The OCD & Anxiety Podcast
Episodes
How to Support a Partner with Relationship OCD (ROCD)
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Anna’s OCD Story: From Suffering to Supporting Others
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Why OCD Recovery Feels Wrong at First
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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How To Tolerate Uncertainty In OCD
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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When OCD Targets What You Love Most
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Why Control Fuels OCD
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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When People Laugh At Your OCD
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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The Most Dangerous Belief in OCD
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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How to Unhook From OCD Thoughts Fast
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explores the exact moment OCD hooks you, explaining why intru...
5 Sneaky Mistakes Keeping You Stuck with Sensorimotor OCD
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James outlines five common mistakes that keep people trapped in Sen...
OCD’s Most Convincing Lie: “I’m Broken”
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James dismantles the common OCD belief that "I'm broken," explainin...
5 Recovery Mistakes That Keep You Stuck in OCD
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In episode 586 Robert James outlines five common recovery mistakes that ke...
The Certainty Habit (That Makes OCD Worse)
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains how chasing certainty and seeking reassurance actual...
What to Do When OCD Urges Feel Overwhelming
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James (OCD & Anxiety podcast, episode 584) explains what to do ...
The One Rule That Beats OCD
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why trying to ‘fix’ OCD keeps you stuck and intr...
When OCD Shrinks Your World — How to Break Free
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how OCD narrows your world by pullin...
How OCD Turns Nothing Into Something
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how OCD can take tiny, harmless thou...
How to Break an OCD Spiral Fast (Use Movement)
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James shares how exercise and simple movement can interrupt OCD rum...
The Real Reason OCD Won’t Let Go
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explores how resisting difficult emotions fuels OCD and offer...
OCD Recovery Starts Before You Feel Ready
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how OCD keeps you stuck by convincin...
The Sneakiest OCD Compulsion
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In episode 578 Robert James explores a sneaky OCD compulsion: constantly c...
OCD Rumination: How to Stop the Mental Loop Fast
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how rumination fuels OCD and shares ...
Relationship OCD Before the Wedding: A Real Recovery Story
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James interviews a former client, who shares her experience overcom...
Why OCD Spikes After a Good Day
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains the cruel irony that when you begin to improve from ...
3 Things Keeping You Stuck in OCD
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains three common reasons people stay trapped in OCD: imp...
OCD Is a Problem Solving Trap
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why trying to fix intrusive thoughts keeps you stuck...
When Control Becomes the Compulsion
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Coach Robert James explores how the search for certainty fuels OCD and why...
Dealing with Intrusive Thoughts
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James discusses practical strategies to manage and reduce intrusive...
Is It OCD or the Wrong Relationship? The Trap of Confusion
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In episode 570, Robert James explains relationship OCD — how caring abou...
When OCD Tricks You: Breaking Black-and-White Thinking
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how OCD pushes us into black-and-whi...
Reclaiming the Pen: Stop Letting OCD Write Your Life
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explores how to regain control from OCD by re...
Don't Take The Bait: The Sushi Train Meditation for OCD Intrusive Thoughts
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This episode is a guided meditation led by Robert James designed to help y...
OCD Setbacks: Why It Feels Like You’re Back at Square One (And Why You Aren't)
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This episode explains why setbacks in OCD are normal and not a return to s...
Light at the End of the OCD Tunnel: How to Feel Again
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how recovery from OCD comes from lea...
Acceptance Isn't Black and White: Learning to Live with OCD
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why acceptance for OCD and anxiety isn’t an all-or...
Hold the Paradox: Finding Calm While Facing OCD
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how long-term recovery from OCD come...
Is OCD Damaging My Brain? The Truth About Neuroplasticity
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explores the common fear that constant rumination and OCD per...
A Simple But Powerful Exposure Activity For Sensorimotor OCD
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This final sensorimotor OCD episode introduces a focused exposure exercise...
Learning to Feel Again: The Deeper Work of OCD Recovery
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James, a coach who has lived with OCD and anxiety, ...
