Tell Me What You're Proud Of with Dr. Maggie Perry

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Q: When is exercise unhealthy?

A: When it’s a compulsion to be challenged and resisted!

In this, our second session with real OCD and anxiety patient “Larisa,” Dr. Maggie reminds us that anything can be a compulsion, and anything can be an exposure, depending on how it functions for you. Even “good” and “healthy” behaviors can become problematic when we use them to avoid anxiety or emotional processing.

This month, we’re focusing on preparing for the anxious moment and trigger awareness. As you listen, think about some of your most common triggers, both internal and external, and what behavior those triggers compel you to engage in. For extra credit, ask yourself what the opposite of that activity would be.

Feeling brave? Try sharing one of your triggers in the comments!

Disclaimer: Please consult your doctor or therapist before attempting any strategies shared.

1:58 - The truth about triggers

4:56 - Internal vs. external triggers

9:16 - “Did I just hit someone??”

12:53 - That “just right” thinking

15:00 - 3 types of triggers

16:56 - Harm OCD & Over-responsibility

19:38 - Education

20:30 - Motivation

20:50 - Belief awareness

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Even before COVID, today’s guest “Larisa” (a real OCD & Anxiety patient in the Huddle.care program) was uncomfortable with going against the grain and worried that something terrible might happen if she stepped out of line, spoke out of turn, or failed to over-prepare for anything that might come up. But thanks to Dr. Maggie and Huddle, “Larisa” is getting comfortable with discomfort, avoiding avoidance, and transforming from a conflict-averse people-pleaser to finding real satisfaction in speaking her mind and being real with the people she cares about.

Disclaimer: Please consult your doctor or therapist before attempting any strategies shared.

1:34 - Learning to recognize the anxious moment

1:47 - You can’t spell COVID w/out OCD

5:29 - All about uncertainty

6:36 - Preparing for the anxious moment

9:04 - The mindshift to mindfulness

10:41 - Learning the language around OCD & anxiety

11:59 - The genetic component of OCD & anxiety

14:00 - OCD inside & out

19:04 - Types of avoidance

19:49 - Looking beyond the surface feeling

21:08 - Self-observation beyond anxiety

22:39 - When to be still vs. when to take action

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Even before COVID, today’s guest “Larisa” (a real OCD & Anxiety patient in the Huddle.care program) was uncomfortable with going against the grain and worried that something terrible might happen if she stepped out of line, spoke out of turn, or failed to over-prepare for anything that might come up. But thanks to Dr. Maggie and Huddle, “Larisa” is getting comfortable with discomfort, avoiding avoidance, and transforming from a conflict-averse people-pleaser to finding real satisfaction in speaking her mind and being real with the people she cares about.

Disclaimer: Please consult your doctor or therapist before attempting any strategies shared.

2:17 - Learning to recognize the anxious moment

2:31 - You can’t spell COVID w/out OCD

6:13 - All about uncertainty

7:19 - Preparing for the anxious moment

9:47 - The mindshift to mindfulness

11:25 - Learning the language around OCD & anxiety

12:43 - The genetic component of OCD & anxiety

14:44 - OCD inside & out

19:47 - Types of avoidance

20:33 - Looking beyond the surface feeling

21:52 - Self-observation beyond anxiety

23:23 - When to be still vs. when to take action

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The holiday season is a busy, and often an anxious time, for a lot of us. So Dr. Maggie is getting straight to the heart of how to overcome an anxiety disorder and OCD with these 5 core principles. In this short lecture series, you’ll learn how to adopt an attitude of willing acceptance, go toward an anxious moment instead of withdrawing, embrace uncertainty, avoid your avoidances, and increase your awareness of opportunities to practice your emotional freedom toolset.

Disclaimer: Please consult your doctor or therapist before attempting any strategies shared.

1:36 - Anxiety state vs. anxiety disorder

2:28 - Panic disorder

2:38 - Social anxiety

4:26 - Exposure and response prevention

9:44 - External triggers

10:13 - Internal triggers

11:49 - Feeling hopeless, helpless, or worthless

13:25 - Why it’s worth it to go toward the anxious moment

14:32 - Anticipatory anxiety

15:35 - Situational anxiety

16:15 - Post-event processing

18:11 - Fearful anticipation of uncertainty

20:02 - Behavioral strategies for handling uncertainty

23:44 - How not to undermine yourself

25:01 - Re-interpreting anxiety as excitement

28:38 - Commit to the process, not the outcome

32:02 - Be as patient with yourself as you would with a child

35:57 - Self-criticism

36:53 - Numbing out

37:51 - Helpful & compassionate self-talk around anxiety & OCD

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Whether you’re staying home, traveling, or working this holiday season, you’re bound to feel affected by the ghosts of holidays past, the pressures of holidays present, and worries about the future. Happily, though, you are far from alone, and don’t need to suffer in silence. OCD & Anxiety patient “Danielle” is back to share her best tips and tricks for handling holiday rumination in this, our final wrap-up session.

