinks I’m… You know?! 34:58

5M ago34:58

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M messaged me recently to ask about a situation that is all too common. They struggle with POCD, but are terrified to go see a therapist for treatment because what if the therapist 1) doesn’t diagnose them with POCD but actually thinks they are their worst fear, and 2) they… Continue reading The post #233- POCD: What If Therapist Actually Thinks I’…

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#232- How Can I Be A Full Time Artist Without Scrupulosity Destroying Me? 35:58

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Struggling Artist emailed me with an admittedly long question. They want to become a full time artist but are struggling to take the leap because their Religious and Moral Scrupulosity OCD is trying to overtake their life. Obsessions about moral perfection are leading to checking compulsions, donating art sales profits,… Continue reading The post #…

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#231- Eden’s Casadastraphobia, and Taking Power From Sensorimotor OCD 36:48

6M ago36:48

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Today I get to share a comment from Eden and a question from Nicholas. Eden wanted to share her experience with Casadastraphobia. I love being able to share others’ experiences because everyone’s experience is a little bit different; even when people share the same anxiety subtype. After this, I get… Continue reading The post #231- Eden’s Casadastr…

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#230- Not Habituating To Anxiety Of Fungus Under My Fingernails! 34:16

6M ago34:16

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Katie reached out ask me a simple question about how to pursue Exposure and Response Prevention when she cannot habituate to anxiety after she has had a resurgence of a fungus growing in her fingernails, and now toenails! She’s been through treatment, including IOP, but now is struggling to figure… Continue reading The post #230- Not Habituating To…

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#229- How Can I Fight The Daily Fight Against SO-OCD? 39:26

6M ago39:26

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Phil messaged me to ask a simple question; what can he do to fight the inner fight of SO-OCD? He comments that he is in a relationship but constantly gets unwanted, intrusive thoughts telling him to “come out” or otherwise twisting completely neutral thoughts into something he does not want.… Continue reading The post #229- How Can I Fight The Dail…

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#228- Functional Neurological Disorder and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures with Dr. Lorna Myers 53:44

7M ago53:44

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Today’s episode features another amazing interview with someone at the forefront of their field. I had the privilege to interview Dr. Lorna Myers about Functional Neurological Disorder and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures. This may be new to many of this podcast’s listeners, but it is another fascinating dive into how the… Continue reading The po…

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#227- Post Partum OCD with Dr. Jon Abramowitz 59:51

7M ago59:51

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In light of Mother’s Day, I had a chance to sit down with Dr. Jon Abramowitz and chat about Post Partum and Parinatal OCD, usually abbreviated as PPOCD. Dr. Abramowitz and I discussed the nuts and bolts of PPOCD, how it fits within the general OCD cycle, the impact it… Continue reading The post #227- Post Partum OCD with Dr. Jon Abramowitz appeared…

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#226- Dealing With Dissociation, and Creative Corner with Erika McCoy 36:50

7M ago36:50

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For today’s episode, I answer a question from C. She wants to know what she can do about her dissociation and memory loss when she becomes triggered and/ or overwhelmed with anxiety. What’s worse, she feels this way when she tries to do ERP and wonders whether or not the… Continue reading The post #226- Dealing With Dissociation, and Creative Corne…

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#225- Shame and Rebuilding Relationships After The Worst Of OCD 24:37

7M ago24:37

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Jenn wrote to me asking about how she can deal with the feelings of shame and embarrassment after her family has heard the details, and been the recipients of, her compulsive confession, reassurance seeking, and other compulsive behavior. She’s struggling with the shame that happens after years of compulsive vulnerability… Continue reading The post…

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#224- Why Does OCD Feel So Real? 37:59

7M ago37:59

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Kallie sent me a question that I’m sure every single person who has listened to this podcast has asked– “Why does OCD feel so real?!” She also asks why her specific subtype keeps showing up despite other subtypes coming and going, so there’s a little something for everyone. This is… Continue reading The post #224- Why Does OCD Feel So Real? appeare…

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#223- Fear Of False Memories, and Fear Of Losing Memories 33:37

8M ago33:37

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Today’s episode includes two questions and two answers, both having to do with memories. For the first question, the listener wants to know what can be done about false memories. So, we have to discuss False Memory OCD and Real Event OCD! The next question is from a listener who… Continue reading The post #223- Fear Of False Memories, and Fear Of L…

