Author Mitzi VanCleve shares her own personal story of experiencing anxiety, panic attacks, and OCD and ultimately, how God has used these things for good in her own life.

Obsessions Mitzi experienced even as a young child

Experiences of mental health stigma from Christians 

Learning about panic attacks from a magazine article

Mitzi’s experience with scrupulosity OCD

Acting as if

How she used used imaginal exposure to help treat her OCD

How she made the decision to take mental health medication as a Christian 

Wrestling with God about having OCD

How church leaders can support individuals experiencing OCD

Links and Resources:

Verses discussed- Psalm 13, 2 Cor 1:4-5, 2 Cor 12

Strivings Within- The OCD Christian
https://smile.amazon.com/Strivings-Within-Christian-Overcoming-Anxiety/dp/1517678447/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VF5VU6QNO3G5&dchild=1&keywords=mitzi+vancleve&qid=1609365396&sprefix=Mitzi+van%2Caps%2C248&sr=8-1

In Your Dreams: 

https://smile.amazon.com/Your-Dreams-Some-Come-True/dp/1517475945/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2VF5VU6QNO3G5&dchild=1&keywords=mitzi+vancleve&qid=1609365481&sprefix=Mitzi+van%2Caps%2C248&sr=8-4

OCD Online: https://www.ocdonline.com/

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners: https://smile.amazon.com/Grace-Abounding-Sinners-Updated-Illustrated-ebook/dp/B078G1SVV3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1O7Y4LGJPEWNE&dchild=1&keywords=grace+abounding+to+the+chief+of+sinners&qid=1609366869&sprefix=Grace+abounding+to+the+%2Caps%2C182&sr=8-1

ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/ocd-treatment/erp/

ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) https://www.psychotherapy.net/article/Acceptance-and-Commitment-Therapy-ACT

Free Webinar: Calming the Inner Chaos: Tips for Christians Seeking OCD Treatmenthttps: www.carriebock.com/calm/

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Are you looking for simple ways to relax and calm down? Often people use things like taking a bath to relax. That’s great, but you don’t always have that much time. Here are some go to strategies that you can use no matter where you are. No extra items or props needed! 

Acknowledge the presence of God or Jesus

Gratitude

Spend time with an animal or at least think about them

Connect with your breath

Sing a song- For more info, see episode 6 with Tim Ringold.

Think about the most loving and supportive person in your life right now

Think about the absolute worst case scenario 

Find the calmest part of your body

Connect with the present moment

Find your happy place

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What happens when pastors are isolated
How pain can be a good thing
Vulnerability as a gift we give each other
How to build a Christian Community

Link and Resources:

Verses discussed: Ephesians 1, Tim 1:15, James 5:16

Midtown Fellowship, Nashville: https://midtownfellowship.org/

Free Webinar: Calming the Inner Chaos: Tips for Christians Seeking OCD Treatmenthttps: www.carriebock.com/calm/

Explore the Christians Learning ICBT training: https://carriebock.com/training/

Carrie's services and courses: carriebock.com/services/
carriebock.com/resources/

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Steve and I recorded this show about a month before our wedding. We talk about my anxiety during the dating process and his involvement in helping me work through it. 

Anxiety about putting myself out there to date and how that brought me back to therapy 
Challenges of Christian dating after a divorce 
Accepting the anxiety and difficulty trusting as part of the process of getting closer
Advice to singles in the church

Free Webinar: Calming the Inner Chaos: Tips for Christians Seeking OCD Treatmenthttps: www.carriebock.com/calm/

Explore the Christians Learning ICBT training: https://carriebock.com/training/

Carrie's services and courses: carriebock.com/services/
carriebock.com/resources/

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Different therapist personalities and styles 

Demystifying therapy

Finding the therapist who is the right fit 

Different kinds of therapies that therapist utilize such as CBT, DBT, IFS, Psychodynamic or Play Therapy 

Erica’s experience with mental health in the African American church 

Seeing a counselor of a different race

Links and Resources:

Erica Kesse, Your Goal Concierge: https://www.yourgoalconcierge.com/
Try on Therapy: https://www.tryontherapy.org/
Mental Health Marketing Conference: https://www.mhmarketing.org/

Free Webinar: Calming the Inner Chaos: Tips for Christians Seeking OCD Treatmenthttps: www.carriebock.com/calm/

Explore the Christians Learning ICBT training: https://carriebock.com/training/

Carrie's services and courses: carriebock.com/services/
carriebock.com/resources/

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What is Scrupulosity OCD?

