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How a Diagnosis of OCD Can Help You--Or Harm You
Finally your healthcare professional delivers the three little words. Obsessive compulsive disorder. You might have heard. “You have OCD.” Or “Your child has OCD.”The diagnosis of OCD does not have magical powers....
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What To Do When Your Kids Are Disappointed
Do you feel uncomfortable when your kids are disappointed? You are not alone!In this podcast episodes you will find:Insights into why our kids’ disappointment tends to be such a problem for us parents.The high cost...
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How to Manage Disappointment Part 1
We all face disappointment at some point in our lives, and it can be challenging to manage those feelings. In this podcast we will:Explore what disappointment is Identify common ways of managing disappointment that...
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Are You Burned Out?
By the time parents of adult kids with OCD find me, they are almost uniformly burned out. In this podcast episode, you’ll find:A working definition of burnoutThe most common and most commonly overlooked cause of...
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Postpartum OCD: Insights from OCD Expert Jenna Overbaugh
Welcoming a new baby into the family is a joy-filled event. However, human brains can pose challenges. You already know about postpartum depression. In this podcast episode you will learn about postpartum OCD. My...
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Is Your Child with OCD Broken?
Has your child learning to manage OCD ever told you, “I’m broken?” Have you ever thought about your child as broken? This podcast is for you. We’ll explore the high cost of thinking of people as broken. Then I’ll show...
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What to Know and Do When Your Child with OCD Applies to College
College application is the source of anxiety. In this podcast episode, you'll hear a conversation with our guest Dan Ulin. For the past 35 years, Dan has helped kids get into the college of their dreams and set them...
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What to Do When You Think, "I'm to Blame for My Child's OCD."
Have you ever thought, “I’m to blame for my child’s OCD?” It seems like such an innocent thought; however, it is not.In this podcast episode I will help you understand the the high cost to hanging onto the thought,...
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Family Feuds Part 3: What to Say to Your Child Instead of Engaging in Power Struggles
Would you like an alternative to power struggles with your kids managing OCD? In this episode, you learn the third stage of the Relationship Reboot. Here you'll learn what to say to you kids instead of getting into an...
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Fighting Family Feuds, Part 2 of 3
Have you ever been in an emotional tug-of-war with your child or other family members about how OCD is managed? In this episode, you'll learn to unplug from OCD-related power struggles with the Relationship Reboot....
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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...
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How to Manage Harm OCD with Guest Tracie Ibrahim
What do you do if OCD obsessions take the form of thoughts or urges of harming yourself or harming others?In this podcast interview, Dr. Vicki interviews NOCD leader and therapist Tracie Ibrahim. Tracy helps us...
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