The OCD & Anxiety Podcast

Book your free session directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today's episode is all about sleep and anxiety. I interview sleep coach Isabel Malynicz. To find out more about Isabel you can check out her website: www.sleepyarmadillo.com Or you can find her on instagram: @sleepy_armadillo Isabel supports adults' return to restorative sleep through evidence based techniques, tailored sleep ed...

Book your free session directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Want to support the podcast in return for exclusive content and more access to me? Check out my Patreon tiers, any help is much appreciated :) www.patreon.com/user?u=88044382   So often with OCD we do the opposite of making space for our emotions, we are impatient for them to leave us alone and try our best to simply get rid of...

Book your free session directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Want to support the podcast in return for exclusive content and more access to me? Check out my Patreon tiers, any help is much appreciated :) www.patreon.com/user?u=88044382   Today's I explore five common negative beliefs which left unchecked can make managing OCD more difficult. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful.    Discla...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Want to support the podcast in return for exclusive content and more access to me? Check out my Patreon tiers, any help is much appreciated :) www.patreon.com/user?u=88044382   Today's episode is all about OCD and social anxiety. I have struggled with both of these things over the years and wanted to share my...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's episode I talk about the importance of not rushing the process of getting better from OCD. The more we try to rush, the more problems we tend to run into. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today's episode is all about how to navigate the challenges of winter when you have OCD. I hope you find it helpful.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone exper...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I spoke with Dr. Ana Maria about some of the most up to date research into OCD. Dr. Anna Maria is a Psychologist, with a Masters and Doctorate in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hertfordshire. Her work focuses on neural and behav...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I discuss the difference between positive and negative distraction. I hope you enjoy :)   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I talk about the difficulties of commitment when you struggle with relationship OCD. I share some of my own personal story with this and give some ideas of how you might be able to deal with it. I hope you enjoy :)   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss the benefits of cold showers and how they can helps us develop acceptance. Please make sure if you are going to practice cold showers that you do so safely, that you don't stay in for longer than two minutes and never perform Wim Hof breathing when in or near water.    Disclaimer:...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   You can contact Gus here: www.gushoyt.com Gus is a trained Wim Hof Instructor, Advanced Oxygen Advantage Instructor and Conscious Breathwork Coach. He has been playing and experimenting with this practice and meditations for the past 20 years. Gus first became interested in the health benefits of breathwork,...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   When it comes to OCD self-compassion is the elephant in the room. It's not talked about as much as other things, but in my experience learning to be kinder with ourselves in a more habitual way is at the centre of getting over OCD and anxiety related problems.    Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert Jame...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   It truly doesn't matter how old you are, or how long you might have had OCD, you can always learn to manage it more effectively. The science of neuroplasticity demonstrates that we can change the circuits in our brain at any stage in our lives if we put in enough effort. This is an incredibly important and up...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I discuss how you can get more in touch with the inner critic and the role it plays in keeping OCD going. I hope you enjoy.    Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends tha...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com     Today I interview the amazing Dr Rola Hallam. Rola has a fascinating and inspiring story that I think will be very helpful for people struggling with OCD and anxiety.    Rola was born a doctor. She just didnt know that her home-country of Syria would shatter into a million pieces, killing over 30 members of...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I discuss the importance of trust in overcoming OCD. How can we find the faith to walk away from compulsions? All will be discussed, I hope you enjoy.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In my experience, getting comfortable with uncertainty is one of the most important skills you can develop for learning to manage OCD. As always I hope you enjoy and find it helpful :)   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy o...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today we discuss some of the causes of OCD. As always I hope you find it helpful :)   References    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4346088/   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert Jam...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   If you struggle with sensorimotor OCD, then this episode is for you. I discuss how we can adopt the best mindset in order to keep sensorimotor OCD in check. I hope you enjoy :)   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medica...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   A big part of the problem with OCD is that so many of us struggle with a lack of self-compassion This heart meditation is a great way to practice bringing more self-compassion into your life. I hope that you enjoy and find it helpful.    Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medic...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I discuss how to be able to direct your attention more effectively and how this can help OCD. I also explore flow states and the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihaly and this relates to OCD. I hope you enjoy :)   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is al...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Metaphors are one of the best ways to convey complicate ideas in a practical and useful way. Today I share two very helpful metaphors that assist in understanding elements of ACT. I hope you enjoy.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not provid...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   This podcast is inspired by the work of Victor E Frankl. I discuss the importance of creating meaning and this can be done by exploring some important passages from Frankl's book, Man's Search For Meaning and of course, then relating it to OCD. I hope you find it helpful.    Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In this week's episode I discuss relationship OCD and a technique that you might find surprisingly helpful in learning to overcome it. I hope you enjoy :)   References    https://ocdspecialists.com/love-the-one-youre-with-and-other-questions-in-relationship-ocd/   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert Jam...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other cond...