Exposure Therapy in a Public Bathroom
In this episode of Breaking the Rules, we record from an unusual location — the bathroom floor of a public restroom — as we explore an increasingly popular social media trend: “clean girl culture.”Acr...
18 Mai 16min
Why OCD Gets Worse Before It Gets Better (Extinction Bursts)
In this episode of Breaking the Rules, we unpack one of the most confusing and frustrating parts of OCD treatment: extinction bursts.If you’ve ever started exposure therapy and felt like your intrusiv...
4 Mai 19min
What Exposure Therapy Actually Feels Like (The Mentos/Jelly Bean Exercise)
In this episode of Breaking the Rules, we do something a little different — we guide you through a live experiential exercise used in therapy to demonstrate how Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) ...
20 Apr 16min
OCD and Productivity: The Struggle Behind the Scenes
In this episode of Breaking the Rules, we explore one of the most frustrating and often misunderstood impacts of OCD - how it interferes with studying, productivity, and performance at work.For many p...
6 Apr 28min
Perfectionism, Process-Based Therapy & The Anxious Perfectionist
In this episode of Breaking the Rules, we’re joined by researcher and clinician Dr. Clarissa Ong to unpack the complex relationship between perfectionism, anxiety, and OCD — and to explore how process...
23 Mar 59min
Developmental Patterns in OCD Onset and Flare-Ups
In this episode of Breaking the Rules, we explore when and why OCD tends to peak across the lifespan — and why symptoms often intensify during moments of growth, change, and meaning rather than out of...
9 Mar 17min
Contamination OCD Isn’t Quirky
In this long-awaited episode of Breaking the Rules, we finally do a deep dive into contamination-themed OCD — one of the most common, misunderstood, and physically debilitating OCD presentations.This ...
23 Feb 27min
Readiness, Uncertainty, and Behaviour Change in OCD Treatment
In this reflective and practical episode of Breaking the Rules, the hosts unpack a phrase that shows up constantly in therapy rooms: “I don’t feel ready.” What does it actually mean? Is readiness a fe...
9 Feb 21min
