Anna reached out with an audio question (and a follow up email) to ask a question about Aboulomania, or severe difficulty making decisions. She struggles making big choices and finds herself getting stuck. She wants to know how she can start making choices, trusting herself, and getting over this hangup.
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Mary messaged me with a question about how she can accept her past choices without having to also accept that she is fundamentally flawed for giving into her compulsion. Real Event OCD can be a monster because it forces you to accept a giant package of information, which all together…
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Today I had the pleasure of having on repeat guest, Natalia Aiza, LPC, to talk about her upcoming book for self guided EMDR. Natalia has been on the podcast before to talk about SPACE for children and adults, and her recent book on EMDR outlines what this treatment method looks…
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Today I had the privilege to speak with Dr. Alec Pollard, PhD, and to pick his brain about Treatment Interfering Behaviors, or TIBs. Dr. Pollard is a well known researcher, speaker, and clinician who has a particular interest in helping people who struggle with the treatment process. We discuss four…
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Today’s audio question comes from Joey. They ask a question that represents the middle ground between genuine relationship concerns and Relationship focused OCD (ROCD). In their call they note their obsession toward their partner and struggle with fears that their partner will leave or cheat. But, they also point out…
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Today’s question comes from Ann who asked a question that I’ve never been asked before. Ann shared that she has been diagnosed with POCD by her psychiatrist, but she questions this diagnosis because she is interested in a niche anime style that portrays young looking, or child coded, characters in…
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