The OCD & Anxiety Podcast
Episodes
Episode 304 - Moving The Focus From Fears & Obsessions To Values
15 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 303 - Why Consistency Is Key In Overcoming OCD
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 302 - The Wonderful & Strange World Of Feeling Your Emotions
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 301 - A Conversation About Pure O With OCD Specialist Paul Mc Carroll
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 300 - OCD & Catastrophising
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 299 - How To Ride Out The OCD Storm
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 298 - How To Conserve Your Energy & Focus On What Truly Matters
24 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 297 - OCD Triggers - To Be Avoided Or Used As An Opportunity For Exposure?
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 296 - OCD & Art - A Chat With Molly About Managing OCD
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 295 - Why Don’t You Just Stop Thinking About It? A Lack Of Empathy For OCD
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 294 - OCD & Trust - Learning To Step Back Out Into Life
10 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 293 - Letting Go Of Reasoning & Speaking With The Reptile Brain
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 292 - The Frustration Of Knowing An Obsession Is Not Logical
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 291 - I Can See Clearly Now The Rain Has Gone - What It’s Like When You Start To Peel Back The Layers Of OCD
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 290 - How To Deal With Obsessions About Things You Are Looking Forward To
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 289 - Why Forgiveness Is Essential For Overcomoming OCD
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 288 - Focus & Attention- Your Most Important Asset?
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 287 - I’ve Tried Everything & It Hasn’t Worked, What Should I Do?
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 286 - Why You Already Have What You Need To Overcome OCD
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 285 - Why OCD Is A One Trick Pony & How This Can Help You
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 284 - Am I Broken? How OCD Can Keep Us Trapped
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 283 - Whenever You Stumble With OCD Come Back To This
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 282 - A Chat About Ketamine For Mental Health With Christi Myers
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 281 - This Is What Happens When We Demand Certainty
26 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 280 -Why You Don’t Have To Put Yourself Into The Deep End With Exposure
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 279 - When OCD Shows Its True Colours
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 278 - OCD & Spirituality - The Benefits & Potential Problems
15 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 277 - Feel What You Feel - A Body Focused Meditation
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 276 - Why To Keep Things Simple When Dealing With OCD
08 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 275 - Thought, Action Fusion & How To Outmanoeuvre The Inner-Critic
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 274 - Anxiety & Alcohol - A Chat With ’No More Wasted Days’ Creator - Sara
01 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 273 - Is OCD a Thought Problem Or a Feeling Problem?
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 272 - Decision Making OCD - Getting Out Of The Trap
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 271 - Live The Life You Choose & Not The One Chosen By Your Fears
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 270 - OCD & Outdoor Adventure - A Way To Be More In The Moment
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 269 - Life Enhancing Anxiety - A Chat With Kirk Schneider Ph.D
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 268 - Serenity & Not Getting Stuck In Trying To Out-think OCD
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 267 - A Chat About OCD With Breathwork Coach Andre Hamm
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 266 - What To Do When Things Don’t Go According To Plan
04 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 265 - A Chat About OCD With Shaun Flores
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 264 - Fixing The Broken Antenna
25 Feb 2023
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Episode 263 - Existential OCD & The Fear Of Death
22 Feb 2023
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Episode 262 -How To Know If It’s An Intrusive Thought or not
20 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 261 - One in 160 Million (roughly) - Why You Are Not Alone In Your Struggles With OCD
15 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 260 - How To Sleep Better With The Sleepy Armadillo Sleep Coach Isabel Malynicz
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 259 - Essential Skills For OCD - An Expansion Meditation
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 258 - Five Negative Beliefs That Might Be Holding You Back From Getting Over OCD
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 257 -Socialising When You Have OCD - What Other People Think Of Me Is None Of My Business
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 256 - Allowing The Healing Process To Unfold Naturally
28 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 255 - Dealing With Seasonal Bugs & Winter Blues When You Have OCD
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 254 - A Chat About OCD Research With Psychologist & Cognitive Neuroscience PHD Researcher Dr. Ana Maria
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 253 - Is Distraction Always Bad When It Comes To OCD?
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 252 - Relationship OCD & The Fear Of Commitment
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 251 - Cold Shower Challenge - A Way To Build Acceptance
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss the benefits of cold showers ...
Episode 250 - Stress, Anxiety & The Stories We Tell Ourselves - A Chat With Gus Hoyt
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 249 -Building The Kindness & Self-Compassion Habit
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com When it comes to OCD self-compassion is the elephant in th...
