S3E107: From Surviving To Thriving: Natasha Daniels Shares Support For Parents Facing Anxiety & OCD
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes the creator behind AT Parenting Survival, Natasha Daniels, to our family table. Natasha describes her journey in treating anxiety and OCD, as well as becoming a global resource for parents through her books, podcasts, YouTube channel and the AT Parenting Community. Join the conversation to gain practical tips and access supportive resources for helping parents navigate OCD and anxiety with hope and resilience.
Resources:
To see the screen shot of the dumpster fire candle, see below! — OP unknown.
Literal Dumpster Fire!
To learn more about Natasha Daniels, LCSW, check out any of the following links:
To check out AT Parenting Survival’s website, click here.
To check out Natasha Daniels’ newest book, Crushing OCD Workbook for Kids: 50 Fun Activities to Overcome OCD with CBT and Exposures, click here.
To check out AT Parenting Survival Podcast on YouTube, click here or listen wherever you enjoy your podcasts.
To check out AT Parenting Survival School, click here.
To follow AT Parenting Survival on Social Media, check out:
Instagram: @atparentingsurvival
Facebook: Click here.
TikTok: @atparentingsurvival
S3E106: Is Your Family Stuck In A Trap? Recovery Avoidance In OCD & Beyond with Alec Pollard, Ph.D.
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes renowned expert in OCD and anxiety, Dr. Alec Pollard, Ph.D. In this episode, Alec introduces the concept of “recovery avoidance” and offers insight and tips from his new book, When A Loved One Won’t Seek Mental Health Treatment. So join this important conversation and learn what you can do to bring your family towards a healthier, more functional life!
Resources:
To learn more about the St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute, click here.
To follow them on Instagram, click here: @stlouisbehavioral
To follow them on Facebook, click here: @SLBMI
To buy a copy of Alec’s new book, When A Loved One Won’t Seek Mental Health Treatment, click here.
To read a past publication from Alec on this topic through the International OCD Foundation, click here.
For an additional OCD Newsletter resource, click here.
S3E105: Breaking The Silence: The Freeing Nature of Facing Fears with Dany Grimwood
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, for our Season 3 premiere with lived experience warrior, Dany Grimwood. Listen as Dany becomes a voice for many who battle OCD in silence as he shares his story. Dany details his journey of recognizing the signs of OCD, to the challenges of living with it while raising a family, and how he navigated all the ups and downs along the way. But most importantly, learn how he began to free himself from fear through treatment, speaking out and living life anyway. You won’t want to miss his great tips and all the hope, so join the conversation, family!
Resources:
To read the Yahoo! Life article mentioned in this episode, click here.
To check out a blog featuring Dany through NOCD, click here.
To follow Dany on X, click his handle below:
To learn more about OCD via Exposure and Response Prevention, click here.
To learn more about how we construct OCD stories via Inference-Based CBT, click here.
To learn more about OCD Action in the UK, click here.
To learn more about OCD-UK, click here.
S2E104: Water Cooler Chats: From Struggle To Support: Transform Your OCD Experience With These Tips!
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, in the final episode of Season 2 and this summer’s Water Cooler Chats series! This episode covers tips on finding an OCD provider, a spotlight on community support, online supports groups and courses where therapists and warriors alike can learn more about OCD! OCD can be overwhelming enough, so join us for a brief overview of resources you can access today! And don’t forget to join us for the kick off of Season 3 next week!
Resources:
Click below to check out my video, how to find an OCD provider:
Community Support:
OCD Talk Hour: Runs for an hour, approximately every Wednesday around 7pm/UK time:
Search for #OCDTalkHour to see new or continuing community conversations
Follow Sam Dobbie on X, @Sam198247235291 for more OCD advocacy and awarenss
To learn more about Autistic Dream Realms Project, visit:
Autistic Realms’ website by clicking here, or
Autistic & Living The Dream’s website by clicking here
To follow on social media (X, Facebook, Instagram), look for their handles:
@autisticrealms
@autisticandlivingthedream or @social_parasite
To check out the IOCDF’s catalogue on online support groups, click here.
For Professionals or Self-Help:
To check out the available courses, courtesy of OCD Training School, that can help support this pod at no added cost, click on the button below! Most of the courses are for professionals with continuing education eligibility, but there is also a self-help course on Inference-Based CBT for warriors and families!
