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…

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…

Episode 37 Our “Favorite” Things About OCD, Part 2 Mental Compulsions In this episode, your show hosts Kelley Franke, LMFT, and Lauren Rosen, LMFT, continue to discuss their “(not so) favorite things” about OCD. To set up the theme, Lauren sings, “Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.” Kelley adds, OCD can be a “pain in the rear, reindeer”!…

Episode 36 Our “Favorite” Things About OCD, Part 1 For the next several episodes, 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 navigating these pitfalls, accepting uncertainty and much, much more.  The…

Episode 20 Obsessing about Recovery, Part 1 In this episode of Purely OCD, your show hosts Lauren and Kelley talk about Obsessing about Recovery. They cover typical obsessions and compulsions in this subtype. They also talk about treatment in the form of Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). The two discuss issues that arise in this…

Episode 24 OCD versus OCPD In this episode of Purely OCD, your show hosts Kelley and Lauren review the differences between OCD and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) and answer questions from viewers. In order to consider the differences, they start by defining two terms: Ego-syntonic vs. Ego-dystonic. So what does it mean for a…

Episode 26 Just Right OCD In this episode of Purely OCD, show hosts Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, discuss “Just Right” OCD. They discuss related obsessions (they could be anything!), compulsions and exposures. As always, they answer questions at the end. Lauren and Kelley reflect on Goldilocks’ insistence that she get things “just…

Episode 28 OCD and the Classroom In this episode of Purely OCD, Lauren Rosen, LMFT, and Kelley Franke, LMFT, talk about how OCD, anxiety and perfectionism can impact school. As always, they answer your questions and offer educational information to help manage your OCD. Experiences at school can trigger OCD and Anxiety. Some common OCD…

Episode 30 The Obsessive-Compulsive Cycle In this Episode of Purely OCD, show hosts Lauren and Kelley get back to basics, discussing what obsessions and compulsions are and demonstrating how people with OCD get stuck in the Obsessive-Compulsive Cycle. Understanding how OCD functions is key to recovery, so Kelley and Lauren do a deep dive and…

Episode 31 OCD and Social Media In this Episode of Purely OCD, your show hosts Kelley and Lauren discuss Social Media for those living with OCD. They cover the good, the bad and the ugly. While social media can be a great way to forge connection and to normalize experience, the space can also be…