Break Free from OCD Rumination: 3 Steps to Take Back Control
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In episode 559 Robert James shares three practical tips to help you stop o...
The Key Difference Between Sensorimotor OCD and Other Forms
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains the key differences between sensorio...
A Meditation For Finding Peace Within the Challenge of OCD
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In episode 557, Robert James leads a guided meditation to help you find br...
You’re Stronger Than OCD: Reclaiming Your Power
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains why you are stronger than your OCD a...
Stop Trying to ‘Do It Right’ — The Hidden Loop of Sensorimotor OCD
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how sensory-motor OCD tricks you int...
With OCD Nothing Can Trigger You More Than Yourself
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode, Robert James explains how the biggest trigger for OCD and...
When OCD Uses Guilt Against You: How to Break Free
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains how OCD weaponizes guilt to keep you trapped in rumi...
When Breathing Becomes Loud: Breaking Free from Sensorimotor OCD
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why hyper-awareness of breathing happens in Sensorim...
The Perfection Trap in OCD Recovery: Why Trying Too Hard Keeps You Stuck
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James exposes the "perfection trap" — how constan...
The Anchor Meditation – Finding Stillness in the OCD Storm
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Join Robert James on the OCD and Anxiety podcast for a short guided medita...
Swallowing OCD: Lauren’s Story of Acceptance and Recovery
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James interviews former client Lauren about her intense struggle wi...
Stop Playing It Safe: The Secret to OCD Recovery
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode, Robert James shares how years of cold exposure—cold sho...
From Control to Flow - The Missing Piece in OCD Recovery
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains how the psychology of flow can help ...
The More You Resist, the Stronger It Gets – Sensorimotor OCD Explained
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why resisting bodily awareness makes sensorimotor OC...
Attraction OCD and the Fear of Being With the Wrong Person
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains relationship OCD — the painful dou...
3 Habits Keeping You Stuck in the OCD Cycle
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James outlines three common patterns that keep people stuck in OCD:...
Sensorimotor OCD: Why Doing Things Manually Isn’t the Issue
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why manually controlling breathing, swallowing, blin...
The One Freedom OCD Can’t Take Away
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explores how, even when OCD feels overpowerin...
Taking Back Control From OCD
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode, coach Robert James shares a vivid metaphor of a noisy nei...
Reclaim Your Focus: Sensorimotor OCD Meditation
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This episode is a short guided meditation specifically for Sensory Motor O...
Why a Setback Isn't Going Back to Square One with OCD
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why setbacks are a normal part of OCD recovery and w...
Does Rumination Ever Help? — Breaking the OCD Thought Loop
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains why rumination is a compulsion that keeps you trappe...
Is One Type of Sensorimotor OCD Worse? A Coach’s Take
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explores whether any sensorimotor OCD subtype is truly worse,...
Letting Go of Control: A Guided Meditation for OCD & Anxiety
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Coach Robert James leads a short guided meditation to help people with OCD...
OCD Is a Snowstorm: Why Waiting Beats Chasing Certainty
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James uses the snowstorm and snow globe metaphors t...
How Sensorimotor OCD Nearly Ruined My Life (& How I Fought Back)
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode, Robert James shares his personal journey of living with a...
Why OCD Makes You Focus on What’s Missing (and How to Flip It)
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains the 'OCD gap'—the tendency to fixa...
What If? How OCD Uses Uncertainty Against You
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains how “what-if” questions drive obsessive-compulsi...
Manual Breathing, Swallowing, and Compulsions in Sensorimotor OCD
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Coach Robert James explores how manual breathing, swallowing and blinking ...
Facing Fear with Compassion: An Exposure Meditation for OCD
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Join Robert James for a short guided meditation designed to help you face ...
The Best Time to Start OCD Recovery is Now
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com OCD often convinces you to wait for the “right” moment, but waiting on...
When Sensorimotor OCD Makes You Feel Alone
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Host Robert James shares his personal experience with sensorimotor OCD—f...