S2E103: Water Cooler Chats: From OCD To Broadway: How Your Mind Can Stage Its Own Theatrical Production
Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she brings the OCD Family Community our penultimate episode of Season 2! This week is guided from a listener’s question about the Feared Possible Self, also known as the FPS, as learned about in Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT)! New to OCD!? Or even I-CBT!? No worries! Nicole will catch you up to speed while explaining the striking similarities between the OCD brain and theatrical, immersive productions like Hamilton! So join the conversation wherever you enjoy your podcasts and YouTube.
Resources:
To learn more about I-CBT, click here.
To learn more about Catherine Goldhouse Psychotherapy, click here.
To follow Catherine on Instagram, click on: @icbttherapist
To see Catherine’s Feared Self graphic, see below:
This image provides different examples of the Feared Self within I-CBT.
S2E102: Water Cooler Chats: The 29th IOCDF Conference Recap
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she reflects on the recent 29th International OCD Conference in Orlando! Listen as she discusses the good, the bad and the ugly-- we're talking about you, humidity! Review the highlights and thoughts for future programming, but stick around for a whole lot of hope!
Resources:
To learn more about the International OCD Foundation, including conferences, resources and more, click here.
To learn more about Micah Howe and his story as shared on this pod, click here.
To check out Ben Eckstein’s work with OCD in Adult Children, click here.
To learn more about the Mastery Approach, developed by Rich Gallagher, click here.
To check out more info on Michael J. Greenberg’s Rumination-Focused ERP, click here.
For a link to buy Rich’s new workbook for Contamination OCD, click here.
To learn more about VPR girlie, Scheana Shay, click here.
To learn more about Inference-Based CBT, click here.
S2E101: Water Cooler Chats: Let’s Play “Preference or OCD!?”
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, for some myth busting fun! Nicole engages in a fun game to determine the difference between preferences and intrusive thoughts or inferences of doubt in OCD! Join us as Nicole creates AI contestants to play along, while leaning into social media content creators from TikTok to determine if their sharing is a “Preference or OCD!?” Also, listen until the end to hear who our 5 giveaway winners are from OFP’s 100th episode, courtesy of our giveaway sponsor, OCD Training School!
Resources and Citations:
To learn more about our generous giveaway sponsor, OCD Training School, click here.
To check out the content creators featured in this episode from TikTok, click on the links below:
Plane Theme from @sheislivi
Religious Scrupe Theme from @mamaa.arii
Wine-Preference/ Fork-Harm Theme from @micheline.maalou
See the winners below:
Ashton (Linked In)
@austinbridgestherapy (IG)
Anthea (Linked In)
Dany (X)
D. Sadek (Facebook)
Thank you to our Sponsor!
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S2E100: Binge-Worthy Episodes, Games & Giveaways, Oh My! Let’s Celebrate 100 Episodes with Patrick Morris
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as we celebrate our milestone 100th episode of the OCD Family Podcast! Today, we celebrate by reminiscing about binge-worthy episodes from the past two seasons, engaging in some fun OCD-themed games with my husband Patrick, and announcing an exciting giveaway from our generous sponsor, OCD Training School. Join us for this special episode filled with gratitude, games, and amazing prizes as we mark 100 episodes together!
Official Giveaway Rules:
S2E99: Water Cooler Chats: From Tears to Triumph: Navigating OCD During Holiday Celebrations
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she we discusses the challenges holidays present for those with OCD and related disorders. We explore how changes in routine and societal expectations can trigger anxiety. We offer three strategies for navigating these challenges, and a practical application to own our strength and resilience. Meet us at the water cooler to learn more!
Resources:
To learn more about Inference-Based CBT or find a provider, click here.
To learn more about Exposure & Response Prevention or find a provider, click here.
To check out Madison @obsessivelystrong on Instagram, as featured in today’s Water Cooler Chat, click here.
To check out the International OCD Foundation’s catalogue of livestreams on their YouTube channel, click here.
To learn a tad bit more about Alexander Pope, click here.
