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Episode 51: OCD Recovery and Everyday Life

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…

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Episode 50: Mental Compulsions, Part 2

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…

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Episode 48: Substance Contamination

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…

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Episode 47: Q&A on March 28th

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 …

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Episode 45: OCD and ”Urges”

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…

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Episode 41: OCD and Other Anxiety Disorders

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…

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Episode 44: OCD in the Workplace

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…

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Episode 42: Acceptance and OCD, Part 2

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…

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

Episode 38 Our “Favorite” Things About OCD, Part 3 1:20: Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, talk about their “Favorite Things” once again on this third installation of their holiday special.   This week’s theme is IDENTITY CRISIS!!   I.e., How OCD makes you question everything about your identity, like: – “What if I’m not…

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Episode 39: OCD and the New Year

Lauren Rosen, LMFT and Kelley Franke, LMFT welcome you to 2022 with a big announcement: we are 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 podcas…

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