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#222- Intrusive Musical Imagery: What Is It, and How Do I Stop It? 30:36

8M ago30:36

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Max emailed me and asked a question that has never been asked on the FearCast before. He shares that he struggles with Intrusive Musical Imagery, or intrusive mental snippets of songs, and he wants to know how to deal with them. This is a great question that, even Max acknowledges,… Continue reading The post #222- Intrusive Musical Imagery: What Is…

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#221- What Kind Of A Person Has POCD Thoughts, and What If I Cheated? 29:23

8M ago29:23

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Today’s question comes from Rick and Emilie. Rick struggles with feeling terrible over the fact that he even has POCD related thoughts and worries they reflect something terrible about himself. Furthermore, he feels worse now that he doesn’t feel as bad as he did before! What could that mean?! Emilie… Continue reading The post #221- What Kind Of A …

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#220- Stuck In A Real Event Obsession: ERP, Or Live And Learn? 51:17

8M ago51:17

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Today’s main question comes from a listener who seems to be stuck in a memory from two life events and she cant seem to get herself out of, away from, or past them. She’s tried ERP, but nothing seems to work. But, what if ERP in this instance wasn’t the… Continue reading The post #220- Stuck In A Real Event Obsession: ERP, Or Live And Learn? appear…

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#219- I’m Attracted To The Memory Of My Elementary School Crush… Is This POCD? 46:03

9M ago46:03

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Today’s question is a fun one (for me). PotatoChipFiend emailed me asking me how they should deal with recurring thoughts about their childhood crushes and whether or not it is a form of POCD? In this episode I offer some guidance for exposures, ways to rethink the meaning of the… Continue reading The post #219- I’m Attracted To The Memory Of My El…

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#218- What Is The Best Exposures For Sensorimotor, And Attention Training 29:00

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For this week’s question, Sisi emailed me asking about the best exposures for Sensorimotor OCD. So, while of course I offer some suggestions and ideas, I also use this as an opportunity to discuss Attention Training as a way to help build your skill to allowing distraction while intentionally, and… Continue reading The post #218- What Is The Best E…

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#217- Saying “No” To Real Event OCD Has Triggered My Real Event OCD! 40:50

9M ago40:50

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Maya messaged me recently with a question about her Real Event OCD. She decided to finally say “no” to a confession compulsion as part of her Real-Event cycle, but this has re-triggered the OCD theme! What should she do? Sometimes we are stuck in situations where there is no perfect… Continue reading The post #217- Saying “No” To Real Event OCD Has…

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#216- Valentines Special: Open Relationships And The Fear of Being Replaced 35:19

9M ago35:19

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Today I’m releasing an episode early in honor of Valentines Day! This question comes from Teddy who is in an open relationship and has a fear that he will be replaced by someone else. While it may not be the expected podcast content for Valentines day, there is actually a… Continue reading The post #216- Valentines Special: Open Relationships And T…

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#215- Living Religious Scrupulosity Through Ramadan, With Mubeena Mirza 40:58

10M ago40:58

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Mubeena Mirza, LCSW, joined me today to talk about Religious Scrupulosity within the Muslim community in anticipation of Ramadan. Ramadan is a month-long religious holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world, and for anyone who struggles with Religious Scrupulosity knows that major holidays can invite new obsessions, intensifying current obsessi…

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#214- OCD Is Exhausting, So Are Kids. Do I Want Another One? Featuring Kelley Franke, MFT 42:44

10M ago42:44

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Kelley Franke, MFT, joined me today to answer a listener question about parenting with OCD. Lots has been written about how to parent a kid with OCD, but how do you parent with OCD yourself? Today’s question comes from Kelly (a different one, I swear). She shares how she always… Continue reading The post #214- OCD Is Exhausting, So Are Kids. Do I W…

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#213- I’ve gone through treatment, so why do I still get these intrusive thoughts? 36:02

10M ago36:02

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MJ asks a great question, that I think a lot of people have too. She’s gone through treatment, which was pretty successful, but why is her brain still giving her these unwanted intrusive thoughts that sometimes catch her up into a swirl of anxiety again?! What gives? I offer MJ… Continue reading The post #213- I’ve gone through treatment, so why do…

