My OCD Was Happening Entirely in My Head
Lauren Rosen’s OCD didn’t always look like the compulsions people expect. Much of it was happening entirely in her mind. For years, she found herself trapped in endless mental loops — replaying conver...
5 Mar 47min
How We Train World-Class OCD Therapists To Help You
Most therapists graduate with little to no formal training in OCD — and almost none in exposure and response prevention (ERP), the gold-standard treatment. That gap matters. People with OCD often spen...
1 Mar 31min
The “What If” OCD Thought That Took Over My Life
It started with a simple moment. Lunch. A new romantic relationship. Feeling good about the future. Then a thought slipped in: what if I have an STD and just don’t know it? That’s how OCD entered Will...
26 Feb 49min
John Green, a Doctor and a CEO Get Real About Mental Health
Author John Green couldn’t write. NOCD Co-founder and CEO Stephen Smith could barely leave his house. Both were suffering from OCD without proper treatment. In fact, 95% of Americans with OCD aren’t r...
23 Feb 42min
The Film That Captures How OCD Really Looks
Sam Sabawi joins the Get to Know OCD podcast to talk about his short film, For All I Know. The film centers on OCD. Its title reflects the kind of intrusive uncertainty that defines the disorder — th...
19 Feb 43min
What I Wish I Knew Before Treating OCD
In this episode, Sonya talks about what shifted when she chose to work in a place where OCD isn’t treated as an afterthought. She reflects on what she wishes she had understood earlier about exposure ...
15 Feb 33min
The real story behind NOCD: Make-or-break moments & the mission that drives us
One year, Stephen Smith was the starting quarterback at his college. The next year, he was completely housebound, debilitated by a condition he didn't even have a name for yet.In this powerful episode...
12 Feb 40min
OCD or Anxiety? John Green And A Clinical Expert Explain
John Green knows how easy it can be to confuse anxiety and OCD—and how that confusion can keep people stuck. His own OCD symptoms were labeled and treated as generalized anxiety disorder for years, pr...
9 Feb 11min
