The OCD Stories
Welcome to The OCD Stories, hosted by Stuart Ralph. The podcast has been heard over 7million times globally. Check out your first episode from our existing hundreds of episodes featuring experts, and people experiencing symptoms just like you today. If you do, you may just feel understood, heard and possibly help you identify your next step in your own personal journey to healing.
Disclaimer - this podcast is not a replacement for therapy. Please seek treatment from a licensed mental health professional.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 512
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Dr Amy Mariaskin - Gender Identity themed OCD (Ep184)
In episode 184 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Amy Mariaskin. Amy is a licenced clinical psychologist and director at The Nashville OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center. We talk about gender id…
Dr Steven Phillipson - Magical thinking in OCD (Ep183)
In episode 183 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Steven Phillipson. Steven is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD. In this episode Steve…
Dr Steven Phillipson - Two Tail Spikes in OCD (Ep182)
In episode 182 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Steven Phillipson. Steven is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for OCD. We talk about two tai…
Kimberley Quinlan - Let’s talk about self-love (Ep181)
In episode 181 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Kimberley Quinlan. Kimberley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who treats people with OCD and related disorders. In this episode we t…
Dr Charles Mansueto - OCD Treatment (Ep180)
In episode 180 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Charles Mansueto. Charles is the founder and director of the Behavior Therapy Center of Greater Washington. He currently serves on the Scien…
Dr Lisa Coyne - ACT and ERP (for children & adolescents) (Ep179)
In episode 179 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Dr Lisa Coyne. Lisa is an assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, and is a senior clinical…
Dr Chad Brandt - Bergen format (Ep178)
Disclaimer - This podcast is for exploratory purposes only. The Bergen format is still being studied, and the success rate against weekly therapy is yet to be tested. If you are in therapy with a lic…
What words of hope do you have for those with OCD? (Ep177)
In episode 177 of The OCD Stories podcast I was at the OCD Action conference in London, and I interviewed anyone who wanted to answer the questions "What's your one bit of advice for those with OCD?"…
Story: Max Hawker - Rory Hobble and the Voyage to Haligogen (Ep176)
In episode 176 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Max Hawker. Max has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us, and talk about his new book “Rory Hobble and the Voyage to Haligogen" which f…
Mary Torres - ERP in Groups (Ep175)
In episode 175 of The OCD Stories podcast I interviewed Mary Torres. Mary is a licensed mental health counsellor based in south of Seattle where she runs her private practice Cornerstone OCD and anxi…
What's your one bit of advice for those with OCD? (Ep174)
In episode 174 of The OCD Stories podcast I was at the OCD Action conference in London, and I interview anyone who wanted to answer the questions "What's your one bit of advice for those with OCD?" a…
Rose Cartwright - PURE (The TV show) (Ep173)
In episode 173 of The OCD Stories podcast I interview Rose Cartwright. Rose is a writer and author of the book “PURE”, which is now a channel 4 comedy-drama series. Rose is also a director over at in…
Jayme Valdez - Addiction, taboo OCD themes, ERP and ACT (Ep172)
In episode 172 of The OCD Stories podcast I interview Jayme Valdez. Jayme is the owner of Clearview OCD Counseling, a private psychotherapy practice just outside Boston. Jayme is a licensed mental he…
Story: Mark-Ameen Johnson (Ep171)
In episode 171 of The OCD Stories podcast I interview Mark-Ameen Johnson. Mark has kindly agreed to share his OCD story, and his advocacy work. In this episode I chat with Mark about his OCD story, C…
Dr Jonathan Hoffman - OCD & Comorbidities (Ep170)
In episode 170 of The OCD Stories podcast I interview Dr Jonathan Hoffman. Jon is a licensed psychologist in the states of Florida, New York, and Utah. He is Clinical Director of the Neurobehavioral …
Gerd Kvale and Bjarne Hansen - The Bergen OCD Format (Ep169)
Disclaimer - This podcast is for exploratory purposes only. The Bergen format is still being studied, and the success rate against weekly therapy is yet to be tested. If you are in therapy with a lic…
Karina Dach - Compassion, respect, and humor in OCD treatment (Ep168)
In episode 168 of The OCD Stories podcast I interview Karina Dach. Karina is a licensed therapist in Colorado, and Florida. We talk about her therapy story, how she applies exposure therapy in her ow…
Story: Matt Shoobridge (Ep167)
In episode 167 of The OCD Stories podcast I interview Matt Shoobridge. Matt hosts his own radio show on mental health called 'Mind over matter'. He has kindly agreed to share his OCD story with us.
S…
Dr Maggie Perry - huddle.care, group therapy & teletherapy (Ep166)
"Search and Destroy avoidance"
In this episode I chat with Maggie about her therapy story, huddle.care, how playing baseball inspired huddle.care, we talk about the inner workings of OCD, anxiety, so…
Sean Shinnock - Hope, Vulnerability & OCD Advocacy (Ep165)
In episode 165 of The OCD Stories podcast I interview Sean Shinnock. Sean is an artist, advocate, and creator of the monster initiative, with Draw your monster being a project under that umbrella. He…