Affirming Script:
“Today, I choose to let go of who I think I should be and embrace who I truly am. Today, I choose to release the weight of others opinions, my expectations for our family, this relationship, or even this holiday, accepting everything as it is. Today, I honor our strength and courage, knowing that no matter what happens, I can trust myself. I can trust us. I am enough, we are enough and we are better together. ”
S2E98: Water Cooler Chats: Is OCD Lying About Who You Really Are? Let’s Talk SO & Gender Themed OCD
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as we talk about SO-OCD and Gender Themed Subtypes of OCD! Many people confuse this with true sexual orientation and/or gender identity. So join us as we differentiate the differences and talk about how to treat it!
Citations & Resources:
To check out the Gender Spectrum graphic shared during this episode, click here.
To learn more about the Call To Action written by Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti et al. for Justice-Based ERP, click here.
To check out the blogs from Katie Marrotte of OCD Training School, click here.
S2E97: Water Cooler Chats: Is I-CBT Just Glorified Rumination?
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she takes on a listener question from our very own OCD Family Community. There’s lots of buzz about I-CBT these days, but a lot of misunderstanding also. Join Nicole as she investigates I-CBT further, and find out how I-CBT helps in the treatment of OCD!
Citations and Resources:
To learn more about I-CBT from icbt.online, click here.
Want to learn more about rumination, as referenced from Psychiatry.org? Click here.
Want to check out last year’s WCC on I-CBT!? Click the video below!
Want to learn more about I-CBT overall? Check out OCD Family Podcast’s YouTube playlist for I-CBT! Click here!
S2E96: Water Cooler Chats: Pure O: Can Obsessions Exist Without Compulsions in OCD?
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she discussed Pure O! This controversial subtype has been discussed for many years, but what is it? Does it exist? And no matter what, what can be done to help? Come join us at the Water Cooler, fam, for quenchers like this all summer long!
Hey, fam! I’m away on vacation, and as it turns out? The internet hasn’t been great. But I will be updating citations and source info as soon as I’m back in the office. Thanks for hanging out! And be sure to check back real soon or email me if you have any further questions or concerns.
Thanks!
S2E95: Water Cooler Chats: The Ultimate Guide To Finding An OCD Therapist
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she premieres the return of our summer series, the Water Cooler Chats! These chats are short form content meant to hydrate the OCD Family Community while we all spend more time with our families during the summertime! And our first quencher is the ultimate guide to finding the right OCD therapist for you! So come join us and check out YouTube for the return of animations!
Support Groups:
To check out the free OCD Support Group for Families and Loved Ones, facilitated by Chris and Liz Trondsen, please click here.
To check out the free Support Group for Romantic Partners and Spouses of Adults with OCD, facilitated by Dr. Josh Spitalnick and Dr. Michelle Witkin, click here.
Practitioner-Led Social Media:
Madison: I-CBT & ERP Content
Instagram: @obsessivelystrong
TikTok: @obsessivelystrong
OCD Set Free: ERP, BIPOC Community
Instagram: @ocdsetfree
TikTok: @ocdsetfree
Facebook: @ocdsetfree
Juliet Gustafson: ERP, LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Instagram: @ocd_therapist_juliet
TikTok: @ocd_therapist_juliet
Adrienne Marcellus: ERP, AuDHD & LGBTQIA+ Affirming
Instagram: @allforthedopamine
TikTok: @allforthedopamine
Alegra Kastens: ERP, I-CBT, LGBTQIA+Affirming, OCD+ED
Instagram: @alegrakastens
TikTok: @alegrakastens
Alie Garza: ERP, Higher Levels of Care & ADHD Affirming
Instagram: @alie.garza
TikTok: @alie.garza
Amanda Petrik-Gardner: I-CBT, ERP, ACT, BFRBs
Instagram: @anxietyocdtreatment
TikTok: @anxietyocdtreatment
Facebook: @anxietyocdtreatment
Kimberley Quinlan: ERP, Podcast Host: Your Anxiety Toolkit
Instagram: @youranxietytoolkit
TikTok: @youranxietytoolkit
Kristina Orlova: ERP, I-CBT, ACT, Podcast Host: The OCD Whisperer
Instagram: @ocdwhisperer
Facebook: @korresults
Jon Hershfield: ERP, ACT, Mindfulness
Instagram: @ocdbaltimore
Facebook: @jonhershfield
S2E94: Combatting Stigma: Improving Mental Health Support for Military Personnel & Vets with OCD with Elizabeth McIngvale, Ph.D.
