OCD Insights

Faith Without Fear: Navigating Scrupulosity with Jaimie Eckert Episode 4   |   OCD Insights Content Note & Disclaimer This episode includes an open, educational discussion of intrusive thoughts that are blasphemous and sexual in nature as they relate to religious OCD (scrupulosity). These topics are addressed with care, for the purpose of education, understanding, and hope. Listener discretion is...

Episode 3 | Solo Episode | OCD Insights Podcast What if the fear in your body isn't proof of danger, but a misfiring alarm system? In this solo episode of OCD Insights, Samantha Bray, LCSW breaks down one of the most overlooked tools in OCD recovery: your felt sense. Your felt sense is the ongoing stream of physical sensations in your body: tight shoulders, a racing heart, that knot in your stomac...

Episode Overview What if the most counterintuitive habit in the world, deliberately thinking about your own death five times a day, could actually make you calmer, more present, and happier? That's not a thought experiment. It's a centuries-old folk saying from the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, and it's the heartbeat behind the WeCroak app. In this episode, Samantha sits down with Hansa Bergwal...

What if courage doesn't feel like bravery but like fear and trust at the same time? In this powerful inaugural episode of OCD Insights, Samantha Bray sits down with Rexx- meditation instructor, and creator of The Unstuck Journal to explore what it really takes to build a meaningful life alongside anxiety and OCD. Rexx shares her journey from believing she had schizophrenia after experiencing her f...

Welcome to OCD Insights. In this introductory episode, Samantha Bray, LCSW, shares the heart behind the podcast and the professional journey that led her to specialize in OCD treatment for over a decade. After years of seeing high-functioning, capable individuals struggle with misdiagnosis and incomplete treatment, Samantha recognized something important: evidence-based therapies like ERP, I-CBT,...