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Take Your Life Back From OCD!
June 28, 2023
When OCD takes over your life, you might feel like you have no choice. OCD can make you believe that avoidance is the only option. It may seem helpful but only temporarily. Though anxiety and…
Graphic: Changing My Relationship with Shame
June 12, 2023
Next time you feel overwhelmed by shame, take a minute to think of a loved one who has experienced a failure, feels inadequate, or may be struggling with a challenge similar to yours. What would…
Changing our Relationship with Shame and Guilt
May 22, 2023
We all have stories that may have initially triggered shame, guilt or other unpleasant feelings in our lives. When we were kids, we all fibbed to our parents. Do you remember what happened when you…
Why I wrote “Imperfectly Good”
April 05, 2023
Treating anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder became personal for me years before I became a psychotherapist. Unbeknownst to my husband and me, our youngest son’s early childhood stubborn streaks were an indication of his anxiety…
What’s on the Other Side of Fear?
March 20, 2023
How often do you avoid or opt out of situations because they cause anxiety, uncertainty, or other unpleasant emotions? Consider what may be on the other side of your fear. “Our deepest fear is not…
The Road Not Taken
March 13, 2023
When unpleasant thoughts and feelings show up, it may seem like you don’t have a choice in how to respond, but you do! You can choose the most traveled road (the easy path and compulsive…
Where is Your Focus?
March 13, 2023
Is religious and/or moral anxiety getting in the way of you focusing of what’s important in your life? Learn how to respond to your intrusive thoughts and focus on the here and now! Is religious…
God is About Love and So Can We!
February 14, 2023
Have you ever had an experience when you felt like God was literally giving you a hug? A feeling that was so intense you recognized that God is indeed aware of you? Perhaps that hug…
Trust Your FAITH, Not the OCD Mind!
December 15, 2022
Imagine being on a boat in the open ocean and the weather begins to change. The waves become dangerously high and a storm develops. As this storm begins, you are alone; what would you do?…
Are You Living Your Religion Rigidly or Faithfully?
August 12, 2022
Todd grew up in a religious environment and believed that if he obeyed God’s commandments and follow the tenets of his religion, he would be blessed in many ways including having the spirit of God…
Scrupulosity: The obsessive fear of not being good enough – BBC Reel
January 31, 2022
Last October, Madeline Johnson, a video producer for BBC Reel, reached out and asked if she could interview me about Scrupulosity OCD. There isn’t enough awareness about this type of OCD, so I was glad…
Finding HOPE Every Day
September 20, 2021
We are all traveling on the same train of humanity and are very familiar with pain. However, it may be our dream to someday be free of a particular challenge. “Someday I’ll be free of…
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