Get to know OCD

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Tune in each week for a deep dive into all things OCD with host Dr. Patrick McGrath, NOCD's Chief Clinical Officer. We’ll be sharing inspiring real-life stories of people who’ve faced OCD and came out the other side, as well as practical tips for understanding and tackling OCD. We hope you enjoy the podcast and it helps you get to know OCD.

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Episode Date
How An OCD Diagnosis Changed Tell Williams' Life
Jun 04, 2026
What It's Like To Be A NOCD Therapist
May 31, 2026
Why OCD Treatment Can Feel Worse Before It Feels Better
May 28, 2026
How OCD Traps You in Endless Thinking
May 24, 2026
Why OCD Can Feel Like You're “Losing Your Mind”
May 21, 2026
Why ERP Therapy Works So Well For OCD
May 17, 2026
My OCD Made Me Believe I Was A Monster
May 14, 2026
OCD Convinces You Compulsions Prevent Harm... They Don't
May 10, 2026
How OCD Makes You Consider Every Worst-Case Scenario
May 07, 2026
I Got Better From OCD... Now I Help Others Do the Same
May 03, 2026
OCD Told Me I Was in Control (I Wasn't)
Apr 30, 2026
Why Your OCD Spikes Out of Nowhere
Apr 26, 2026
I Had OCD, Now I Treat It Every Day
Apr 19, 2026
You Might Be Doing OCD Compulsions Without Realizing It
Apr 16, 2026
How OCD Takes Your Time And Your Life
Apr 12, 2026
Why OCD Can Make “Bad Energy” Feel Contagious
Apr 09, 2026
How I Went From Not Knowing OCD to Treating It Every Day
Apr 05, 2026
Committing To Overcome OCD Is The Hard Part
Apr 02, 2026
Is It Cleanliness… or OCD?
Mar 29, 2026
The Science Behind Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, and Other Repetitive Behaviors
Mar 26, 2026
THE IMPOSSIBLE LINE: John Green on Why You Can't Logic Away OCD Fear
Mar 23, 2026
How To Actually Get Better From OCD
Mar 22, 2026
How OCD Takes Over The Whole Family
Mar 19, 2026
Why I Hid My OCD In The Military Out Of Fear
Mar 12, 2026
John Green answers the internet's biggest OCD questions
Mar 09, 2026
How The Right OCD Treatment Can Rewire Your Brain
Mar 08, 2026
My OCD Was Happening Entirely in My Head
Mar 05, 2026
How We Train World-Class OCD Therapists To Help You
Mar 01, 2026
The “What If” OCD Thought That Took Over My Life
Feb 26, 2026
John Green, a Doctor and a CEO Get Real About Mental Health
Feb 23, 2026
The Film That Captures How OCD Really Looks
Feb 19, 2026
What I Wish I Knew Before Treating OCD
Feb 15, 2026
The real story behind NOCD: Make-or-break moments & the mission that drives us
Feb 12, 2026
OCD or Anxiety? John Green And A Clinical Expert Explain
Feb 09, 2026
How I Stopped Fearing My Darkest OCD Thoughts
Feb 05, 2026
Nothing Was Ever “Just Right” For Alex Anele's OCD
Feb 01, 2026
John Green: The Thoughts I Was Too Scared to Share
Jan 29, 2026
What It’s Like To Have OCD In A Culture That Doesn’t Talk About It
Jan 22, 2026
OCD Made My Own Thoughts Feel Unsafe
Jan 18, 2026
My OCD hit a breaking point on a Netflix set. This is what happened next.
