OCD Family Podcast

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she sits down with Aneela Idnani, co-founder of HabitAware and a passionate advocate for the Body-Focused Repetitive Behavior (BFRB) community. Aneela shares her powerful personal journey with trichotillomania (hair pulling), the shame and secrecy she carried for years, and how one moment of vulnerability led to the creation o...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Sindhu BS, MS, PsyD , to the OCD Family Community. Together, we learn more about Sindhu, a trailblazing OCD practitioner based in India, to explore how mental health intersects with culture, tradition, and treatment. Sindhu helps to unpack the challenges of practicing evidence-based therapies like ACT, ERP, and IC...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes back her old friend, advocate, and researcher, Katie Munday. Join us as we explore how research can better include, reflect, and respect neurodivergent, disabled, and OCD communities. Together, they dive into topics like accessibility, healthcare equity, chronic illness, mental health, and the importance of center...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent as she sits down with Dr. Rebecca Sachs to explore autism through a needs-first, neurodiversity-affirming lens. Together, they unpack myths and misinformation, affirm the value of autistic individuals, and discuss how OCD and autism can intersect. It’s a compassionate conversation grounded in support, not stigma. So join the conve...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, for another Autism Acceptance Month episode. Nicole is joined by her 11-year-old son Jack — an AuDHDer with OCD — to explore how understanding and treating OCD can be made more accessible and fun by using the popular game Among Us . Together, they dive into how OCD acts like the game’s sneaky impostor, and how tools like ERP and...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she kicks off Autism Acceptance Month! We’re welcoming back special guest, Dr. Stacy Greeter, MD— a psychiatrist who brings both clinical expertise and lived experience as an autistic ADHDer with OCD. Nicole and Stacy dive into what it really means to provide neurodivergent-affirming care—from teasing apart compulsions vs. reg...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she continues our deep dive with neuroscientist, Uma Chatterjee, to explore the neurobiology of OCD. Uma helps the fam break down the role of fight, flight, or freeze in the OCD brain. Plus, we tackle the hot topic of psychedelic research—could psilocybin and ketamine be game-changers for OCD treatment? Join us for a science-p...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT & Mental Health Correspondent, as she is joined by Uma Chatterjee, MS, MHPS, a doctoral student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who shares her personal journey with OCD and her dedication to neuroscience research. Uma opens up about living with severe OCD from an early age, navigating misdiagnoses, and ultimately finding effective treatment. She disc...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she is joined by Dr. Mike Twohig, Ph. D., a leading researcher and clinician in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). They dive deep into what ACT is, why it’s a powerful approach for OCD and related disorders. Mike shares insights regarding cognitive defusion, acceptance, and values-based living. Whether you’re new to ACT...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes back Mike Heady, LCPC, co-owner and director of the Anxiety And Stress Disorders Institute , to explore the complex world of shame. While shame often carries a negative connotation, could there be a healthy, functional side to it? Join the conversation, and learn more about the Compass of Shame and therapeutic str...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she covers a quick guide to essential resources for loved ones and chosen family of OCD warriors. Whether you’re a parent, partner, sibling, or friend, your support is crucial. But finding the right resources can feel overwhelming. That’s why I gathered virtual support groups, online communities, a guided OCD Journal & tra...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Taylor Newendorp, LCPC, to the OCD Family Community. As Founder of Chicago Counseling Center and the Network Clinical Training Director at NOCD, Taylor illuminates the profound impact that perfectionism has on OCD and mental health at large. Additionally, as an accomplished author, Taylor shares about The Perfecti...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she sits down with Dr. Michael Alcée, Ph. D., psychologist and author of the The Upside of OCD , to explore the transformative emotional sensitivity and creativity within OCD warriors. Mike helps to illustrate how the very traits that can feel overwhelming for sufferers and loved ones can also spark incredible strength and res...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she discusses strategies and tips for coping with crisis in honor of the recent LA County fires causing continued devastation in Southern California, USA. Join the conversation while we review physical safety protocols, coping skills for crisis management, honoring and coping with the vast array of emotional distress, resource...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she reviews an overview of evidence-based therapies and emerging protocols with help from some of her prior podcast guests. Nicole amasses highlights of ERP, I-CBT, MCT, Medication Support, TMS and Deep Brain Stimulation. Additionally, Nicole highlights 4 emerging protocols worth our time and attention, including the developin...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes back return guest expert and colleague, Carl Robbins, LCPC. We discuss the critical topic of anxiety sensitivity, which impacts OCD as well as a host of other mental health presentations. Carl shares his personal journey with anxiety sensitivity, insight and learning. The conversation journeys through different ef...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she tackles the tricky intersection of OCD and Eating Disorder (ED) with special guest, Jenna Stone, LMSW. Jenna shares insights regarding the spectrum of Eating Disorders while highlighting the harmful role diet culture plays. Nicole and Jenna discuss how recovery is deeply personal and requires a multidisciplinary approach,...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes back her handsome hubs for some Ho-Ho-Holiday fun! Special guest and resident family member, Patrick Morris, helps in playing Christmas Courtroom , an Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT) inspired holiday game! So join the Morrises as they highlight some psychoeducation while having fun at OCD's expense!

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, for Part V of our 3rd Annual OCRD Series to chat about Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) with Dr. Anthony Pinto, Ph. D., group co-facilitator, Isabelle Siegel, and OCPD Warrior, Mark. We focus on the characteristics of OCPD, challenges and treatment approaches for both individual and group therapy. Mark shares abou...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Sandi James of Australia to our OCD Family Community! In Part IV or our 3rd Annual OCRD series, Sandi is sharing more about Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and how it wrestles with gender diversity. Join us as we explore the unique impact BDD has on gender-diverse individuals, its challenges in diagnosis and treatm...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she discussed digital hoarding with guest expert, Dr. Nick Neave, Ph. D. out of the UK. Nick explains how hoarding behaviors— whether physical or digital— arise from an emotional attachment, fear of loss, and difficulty discarding items, which can impair daily functioning. We discuss how accumulation of emails, files or photos...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she dives into the often overlooked, but surprisingly common fear of vomiting, with insights from psychotherapist, Anna Christie. As we chat with the esteemed podcast host of Emetophobia Help with Anna Christie , we discuss how this intense phobia can lead to avoidance and safety behaviors that can interfere with people’s abil...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent as she kicks off the annual OC-Related Disorders (OCRDs) Series! Nicole starts with guest experts, Dr. Marla Deibler, PsyD, & Dr. Renae Reinardy, PsyD. Together, they explore the nuances of BFRBs, discussing how these behaviors function as coping mechanisms and the importance of individualized, compassionate treatment. This ep...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Stuart Ralph, host of one of the top OCD podcasts, The OCD Stories . It’s the final week of OCD Awareness Month, which means Stuart is helping the fam by discussing the 4th cornerstone of awareness building: Advocacy. Stuart shares about his personal journey with OCD, developing The OCD Stories podcast available w...

Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes renowned researcher and psychologist, Dr. Pia Callesen, Ph. D., and OCD and Trauma Specialist, Bronwyn Shroyer, LCSW, to our family gathering! Pia has led to way in training and further research with the founder of Metacognitive Therapy to bring the practice of MCT to Europe and beyond! Metacognitive Therapy has p...