The OCD & Anxiety Podcast

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Confessing can actually people a very common compulsion in OCD. In today's podcast I explore why this is and what you can start doing about it. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful :)   References   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9407245/   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coachin...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   These days it's almost impossible to not spend time on social media, the problem is that it can easily become addictive and spiral out of hand. Today I explore the relationship between OCD and social media. I discuss some of the pitfalls of social media for people with OCD and explore how we can use it in a w...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Holding on to blame and regret is a common thing for people who struggle with OCD. Today I explore why this is and what you can do to start letting go of it. 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   Today I explore acceptance of OCD through the analogy of letting the OCD monster out of it's cage, 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 or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recomme...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I discuss the simple but powerful technique of becoming more curious about your inner experiences of anxiety and other difficult emotions. This can have a surprising impact on your experience of OCD. I hope you enjoy and find helpful.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today's podcast is all about checking OCD. Checking is actually a very common compulsion within OCD and left 'unchecked´ it can easily get out of hand. I explore what checking OCD is and how you can learn to let go of it. I hope you enjoy.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a m...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss the issue of focus control and OCD. It's an interesting area which needs to be researched more and one that potentially has big implications for the causes of OCD.   Research Links:   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266065/   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I talk with the amazing Madhur-Nain Webster.   Madhur-Nain is deeply committed to helping others expand their potential. As a licensed marriage and family therapist, she often encourages the use of yogic technology — including mindful meditation — to support clients as they bring polarized...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I talk about a helpful called the Morning Pages. It's taken from the book the Artists Way and can be quite a helpful way to let go of OCD rumination. I hope you find it helpful.    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   In today's podcast I discuss my views on who to open up with when you want to talk about OCD. When I was really struggling it was hard to know who to speak to, but eventually working with a therapist and being open made a big difference. But perhaps sharing with everyone isn't the best approach.   Disclaimer:...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I speak with the amazing Nicholas Corliss. Nick is a Wim Hof Instructor and OCD and anxiety coach. He has also struggled with OCD and in today's episode we discuss holistic approaches to managing OCD. I ope you enjoy :)   You can use the following links to find out more about Nick: http://w...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Having some anchoring techniques at hand for when things get challenging with OCD is enormously helpful. So often we are being pulled in different directions by the storm of rumination and anxiety and we need to have a ways to come back into the present. I hope you find these techniques helpful. Please rememb...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss the problem of self blame when it comes to OCD. We unpack why this happens and what can be done about it. OCD does not discriminate and is not a sign of weakness. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful.   Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical pro...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Doom scrolling is obsessively searching for bad news on the internet. It is related to rumination and helps to keep the OCD cycle going. Today I explore the relationship between doom scrolling and health OCD. I hope you enjoy.      Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical pro...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's episode I discuss hit and run OCD. This is a type of OCD where people obsess about whether they may have unintentionally caused an accident without even realising it and involves them performing all sorts of checking compulsions to try and have certainty that they didn't.    I explore what hit and...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In this episode I discuss the birth of my baby daughter and the conflicting emotions that this produced and how I tried to manage them. I hope you enjoy.    References   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5428191/ Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professiona...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In this episode I discuss the role of expectation in the success of treatment of OCD. I very much hop you enjoy.    References   https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5428191/ Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or me...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I discuss the issue of OCD attacking your sense of self and what to do about it. 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 anxie...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss how to be patient and calm when under pressure and relate this to the experience of learning to overcome OCD. I hope that you enjoy :) Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Ro...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I discuss the importance of employing self-compassion when in the midst of an OCD setback. So often when we are lost in obsessions we tend to focus on old habits that don't help us to get better. By bringing self-compassion to the table we are better able to deal with the obsessions and to let them go....

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I discuss the role of uncertainty in OCD. As always if you have any questions, then please feel free to let me know. 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 Jam...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I speak with Bart Scholtissen. Bart holds a PhD. in neuropsychology, but has left the academic world and is now more himself than ever, growing into being a mindset expert, breathwork guide, Wim Hof ​​Method Academy instructor and a big 'nature lover'.    He has found his passion in bridgin...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   In today's podcast I talk about some of the hidden benefits of OCD. Now this might sound like I'm talking complete nonsense, how can there be any benefits to OCD right? But bear with me please as in my experience there really are. Having OCD actually offers us an opportunity for personal growth, it's a cataly...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Today I talk to Nick, who is an art teacher. we discuss anxiety and the challenges to getting started with creative projects. 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 anyon...

Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com   Being in the present is the best place you can be when it comes to OCD. Today I discuss how we tend to get stuck in our heads and what we can do to change that. Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Rober...