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The OCD Stories

Welcome to The OCD Stories, hosted by Stuart Ralph. The podcast has been heard over 8million times globally. Check out your first episode from our existing hundreds of episodes featuring experts, and people experiencing symptoms just like you today. If you do, you may just feel understood, heard and possibly help you identify your next step in your own personal journey to healing. Disclaimer - this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. Please seek treatment from a licensed mental health professional.

Dr Steven Phillipson - Teletherapy for OCD (Ep162)

31 mins; February 24, 2019

Chrissie Hodges - Gamechangers 2019 (Ep161)

65 hours 44 mins; February 17, 2019

Your ERP Questions Answered – Part 2 With Dr Joan Davidson (Ep160)

107 hours 34 mins; February 10, 2019

Story: Alex Culafi (Ep159)

43 mins; February 03, 2019

Jonny Say - OCD, Mindfulness and Compassion (Ep158)

52 mins; January 27, 2019

Sean Shinnock - OCD Story & The Monster Initiative (Ep157)

75 hours 39 mins; January 20, 2019

Ruji Rahman - CBT, Compassion and Uncertainty (Ep156)

44 mins; January 13, 2019

Dr Katia Moritz - The Core of OCD Treatment (Ep155)

40 mins; January 06, 2019

Catherine Benfield - Stigma reduction, the BBC & OCD (Ep154)

67 hours 46 mins; December 23, 2018

Jon Hershfield - Overcoming Harm OCD (Ep153)

48 mins; December 16, 2018

Story: Jo Edge (Ep152)

54 mins; December 09, 2018

Dr Russ Harris - The Happiness Trap (Ep151)

48 mins; December 02, 2018

Jessica Emily - Littlest Lady (Redefining Trauma, & OCD) (Ep150)

28 mins; November 25, 2018

Elvis Gomes - Understanding experiences of OCD (Ep149)

52 mins; November 18, 2018

Kim Vincenty - A worried mother does better research than the FBI (Ep148)

40 mins; November 11, 2018

Story: Robin Roblee-Strauss (What If?) (Ep147)

33 mins; November 04, 2018

When OCD affects you at work (with charity OCD Action) (Ep146)

49 mins; October 28, 2018

Story: David Murphy (Ep145)

47 mins; October 21, 2018

Chrissie Hodges and Jess discuss OCD (Ep144)

61 hours 41 mins; October 13, 2018

Lori Johnson - OCD and Substance Use Disorders (Ep143)

49 mins; October 07, 2018

Ashley Annestedt - Treatment Ready (Ep142)

39 mins; September 30, 2018

Alejandro Ibarra - OCD Treatment (Tratamiento de TOC) (Ep141)

30 mins; September 23, 2018

Story: Kevin Putman (RUN OCD) (Ep140)

84 hours 22 mins; September 16, 2018

Michelle Massi - ERP, Self-Compassion, and Common Humanity (Ep139)

41 mins; September 09, 2018

Edinburgh Fringe Festival: OCD and creativity (Ep138)

49 mins; September 02, 2018

What this person without OCD wants you to know (Ep137)

31 mins; August 26, 2018

Dr Patrick McGrath - It's ok to be uncomfortable (Ep136)

44 mins; August 19, 2018

Story: Anna Foster (Ep135)

57 mins; August 12, 2018

1 million downloads: A heartfelt thank you

4 mins; August 09, 2018

Aaron Harvey - Intrusive Thoughts (Ep134)

82 hours 6 mins; August 05, 2018

OCD Con (Day 3)

10 mins; July 30, 2018

Kimberley Quinlan - It's a beautiful day to do hard things (Ep133)

63 hours 46 mins; July 29, 2018

OCD Con (Day 2)

14 mins; July 28, 2018

OCD Con (Day 1)

6 mins; July 27, 2018

Story: Solome Tibebu (Anxiety in Teens) (Ep132)

39 mins; July 22, 2018

Sheva Rajaee - Some questions can't be answered (Ep131)

55 mins; July 15, 2018

Dr Jonathan Abramowitz - Living the CBT lifestyle (Ep130)

47 mins; July 08, 2018

Dr Jenny Yip - OCD Treatment (Ep129)

42 mins; July 01, 2018

Dr Kevin Chapman - Recognising culture in the effective treatment of OCD (Ep128)

33 mins; June 24, 2018

Story: Spenser Gabin (Ep127)

48 mins; June 17, 2018

Harris Goldberg - Relapse, stress and recovery (Ep126)

77 hours 21 mins; June 10, 2018

Kirsten Pagacz - Leaving The OCD Circus (Ep125)

82 hours 29 mins; June 03, 2018

The OCD Camp - My conversation with 6 campers (Ep124)

81 hours 24 mins; May 26, 2018

Dr David Sherman - Medication (Ep123)

65 hours 33 mins; May 20, 2018

Shala Nicely - Is Fred in the Refrigerator?: Taming OCD and Reclaiming My Life (Ep122)

44 mins; May 13, 2018

Story: Richard Taylor

57 mins; May 06, 2018

Dr Steven Phillipson - "I'm a bit OCD". What actually is OCD? (Ep120)

33 mins; April 29, 2018

Rose (Bretécher) Cartwright - Pure (Ep119)

48 mins; April 22, 2018

Ethan Smith - If I Can Then You Can Too (Ep118)

55 mins; April 15, 2018

Story: Marco Maggioni (Ep117)

