I am Nicole Morris, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Mental Health Correspondent. I am here to create a community of support for family members, spouses, partners, parents, adult children (as there may be “adult” words) and chosen family of OCD Sufferers and their community.

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she joins her return panel of experts to dive into the complexities of PANS and PANDAS. We discuss symptoms like sudden onset of OCD and tics, emerging research from Columbia University, and effective treatments such as IVIG and steroids. Panelists share personal stories, emphasize the importance of finding knowledgeable doctors, and offer practical advice for managing flares. The conversation underscores the need for increased awareness and education, providing hope and resources for families navigating these challenging disorders.

This is a podcast for anyone who loves someone suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

S2E93: From Desperation To Hope: Questions & Answers For Families Battling PANS & PANDAS

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes back our dynamic sensory panelists. Topics include environmental influences on behavior, masking, autistic burnout and more. Additionally, we discuss the contextual nature of tics, the importance of looking at the function of our behaviors, and how sensory feedback can impact picky eating, clinical picky eating and ARFID. So join Dr. Briana Pollard, OTD, Amber Young, LMHC, Dr. Lisa Conway, Ph.D. &amp; Dr. Max Maisel, Ph.D., as we dive into all the things and a whole lot of hope.

S2E92: Part II, Sensory Panel: Unlocking Hope: Approaching Sensory Experiences With A Curious Mind

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes a diverse panel of sensory practitioners discussing the intricate connections between sensory processing and mental health relevant to our OCD and OC-Related Disorder (OCRD) warriors. We will hear from the specialized scopes of Occupational Therapy (OT), lived Autistic experience, Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs) and Tics, Tourette’s Syndrome, and Just Right and Tourettic OCD. So join me and my fantastic panel of Briana Pollard, OTD, Amber Young, LMHC, Lisa Conway, Ph.D., and Max Maisel, Ph.D., as we build a foundation for understanding sensory regulation and more!

S2E91: Part I: Sensory Panel: How Does OCD, OT, Being Autistic, BFRBs & Tics Affect Sensory Regulation

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Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes <a href="https://drmichaeljgreenberg.com/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Michael J. Greenberg</a> to our family table! Explore how this integrative treatment shifts from traditional Exposure &amp; Response Prevention (ERP) therapy to support OCD warriors in gaining freedom from OCD. This conversation covers a vast array of CBT and psychoanalytic strategies for stopping rumination. Also, we discuss disgust based OCD, value driven language and it’s impact on treatment, Misophonia and more! So join the conversation, because we’re opening our stance to a new horizon of possibilities!

S2E90: Rumination-Focused ERP: A Game Changing Approach to OCD Treatment with Michael J. Greenberg, Ph.D.

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Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she is joined by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alie.garza/" rel="nofollow">Alie Garza, LCSW</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/obsessivelystrong/" rel="nofollow">Madison @obsessivelystrong</a> to play some riveting rounds of Two Truths &amp; A Lie! We start with the ice breakers like any good family does, and then we up the ante to figure out which compulsions are true and which compulsions are false! So come join the fun! Because laughing at OCD’s expense with understanding and empathy are great ways to support our loved ones, learn more and alleviate tension. So what are you waiting for!? Let’s play!

S2E89: Two Truths & A Lie: OCD Edition (Nobody Puts Taylor in a Corner)

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Join host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Dr. Melissa Hunt, Ph.D. to our family table. As we explore the gut-brain connection, Dr. Hunt helps us focus on the relationship between IBS &amp; OCD. Additionally, we discuss how different cleaning compulsions can impact our risk for serious infection, autoimmune disease, and imbalance in our microbiome. Lastly, we learn how avoidance and safety behaviors can impact both the gut and brain, even when it comes to restrictive eating or elimination diets. But there’s a lot hope, fam! So join the discussion, as we expose links and learn about the life changing benefits of facing our fears.

S2E88: Exposed: The Life Changing Benefits of Facing Your Fears for IBS & OCD with Dr. Melissa Hunt, Ph.D.

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Dina Scolan, LCPC, to our family table. Dina is the Program Director for The OCD &amp; Anxiety Center in the Greater Chicago area, United States. Dina brings expertise and a 3 pronged plan to help families battling school refusal conquer avoidance and re-engage in value driven lives.

S2E87: School Refusal: When OCD Makes Your World Impossibly Small with Dina Scolan, LCPC

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC, back to our family table! This episode is all about applying what we learned last week about our Feared Possible Self (FPS) using I-CBT..So join us for a role play and some game time! Because Amanda and I break down different concepts with a rap or two, and you won’t want to miss it!

S2E86: Roleplays & Raps, Let's Learn About That with Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes OCD expert and lived experience warrior, Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC, to our family table. Amanda is a skilled clinician, trainer and presenter who actively consults and shares clinically-relevant content through social media and conferences that help other warriors and practitioners alike have a better understanding of OCD, Obsessive Compulsive-Related Disorders (OCRDs) and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs). Today, we’re examining a deeper look into some meaty Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT) concepts as we examine the meaning of the feared possible self and real self. So join the conversation! Because this learning can make a big impact in your OCD warriors’ treatment journey.

S2E85: Feared Possible Self v. Real Self: How I-CBT Helps to Rebuild Trust with Amanda Petrik-Gardner, LCPC

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, and celebrate fierce women during Women&#39;s History Month that are using their platforms to spread awareness about OCD. Nicole provides commentary on multiple interviews with different celebrities, relating content back to evidence based practices and the hope that&#39;s grounded in research. Join the conversation, fam! It a quick, but fun one!