OCD Sleep Meditation: Release Anxiety Before Bed
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James leads a short, compassionate sleep meditation designed for pe...
Trapped by Reassurance: The Hidden Compulsion of OCD
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Robert James explains how most OCD compulsions are really reassurance seek...
The Trap of Doing It ‘Just Right’ in Sensorimotor OCD
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode Robert James explains why trying to find the "right" way t...
What OCD Really Feels Like — A Guide for Loved Ones
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This episode explains what obsessive–compulsive disorder feels like, how...
Is It Relationship OCD or a Real Relationship Problem?
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This episode explores how OCD can make you doubt your relationship, how to...
The Two Voices of Sensorimotor OCD — Which One Will You Listen To
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling with sensorimotor OCD? My 12-week Sensorimotor OCD Program is designed to help you break free from the cycle of rumination and hyperawarene...
OCD Is Lying to You — Every. Single. Day
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the OCD and Anxiety podcast with Robert James - a coach and sur...
Tried Therapy and ERP… But OCD Still Runs the Show?
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode of the OCD and Anxiety Podcast, Robert James delves into t...
What to Do When your Body Becomes the OCD Battleground
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the Sensorimotor OCD series of the OCD and Anxiety podcast with...
OCD in Your 40s: Why It Feels Worse and What to Do
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode of the OCD and Anxiety podcast, Robert James addresses the...
Spot the Sneaky Compulsions Keeping You Stuck
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the OCD and Anxiety Podcast with Robert James. In this episode,...
Sensorimotor OCD and Swallowing: Helen’s Recovery Journey
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to another episode of the OCD and Anxiety podcast with Robert Jame...
The Trap of Needing to Know: OCD, Uncertainty, and Schrödinger’s Cat
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the OCD and Anxiety podcast with Robert James, where we explore...
Reclaiming Your Power: The Key Shift in Overcoming OCD
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the OCD and Anxiety Podcast with Robert James, a coach who has ...
Living a Decade with Undiagnosed Sensorimotor OCD
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the OCD and Anxiety Podcast with Robert James, a dedicated coac...
3 Tips for When OCD Feels Hopeless
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the OCD and Anxiety podcast with Robert James, your supportive ...
How to Do Exposure for OCD: The Loud Neighbour Metaphor
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the OCD and Anxiety podcast with Robert James, a coach who unde...
How to Actually Apply the Tools for Sensorimotor OCD
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Join Robert James as he delves into the world of Sensorimotor OCD, explori...
What Is Existential OCD — And How Do You Actually Deal With It?
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this enlightening episode of the OCD and Anxiety podcast, host Robert J...
Over 10 Years Lost to OCD - Here's Why
15 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Join Robert James as he delves into his personal journey of overcoming OCD...
The #1 Thing That Keeps You Stuck In Sensorimotor OCD
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book in for a sensorimotor OCD discovery call here: https://robertjamescoaching.com/breakfree-program/ Welcome to the OCD and Anxiety podcast with Rob...
3 Tips to Stop Obsessive Overthinking
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to episode 510 of the OCD and Anxiety Podcast with Robert James. I...
I Know I Should Do Exposure… So Why Can’t I?
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the latest episode of the OCD and Anxiety podcast with Robert J...
The Truth About OCD Recovery: Stop Waiting and Commit
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode of the OCD and Anxiety podcast, host Robert James delves i...
Why Harm OCD Feels So Real (And What to Do About It)
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the latest episode of the "OCD and Anxiety Podcast" with Robert...
The #1 OCD Compulsion You Don’t Even Know You’re Doing
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the OCD and Anxiety Podcast with Robert James, a seasoned coach...
Why Intrusive Thoughts Don’t Mean You’re a Bad Person
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode of the OCD and Anxiety podcast, Robert James, a seasoned c...
Breakups Hurt — But OCD Makes It Worse
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to another insightful episode of the OCD and Anxiety Podcast with ...
Real Event OCD: When Your Past Becomes the Obsession
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free discovery call directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Welcome to the OCD and Anxiety podcast with Robert James, where we delve i...