Jan 15, 2026
4 Simple OCD Tips For 2026
Jan 11, 2026
She Made A Comedy Show Out Of Her OCD Journey
Jan 08, 2026
Why OCD Makes Getting Help So Hard
Jan 04, 2026
Expert-Approved Tips To Take Control of OCD In 2026
Jan 03, 2026
John Green lost 10 hours every day to OCD — here’s how he got his time back
Dec 29, 2025
Helpful Holiday Tips For People With OCD
Dec 25, 2025
What the Holidays Are Like When You Have OCD
Dec 21, 2025
Postpartum OCD and Scary Thoughts About Your Baby
Dec 21, 2025
When Gift Giving Triggers OCD
Dec 14, 2025
Sexual Thoughts, Anxiety, and OCD — The Truth That Doesn't Get Talked About
Dec 11, 2025
Inside Howie Mandel’s OCD: The Part of His Life Few See
Dec 08, 2025
Why You Can’t Stop Hair Pulling, Skin Picking, or Nail Biting
Dec 07, 2025
Perfectionism or OCD? Understanding The Difference
Dec 04, 2025
Helpful Tips If Your OCD Flared Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Nov 30, 2025
If OCD Turns Thanksgiving Into a Spiral, Do This
Nov 27, 2025
The Automatic OCD Compulsions You Don’t Notice Yourself Doing
Nov 23, 2025
I Thought OCD Was Fueling My Success… It Wasn't
Nov 20, 2025
The Overlap Between OCD and Anxiety Explained
Nov 13, 2025
The Types of OCD No One Talks About
Nov 10, 2025
NFL Player Braden Smith Opens Up About His OCD Journey
Nov 06, 2025
When OCD Makes You Fear You’ll Harm Yourself
Nov 02, 2025
OCD Made Me Afraid of the People I Love Most
Oct 30, 2025
Why Specialized Therapy Is Essential for OCD
Oct 26, 2025
What It’s REALLY Like To Be An Athlete With OCD
Oct 23, 2025
Understanding ADHD and OCD — how to treat and navigate both
Oct 19, 2025
Actress Sarah Jeffery Opens Up About Living With OCD
Oct 16, 2025
The Next Step When Therapy Isn’t Helping Your OCD
Oct 12, 2025
How OCD Took Over J Aubrey’s Creative Process
Oct 09, 2025
Why Therapy Might Not Be Working for Your OCD
Oct 05, 2025
Living 32 Years Without Knowing I Had OCD
Oct 02, 2025
The WRONG Way To Treat OCD
Sep 28, 2025
Levels of OCD Treatment Explained
Sep 24, 2025
I'm An Author and I Have OCD
Sep 18, 2025
OCD Through the Generations: What’s Changed (and What Hasn’t)
Sep 14, 2025
The Postpartum Struggle No One Talks About: OCD
Sep 11, 2025
When famous people actually get OCD right...
Sep 07, 2025
Is OCD Genetic? Here's What The Science Says
Sep 04, 2025
Does OCD Look Different By Gender?
Aug 29, 2025
How To Parent A Child With OCD (Without Making It WORSE)
Aug 28, 2025
Why OCD Can Make You Obsess Over Breathing and Blinking
Aug 24, 2025
The Brain Treatment That Interrupts OCD Signals
Aug 21, 2025
Nothing Is Ever “Enough” For OCD
Aug 17, 2025
The Therapy That Helps You Make Peace With Your Thoughts
Aug 14, 2025
How I FINALLY Learned To Live WITH Fear
Aug 07, 2025
The Surprising Truth About Seasonal OCD
Aug 03, 2025
Most Therapists Are NOT Trained To Treat OCD — These Two Are Changing That
Jul 31, 2025
1 Year of OCD Conversations Later, Here’s What Stuck With Us
Jul 27, 2025
Sending Hope To People With OCD — One Letter At A Time
Jul 24, 2025
I Lived with OCD for 19 Years Before I Knew What It Was
Jul 17, 2025
Therapist Reacts To OCD Portrayals In Movies & Shows