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Dr. Elizabeth McIngvale, Ph.D., to our OCD Family Community. We discuss challenges and solutions for supporting military personal and veterans with OCD. Systemic barriers and stigma, the critical role of evidence based treatment, and a whole lot of hope is discussed. Lastly, we honor all service members and vets lost to un-aliving, as we pay tribute in honor of Memorial Day in the States.
Learn More About Liz:
To learn more about our special guest, Dr. Elizabeth McIngvale, Ph.D., from her clinic at OCD Institute: Texas, click here.
To learn more about the International OCD Foundation, click here.
To learn more about OCD Challenge, click here.
Research:
To read more about the impact OCD can have on college aged students, referenced more broadly during this episode, click here.
The read more about the 2021 Brown Study discussing the high suicide rates spanning over the last 20 years, click here.
To revuew the 2023 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, click here.
Resources:
To learn more about the policy for Acute Suicidal Emergency Services for eligible veterans that started in the US in 2023, click here.
To learn more about the USO’s programming for addressing suicide rates, click here.
To access the Military and Veterans Crisis Line, via 9-8-8, click here.
You can also Chat Live at the above link, or
Text 838255 (In the US)
In the case of an emergency, dial 9-1-1, your country’s emergency code or visit the nearest emergency room.
For the YouTube link to the public domain recording of Taps used in this episode, click here.
Social Media:
During this episode, I referenced different content creators that have provided perspectives on managing mental health in the military. I’m providing a few links to different videos that I watched in preparing for this interview with Liz.
S2E93: From Desperation To Hope: Questions & Answers For Families Battling PANS & PANDAS
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she joins her return panel of experts to dive into the complexities of PANS and PANDAS. We discuss symptoms like sudden onset of OCD and tics, emerging research from Columbia University, and effective treatments such as IVIG and steroids. Panelists share personal stories, emphasize the importance of finding knowledgeable doctors, and offer practical advice for managing flares. The conversation underscores the need for increased awareness and education, providing hope and resources for families navigating these challenging disorders.
Resources and Citations:
To learn more about the PANDAS Network, please click here.
To learn more about signs and symptoms via the PANDAS network, click here.
To check out the PANDAS Physician Network, click here.
To check out Brittany Goff’s practice and related resources for PANS, PANDAS and Lyme Disease, click here.
To check out information about our expert, Angela Henry, LCSW, click here.
To review S2E67 for the foundation of this panel’s discussion, click on the video below:
To learn more about the Tourette Association of America, click here.
To learn more about OCD from a perspective of reality sensing, visit ICBT.online by clicking here.
To learn more about OCD from the International OCD Foundation, click here.
To learn more about PSYPACT, click here.
To learn more about the upcoming Counseling COMPACT in the US, click here.
To check out Lindsey Forsyth’s new podcast, click here.
To see the Reel about a Neurodivergent woman taking a shower creating a lot of demand referenced during this show, click here.
S2E92: Part II, Sensory Panel: Unlocking Hope: Approaching Sensory Experiences With A Curious Mind
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes back our dynamic sensory panelists. Topics include environmental influences on behavior, masking, autistic burnout and more. Additionally, we discuss the contextual nature of tics, the importance of looking at the function of our behaviors, and how sensory feedback can impact picky eating, clinical picky eating and ARFID. So join Dr. Briana Pollard, OTD, Amber Young, LMHC, Dr. Lisa Conway, Ph.D. & Dr. Max Maisel, Ph.D., as we dive into all the things and a whole lot of hope.
Citations and Resources:
To learn more about OCD, visit one of the following links:
International OCD Foundation: Learn about OCD and OCRDs
ICBT.online: Learn More about Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD
To learn more about the TLC Foundation for Education, Treatment and Resources for BFRBs, click here.
To learn more about the Fidget Podcast and Jason Yu’s Low Fuel Light, check out his YouTube channel by clicking here.
Get to Know our Panelists:
To learn more about Dr. Briana Pollard, OTD’s work, click here.
To learn more about Amber Young, LMHC’s work, visit at least one of the following:
To learn more about Dr. Lisa Conway, Ph.D.’s work, click here.