S2E84: Girl Power: Celebrating Women Who Use Their Platform To Bring Hope

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, for a spotlight on Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). BDD is one of the OC-Related Disorders, and the BDD fam are our sisters of another mister. So we are doing what the family does best, and being there for each other. And as we revisit this topic, which isn’t the first and won’t be the last, we are shedding light on the treatment application that I-CBT can offer. If you’re new to learning about Inferenced-Based CBT, or I-CBT, come learn with us! Or if you are learning I-CBT but get stuck in how it can apply to BDD, then you’re in the right place! So join Nicole as she learns more from OCD and BDD expert, Margaret McCall, LPC.

S283: Beyond Reflection: I-CBT’s Approach to Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) with Margaret McCall, LPC

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Gina Abbondante, LCSW, to our family table. Gina joins to share about a common subtype of OCD that can show up anywhere between pregnancy and up to one year postpartum. This subtype can affect more than biological caregivers, and it can manifest is some pretty cruel ways. So come join our conversation, because raising awareness and learning is half the battle!

S2E82: The Bully That Is Perinatal OCD: Raising Awareness and Fostering Hope with Gina Abbondante, LCSW

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Saraa D. Lee, LCSW to our family table. Saraa is an OCD and Trauma Specialist out of <a href="https://soulspapsychotherapy.com/" rel="nofollow">Soul Spa Psychotherapy</a>, as well as a Clinical Supervisor for NOCD. Saraa shares her story of being both a practitioner and a lived experience warrior. Listen as she shares about the universality of how and where OCD strikes, strategies for embracing the big feelings and creating safety for all the family to access treatment. Additionally, Nicole celebrate Black History Month, recognizing the inspiration, strength, beauty and color that the Black community brings to our family.

S2E81: Recognizing The Universality of OCD & A Hope That Doesn’t Discriminate with Saraa Lee, LCSW

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes her love and handsome hubs, Patrick Morris, back to our family table. With the recent passage of Valentine’s Day, they are discussing this commercialized love week and revisiting their conversation around the common subtype of Relationship OCD (ROCD). With the emerging understanding of Inference-Based CBT for the treatment of OCD, join Nicole and Patrick as they consider how perfectionism fuels the core of ROCD. And then stick around to hear from the Morris kiddos regarding some of their thoughts on love.

S2E80: Relationship OCD: Choosing Your Imperfect 7 with Patrick Morris

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as we welcome Jon Hershfield, LMFT, to our family table. Jon is well known leader in the OCD treatment field and broader community, and today he’s here for you, fam! Amongst many helpful books, presentations, and interviews Jon has participated in, he has written a book called When A Family Member Has OCD, which is particularly pertinent to us, fam! So join us while we highlight some helpful nuggets from that book, dispel some common OCD myths, play a few rounds of Never Have I Ever - OCD Edition courtesy of some help from ChatGPT, and share top recommendations for family members and warriors with lived experience battling OCD.

S2E79: When OCD Leaves An Impression: Honoring the Strengths & Reframing the Dents in the Family System with Jon Hershfield, LMFT

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes International OCD Foundation (IODCF) Advocate, Erika McCoy, to our family table. Erika shares a candid overview of her history living with OCD and trauma. Her honesty and vulnerability is gift to help others suffering to know they’re not alone. Additionally, she’s gathered blades of hope and created a vibrant grassroots advocacy that has bloomed into the international space. So come join us for some fierce courage, battle and hope, because Erika’s story is amazing and I can’t wait for you to hear more.

S2E78:Between A Rock & A Hard Place: Erika McCoy’s Story of Lived Experience & Hope

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she invites Catherine Goldhouse, LICSW, to our family table! Today is all about taboo themes that OCD can create to torture sufferers and loved ones. Join us as we explore how Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers an effective treatment option, hope and relief. And learn some practical ways to understand and apply these ideas in real time. So what are you waiting for? Let&#39;s do this!

S2E77: Addressing Taboo OCD Themes with I-CBT with Catherine Goldhouse, LICSW

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she highlights intimate relationships and how OCD can crash the party. Nicole welcomes esteemed guests, Dr. Michelle Witkin, Ph.D., and Dr. Josh Spitalnick, Ph.D., as we address some of the unique and varied needs that come up for partners and spouses when loved ones are suffering from OCD. But not only will we chat about struggles, we share about a whole lot of hope available for folks inadvertently courting OCD. So join the discussion! And learn about tips and resources available for you, fam!

S2E76: Crowded Relationships: Learning to Break Up with OCD When It Intrudes on Intimate Relationships with Dr. Michelle Witkin, Ph.D. & Dr. Josh Spitalnick, Ph.D.

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Join you host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent as she welcomes Rich Gallagher, LMFT, to our family table! The topic today is about disgust, particularly when intrusive thoughts or obsessional doubts feel distressing because of disgust. While this is a fairly common OCD presentation, it&#39;s a tricky area to treat. Join us to learn why, as Rich helps to introduce his Mastery Approach to addressing disgust based themes. Rich utilizes the findings in research with his own lived experience of OCD and as an OCD Specialist. So come learn with us! Because there&#39;s more hope on the horizon for the OCD Family Community!

S2E75: Shifting What We Discuss When It Comes to Disgust OCD with Rich Gallagher, LMFT

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Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she welcomes Dr. Christine D&#39;Urso of the Northwell Health OCD Center to our family gathering. It&#39;s a new year, and we&#39;re talking all about the family dance and how we can tackle something we call Family Accommodation. Christine is a leader in this area, and she&#39;s here to share all her practical tips to help unify the family and crush OCD. So join the conversation! Because there&#39;s a whole lot of help available to you and your loved ones.

S2E74: The Family Dance: Learning New Moves To Help Your Loved One with OCD with Dr. Christine D'Urso, Ph.D.

You are not alone. We are better together. And that is why I am here to create a community of support for family members, spouses, partners, parents, adult children (as there may be “adult” words) and chosen family of OCD Sufferers and their community.