You're Not Alone | OCD Help

Collin Strajack had struggled with alcohol and substance addiction in his early years as an adult. While trying to get over addiction, he noticed he was having intrusive thoughts. This year marks Collin's 6th year being clean from addiction, all while managing his mental health. Today, he is a comedian, podcaster, and mental health advocate in his own podcast, The Modern Day Overthinker, where he sdhares his own experiences with OCD and addiction recovery.

In this episode we talk about: 

◾️ Recovery from substance addiction ◾️ Anxiety, OCD, depression and how his past affected managing his mental health ◾️ The importance of having self-awareness and the will to go to therapy

Find Collin here:

https://moderndayoverthinker.com/

Find Zach here:

zachwesterbeck.com

@zach_westerbeck

Zach Westerbeck is not a licensed medical professional. Zach Westerbeck is not trained in diagnosing psychological or medical conditions. Zach Westerbeck is not a substitute for medical care or medical advice. If you require assistance with any mental health or medical issue, please contact your health care provider for any medical care or medical advice. Zach Westerbeck makes no guarantees of any kind that the information or services provided by Zach Westerbeck will improve the client’s situation. This podcast should not be considered medical advice. Please seek professional assistance from a licensed professional.

Kristina Orlova has spent over a decade as an expert in the field of mental health, specifically in anxiety disorders. She is the founder of KOR Results, a mental health practice specializing in treating OCD and anxiety. She is also the host of The OCD Whisperer podcast where she also shares her experience and expertise in treating and managing OCD. 

In this episode we talk about: 

◾️ What inference based cognitive behavioral therapy is ◾️ Different evidence-based therapies  ◾️ Other material to help with managing your OCD

Find Kristina here:

@ocdwhisperer korresults.com

Find Zach here:

zachwesterbeck.com

@zach_westerbeck

Zach Westerbeck is not a licensed medical professional. Zach Westerbeck is not trained in diagnosing psychological or medical conditions. Zach Westerbeck is not a substitute for medical care or medical advice. If you require assistance with any mental health or medical issue, please contact your health care provider for any medical care or medical advice. Zach Westerbeck makes no guarantees of any kind that the information or services provided by Zach Westerbeck will improve the client’s situation. This podcast should not be considered medical advice. Please seek professional assistance from a licensed professional.

#52: Jon Hershfield, MFT — The Relationship of Mindfulness and OCD

Jon Hershfield has been an expert in the field of mental health, specifically in OCD since 2009. He was the director of the OCD and Anxiety Center of Greater Baltimore, associate director of the UCLA Pediatric OCD Intensive Outpatient Program, and clinician at the OCD Center of Los Angeles. Now, he is the director of the Center for OCD and Anxiety at Sheppard Pratt. He is also both an author and co-author for books relating to OCD.

In this episode we talk about: 

◾️ Mindfulness and OCD ◾️ Training your mind and other techniques for managing OCD ◾️ Judgement and self-criticism and how to counter it

Find Jon here:

ocdbaltimore.com @ocdbaltimore

Find Zach here:

zachwesterbeck.com

@zach_westerbeck

Zach Westerbeck is not a licensed medical professional. Zach Westerbeck is not trained in diagnosing psychological or medical conditions. Zach Westerbeck is not a substitute for medical care or medical advice. If you require assistance with any mental health or medical issue, please contact your health care provider for any medical care or medical advice. Zach Westerbeck makes no guarantees of any kind that the information or services provided by Zach Westerbeck will improve the client’s situation. This podcast should not be considered medical advice. Please seek professional assistance from a licensed professional.

Bob Burg first believed he was experiencing something unusual. In the mid 1980s when mental health disorders were in the shadows, Bob believed he was going crazy when in reality, he had been facing symptoms of OCD. After trial and error with multiple medical experts, he had finally gotten a diagnosis for OCD and thus began his journey of healing through medication and behavior therapy. Today, he is a speaker at sales and leadership conferences while co-writing for the international bestseller, The Go-Giver and other books, all while continuing to spread awareness about OCD.

