Summary
- There is significant overlap between OCD and other psychiatric disorders
- While ERP and SSRIs are the gold standard for addressing OCD behaviors, it is also important to address other underlying issues which may contribute to neurotransmitter disruption.
- Trauma history (powerlessness and unsafeness)
- Lack of emotional regulation skills 
- Lack of happiness promoting behaviors
- Lack of secure attachment (oxytocin)
- Poor nutrition, sleep, iron deficiency
- Hormone imbalances (gonadal or thyroid)
- Medication side effects (hormones, steroids, thyroid, RLS, antipsychotics)
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Neurobiology of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Co Occurring Mental Health Issues

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969-Tips for Understanding and Addressing Anxiety in Children _ Parenting and Child Psychology

968-PACER Method & Trauma Informed Transdiagnostic Assessment  _ Continuing Education

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Understanding Empathy, Emotional Intelligence, and Emotional Availability
00:03:31 - Tolerating a Variety of Feelings in Others
00:07:05 - Emotional Unavailability and Communication Challenges
00:10:32 - The Importance of Communication and Understanding Individual Differences
00:13:59 - The Importance of Acknowledging Feelings
00:17:42 - Communicating in Love Languages
00:21:13 - Reasons for Emotional Unavailability
00:24:44 - The Impact of Childhood Environments on Emotional Availability
00:28:06 - Compromises in Relationships for Emotional Availability
00:31:53 - Coaching Emotional Availability
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967-Break the Cycle of Emotionally Unavailable Relationships_ Self Help

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Types of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
00:01:50 - Choosing the Right Therapy Approach
00:03:43 - The Connection Between Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors
00:05:16 - The Difference Between Skills and Methods in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
00:07:05 - Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy and the ABCDE Technique
00:08:55 - Examining Beliefs and Evaluating Reactions
00:10:38 - Building Cognitive Behavioral Skills
00:12:36 - The Importance of Purposeful Action
00:14:11 - The Impact of Anxiety on Physical and Mental Well-being
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966-Empower Your Mental Health_ a Crash Course in CBT, DBT and ACT

Chapters:
00:00:00 - Trauma-Informed Care for Neuroatypical Individuals
00:07:28 - Sensory Abnormalities and Emotional Dysregulation
00:14:37 - The Impact of Over-Stimulation and Sensory Gating Abnormalities
00:21:44 - Sensory Gating Difficulties and its Impact
00:28:56 - Challenges in Visual Integration and Backward Masking
00:36:19 - Sensory Processing and Neuroatypical Experiences
00:43:20 - Recognizing Signs of Trauma
00:50:11 - Sensory Integration Issues
00:57:13 - Sensitivity to Different Sounds and Smells
01:04:17 - Hypothesized increase in fetal alcohol Spectrum disorders
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Neurobiology of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Co Occurring Mental Health Issues

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