This week Nicola and Di chat with the wonderful and wise Penny Moodie. Penny is a writer, OCD advocate, mum of three and social work student. When she hears people say they’re ‘a bit OCD” about cleaning, she can’t help but feel frustrated. It took Penny 23 years to be diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder and through her book The Joy Thief and her new podcast It’s Not What You Think, Penny reveals what living with OCD is like and gives encouragement to all those walking this path. 

In this episode, we chat to Penny about what it’s been like living with OCD, what it was like for her as a child, and the article she read in her twenties that gave her that a-ha moment where she realised that the intrusive thoughts she was having and the struggles she was facing may actually be OCD. 

Penny debunks some of the common myths around OCD and explains the difference between OCD and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, which many people get confused about. 

She shares some of the funnier stories of the thoughts and compulsions she’s had in her life and the importance of humour when it comes to living with and managing OCD. 

Importantly, Penny talks about ERP therapy - which is the most beneficial type of therapy when it comes to treating OCD and gives some really great tips for what can help if you or a loved one might be struggling with this condition. 

We really loved chatting to Penny about this important topic and we found everything she shared so helpful. We hope you love this episode as much as we did.  

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Follow Penny on IG here - https://www.instagram.com/penny_moodie/

Listen to Penny’s Podcast It’s Not What You Think here - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/its-not-what-you-think/id1820351498 

 Buy Penny’s Book The Joy Thief here - https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-joy-thief-penny-moodie/book/9781761068669.html

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