Jul 13, 2025
Eva Gutowski Thought She Was Just “Weird” — It Was Actually OCD
Jul 10, 2025
OCD, Relationships, And The Tradeoffs No One Talks About
Jul 03, 2025
How Mental Compulsions Helped Me Hide OCD for Decades
Jun 26, 2025
Manifestation, Positive Thinking, Law of Attraction — Why They Don’t Help OCD
Jun 19, 2025
Why Nothing Ever Feels "Just Right" with OCD
Jun 15, 2025
I Used to Hide My Anxiety — Now I Help Millions Heal
Jun 12, 2025
OCD, Arousal, and the Mind-Body Disconnect
Jun 08, 2025
Self-Criticism, OCD, Overthinking, and the Mindset SHIFT That Helps People Heal
Jun 05, 2025
The Day OCD Almost Ended My Relationship
Jun 01, 2025
A Mother's Story Of OCD, Substance Abuse, Loss, And Legacy
May 29, 2025
How OCD Hijacks Productivity At School, Work, And Life
May 25, 2025
I Mistook OCD For A Spiritual Awakening
May 22, 2025
The Dangerous Myths We Tell About OCD
May 18, 2025
Mental Health Is Health: Therapists Explain Why The System Is Finally Catching Up
May 15, 2025
How Carrie Berk Built Her Dream Life While Fighting Her Darkest Thoughts
May 13, 2025
How OCD Is Diagnosed — And Why It’s So Often Missed
May 11, 2025
Therapy Was the Last Thing She Wanted — But The Only Thing That Worked
May 08, 2025
Understanding Pure O OCD: Therapist Answers All
May 04, 2025
This Comedian’s Funniest Bits Come From Her OCD
May 01, 2025
Why Your Worrying Might Be More Than Just Anxiety
Apr 30, 2025
Are These Thoughts OCD — Or Something Else?
Apr 27, 2025
He Started a Company That Rewires Your Brain One Text At A Time
Apr 24, 2025
3 Celebrities Who Changed How I See My OCD
Apr 22, 2025
"Do I Really Believe?” — When OCD Attacks Your Faith
Apr 20, 2025
OCD Almost Broke Our Marriage — Then Therapy Saved Us
Apr 17, 2025
The Science of OCD
Apr 16, 2025
You CAN Get Better With the Right Treatment
Apr 13, 2025
Zane Gonzalez’s OCD Went Viral — Now He’s Owning The Moment
Apr 10, 2025
What binge-watching White Lotus taught me about mental health
Apr 08, 2025
She Was Hospitalized 29 Times Before Anyone Realized It Was OCD
Apr 07, 2025
I Bake For A Living And Battle OCD Every Day
Apr 03, 2025
These thoughts kept me silent for decades
Apr 02, 2025
The truth about telling people you have OCD
Apr 01, 2025
I Was The Mom of 2 Kids With Serious Mental Health Struggles — What I Wish I Knew
Mar 30, 2025
Try Guy's Zack Kornfeld: "My Life Is Dope And I Have OCD"
Mar 27, 2025
The scariest part of dating with OCD? Not knowing for sure
Mar 25, 2025
How Sean Patton Turned Mental Health Struggles To Comedic Success
Mar 20, 2025
The harder you try to control your thoughts, the more it controls you
Mar 18, 2025
Breaking Barriers: The IOCDF Conference & The Future of OCD Treatment
Mar 16, 2025
They Turned Living With OCD Into A Short Film
Mar 13, 2025
The Moment I Realized I Had OCD
Mar 11, 2025
How Comedy and Community Pulled Kristy Quinn Out of Rock Bottom
Mar 09, 2025
Am I A Good Person? OCD Won’t Let Me Decide
Mar 06, 2025
How To Explain OCD To Friends And Family
Mar 04, 2025
Jesse Eisenberg, John Green, and Kieran Culkin: How They’re Bringing OCD To The Big Screen
Mar 02, 2025
How She Managed OCD As A Wife and Mother
