The OCD Whisperer Podcast with Kristina Orlova

By Kristina Orlova

Unlock the secrets of OCD. Expert insights, personal stories, and practical tips. Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast. #allthingsocd... more

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The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.

The OCD Whisperer Podcast with Kristina Orlova episodes:

June 01, 20209. Q&A Session
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.

Today I am answering some questions that got direct messaged to me on my Instagram account @ocdwhisperer.
Unintentional thought suppression question and how to have acceptance.
Comparing your OCD to Instagram posts to validate or invalidate your own experience question.
Can someone with OCD find a friend or a partner who also has OCD and can there be positive benefits?
Checking feelings for proof if the obsession is true or not or checking if feeling something and that leads to actually feeling something.
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
OCD Journal and Planner: CBT based tracker

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly.
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18min
May 17, 20208. Mindset
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today we are talking about Mindset work.
What are you paying attention to? Consciously direct your attention!
What meaning you assign to your anxiety experience does influence how you feel about it. (Is anxiety a threat? Did you assign meaning to it that you cannot handle it?)
What you choose to do in response to your anxiety will either feed it or break it.
Compulsively neutralizing it strengthens it.
Maybe OCD is an opportunity for growth?
Everyday is an opportunity to practice.
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
OCD Journal and Planner: CBT based tracker

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes will be coming out bi-weekly.
...more
14min
May 05, 20207. Compulsions Anyone?
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today we are talking about Compulsions!
Themes of different compulsive behaviors:
Avoidance
Compulsive crying (other OCD influenced emotions)
Self reassurance (sneaking them in sometimes)
Decontamination
Checking
Magical compulsions
Perfectionistic compulsions
Counting
Tracing
Touching/ tapping
Mental compulsions (there is an episode just on this)
Protective compulsions
Body focused
Self-mutilating (cutting, burning)
Hair pulling/ skin picking (this may or may not be due to OCD, it may be due to trichotillomania mean hair pulling or excoriation-means skin picking)
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
OCD Journal and Planner: CBT based tracker

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going.
*Episodes will be coming out bi-weekly.
...more
21min
April 20, 20206. Motivation
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today we are talking about Motivation: it is an on-going dynamic process.
Take away strategies are:
Break your ERP exercises or any goals down into small steps that you can do right NOW. Focus on the present- what can you do NOW to start?
Set limits with distractions- say no to them.
Watch for your rationalizations of all the "should's" and not doing anything and then your inner critic coming out to judge yourself and feel bad like guilt, shame, embarrassment. This cycle feeds onto itself. Catch it and tell yourself maybe I should have done x,y,z- but right NOW I will do x and focus on the here and now and start.
Reflect on even small accomplishments because then you focus on your success and that will feed your confidence and you may feel motivated to do the next ERP exercise and build on it and take action.
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OCD Journal and Planner: CBT based tracker
IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD

_____
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going.
*Episodes will be coming out bi-weekly.
...more
13min
April 03, 20205. Compulsive Rumination
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today we are covering compulsive rumination: what it is, why people rationalize why it is important to keep ruminating, and simple strategies to try today.
Strategies discussed are:
Catch yourself in the act! Increase your awareness of how much of this behavior you engage in.
Set firm boundaries with no ifs buts or anything else! Example: I will parking lot thinking about this for 24 hrs.
Talk back using strategies that foster non-engagement with the content. For example: I have thought about x for so long and have not gotten any more clear on anything. This mental processing is not yielding results and I will no longer do this especially when I am anxious and feel a sense of urgency or need.
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
OCD Journal and Planner: CBT based tracker
_____
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going.
*Episodes will be coming out bi-weekly.
...more
14min
March 31, 20204. OCD Subtypes Continued (Part 2)
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today we will touch on the second part of OCD Subtypes. These two episodes, episode 3 and 4 are to give you an idea of the different ways OCD can present itself.
Subtypes discussed are:
Sexual Obsessions OCD
Relationship OCD
Superstitious / Magical OCD
Aggressive Obsessions OCD
Emotional Contamination OCD
Perinatal/ Postpartum OCD
Rumination OCD
Hyperawareness & Sensorimotor OCD
Real life event(s) OCD
IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
OCD Journal and Planner: CBT based tracker
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going.
*Episodes will be coming out bi-weekly.
...more
13min
March 23, 20203. OCD Subtypes Part 1
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today we will discuss the first half of various OCD Subtypes.
Subtypes discussed are:
Symmetry/Perfectionism OCD
Contamination OCD
Fear doing something wrong OCD
Harm OCD
Hypochondria/ health OCD
Pure “O” OCD
Scrupulosity OCD-morality, being good or evil
Just Right OCD
Need to know/ remember OCD
Pedophilia OCD
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
OCD Journal and Planner: CBT based tracker

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, this does not replace therapy.

See you in the next episode!

Keep going.
*Due to the amount of information, there is a bonus episode out next week.
*Episodes will be coming out bi-weekly.
...more
19min
March 07, 20202. Art of ERP
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today we will discuss the art of Exposure & Response Prevention as the first line treatment for OCD.
Principles discussed are:
Variability
Defuse and create a little space between you and OCD
Opposite Action
Be here NOW
Tripple A: acknowledge, agree, and accept
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OCD Journal and Planner: CBT based tracker
IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD

_____
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going.
*Episodes will be coming out bi-weekly.
...more
13min
March 07, 20201. What is OCD?
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.

Today we will discuss what OCD actually is-a doubting disease.

A great resource is also the International OCD Foundation www.iocdf.org
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OCD Journal and Planner: CBT based tracker
IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
______
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California, this does not replace therapy.

See you in the next episode!
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Keep going. Keep growing. Keep glowing.
*Episodes will be coming out bi-weekly on Mondays.
...more
14min

FAQs about The OCD Whisperer Podcast with Kristina Orlova:

How many episodes does The OCD Whisperer Podcast with Kristina Orlova have?

The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.

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