On this week’s episode of Purely OCD, our hosts, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, continue the conversion on Relationship OCD with a focus on compulsions. We hope you enjoy this episode! Mental Compulsions in Relationship OCD (1.38) Lauren: …this is one of those subtypes where it tends to fall into that pure-o category….

Welcome to this week’s episode of Purely OCD. Today, our hosts, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, discuss Relationship OCD. As the first episode in a three-part conversation, the focus is on obsessions within this particular subtype. Let’s dive in… Focusing on Intimate Relationships (2.09) Lauren: When we’re talking about relationship OCD, we’re generally…

Episode 68 Harm OCD, Part III Welcome to this week’s episode of Purely OCD. This week, our hosts, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, continue the conversation on Harm OCD with a focus on harm befalling you or a loved one and exposure response prevention. Let’s dive in! Harm obsessions: Harm befalling you or…

Episode 67 Harm OCD, Part II In this week’s episode of Purely OCD, our hosts, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, continue the conversation around Harm OCD. As the second episode in a Harm OCD series, today, the focus is on physical harm obsessions. Please enjoy! Let’s talk about physical harm (1.24) Lauren: …we’re…

Episode 66 Featuring Special Guest, Shaun Flores Today our hosts, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, are joined by special guest, Shaun Flores. Shaun is a lifelong OCD sufferer and OCD advocate. After years of torment, Shaun received effective treatment, and coupled with his sheer determination to regain control of his life, he is…

Episode 65 Featuring Special Guest, Dr. Patrick McGrath 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….

Episode 64 Harm OCD, Part I 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…

Episode 63 Confessing as a Compulsion 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…

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…