Episode 43 Meditation and OCD Welcome to episode 54 of the Purely OCD Podcast. Today Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, discuss the ins and outs of meditation as a helpful tool in OCD recovery. They discuss what mediation actually means, the different types available, and the core takeaways for using meditation effectively. Below…

Episode 53 OCD and Community In today’s episode of Purely OCD, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, talk about the benefits of having a strong community to aid the OCD recovery process. They recently returned from a weekend conference with over 1000 plus people and yes, their anxiety spiked a little! But despite that,…

In this weeks episode of Purely OCD podcast, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT are joined by Jenna Overbaugh, LMFT to talk about how OCD recovery can benefit us beyond navigating OCD.
 
They touch on how certain topics, like navigating doubt, d…

On today’s episode of Purely OCD Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, pick up where they left off in their discussion of mental compulsions.They define and discuss more subtypes of mental compulsions. They also talk about helpful versus unhelpful…

In today’s episode of Purely OCD, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, discuss obsessions related to contamination with Alcohol and Drugs. To begin with, they talk about contamination obsessions related to sobriety and fears about relapse. They a…

In this weeks episode, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, answer listeners questions. Some questions they cover include:
 
1. What can trigger OCD?
2. What language can be used when supporting a loved one with OCD?
3. Does suppressing make OCD …

On today’s episode of the #purelyocd podcast, Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, are joined by the wonderful Catherine Benfield!
 
The three discuss Catherine’s recent article (with an assist credit to Kelley) about urges in the context of OCD…

Episode 41 OCD and Other Anxiety Disorders In this Episode of Purely OCD, your show hosts Kelley Franke, LMFT and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, are joined by special guests from the UK,  Emma Garrick (The Anxiety Whisperer) and Lisa Towers (Simply Anxious) In their discussion about OCD and other Anxiety Disorders they talk about: Their lived experiences…

Episode 44 OCD in the Workplace In this episode of Purely OCD, Lauren Rosen, LMFT and Kelley Franke, LMFT, discuss OCD in the Workplace.  To begin with, they cover common obsessions and compulsions as it relates to the work environment.  They also answer questions from viewers about sharing their disorder with a boss and tackling time consuming…

In this weeks episode, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, continue their discussion on acceptance. To begin with, they talk about how acceptance related to having OCD is an important part of recovery. They also cover the key practice of accepti…