In this episode we talk about: 

◾️ The presence of OCD in older generations ◾️ What living with OCD for 25 years is like ◾️ Being more empathetic with OCD

Find Bob here:

burg.com

Find Zach here:

zachwesterbeck.com

@zach_westerbeck

Zach Westerbeck is not a licensed medical professional. Zach Westerbeck is not trained in diagnosing psychological or medical conditions. Zach Westerbeck is not a substitute for medical care or medical advice. If you require assistance with any mental health or medical issue, please contact your health care provider for any medical care or medical advice. Zach Westerbeck makes no guarantees of any kind that the information or services provided by Zach Westerbeck will improve the client’s situation. This podcast should not be considered medical advice. Please seek professional assistance from a licensed professional.

Asher first discovered his compulsions from relentlessly saving on his video games until he achieved that "just right" feeling. Today, he has lived with OCD for 17 years and continues to face it daily. He is the author of the book "I'm So OCD," the comeback story of Asher from his bout with OCD. He aims to spread awareness about OCD in hopes of letting people know that they are not alone in their own journey as well. 

In this episode we talk about: 

◾️ Asher's background with obsessions and compulsions ◾️ Different approaches when seeking medical and professional help ◾️ Trial and error when it comes to recovery 

Find Asher here:

@asherfeltman

Find Zach here:

zachwesterbeck.com

@zach_westerbeck

Zach Westerbeck is not a licensed medical professional. Zach Westerbeck is not trained in diagnosing psychological or medical conditions. Zach Westerbeck is not a substitute for medical care or medical advice. If you require assistance with any mental health or medical issue, please contact your health care provider for any medical care or medical advice. Zach Westerbeck makes no guarantees of any kind that the information or services provided by Zach Westerbeck will improve the client’s situation. This podcast should not be considered medical advice. Please seek professional assistance from a licensed professional.

Ashley is a dance/movement therapist and psychotherapist specialized in working in conflict affected areas and with communities who have undergone severe trauma, as well as people with OCD. She has worked alongside refugees, immigrants, survivors of intimate partner violence,survivors of human trafficking, and LGBTQ+ communities. Ashley has an extensive background in clinical and teaching experience where she primarily tackled mental health through the art of movement.

In this episode we talk about: 

◾️ Dance and movement therapy ◾️ Trauma and its manifestations in the body ◾️ Tools and tricks to help navigate trauma

Find Ashley here:

ashleyfargnoli.com

Find Zach here:

zachwesterbeck.com

@zach_westerbeck

Zach Westerbeck is not a licensed medical professional. Zach Westerbeck is not trained in diagnosing psychological or medical conditions. Zach Westerbeck is not a substitute for medical care or medical advice. If you require assistance with any mental health or medical issue, please contact your health care provider for any medical care or medical advice. Zach Westerbeck makes no guarantees of any kind that the information or services provided by Zach Westerbeck will improve the client’s situation. This podcast should not be considered medical advice. Please seek professional assistance from a licensed professional.

Shannon Jackson is an anxiety recovery coach and the host of the A Healthy Push podcast. Shannon struggled with anxiety, panic disorder and agoraphobia for fifteen years, and now helps people to overcome the things that she used to struggle with. She believes that with a little healthy push, recovery doesn't have to take years or be so hard. Shannon teaches people to see just how capable they are and how to start living a life that is full of lots of peace, joy, freedom and adventure. 

In this episode we talk about: 

◾️ What agoraphobia is ◾️ Shannon's process for overcoming agoraphobia ◾️ Other forms of anxiety and panic disorders

Find Shannon here:

ahealthypush.com @ahealthypush

Find Zach here:

zachwesterbeck.com

@zach_westerbeck

Zach Westerbeck is not a licensed medical professional. Zach Westerbeck is not trained in diagnosing psychological or medical conditions. Zach Westerbeck is not a substitute for medical care or medical advice. If you require assistance with any mental health or medical issue, please contact your health care provider for any medical care or medical advice. Zach Westerbeck makes no guarantees of any kind that the information or services provided by Zach Westerbeck will improve the client’s situation. This podcast should not be considered medical advice. Please seek professional assistance from a licensed professional.