To learn more about Dr. Max Maisel, Ph.D.’s work, visit at least one of the following:
S2E91: Part I: Sensory Panel: How Does OCD, OT, Being Autistic, BFRBs & Tics Affect Sensory Regulation
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes a diverse panel of sensory practitioners discussing the intricate connections between sensory processing and mental health relevant to our OCD and OC-Related Disorder (OCRD) warriors. We will hear from the specialized scopes of Occupational Therapy (OT), lived Autistic experience, Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) and Tics, Tourette’s Syndrome, and Just Right and Tourettic OCD. So join me and my fantastic panel of Briana Pollard, OTD, Amber Young, LMHC, Lisa Conway, Ph.D., and Max Maisel, Ph.D., as we build a foundation for understanding sensory regulation and more!
Citations and Resources:
To learn more about OCD, visit one of the following links:
International OCD Foundation: Learn about OCD and OCRDs
ICBT.online: Learn More about Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for OCD
To learn more about the TLC Foundation for Education, Treatment and Resources for BFRBs, click here.
Get to Know our Panelists:
To learn more about Dr. Briana Pollard, OTD’s work, click here.
To learn more about Amber Young, LMHC’s work, visit at least one of the following:
To learn more about Dr. Lisa Conway, Ph.D.’s work, click here.
To learn more about Dr. Max Maisel, Ph.D.’s work, visit at least one of the following:
S2E90: Rumination-Focused ERP: A Game Changing Approach to OCD Treatment with Michael J. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Dr. Michael J. Greenberg to our family table! Explore how this integrative treatment shifts from traditional Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) therapy to support OCD warriors in gaining freedom from OCD. This conversation covers a vast array of CBT and psychoanalytic strategies for stopping rumination. Also, we discuss disgust based OCD, value driven language and it’s impact on treatment, Misophonia and more! So join the conversation, because we’re opening our stance to a new horizon of possibilities!
Citations and Resources:
To learn more about Dr. Michael J. Greenberg’s work and resources, visit his website by clicking here.
Yes, this includes his How To Stop Ruminating and more!
To learn more generally about OCD, I-CBT or traditional ERP, check out the following websites:
Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT): Click here
International OCD Foundation: Click here
To check out Stuart Ralph’s recent episode of The OCD Stories featuring Dr. Michael J. Greenberg, Ph.D., click here.
S2E89: Two Truths & A Lie: OCD Edition (Nobody Puts Taylor in a Corner)
Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she is joined by Alie Garza, LCSW, and Madison @obsessivelystrong to play some riveting rounds of Two Truths & A Lie! We start with the ice breakers like any good family does, and then we up the ante to figure out which compulsions are true and which compulsions are false! So come join the fun! Because laughing at OCD’s expense with understanding and empathy are great ways to support our loved ones, learn more and alleviate tension. So what are you waiting for!? Let’s play!
Citations and Resources:
To listen to Alie Garza’s story from previous visits with the OCD Family Community, click here to start with her first episode.
Instagram: @alie.garza
TikTok: @alie.garza
To hear Madison and I during her last visit with the fam, click here.
Instagram: @obsessivelystrong
TikTok: @obsessivelystrong
To check out the video from our Instragram Live, see below:
S2E88: Exposed: The Life Changing Benefits of Facing Your Fears for IBS & OCD with Dr. Melissa Hunt, Ph.D.
Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Dr. Melissa Hunt, Ph.D. to our family table. As we explore the gut-brain connection, Dr. Hunt helps us focus on the relationship between IBS & OCD. Additionally, we discuss how different cleaning compulsions can impact our risk for serious infection, autoimmune disease, and imbalance in our microbiome. Lastly, we learn how avoidance and safety behaviors can impact both the gut and brain, even when it comes to restrictive eating or elimination diets. But there’s a lot hope, fam! So join the discussion, as we expose links and learn about the life changing benefits of facing our fears.
Citations and Resources:
To learn more about Dr. Melissa Hunt, Ph.D., click here.
To learn more broadly about OCD, visit one of the following links:
To learn more about Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP) therapy, click here.
To watch and/or listen to Melissa’s past ADAA presentation on overcoming IBS and corresponding anxiety and stress, click here.
To learn more about the article from the Journal of Education and Health Promotion regarding the prevalence of OCD in IBS patients, click here for a link to the full article.
For more current information regarding food exposures in children, regarding how many times foods need to be introduced for children to try it, please click here regarding an article from the Mayo Clinic.
To learn more about the GastroPsych Rome Foundation or look up a provider knowledgable in Gut-Brain health, click here.