Episode 248 -Why You Are Never Too Old To Overcome OCD & Goal Setting In The New Year
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 247 - Getting To Know & Letting Go Of Your OCD Inner Critic
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 246 - Trauma, Anxiety & Resilience - A Chat With The Amazing Dr Rola Hallam
24 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I interview the amazing Dr Rola Hallam. Rola ha...
Episode 245 -The Importance Of Trust In Overcoming OCD
21 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 244 -OCD & Certainty - Why Aiming For Uncertainty Can Help Set You Free
17 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In my experience, getting comfortable with uncertainty i...
Episode 243 - Where Does OCD Come From? A Common Question With Different Answers
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today we discuss some of the causes of OCD. As always I ...
Episode 242 - Sensorimotor OCD & Mindset - Am I Always Going To Be Stuck With This?
10 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 241 - A Heart Meditation For Self-Compassion
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com A big part of the problem with OCD is that so many of us...
Episode 240 - OCD Essential Skills Developing Your Ability To Direct Your Attention
03 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 239 - Helpful Metaphors For OCD & Anxiety
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Metaphors are one of the best ways to convey complicate ...
Episode 238 - Finding Meaning In Struggle - The Hidden Light Of Responsibility
26 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 237 - Relationship OCD - Love The One You’re With
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 236 - A Visualisation Meditation
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 235 - Confessions & OCD
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Confessing can actually people a very common compulsion ...
Episode 234 - Social Media & OCD - A Toxic Mix?
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 233 - The Problem With Blame & Regret
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Holding on to blame and regret is a common thing for peo...
Episode 232 - Letting The OCD Monster Out Of The Cage
05 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I explore acceptance of OCD through the analogy of...
Episode 231 - Curiosity - The Precursor To OCD Acceptance
02 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 230 - Checking OCD
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today's podcast is all about checking OCD. Checking is a...
Episode 229 - OCD & Focus Control
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss the issue of focus control ...
Episode 228 - A Chat About Anxiety, Stress, Meditation & Parenting With Therapist Madhur-Nain Webster
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I talk with the amazing Madhur-Nain W...
Episode 227 - Morning Pages - Get The Anxiety Out
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 226 - When, Where & With Whom To Share About OCD
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss my views on who to open up...
Episode 225 - Holistic Approaches For Helping To Manage OCD & Anxiety With Nicholas Corliss
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 224 - Anchorman : Three Helpful Anchoring Techniques For OCD
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Having some anchoring techniques at hand for when thing...
Episode 223 - OCD Does Not Discriminate & Is Not A Sign Of Weakness
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss the problem of self blame ...
Episode 222 - Doom Scrolling & Health OCD
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Doom scrolling is obsessively searching for bad news on...
Episode 221 - Hit & Run OCD
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's episode I discuss hit and run OCD. This is a...
Episode 220 - Balancing Joy & Fear
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode I discuss the birth of my baby daughter...
Episode 219 - How Our Expectations Influence OCD Treatment
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode I discuss the role of expectation in th...
Episode 218 - OCD & The Sense Of Self
17 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I discuss the issue of OCD attacking your sense o...
Episode 217 - A Lesson In Patience
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss how to be patient and calm...
Episode 216 -How To Remember to Be Self-Compassionate When You Have OCD
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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Episode 215 - OCD & The Pain Of Uncertainty
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss the role of uncertainty in...
Episode 214 - Coming Back From Adversity - A Chat With Neuro Psychologist Bart Scholtissen
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I speak with Bart Scholtissen. Bart ...
Episode 213 - The Hidden Benefits OF OCD (yes they do exist)
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I talk about some of the hidden bene...
Episode 212 - Processing Negative Emotions With Art & Creativity
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I talk to Nick, who is an art teacher. we discuss...
Episode 211 - Getting Back Into The Body & The Present
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Being in the present is the best place you can be when ...
Episode 210 - How To Naturally Ease OCD Symptoms With Exercise
20 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I talk about one of my favourite tools for dealin...
Episode 209 - Metacognitive Beliefs & OCD
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In short Metacognitive Beliefs are how you think about ...
Episode 208 - What To Do When Things Don’t Go Your Way With OCD
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's episode I talk about what to do when you fee...
Episode 207 - OCD & Maladaptive Daydreaming
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's episode I talk about maladaptive daydreaming...
Episode 206 - Shiny Happy People Without OCD - The Danger Of Chasing Perfection
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com One of the main things that can hold us back when learn...
Episode 205 - Complex Rumination
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com There are times when OCD rumination can become so compl...