Breaking Free from OCD, Anxiety & Stress with Matt Codde

Harm OCD and harmful intrusive thoughts can feel terrifying — especially when your mind produces violent or disturbing thoughts that feel completely against who you are. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW explains Harm OCD and harmful intrusive thoughts, what they really mean, and why having these thoughts does not make you a dangerous person. If you’ve...

In this episode, we explore why consciousness needs to be integrated in mental health and why understanding awareness itself may be essential for lasting recovery from OCD, anxiety, panic attacks, and emotional suffering. Matt explains how many traditional treatment models overlook the role of consciousness and identity in the healing process. Instead of only trying to eliminate symptoms, this epi...

In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW shares some thoughts on medication and anxiety, including the role of SSRIs, benzodiazepines, placebo research, and how medication fits into a broader recovery journey. If you're struggling with anxiety, OCD, panic attacks, or other fear-based symptoms, you’ve probably wondered whether medication is the answer. In...

Many people struggling with OCD and anxiety spend years searching for the root cause. Is it genetics, brain chemistry, past trauma, or something deeper? In this episode, we explore what causes OCD & anxiety by breaking down four different frameworks often used to explain these conditions: genetics and environment, biochemical factors, emotional patterns, and deeper psychological or spiritual p...

In this episode, we explore Entrepreneurship, Fear, & Returning to Wholeness, and why building a business often forces us to confront our deepest fears, beliefs, and emotional patterns. Many entrepreneurs believe success, money, or achievement will resolve internal struggles — but true fulfillment comes from inner work, self-integration, and emotional healing. You’ll learn why fear is internal...

Why healing the past matters isn’t about endlessly talking about old memories — it’s about releasing the emotion tied to them. In this episode, we break down how unresolved emotional experiences from your past can fuel anxiety, OCD, intrusive thoughts, and fear loops. Many people intuitively know their past is connected to their current struggles — but intellectualizing it or ruminating on it does...

The Fear of Aging and Body Image isn’t really about wrinkles, weight, or appearance. It’s about something much deeper. In this episode, we explore how anxiety around aging and body image issues are often rooted in the fear of rejection and the need for approval. When we believe we’re only acceptable if we look a certain way, we begin changing ourselves to feel safe — not authentic. 🧠 What You’ll...

In this episode, we break down why information alone will never create recovery — and how the real transformation happens through implementation and embodiment. If you find yourself constantly searching for answers, watching more videos, reading more books, and still feeling stuck in the anxiety loop, this message is for you. Because recovery isn’t about collecting knowledge. It’s about closing th...

In this powerful recovery interview, Kyle shares his journey from debilitating OCD, intrusive thoughts, panic, and feeling “broken” — to discovering inner freedom, emotional regulation, and peace. If you’ve ever felt trapped in the OCD loop, overwhelmed by anxiety, or consumed by intrusive thoughts, this conversation will resonate deeply. 🧠 What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✅ What intrusive thou...

In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, Matt explains why people get stuck in the OCD and anxiety loop, why fear keeps self-perpetuating, and why trying to fix the “theme” never truly works. If you’ve been asking yourself, “Why am I stuck in this loop?” — the answer may not be what you think. Fear isn’t something outside of you that needs to be controlled. It’s an internal state that must be c...

Many people struggling with scrupulosity, religious OCD, and anxiety believe their suffering is a sign of deep faith. But what if the real issue isn’t faith at all? In this episode, I break down the hidden cost of treating fear as faith—and how this misunderstanding keeps people trapped in guilt, reassurance-seeking, compulsions, and chronic inner conflict. 🧭 What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✅...

Scrupulosity is often misunderstood as a faith problem — but treating it that way is one of the biggest reasons people stay stuck. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW explains why scrupulosity isn’t about faith, belief, or not trying hard enough — and how fear hijacks religious themes and projects onto God, salvation, and belief systems. If you’ve been t...

For years, I tried everything to recover from OCD and anxiety — books, therapists, programs, techniques — yet nothing truly changed. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, I share the moment where everything shifted for me — the point where once I did this, I healed. Not overnight. Not magically. But permanently. I walk through the two internal shifts that moved me from endlessly trying to re...

Mindfulness is often recommended for OCD and anxiety — but for many people, it doesn’t work the way they were told it would. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW explains why mindfulness fails for OCD and anxiety disorders when it’s misused — and how it actually fits into real recovery. If you’ve tried mindfulness, meditation, or grounding techniques and...

Scrupulosity can feel terrifying — especially when OCD and anxiety latch onto God, faith, salvation, or religious beliefs. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW explains what scrupulosity really is, why it has nothing to do with a lack of faith, and what actually allows people to recover. If you’re constantly doubting your salvation, fearing you’ve committ...

Choosing a process vs choosing a result is one of the most overlooked reasons people stay stuck in anxiety, OCD, and mental health struggles for years. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW breaks down why trying tools, techniques, and processes without deciding on a clear outcome keeps people cycling — and what actually creates lasting transformation. If...

Why you’re stuck isn’t random — and it isn’t because you’re broken, resistant, or missing the right information. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW explores why people stay stuck in anxiety, OCD, and fear-based loops — and what actually creates real change. If you’ve tried coping strategies, therapy, tools, or information but still feel trapped in the s...

Feeling scared for no reason is one of the most unsettling anxiety experiences — especially when you know nothing dangerous is happening, yet your body reacts as if it is. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW explains why anxiety feels so real even when there is no external threat, and why trying to argue with or suppress the feeling often keeps you stuck...

Anxiety and mental stress tips are everywhere — but most of them keep you stuck in the anxiety loop. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW shares 5 practical, grounded anxiety and mental stress tips to help you stop fighting your anxiety and start breaking the loop that keeps fear, tension, and overwhelm in control. If you’re starting 2026 feeling anxious,...

Holiday Anxiety: The Pressure to “Be Okay” (and Why It Makes You Feel Worse) Do you feel like you should be happy, grateful, and “all good” during the holidays… but inside you feel anxious, numb, low, or overwhelmed? In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW talks about the hidden pressure to be okay during the holidays — and how forcing yourself to feel a cer...

Do you ever feel like you’re always “the responsible one,” “the fixer,” “the overthinker,” or “the good one” — and you can’t turn it off? In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW unpacks the idea of personas — the masks we learn to wear to feel safe, accepted, and in control. Matt explains how these roles are often deeply tied to OCD, anxiety, and panic loops...

On this special Thanksgiving episode, Matt shares a heartfelt message of gratitude for you — the Restored Minds community. Whether you listen to the show, follow the weekly letters, read the book, or have been part of TBC, your presence makes this work possible. Wishing you rest, connection, and moments of genuine peace this Thanksgiving. 🧡 Thank you for being part of Restored Minds.

When Rest Feels Wrong: Why You Can’t Relax & How to Feel Safe Resting Do you ever sit down to rest… and immediately feel tense, guilty, or like you “should” be doing something? In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW explores why rest can actually feel unsafe for people living in chronic anxiety, stress, or high-performance mode. Matt explains how busyne...

The Hidden Cost of High Performance: Why Overworking Keeps You Disconnected From Yourself Are you constantly pushing, striving, and performing — yet still feeling overwhelmed, drained, or on the edge of burnout? In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW breaks down how “high performance” can secretly turn into emotional avoidance…and the real cost of living th...

Why You’re Not Feeling Better Yet | The Real Reason You Stay Stuck in Anxiety & Stress Have you ever asked yourself, “Why am I not feeling better yet?” You’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, tried the coping tools — but somehow, the anxiety or heaviness still returns. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show , licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW reveals why most of us stay stuck: w...