Episodes 31-40

Episode 40: Acceptance and OCD, Part 1

In this episode of the Purely OCD Podcast, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, discuss acceptance of uncomfortable thoughts and feelings in the context of OCD.

Kelley explains what fusion looks like (i.e., the opposite of acceptance) using a scary thought on a clipboard.

They cover several acceptance techniques people can use when they experience an uncomfortable feeling or thought.

As always, they answer your questions live.

Episode 39: OCD and the New Year

Lauren Rosen, LMFT and Kelley Franke, LMFT welcome you to 2022 with a big announcement: Purely OCD is officially a podcast. You can find all episodes at our website: purelyocd.com. You can also listen to us on apple podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, and google podcasts.

Lauren and Kelley also discuss how OCD can impact people at this time of year. They start with a discussion of the pressure related to Nee Year’s resolutions. Next, they chat about how New Years tends to especially impact those with existential OCD. The two talk about how Covid might impact existential OCD around the new year too. They round out the episode by discussing acceptance in the context of OCD.

Episode 38: Our “Favorite” Things About OCD, Part 3

This week on the Purely OCD Podcast, your show hosts Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss more of their “favorite things” (read sarcastically) about OCD, i.e. the ways in which OCD is tricky and gets us stuck. The two talk about how to deal with these pitfalls, accept the unknown and much, much more. 

Episode 37: Our “Favorite” Things About OCD, Part 2

This week on Purely OCD, your show hosts Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss more of their “favorite things” (read sarcastically) about OCD, i.e. the ways in which OCD is tricky and gets us stuck. The two talk about how to deal with these pitfalls, accept the unknown and much, much more. 

Episode 36: Our “Favorite” Things About OCD, Part 1

For the next several episodes of the Purely OCD Podcast, your show hosts Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, are discussing their “favorite things” (read sarcastically) about OCD. So, basically, the ways in which OCD is tricky and gets us stuck. The two talk about how to deal with these pitfalls, accept the unknown and much, much more. 

Episode 35: OCD and the Holidays

This week on Purely OCD, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss how OCD, phobias and anxiety can impact the holidays. They talk about all the ways that OCD and other forms of anxiety can get triggered during the holidays. They also focus on Thanksgiving, given that it was coming up when this was recorded. 

Episode 33: OCD, Relapse and Relapse Prevention

This week, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, talk about how to deal with a relapse when you have OCD. They also discuss some of the key ways to prevent relapse. In addition, they chat about what the term “relapse” means and what it might look like in the healing process. 

Episode 32: Imaginal Exposures

In this episode of the Purely OCD Podcast, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss Imaginal Exposures. During their discussion they cover how to write Imaginals, how to ease your way into them and how crucial response prevention is in the process. To conclude this episode, they answer viewer questions.

Episode 31: OCD and Social Media

In this episode of Purely OCD, your show hosts Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, discuss the world of Social Media for those living with OCD. While social media can be a great way to connect and to feel less alone, the space can also be used for compulsive reassurance and checking. On the other hand, these platforms can also be used for exposure and response prevention work. Kelley and Lauren outline the pros as well as the cons of social media, and give insight as to how to use it wisely.