56 mins; April 08, 2018

Dr Fred Penzel - Succeeding in Your OCD Treatment (Ep116)

58 mins; April 01, 2018

Margaret Sisson - OCD & Addiction (Riley's Wish Foundation) (Ep115)

55 mins; March 25, 2018

Catherine Benfield - Perinatal and Postnatal OCD (Ep114)

79 hours 6 mins; March 18, 2018

Dr Jonathan Grayson - Freedom from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Ep113)

63 hours 10 mins; March 11, 2018

Story: Lillie Fergus (Ep112)

48 mins; March 04, 2018

Dr Edna Foa - The treatment, research and history of OCD recovery (Ep111)

42 mins; February 25, 2018

Stuart Ralph - Behind the scenes of The OCD Stories (Ep110)

56 mins; February 18, 2018

Dr Jonathan Abramowitz - Getting over OCD (Ep109)

62 hours 6 mins; February 11, 2018

Chrissie Hodges - OCD Gamechangers (Ep108)

55 mins; February 04, 2018

Dr Kevin Chapman - Having GRIT in OCD recovery (Ep107)

43 mins; January 28, 2018

Dr Steven Phillipson - How ERP works, and the power of choice (Ep106)

65 hours 25 mins; January 21, 2018

Peter Weiss - Camping, Nature and OCD (Ep105)

17 mins; January 12, 2018

Dr Elizabeth McIngvale - Peace of Mind (Ep104)

32 mins; January 07, 2018

The OCD Stories in 2018 (Ep103)

6 mins; December 24, 2017

Elke - Recovering from (Contamination) OCD (Ep102)

65 hours 0 mins; December 17, 2017

Dr Ashley Smith - CBT, OCD recovery and a blind quest (Ep101)

78 hours 13 mins; December 10, 2017

Thank you (Ep100)

10 mins; November 28, 2017

Dr Steven Phillipson - Recovery From Thinking The Unthinkable (Ep99)

70 hours 46 mins; November 26, 2017

Emily Byrnes - A Strangely Wrapped Gift (Ep98)

40 mins; November 19, 2017

Zoe Gillis - Disconnect to Reconnect (Ep96)

64 hours 56 mins; November 05, 2017

Shannon Shy - Overcoming OCD (Ep94)

62 hours 50 mins; October 22, 2017

Kimberley Quinlan - OCD and Eating Disorders (Ep93)

45 mins; October 15, 2017

Kimberley Quinlan - Badass Radical Acceptance for OCD (Ep92)

59 mins; October 08, 2017

Aneela Kumar - Trichotillomania and the Keen Smart Bracelet (Ep91)

31 mins; October 01, 2017

Jon Hershfield and Shala Nicely - Everyday mindfulness for OCD (Ep90)

57 mins; September 24, 2017

Dr Courtney Paré - Homeopathy and OCD (Ep89)

85 hours 25 mins; September 17, 2017

Jon Hershfield - When a family member has OCD (Ep88)

78 hours 18 mins; September 10, 2017

Ryan Dumont - The Missing Peace: A Patient's Guide to Recovery (Ep87)

30 mins; September 03, 2017

Sheva Rajaee - OCD and anxiety in the age of information (Ep86)

61 hours 19 mins; August 26, 2017

Beyond the doubt course - Jeff Bell and Shala Nicely (Ep85)

15 mins; August 20, 2017

Chrissie Hodges – Pure O (Part 2) (Ep84)

78 hours 9 mins; August 13, 2017

Chrissie Hodges - Pure O (Part 1) (Ep83)

62 hours 58 mins; August 06, 2017

Dr Ariz Rojas - Treating Childhood OCD (Ep82)

37 mins; July 25, 2017

UNSTUCK: A family that fights OCD together, beats OCD together (Ep81)

27 mins; July 23, 2017

My experience of the IOCDF conference in San Fran (Ep80)

23 mins; July 16, 2017

Harris Goldberg - OCD in Hollywood (Ep77)

88 hours 14 mins; June 24, 2017

Kimberley Quinlan - Your Anxiety Toolkit (Ep76)

46 mins; June 15, 2017

Mark Freeman - The Mind Workout (Ep75)

94 hours 33 mins; June 11, 2017

OCD Charities: OCD Action (Ep72)

19 mins; May 20, 2017

OCD Charities: The IOCDF (Ep70)

37 mins; May 04, 2017

Your ERP Questions Answered - Part 1 with Shala Nicely (Ep68)

48 mins; April 18, 2017

Professor Paul Gilbert - Compassion and OCD (Ep67)

38 mins; April 16, 2017

Epifania Rita Gallina - Taking back your life through ERP (Ep66)

34 mins; April 04, 2017

Donald Robertson - OCD, and Stoicism (Ep64)

71 hours 9 mins; March 24, 2017

Dr Allen Weg - OCD Treatment Through Storytelling (Ep63)

34 mins; March 16, 2017

Eric Kupers - The Dharma of OCD (Ep62)

77 hours 55 mins; March 10, 2017

Storytime - My 40 Year Journey With OCD

6 mins; March 08, 2017

Adam Shaw - Pulling The Trigger (OCD Recovery) (Ep61)

40 mins; March 03, 2017

Storytime - On Avoiding Writing This Essay

9 mins; February 28, 2017

Liz Atkin - From Compulsive Skin Picking to Compulsive Charcoal (Ep60)

52 mins; February 26, 2017

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