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#212- Obsessed With Someone Else’s Smell. Is That Sensorimotor? 24:32

10M ago24:32

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Adam messaged me recently with an audio question. He noticed that he recently has been obsessed with the smell of someone else. Memories of the smell when he inhales. Thoughts about the smell wherever he goes. He’s had Sensorimotor obsessions in the past, but what about this? This one isn’t… Continue reading The post #212- Obsessed With Someone Els…

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#211- I’ve Made A Terrible Mistake And Can’t Stop Ruminating About It! 48:17

11M ago48:17

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The FearCast is back in 2025! For today’s question, I answered Beth’s question about a mistake she made at the beginning of a fantastic relationship that has now turned into Real Event OCD and Moral Scrupulosity. She’s ruminating about all her past mistakes and beating herself up. What’s worse, she… Continue reading The post #211- I’ve Made A Terri…

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#209- Living Well With OCD, Featuring Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz 52:25

11M ago52:25

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Today I’m excited to share a conversation I had with Dr. Jonathan Abramowitz about his upcoming book Living Well With OCD. During our conversation, I was able to ask him about the inspiration for the book, who would benefit from reading the book, and how people living with OCD all… Continue reading The post #209- Living Well With OCD, Featuring Dr.…

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#208- How Do Others Know “Deep Down” Their Obsessions Aren’t True? 24:19

12M ago24:19

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Gabriela messaged me and wanted to know how other people seemingly know, “deep down,” that their obsessions aren’t true. Have you ever heard that phrase? It seems like Gabriela has too and is struggling to find this hidden knowledge (or reassurance) that the SO-OCD and ROCD she’s struggling with aren’t… Continue reading The post #208- How Do Others…

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#207- SPACE With High Dependent Adult Children With Natalia Aíza, LPC 50:43

12M ago50:43

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For today’s podcast, we are ALL lucky to have Natalia Aiza, LPC, on to continue our conversation about using SPACE treatment with the High Dependent Adult Children, otherwise known as the “failure to launch” population. This was a wonderful, eye opening conversation about how to help those individuals who are… Continue reading The post #207- SPACE …

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#206- Why Do I Assume I Am, And What If I Am, What My Thought Say?! 36:20

1y ago36:20

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Today’s episode is a two-fer, but to answer one I need to answer the other. The first is from a listener who wonders why he assumes his thoughts are true about him, no matter what they are. I offer some insight into this process, and offer him guidance on how… Continue reading The post #206- Why Do I Assume I Am, And What If I Am, What My Thought S…

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#205- Vasovagal Syncope And A Fear Of Blood 35:04

1y ago35:04

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Today’s episode comes from a listener who struggles with fainting at the sight of blood. To answer this, I discuss Vasovagal Syncope, a physiological event in which people sometimes faint in response to high emotion and feeling startled, including fainting at the sight of blood. I give a brief overview… Continue reading The post #205- Vasovagal Syn…

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#204- Schizophrenia OCD From Reading About Schizophrenia?! 31:02

1y ago31:02

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Today’s episode comes from Victor who’s having a tough time dealing with obsessions focused on whether or not he has Schizophrenia. Unfortunately, sometimes simply reading something, seeing a video on something, or just hearing an idea related to something can be enough for OCD to suggest, “Maybe that’s you. Now,… Continue reading The post #204- Sc…

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#203- Why Is Real Life Anxiety Tougher Than My ERP Anxiety? 31:42

1y ago31:42

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Today’s audio questioner wants to know why the anxiety they experience from regular life and every-day triggers is worse than the anxiety they get when doing Exposures. They struggle to make their exposures as triggering as their regular anxiety, but can’t! But is that even necessary? Continue reading The post #203- Why Is Real Life Anxiety Tougher…

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#202- Relationship OCD Spiked With Harm OCD? What To Do?d 36:51

1y ago36:51

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To learn more about Harm OCD, check out this article from The California OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center Today’s audio question comes from Aaron who asked about a situation he has not heard much about, so he’s looking for some guidance. He’s noticing he has some Relationship OCD (no big… Continue reading The post #202- Relationship OCD Spiked With…