Free Me from OCD
This podcast offers a helping hand to families in which a teen or college-aged kid is learning to manage OCD. OCD impacts families; it can hold all family members hostage. Sometimes it feels like OCD is the family boss running the show. The goal of this podcast is to help people managing OCD, their parents and other OCD champions get in the driver's seat of their lives so they are in charge--not OCD. Come as you are and create the life you want.--even when OCD is part of the picture. Learn how to get and stay connected to the person with OCD doing the hard work of managing their minds.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 62
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
Postpartum OCD: Insights from OCD Expert Jenna Overbaugh
Welcoming a new baby into the family is a joy-filled event. However, human brains can pose challenges. You already know about postpartum depression. In this podcast episode you will learn about postp…
Is Your Child with OCD Broken?
Has your child learning to manage OCD ever told you, “I’m broken?” Have you ever thought about your child as broken? This podcast is for you. We’ll explore the high cost of thinking of people as brok…
What to Know and Do When Your Child with OCD Applies to College
College application is the source of anxiety. In this podcast episode, you'll hear a conversation with our guest Dan Ulin. For the past 35 years, Dan has helped kids get into the college of their d…
What to Do When You Think, "I'm to Blame for My Child's OCD."
Have you ever thought, “I’m to blame for my child’s OCD?”
It seems like such an innocent thought; however, it is not.
In this podcast episode I will help you understand the the high cost to hanging on…
Family Feuds Part 3: What to Say to Your Child Instead of Engaging in Power Struggles
Would you like an alternative to power struggles with your kids managing OCD? In this episode, you learn the third stage of the Relationship Reboot. Here you'll learn what to say to you kids instead …
Fighting Family Feuds, Part 2 of 3
Have you ever been in an emotional tug-of-war with your child or other family members about how OCD is managed? In this episode, you'll learn to unplug from OCD-related power struggles with the Relat…
Family Feuding About OCD? Try Something That WORKS!
Have you ever been in an emotional tug-of-war with your child or other family members about how OCD is managed? In the next series of 3 podcasts, I’ll uncover the origins of the most common conflict …
How to Manage Harm OCD with Guest Tracie Ibrahim
What do you do if OCD obsessions take the form of thoughts or urges of harming yourself or harming others?
In this podcast interview, Dr. Vicki interviews NOCD leader and therapist Tracie Ibrahim. Tr…
Debunking the Top 5 Myths About OCD
I would like to nominate OCD as one of the 5 most misunderstood condition in medicine.
Lack of information can lead to suffering as the OCD diagnosis and treatment are delayed.
In this podcast episode…
OCD and Shame
OCD and shame seem to be tied at the hip.
In this podcast episode we'll explore what shame is, where it comes from and how to manage it. You’ll see that shame can sabotage you as you learn to manage …
How to Manage OCD Sexual Themes with Guest Tracie Ibrahim
It's the ultimate taboo topic---OCD sexual themes. Listen to this podcast conversation with NOCD therapist Tracie Ibrahim . You will find:
- Unpleasant and disturbing sexual thoughts and images are ver…
What Do You Do When You Feel Stuck?
Have you ever tried to achieve a big goal and felt stuck? Maybe you're even moving backwards. What do you do?
In this podcast episode, Dr. Vicki offers a suggestion about how to get unstuck.
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Why Is Managing OCD So Hard?
If your child has OCD, you might wonder, "My child is exhausted from responding to all the demands his 'OCD Monster' makes. He wants to get back in the driver's seat of his life. He knows what to do…
What is ERP? An Interview with NOCD's Tracie Ibrahim
In this episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Tracie Ibrahim. Tracie is the Director of Clinical Risk Management at NOCD. She's also a therapist who uses ERP in her OCD toolbox.
You will hear T…
How to Respond When Your Child is in OCD Crisis
What do you do when your child is in OCD crisis?
As a parent, you will have a longing to fix things so your child's pain goes away.
The problem is that this does not work.
In this podcast episode, you…
How to Manage Embarrassment, Blame, Guilt and Shame 2 of 3
If you live with someone with OCD, embarrassment is part of your life. In this podcast episode you will learn how to manage embarrassment more effectively.
Here are action steps mentioned in the podca…
How to Manage Embarrassment, Blame, Guilt and Shame 1 of 3
We all have a deep longing to be seen and accepted for who we are.
If you have a child learning to manage OCD, you know this is a tall order. One of the big worries is, “What would people think about…
5 Things Your Kid with OCD Wants You to Know
There are reasons that it's hard for parents to understand what life is like for a child learning to manage OCD. In this podcast episode, Dr. Vick Rackner shares 5 messages she's extracted from conv…
The 5 Zones of OCD
At any given moment in time, there is a power balance between your child and the OCD Terrorist. I find it helpful to think about different OCD Zones.
In the BLUE OCD ZONE, your child is completely in …
Is OCD Real?
Is OCD real, or is it a hashtag description for people who organize things? In this podcast episode, OCD PowerParenting Coach Dr. Vicki Rackner offers answer to these questions:
- What is OCD?
- How is OCD…