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1:48 - Healing imperfectly

4:01 - Accepting OCD

6:41 - The Thailand trip

7:09 - Non-stop exposure opportunities

17:19 - Tis the season to feel sensitized

18:47 - How to stop ruminating

21:44 - Factors that make it harder to let go of worry

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You know that having kindness and compassion for yourself and others is the right thing to do. But did you know that they’re also effective tools in your arsenal against OCD and Anxiety? Patient “John” is back to share with us some of the tools, tips, and tricks he’s found most effective in his recovery process.

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1:19 - Another layer of OCD

2:41 - Learning to fly

3:55 - Getting comfortable with discomfort

5:58 - Going on the OCD offensive

7:45 - Connect w/ compassion

9:02 - Intrusive thoughts

12:07 - Cultivating curiosity

14:15 - The ego & anxiety

15:46 - Ego vs. values

17:45 - Mindfulness

18:19 - Vulnerability

21:14 - From perfectionism to practice

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How do you silence a negative internal narrative? By speaking out, of course! This week patient “Nicole” is back to share how she shifted out of believing that her negative feelings, and the “not good enough” story she picked up about herself in childhood, were the “real” her. She also shares some great tips on mood regulation, normalizing negative thoughts and feelings, and not suffering in silence.

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1:36 - Tools for mood regulation

5:52 - Challenging pervasive negative beliefs

8:07 - Where the “not good enough” narrative originates

11:04 - Get into the habit of self-observation

14:54 - Who’s the real you?

15:31 - “Not good enough” triggers

16:53 - The anxiety layer

17:45 - Managing anxiety

18:30 - Getting perspective

20:48 - Overcoming shame

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Therapy is the gift you give yourself that keeps on giving. If you stick with it beyond the urgent initial crisis, you’ll discover so many more areas in which to apply the tools, techniques, and practices you learn. This week, patient “Liz” is back to share how diving into her more subtle OCD symptoms is allowing her to achieve ever deeper levels of emotional and social freedom.

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1:46 - Why Liz is glad she started therapy when she did

4:38 - Smoothing out the roller coaster of recovery

5:51 - Combatting the more subtle forms of OCD

7:116 - Anxiety about anxiety

8:19 - Heal self-loathing with compassion

12:55 - Under-planning on purpose

13:51 - The danger of chasing a perfect feeling

15:53 - Freedom from shame

18:00 - Giving yourself the gift of recovery

19:21 - Inflated responsibility at work

20:46 - Overcome resistance around journaling

25:45 - Journaling as a mindfulness activity

30:08 - Turn obligation into choice

32:43 - Notice nuance

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Just because you think of it, doesn’t mean you have to do it. In fact, sometimes the most productive thing you can do is nothing at all. In this wrap-up session, OCD and Anxiety patient “Stephanie” and Dr. Maggie share some powerful tools and strategies for coping with intrusive thoughts, prioritizing self-care, and learning how to relax.

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1:28 - Moving and grooving

2:17 - Handling intrusive thoughts

5:45 - Not so great expectations

7:24 - Self-validation to the rescue

8:35 - The magic of “maybe”

9:41 - Not just right feeling OCD

10:35 - The things we can control

12:22 - The power of prioritizing

15:07 - The wasting time exposure

18:05 - Cultivate the ability to relax

19:20 - Taking the control back from OCD

21:25 - When you feel like you’re doing all you can, and it’s not enough

23:04 - Self-compassion and advocacy

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We know that what we resist, persists, and that anxiety is a pursuer: as soon as we run, that’s when it really comes for us. But how do we begin to accept anxiety? How do we not only confront it, but show up for it, and even embrace it? Patient “Jim” is back to share some of his best tools for anxiety acceptance and how he’s been making use of them since his four-part series on the show.

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1:45 - Creeping perfectionism

3:15 - Emotional perfectionism

5:42 - Worry voice and false comfort

7:36 - Different content areas behave differently

8:08 - Financial anxiety

9:56 - From fear to fusion

15:20 - Using experimentation

16:46 - Avoiding the what-if spiral

20:12 - Building on existing confidence

20:53 - Anticipatory anxiety

25:56 - The three phases of anxiety

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