In most discussions about OCD, we often address the challenges it presents. However, it's important to recognize that our greatest gifts and our greatest liabilities are often flip sides of the same coin. Today, let's flip that coin and explore the gifts of OCD.

When I tuned into Tim Wahl's...

Your cell phone rings and you see it’s your child. You might wonder, “With whom will I be speaking? My child, OCD or a little of both?” In this blog, I’ll offer a way to characterize how your child is showing up in the moment—and guide your response.

Are you...

How to Respond When Your Child is in OCD Crisis

It’s 9 PM and your daughter calls, saying, “Sorry to bug you, Mom, but my OCD is really bad right now, and I don’t know how much more of this I can take.” 

What do you do? 

In this blog, I’ll share with...

I was speaking with a worried mom about her daughter. The mom said, "I just don't get it. My daughter talks about her misery in living with unmanaged OCD. She says she wants to be freed from it. She knows what to do. The question is, why isn't she doing it?”

Well, in this blog, I'd...

Debunking the Top 5 Myths about OCD

I would like to nominate OCD as one of the 5 most misunderstood diagnoses in medicine.

Why do I say this? 

I talk with people whose lives have been touched by OCD every day. I see the questions they ask and the beliefs they hold.

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Family Feuding about OCD? Try Something That WORKS.

Have you ever been in an emotional tug-of-war with your child or other family members about how OCD is managed? In the next series of 3 podcasts, I’ll uncover the origins of the most common conflict within families—which are usually...

Would you like to have fewer family feuds and more family peace? This is third of a three part series about how to unplug from OCD power struggles with the Relationship Reboot.

This blog speaks specifically to parents of emerging adult children managing OCD. If you parent a younger child, you are...

Have you ever lost your cool, yelled at your child or partner and wondered, “What do I do now?” Have you ever wished you could keep you cool more often instead of exploding in anger?  This blog is for you. Here you’ll find insights about your anger, and tips to help...

4 Pillars of OCD Success

If you stopped in because you or someone you care about is learning to manage OCD, you’re in the right place. And today’s blog post is for you. You will take away four foundational principals that can guide what you say and what you do to be freed from OCD We...

The Connection Prescription:

How to Plug into a Person in Pain without Shorting Out

One of the most challenging situations in the human condition unfolds when someone you love is in pain. Whether it’s physical, emotional or even financial pain, you might have a deep longing to fix...

I would like to nominate OCD as one of the 5 most misunderstood diagnoses in medicine.

Why do I say this? 

I talk with people whose lives have been touched by OCD every day. I see the questions they ask and the beliefs they hold.

I saw what I learned about OCD in medical school.

Five years...