OCD Family Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Taylor Newendorp, LCPC, to the OCD Family Community. As Founder of Chicago Counseling Center and the Network Clinical Training Director at NOCD, Taylor illuminates the profound impact that perfectionism has on OCD and mental health at large. Additionally, as an accomplished author, Taylor shares about The Perfectionism Workbook. It has practical tips, helpful strategies and real life experiences that offer valuable guidance for anyone struggling with perfectionism or supporting loved ones who do. So join the conversation! Because while perfection is impossible— freedom is within reach.

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she sits down with Dr. Michael Alcée, Ph.D., psychologist and author of the The Upside of OCD, to explore the transformative emotional sensitivity and creativity within OCD warriors. Mike helps to illustrate how the very traits that can feel overwhelming for sufferers and loved ones can also spark incredible strength and resilience. Together, we discuss bridging cognitive and psychodynamic approaches in treatment, blending science with artistry and cultivating self compassion to honor the heart of those with lived experience. So join the conversation, as we explore the nuance and appreciate the gifts within our community’s struggles.

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she dives into the often overlooked, but surprisingly common fear of vomiting, with insights from psychotherapist, Anna Christie. As we chat with the esteemed podcast host of Emetophobia Help with Anna Christie, we discuss how this intense phobia can lead to avoidance and safety behaviors that can interfere with people’s ability to engage in value-driven activities and functioning. Anna shares a bit about her story, discusses treatment options, gives great resources and highlights constructive tips for family members surrounding Emetophobia warriors. So join the conversation to learn all about the hope available and the freedom offered through recovery.

Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she kicks off the New Year with return guest, Alie Garza, MSW. Alie shares more about her experience with residential treatment for OCD. Our glimpse into her process helps the OCD Family Community in gaining some perspective regarding what treatment looks like, the challenges endured and the difficult, sacred journey of what happens next after stepping down from a higher level of care. Alie still brings her warmth and humor, and she shares a bit more about her advocacy as a co-creator for the popular Instagram account, Bad Bitches, Bad Anxiety.

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she gives Alie Garza, MSW, a big OCD Family Community welcome! In addition to being one of the content co-creators of the popular Instagram account, Bad Bitches, Bad Anxiety, Alie is an OCD Warrior who is honoring us with her journey from living her life to living the hell that OCD portrayed it could be. Alie shares the subtle, yet layered ways in which OCD bent the possibilities of truth that ultimately led her to residential treatment. Harm and Health OCD are discussed, religious trauma and more. And keep an ear out, because she'll be back next week to share how treatment impacted her and where she is now.

Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she joins Micah Howe this holiday season. Micah is a mental health advocate who suffers with OCD, depression, and hoarding disorder. One of his deepest passions is to help parents and loved ones of those who battle with OCD better understand the world from a sufferer's perspective. Join us as he unpacks this really powerful wishlist to further help the OCD Family Community in their journeys to love and support our OCD and OCD-Related Disorder warriors.

Join Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she continues the discussion with Mike Heady, LCPC, regarding how I-CBT can be applied in treatment. This glance provides a broad overview to some of the key tenants of I-CBT in practice, as well as some helpful resources to support the OCD Family Community in our continued learning.

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as we learn about Inference-Based CBT with our special guest, Mike Heady, LCPC. The OCD Family Community has made reference to I-CBT before, but what is this framework and what does it have to do with OCD? As it turns out, it's an additional evidenced based framework that can treat OCD, and it's been around for decades as well. But it's more recent emergence of use in the US has made this "new" theory garner questions and confusion for some. So join the conversation, because we're going to break it down and ultimately learn that there's more hope available in the treatment of OCD.

Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes back her handsome hubs, Patrick, for a special holiday episode of OCD Family Podcast. This episode will focus on some tips and strategies for varying ERP work during the holiday season, which can be stressful even in the best of circumstances. So join us, as we laugh a little and play a few holiday games too!

Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she completes our first OCD Related Disorder Series with Part V on Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. She hosts Dr. Anthony Pinto, Ph.D., International Expert, as we learn more about OCPD, how it's diagnosed, treated and more. You won't want to miss out on this Series finale, as it's more prevalent than most people realize. Come join the conversation and learn more! There's always a seat at the table for you.