On this week’s episode of Purely OCD our hosts, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, are joined by special guest, Dr. Patrick McGrath. Dr. Patrick is the Chief Clinical Officer of NOCD and has a wealth of knowledge and experience when it comes to managing OCD. We hope you enjoy this episode. (1.16) Lauren:…

Today’s topic is Harm OCD. Our hosts, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, have an open and honest discussion of the ins and outs of this particular subtype. This subtype typically conjures a great deal of shame in its sufferers, so it’s important to really understand how harm OCD operates so that you can…

Today our hosts, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, are here to talk to you about confession as a compulsion. This comes up a lot. More than you might realize. The difficulty lies in its sneaky ability to crop up without noticing it as a compulsive behavior. It often takes the form of subtle…

Episode 62 Getting Support without Compulsing In this week’s episode our hosts, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, discuss what it means to get support without engaging in the compulsive behavior of reassurance-seeking. Reassurance-seeking can be a sneaky compulsion that can often happen without our awareness. As humans, we need support from loved ones…

Episode 61 Exposure and Response Prevention In this week’s episode our hosts Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, discuss exposure and response prevention which is the gold standard treatment for OCD recovery. What is exposure in exposure response prevention? (2.01) Lauren: Exposure is the process by which we face down the things that give…

Episode 60 Overt Compulsions In this week’s episode, our podcast hosts Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, have a conversation about the ins and outs of overt compulsions. Compulsions land in two categories: overt (physical) or covert (mental). Covert compulsions and the ones that are invisible to the eye and exist within the sufferer’s…

Episode 59 Optimism in OCD Recovery In this week’s episode Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, join us for the first podcast after the Christmas holiday break to discuss how perfectionism pops up over the Christmas period. For those with OCD, the holiday season can be triggering and the need for things to be…

Episode 58 Optimism in OCD Recovery In this week’s Purely OCD podcast episode, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, discuss optimism in OCD. The recovery journey can be long and full of bumps and dips along the way, so how can we make the process as effective as possible? And what can we do…

Episode 57 Real OCD In light of OCD Awareness week, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, share their own OCD stories and experiences on today’s episode. What If Thoughts (6.57) Lauren: …if my mom had told me when I was 7 years old that ‘what if’ thoughts were common, and getting fixated on resolving…

This week on the Purely OCD podcast, Lauren and Kelley discuss managing multiple themes of OCD. They start by discussing how common it is to experience multiple themes. The two also consider how to navigate new content when it pops up unexpectedly. M…