Dr. Chad Brandt is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in treating severe cases of OCD, anxiety, and mood disorders. He uses a personalized approached for treatment, treating each patient with methods specifically catered to their situation. 

In this episode we talk about: 

◾️ Varying kinds and degrees of OCD  ◾️ The inhibitory learning model and what it is ◾️ Appropriate and tangible actions and exposures that people can partake in to get unstuck in the OCD cycle

Find Chad here:

drchadbrandt.com [email protected]

Find Zach here:

zachwesterbeck.com

@zach_westerbeck

Zach Westerbeck is not a licensed medical professional. Zach Westerbeck is not trained in diagnosing psychological or medical conditions. Zach Westerbeck is not a substitute for medical care or medical advice. If you require assistance with any mental health or medical issue, please contact your health care provider for any medical care or medical advice. Zach Westerbeck makes no guarantees of any kind that the information or services provided by Zach Westerbeck will improve the client’s situation. This podcast should not be considered medical advice. Please seek professional assistance from a licensed professional.

Dr. Jennifer Reid is a board certified psychiatrist, mental health advocate, and award winning medical educator with a private practice specializing in anxiety, insomnia, and women's mental health. She attended medical school at Columbia University and completed her psychiatry residency at UCLA. She currently volunteers her time as the creator, editor, and host of the Reflective Doc podcast, interviewing physicians, therapists, coaches, and other national figures who are helping in their own powerful way. Additionally, she is active as a contributor to Psychology Today with her blog, Think Like a Shrink, and has been featured in KevinMD, Docsimedy, as well as interviews in multiple podcasts, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Guardian, and Giddy Health.

In this episode we talk about: 

◾️ Sleep and insomnia ◾️ Improving sleep hygiene and habits ◾️ Internal and external factors that affect the quality of your sleep

Find Jennifer here:

thereflectivedoc.com @thereflectivedoc

Find Zach here:

zachwesterbeck.com

@zach_westerbeck

Zach Westerbeck is not a licensed medical professional. Zach Westerbeck is not trained in diagnosing psychological or medical conditions. Zach Westerbeck is not a substitute for medical care or medical advice. If you require assistance with any mental health or medical issue, please contact your health care provider for any medical care or medical advice. Zach Westerbeck makes no guarantees of any kind that the information or services provided by Zach Westerbeck will improve the client’s situation. This podcast should not be considered medical advice. Please seek professional assistance from a licensed professional.

Dr. Witkin is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Valencia, California, with more than 30 years of experience. She specializes in treating children, teens, and adults with obsessive compulsive disorder and other anxiety-related disorders. She's been a featured speaker on podcasts and radio shows, including the OCD Stories, Moms Without Worry, and Tell Me What You're Proud Of. She's a regular presenter at national conferences, including the International OCD Foundation, IOCDF, and the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Dr. Witkin is a graduate of the International OCD Foundation's General and Pediatric Behavior Therapy Training Institute, and is a clinical fellow of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. 

In this episode we talk about: 

◾️ Supporting someone who supports somebody with OCD ◾️ Approaching different angles of supporting someone with mental illness ◾️ Communities and groups of support for people suffering OCD

Find Michelle here:

drmichellewitkin.com

Find Zach here:

zachwesterbeck.com

@zach_westerbeck

Zach Westerbeck is not a licensed medical professional. Zach Westerbeck is not trained in diagnosing psychological or medical conditions. Zach Westerbeck is not a substitute for medical care or medical advice. If you require assistance with any mental health or medical issue, please contact your health care provider for any medical care or medical advice. Zach Westerbeck makes no guarantees of any kind that the information or services provided by Zach Westerbeck will improve the client’s situation. This podcast should not be considered medical advice. Please seek professional assistance from a licensed professional.