Get to know OCD

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Get to know OCD

Tune in each week for a deep dive into all things OCD with host Dr. Patrick McGrath, NOCD's Chief Clinical Officer. We’ll be sharing inspiring real-life stories of people who’ve faced OCD and came out the other side, as well as practical tips for understanding and tackling OCD. We hope you enjoy the podcast and it helps you get to know OCD.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    Expert-Approved Tips To Take Control of OCD In 2025

    Dr. Patrick McGrath, a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience treating OCD, has helped thousands of people reclaim their lives from the relentless grip of intrusive thoughts and compulsions. In this video, he shares the same expert-approved techniques that have transformed lives. Dr. McGrath reveals what works, what doesn’t, and how to push forward even when it feels impossible. Don’t let OCD dictate your life any longer. Start your journey to freedom today.Ready to t...

    15 min

  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    Breaking Food Battles and OCD Cycles With Dr. Taylor Arnold

    Dr. Taylor Arnold, pediatric dietitian and the mind behind Growing Intuitive Eaters, joins Get to Know OCD to share her personal journey of overcoming OCD and breaking the cycle of disordered eating. From her struggles with emetophobia (fear of vomiting) to raising three children while managing contamination OCD, Dr. Arnold opens up about the challenges of parenting with OCD and how it shaped her approach to pediatric nutrition.In this episode, she reveals her strategies for turning food batt...

    48 min

  3. JAN 4

    Your OCD Game Plan For 2025

    Welcome to 2025! With a new year comes new opportunities to take charge of your mental health. In this video, Brenna Posey — a NOCD team member who’s also faced her own OCD journey — shares five essential tips to help you start 2025 on the right foot.From understanding intrusive thoughts to embracing discomfort, Brenna offers actionable advice based on her experience with ERP therapy. This year, let’s make it the year you break the cycle, manage your symptoms, and reclaim your life. Read...

    11 min

  4. JAN 2

    From Inner Critic To Inner Ally: Transforming OCD And Self-Talk

    Kick off 2025 with an empowering episode of the Get to Know OCD podcast featuring Katie Horwitch—author, mindset coach, founder of Women Against Negative Talk (WANT), and OCD advocate. Katie has faced the grip of negative self-talk firsthand and transformed her experience into a mission: to help others reshape how they speak to themselves, about others, and the world around them.Katie calls negative self-talk a “cultural epidemic,” a pervasive, automatic voice that often goes unnoticed yet de...

    58 min

  5. 12/29/2024

    Your Path To OCD Treatment In 2025

    Make 2025 the year you take control of your OCD with insights from Brenna Posey, a NOCD team member. Brenna brings a unique perspective as both an expert in OCD care and someone who has personally experienced and managed her own OCD.In this episode of the Get to Know OCD podcast, Brenna dives into the questions many are asking as they consider treatment in the new year. Take 10 minutes of your time as she answers three key questions to help you approach OCD treatment with confidence and make ...

    10 min

  6. 12/26/2024

    The Science of OCD: What We Know (and Don’t)

    How far have we come in understanding OCD? We’ve made incredible strides, but there’s still so much to uncover. On this episode of the Get to Know OCD podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Christopher Pittenger, a leading researcher whose lab at Yale University is pioneering groundbreaking studies into the science of OCD.From genetics to psilocybin to cutting-edge brain scans, Dr. Pittenger breaks down the latest advancements in OCD research. But he goes beyond the science, challenging the misconcepti...

    47 min

  7. 12/22/2024

    How OCD Changes Throughout Your Life

    OCD doesn’t stay the same throughout your life — it changes, evolves, and adapts to new stressors and stages of life. In this episode, Dr. Patrick McGrath breaks down how OCD can manifest from childhood to adulthood, highlighting common themes like contamination fears, existential worries, and intrusive thoughts. Learn how OCD shifts across your lifespan, why it thrives on stress, and most importantly, what you can do to manage it at any age.Need help treating OCD? We can help. Visit us at ht...

    14 min

  8. 12/19/2024

    Compassion and Acceptance: A Therapist’s Journey Through OCD Recovery

    On this episode of the Get to Know OCD podcast, Patrick McGrath sits down with Jonny Say, a London-based therapist whose personal experience with OCD spans over 30 years. From childhood panic attacks to intrusive thoughts and existential struggles, Jonny shares how these challenges shaped his journey to becoming a therapist and advocate.Now part of the Integrative Center for OCD Therapy, Jonny dives into the nuances of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), compassion-focused approaches, an...

    46 min
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Tune in each week for a deep dive into all things OCD with host Dr. Patrick McGrath, NOCD's Chief Clinical Officer. We’ll be sharing inspiring real-life stories of people who’ve faced OCD and came out the other side, as well as practical tips for understanding and tackling OCD. We hope you enjoy the podcast and it helps you get to know OCD.

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  • Creator
    NOCD
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    61
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 Get to know OCD
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