Why Therapy Might Not Be Working for Your OCD
It’s frustrating to spend time and money on therapy and feel like nothing is changing. For people with OCD, this happens all the time — often because the wrong therapy approach is being used, or becau...
5 Okt 202510min
Living 32 Years Without Knowing I Had OCD
Chelsea Risko spent over three decades living with fear, shame, and doubt she couldn’t name. From childhood worries to intrusive thoughts on her wedding day, OCD shaped her life in ways she didn’t und...
2 Okt 202550min
The WRONG Way To Treat OCD
Not all therapy works for OCD — in fact, the wrong approach can actually make symptoms worse. Too often, people are told to rely on deep breathing, relaxation, distraction, or reassurance to manage in...
28 Sep 20258min
Levels of OCD Treatment Explained
Most people think OCD treatment is just meeting with a therapist once or twice a week. But what happens when that’s not enough?In this episode of the Get to Know OCD podcast, Dr. Patrick McGrath sits ...
24 Sep 202535min
I'm An Author and I Have OCD
Emily Barth Isler grew up believing her anxious, obsessive thoughts were just part of being an artist. Like so many, she bought into the myth that suffering fuels creativity. For years, that belief ke...
18 Sep 202555min
OCD Through the Generations: What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t)
Brenna Posey and Tracie Ibrahim grew up in very different eras, but both know the weight of OCD. In this conversation, they reflect on what it was like to struggle before OCD was widely understood, ho...
14 Sep 202535min
The Postpartum Struggle No One Talks About: OCD
Julia Hale is an OCD therapist, but nothing prepared her for the wave of intrusive thoughts and crushing doubt that hit after giving birth. Like many new parents, she had only ever heard postpartum de...
11 Sep 202547min
When famous people actually get OCD right...
Nicole Rafiee didn't realize she had OCD, partly because TV and movies told her it only looked like spotless kitchens, color-coded closets, or a punchline. Meanwhile, her experience was constant spira...
7 Sep 202518min
