Episode 20: Obsessing About Recovery, Part 1

This week on the Purely OCD Podcast, your show hosts Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, talk about Obsessing about Recovery from OCD. They cover common obsessions and compulsions in this subtype. They also talk about treatment in the form of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). The two discuss issues that arise in this subtype. To conclude the episode they answer your questions.

Episode 19: Mental Health Obsessions

In this episode of Purely OCD, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, go over mental health OCD. To start, they chat about obsessions and compulsions. They also talk Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) – the go-to treatment for OCD. The two discuss issues that arise in this form of OCD and answer your questions.

Episode 18: Emotional Contamination OCD

This week on Purely OCD, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, focus on Emotional Contamination OCD. During this episode, the duo talk about obsessions in this subtype and the compulsions that people tend to perform in response to these thoughts. They also talk about how Exposure and Response Prevention applies to this theme. To conclude, they answer your questions.

Episode 17: Health Anxiety and Health OCD

This week, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss Health Anxiety and Health OCD. First, they cover the differences between these two disorders. Next they talk about obsessions in this them as well as common compulsions people perform. In addition, they explore what Exposure and Response Prevention can look like with this theme. To conclude this episode, Kelley and Lauren answer your questions.

Episode 16: Superstitious OCD

In this episode, your show hosts Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss Superstitious OCD. They begin with a review of obsessions and compulsions. Next they discuss exposure ideas. They also explore concepts related to this subtype and answer your questions.

Episode 15: Existential OCD

In this episode of Purely OCD, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT,  talk about Existential OCD. They discuss common obsessions and compulsions as well as exposure ideas. They also explore issues specific to this subtype. To conclude the show, they answer your questions.

Episode 14: Sensorimotor OCD

This week, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss Sensorimotor OCD. During the episode, they cover obsessions, especially the fear of having a never ending awareness of a sensory experience. They also talk about common compulsions – like thought stopping. They cover what treatment using Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) looks like. To conclude, Lauren and Kelley answer your questions.

Episode 13: Pedophilia OCD

Today on the Purely OCD Podcast, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss POCD. They go over common obsessions and compulsions as well as treatment. They also discuss the impact shame has on those who suffer with this subtype. Lastly, they touch on sharing with loved ones.

Episode 12: Postpartum OCD

This week, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss common obsessions and compulsions in Postpartum OCD. They discuss ERP for this subtype and answer some questions.

Episode 11: Real Event OCD

This week, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss Real Event OCD. They focus on thoughts common to this subtype. They then chat about exposures used in the treatment of this theme. To conclude this episode by answering some questions.

Episode 10: Moral Scrupulosity

In this episode, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss Moral Scrupulosity OCD. They cover common obsessions, compulsions as well as exposures for this subtype. Lauren shares a tale – “Maybe, Maybe not” – and Kelley sinks a battleship. Please forgive the abrupt ending. Sometimes Instagram just doesn’t give a proper count down. Before they’re cut off, they answer your questions.

Episode 9: General Q&A

For OCD Awareness Week, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, field questions about OCD for the entire show. They cover how to do ERP when artificial exposures don’t cause you distress. The two explore how to find joy while living with anxiety. They also discuss how to cope with OCD that greets you first thing in the morning.

Episode 8: Religious Scrupulosity

This week, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, talk about Religious Scrupulosity. They cover common obsessions, compulsions and the treatment approach of choice: Exposure and Response Prevention. As always, they spend a fair amount of time trying to bring humor to life with OCD by laughing at themselves.

Episode 7: Sexual Orientation OCD

This week on the Purely OCD Podcast, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, cover Sexual Orientation OCD (SO-OCD). This subtype is also sometimes called Homosexual OCD (HOCD). They review some of the common obsessions and compulsions in this theme. Next, they talk about what exposure and response prevention can look like with this subtype. They wrap things up by answering your questions at the end.

Episode 6: Relationship OCD

In this Episode, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss Relationship OCD and many of the ways it shows up for people. They also talk about what Exposure and Response Prevention might look like for those struggling with this theme. Finally, they answer your questions.

Episode 5: Hit and Run OCD

This week, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, talk Hit and Run OCD – a specific type of Harm OCD. The discuss common obsessions and compulsions as well as effective, evidence-based treatment: Exposure and Response Prevention. Lauren and Kelley show off their awesome merch from Sean Shinnock & Draw Your Monster, The OCD Stories and Riley’s Wish. Kevin Foss, LMFT, brings some great humor to the conversation (laughter is key in recovery!)

Episode 4: Contamination OCD

This week on the Purely OCD Podcast, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, talk about Contamination OCD. They cover common obsessions, compulsions and exposures for this subtype. They also answer your questions, while trying to add a little humor to the lighten the weight of this very painful disorder.

Episode 3: Emotional Harm OCD

Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss Emotional Harm OCD. During the show, we enjoy a special guest appearance courtesy of Maude Franke, Kelley’s first child who happens to be of the feline variety.

They discuss Riley’s Wish Foundation and a fundraiser for the Foundation courtesy of Sean Shinnock of Draw Your Monster and Stuart Ralph of the OCD Stories. If you are interested in supporting Riley’s Wish you can buy a T-shirt, mug or tote and 100% of the proceeds go to the Riley’s wish foundation. 

Episode 2: Harm OCD

In this week’s episode of the purely OCD Podcast, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, talk Harm OCD – specifically fear of harming others – covering obsessions, compulsions and exposures.

Episode 1: The Big Picture

In the first full length episode, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss OCD and its treatment in broad strokes. Thanks for joining us you amazing OCD warriors!

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