Feb 27, 2025
What It Really Means to Live With OCD
Feb 25, 2025
Why The Hardest Case Of OCD Still Has A Path Forward
Feb 23, 2025
How OCD Made Haley Jakobsen Doubt Who She Was
Feb 20, 2025
5 Lessons I Learned in My OCD Recovery Journey
Feb 18, 2025
The Evolution Of OCD Treatment: Then, Now, And The Future
Feb 18, 2025
Understanding Contamination OCD: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
Feb 16, 2025
How One Mother Transformed Her Son’s OCD Struggles Into A Lifeline For Others
Feb 13, 2025
Valentine’s Day & OCD: How Obsessive Doubts Can Ruin Your Love Life
Feb 11, 2025
What It's REALLY Like To Live With OCD
Feb 06, 2025
New OCD Study Reveals How Kids & Teens Can Overcome OCD In Half The Time
Feb 03, 2025
Ariana Grande, Luke Combs, And More Grammy Nominees Who Opened Up About OCD
Feb 01, 2025
OCD Experts Answer Your Questions On Intrusive Thoughts, Compulsions, And Recovery
Jan 30, 2025
Intrusive Thoughts, Fame, And How Marc Summers Kept Going
Jan 23, 2025
When OCD Makes You Fear Yourself: Understanding Your Intrusive Thoughts
Jan 21, 2025
OCD, Hair Pulling, & Skin Picking: What You Need to Know
Jan 19, 2025
She Wrote A Song About Her OCD Experience
Jan 16, 2025
Expert-Approved Tips To Take Control of OCD In 2025
Jan 12, 2025
Breaking Food Battles and OCD Cycles With Dr. Taylor Arnold
Jan 09, 2025
Your OCD Game Plan For 2025
Jan 04, 2025
From Inner Critic To Inner Ally: Transforming OCD And Self-Talk
Jan 02, 2025
Your Path To OCD Treatment In 2025
Dec 29, 2024
The Science of OCD: What We Know (and Don’t)
Dec 26, 2024
How OCD Changes Throughout Your Life
Dec 22, 2024
Compassion and Acceptance: A Therapist’s Journey Through OCD Recovery
Dec 19, 2024
OCD Recovery Avoidance: What It Is And How To Overcome It
Dec 17, 2024
Your Guide To OCD-Proofing The Holidays (Yes, It’s Possible)
Dec 15, 2024
How OCD Can Hijack Your Faith: Understanding Scrupulosity Subtype | Get to know OCD Ep 32
Dec 12, 2024
How Howie Mandel And Marc Summers Navigated OCD And Hollywood | Get to know OCD Ep 31
Dec 11, 2024
OCD, Uncertainty, And Finding Happiness In Life’s Hard Stuff | Get to know OCD Ep 29
Dec 10, 2024
How to Handle OCD Flare-Ups This Holiday Season
Dec 08, 2024
When Faith Feels Like Fear: Religious OCD Explained | Get to know OCD Ep 29
Dec 05, 2024
How OCD Becomes The Third Wheel In Relationships | Get to know OCD Ep 28
Dec 03, 2024
Understanding Perinatal And Postpartum OCD: A Guide for Parents
Dec 01, 2024
Why Dr. Patrick McGrath Made OCD His Life’s Work | Get to know OCD Ep 27
Nov 28, 2024
A Mother’s Fight Against OCD: Supporting Her Son Through Struggles | Get to know OCD Ep 26
Nov 26, 2024
What Families And Friends Need to Know About OCD
Nov 24, 2024
OCD, Struggles, and Spreading Hope: The Story Of Jesse Katches | Get to know OCD Ep 25
Nov 21, 2024
OCD Therapists Share Lessons From 45 Years Of Treating It
Nov 19, 2024
Parenting Kids with OCD: Spot the Signs, Find Solutions
Nov 17, 2024
Sabrina Zohar’s Advice To Modern Dating | Get to know OCD Ep 23
Nov 14, 2024
Facing Health Anxiety Fears: A Guide to Taking Back Control | Get to know OCD Ep 22