How Rachel discovered she had been struggling with it

How to determine if this is a normal level of spiritual concern or could be OCD

Exposure and Response Prevention

Learning how to sit with discomfort and ambiguity  

Getting to know the character of God and filtering information through that lens


Links and Resources

Verses discussed: Phil 4:6, 2 Cor 10:5 

Rachel Hammons: https://www.rachelhammonscounseling.com/about-me
More information on ERP and OCD: https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/ocd-treatment/erp/

Free Webinar: Calming the Inner Chaos: Tips for Christians Seeking OCD Treatmenthttps: www.carriebock.com/calm/

Explore the Christians Learning ICBT training: https://carriebock.com/training/

Carrie's services and courses: carriebock.com/services/
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What is Parent Child Interaction Therapy?

How PCIT is helpful for children with behavioral problems

How receiving PCIT virtually through online counseling benefits families

Are the tantrums my young child is having a normal part of development?

PCIT Calm adaptation for anxious children

Reinforcing brave behaviors over accommodating anxiety


Links and Resources:

Anika Mullen, LPC-MHSP: https://ecounselingconnection.com/clinician-credentials
Parent Child Interaction Therapy: http://www.pcit.org/for-parents.html

Free Webinar: Calming the Inner Chaos: Tips for Christians Seeking OCD Treatmenthttps: www.carriebock.com/calm/

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Carrie's services and courses: carriebock.com/services/
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Spiritual pain

Neuroscience behind how music calms the nervous system

Practical ways to utilize music when stressed

Difference between listening to music passively and engaging with it


Links and Resources:

Tim Ringold: https://www.timringgold.com/

Music therapy: https://www.musictherapy.org/about/musictherapy/

Adverse Childhood Experiences Survey (ACES): https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html

Book: The Hard Questions: https://smile.amazon.com/Hard-Questions-100-Essential-Before/dp/1585426210/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2LALYEDYUHJQS&dchild=1&keywords=the+hard+questions+by+susan+piver&qid=1604480053&sprefix=The+hard+quest%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-3

Free Webinar: Calming the Inner Chaos: Tips for Christians Seeking OCD Treatmenthttps: www.carriebock.com/calm/

Explore the Christians Learning ICBT training: https://carriebock.com/training/

Carrie's services and courses: carriebock.com/services/
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Rhett’s story of transitioning from pastoring to therapy

How anxiety can be used for good

Rhett’s view on pastors going to therapy

How pastors and ministry leaders can support those in the congregation with anxiety


Links and Resources:

Verses discussed: Philippians 4:6, 2:20, 2:28

Rhett Smith: https://rhettsmith.com/

The Anxious Christian: https://smile.amazon.com/Anxious-Christian-Your-Anxiety-Good/dp/0802413226/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JGFZ6MAR59FD&dchild=1&keywords=the+anxious+christian+can+god+use+your+anxiety+for+good&qid=1604477509&sprefix=The+anxious+chr%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1

Restoration therapy: http://www.restorationtherapytraining.com/about/

MMPI: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-minnesota-multiphasic-personality-inventory-2795582

CS Lewis quote: “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one.” https://www.quotes.net/quote/37151#:~:text=C.%20S.%20Lewis%3A%20Friendship%20is%20born,I%20was%20the%20only%20one.

Free Webinar: Calming the Inner Chaos: Tips for Christians Seeking OCD Treatmenthttps: www.carriebock.com/calm/

Explore the Christians Learning ICBT training: https://carriebock.com/training/

Carrie's services and courses: carriebock.com/services/
carriebock.com/resources/

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Personal story of how her daughter has been impacted by OCD

Importance of differentiating between anxiety and OCD

Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) 

Creating exposures for social anxiety

Power of a proper diagnosis to reduce shame and increase hope


Links and Resources:

Sabin Behavioral Health in Smyrna, TN: http://www.sabintn.com/

More information on ERP and OCD: https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/ocd-treatment/erp/

Free Webinar: Calming the Inner Chaos: Tips for Christians Seeking OCD Treatmenthttps: www.carriebock.com/calm/

Explore the Christians Learning ICBT training: https://carriebock.com/training/

Carrie's services and courses: carriebock.com/services/
carriebock.com/resources/

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