I always love writing for the International OCD Foundation blog because it makes me feel connected to the wider OCD community. Last week they posted my latest about following your own path to recovery and not relying on just one piece of advice or person to guide you. What do you think? Have you found…
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OCD, Kids, and Medication: Gail Bernstein
It’s Tuesday already! Welcome back. This week I’m hosting Dr. Gail Bernstein, who specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Parents, this Q&A is for you—especially so if you live in the Twin Cities. Your children are not alone, and there is hope for them! Dr. Bernstein is brilliant and…
Read MoreLosing a Child With BDD: Denis Asselin
Welcome back to Tuesday Q&A! I admit the hiatus wasn’t exactly planned; life and the holidays conspired to throw me off schedule. I couldn’t be happier to kick off the New Year with this post from Denis Asselin, an amazing advocate who’s been working tirelessly and with compassion to spread awareness about body dysmorphic disorder…
Read More15 Things People With OCD Want You to Know
I love talking about OCD, and it’s always interesting to see how my words are used in the final product! It’s an exercise in letting go and giving control to someone else. This time my interview—as well as several others from both people with OCD and those who treat it—was worked into a list of…
Read More‘Twas an OCD Night Before Christmas
Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, you can probably relate to this poem Melanie Lefebvre wrote for Lee Baer’s OCD and Families blog. Take care of yourself during this typically busy time of year!
Read MoreSupport for Teens: Wendy Mueller
I don’t know what’s harder to believe, that it’s Tuesday already or that it’s December already. Here in Minnesota we’re finally getting our first inches of snow. Today’s guest, Wendy Mueller, is always eager to remind me that where she lives—Southern California—she never has to deal with snow or cold temperatures. But Wendy’s full of…
Read MoreLearning to Live with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Have you heard of the Health Stories Project? It’s a wonderful resource I recently learned about when they asked to interview me about my experience with OCD. They made me feel completely at ease, and I didn’t feel at all like they thought my admittedly terrible obsessions made me terrible. Consider joining their community for support from…
Read MoreSharing Your “OCD Story” During #OCDWeek
Last week I explained why sharing my own OCD story is so important to me. I hope you’ll consider sharing yours as well, at least on a small scale. Doing so doesn’t mean you have to bare your soul—unless you’re ready to. Together we can change the world!
Read MoreTreating Hoarding: Renae Reinardy
As some of you may know, I’m president of my local chapter of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF), OCD Twin Cities. But I didn’t found the affiliate—today’s guest Renae Reinardy did. She and her co-founder Randy Herrera did all the hard work to get the nonprofit up and running, and I took over two years…
Read MoreA Roundup of Advice
I tailor my Tuesday Q&A questions to my subject, but there’s one question I always ask: “If you could give just one piece of advice to someone with OCD, what would it be?” Here’s a roundup of every piece of advice — so far. “Try and find someone you trust to talk with about your obsessive thoughts. This…
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