Nov 12, 2024
OCD Expert Answers Internet's Most-Asked Questions
Nov 10, 2024
What Shows Like Friends And Khloe Get Wrong About OCD | Get to know OCD Ep 21
Nov 07, 2024
Healing OCD: The Power of Compassion Over Criticism
Nov 05, 2024
OCD, Uncertainty, And The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Nov 03, 2024
From Weight Loss Fame To OCD Advocacy: Erica Lugo’s Inspiring Journey To Recovery | Get to know OCD Ep 19
Oct 31, 2024
Stanford Researcher Unveils Shares Advances in OCD Treatment | Get to know OCD Ep 18
Oct 29, 2024
Inside Chris Trondsen's Lifelong Fight Against OCD | Get to know OCD Ep 17
Oct 24, 2024
OCD Treatment: What's Specialized And What's Not
Oct 20, 2024
Champion gymnast Aly Raisman shares her journey with OCD | Get to know OCD Ep 16
Oct 17, 2024
October Is OCD Awareness Month: Why It Matters
Oct 13, 2024
How Alegra Kastens Is Shattering The Stigma Around Taboo OCD | Get to know OCD Ep 15
Oct 10, 2024
Effective Strategies to Combat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Oct 06, 2024
How Chronically Online Nicole Rafiee Tackles OCD | Get to know OCD Ep 14
Oct 03, 2024
Overcoming Autumn Anxiety: Best Tips For Managing OCD For Fall Season
Sep 29, 2024
Turning Struggles Into Stories: Stuart Ralph and The OCD Podcast | Get to know OCD Ep 13
Sep 26, 2024
Supporting Someone with OCD: Essential Tips for Friends and Family
Sep 22, 2024
A Professional Athlete’s Battle with OCD and the Will to Keep Going | Get to know OCD Ep 12
Sep 19, 2024
OCD and Comorbid Conditions: What You Need to Know
Sep 15, 2024
Silence to Strength: Camaryn Swanson's Journey with Harm OCD | Get to know OCD Ep 11
Sep 12, 2024
Therapist Explains How Culture Impacts OCD and Treatment | Get to know OCD Ep 10
Sep 05, 2024
Top Treatments for OCD: Therapy, Meds, and More
Sep 01, 2024
Chrissie Hodges' OCD Advocacy Knows No Bounds | Get to know OCD Ep 9
Aug 29, 2024
Types of OCD: From Contamination Fears to Intrusive Thoughts
Aug 25, 2024
What's Real and What's Not About False Memory OCD with Caroline Klidonas | Get to know OCD Ep 8
Aug 22, 2024
How to Recognize OCD in Yourself or Others: Key Signs to Watch For
Aug 18, 2024
How Battling OCD Led This Scientist to Groundbreaking Discoveries w/Uma Chatterjee | Get to know OCD Ep 7
Aug 15, 2024
A Complete Guide to Relationship OCD (ROCD)
Aug 11, 2024
Mental Health in Entrepreneurship: Brad Feld on OCD and Depression | Get to know OCD Ep 6
Aug 08, 2024
OCD Myths Busted: The Truth About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Aug 04, 2024
How Cami Petyn Manages OCD While Creating Music | Get to know OCD Ep 5
Aug 01, 2024
OCD Explained: Symptoms, Causes, and What You Need to Know
Jul 28, 2024
Comedian Maria Bamford gets real about OCD, body image, aging, and more | Get to know OCD Ep 4
Jul 25, 2024
Sam Temple on reclaiming joy and creativity from OCD | Get to know OCD Ep 3
Jul 18, 2024
Howie Mandel on OCD and turning pain into purpose | Get to know OCD Ep 2
Jul 11, 2024
Get to know OCD with Stephen Smith, NOCD's Cofounder and CEO | Get to know OCD Ep 1
Jul 04, 2024
Welcome - Get to know OCD
Jun 25, 2024