What is My Role in Getting Better?
Chris launches a new series on the role of the patient or the listener in the process of getting better. He reviews a document, forged from clinical experience, and written for his patients that expla...
28 Nov 202314min
When OCD Turns Itself Inside-Out and Backward
Chris discusses a couple of cases that illustrate that idea that sometimes OCD and anxiety disorders flip the script on you, and completely change the behaviors that feed them. All of the sudden, the ...
20 Nov 202316min
You Need Both Will and Strategy
"Life's a fight!" Chris discusses a personal slogan and explains what that means in the context of OCD. Fighting means both the will to win and a strategy to succeed. In the fight against OCD, you nee...
7 Nov 202313min
Everybody's Pure-O ... Sometimes
Chris responds to a listener's question about the ever-popular topic, Pure-O. He highlights the concept of identifying compulsions; as Pure-Oers do compulsions, they just don't properly identify them....
27 Okt 202314min
Mistakes You're Probably Making in Exposure Therapy
Building off of the last two episodes, Chris discusses common errors made in exposure-work. These concepts aren't new to the podcast; but they are ... common mistakes. What that means is that you're p...
17 Okt 202316min
Chris Conducts an Imaginal Exposure ... on Himself
In this episode, Chris faces his relationship-OCD and does what's called, an imaginal exposure. Feel free to reach out with any questions you might have to chrisleins04@gmail.com. If you've found the...
12 Okt 202345min
The Four Bosom Buddies of Good Exposure Therapy
Chris talks through a few erroneous but common ideas of exposure therapy. These are mistakes made by both consumers and inexperienced therapists. He then explains four components of good exposure ther...
2 Okt 202319min
When OCD Says "This" Means "That"
Chris discusses fears and case-examples that involve physical symptoms and environmental experiences, and that the OCD says "this" is evidence of, or means "that." These can be difficult to deal with,...
22 Sep 202310min
