The OCD & Anxiety Podcast

Episode 258 - Five Negative Beliefs That Might Be Holding You Back From Getting Over OCD

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Today's I explore five common negative beliefs which left unchecked can make managing OCD more difficult. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful. 

 

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Episode 257 -Socialising When You Have OCD - What Other People Think Of Me Is None Of My Business

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Today's episode is all about OCD and social anxiety. I have struggled with both of these things over the years and wanted to share my thoughts. I hope you find it helpful :)

 

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Episode 256 - Allowing The Healing Process To Unfold Naturally

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In today's episode I talk about the importance of not rushing the process of getting better from OCD. The more we try to rush, the more problems we tend to run into. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful.

 

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Episode 255 - Dealing With Seasonal Bugs & Winter Blues When You Have OCD

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Today's episode is all about how to navigate the challenges of winter when you have OCD. I hope you find it helpful.

 

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Episode 254 - A Chat About OCD Research With Psychologist & Cognitive Neuroscience PHD Researcher Dr. Ana Maria

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Today I spoke with Dr. Ana Maria about some of the most up to date research into OCD. Dr. Anna Maria is a Psychologist, with a Masters and Doctorate in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Hertfordshire. Her work focuses on neural and behavioural markers of OCD. She is passionate about science communication and founded the Instagram page @ocdscience, where she publishes infographics about the science of OCD.

 

I hope you enjoy and as always, if you have any questions, please feel free to let me know. 

 

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Episode 253 - Is Distraction Always Bad When It Comes To OCD?

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Today I discuss the difference between positive and negative distraction. I hope you enjoy :)

 

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Episode 252 - Relationship OCD & The Fear Of Commitment

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In today's podcast I talk about the difficulties of commitment when you struggle with relationship OCD. I share some of my own personal story with this and give some ideas of how you might be able to deal with it. I hope you enjoy :)

 

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Episode 251 - Cold Shower Challenge - A Way To Build Acceptance

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In today's podcast I discuss the benefits of cold showers and how they can helps us develop acceptance. Please make sure if you are going to practice cold showers that you do so safely, that you don't stay in for longer than two minutes and never perform Wim Hof breathing when in or near water. 

 

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Episode 250 - Stress, Anxiety & The Stories We Tell Ourselves - A Chat With Gus Hoyt

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You can contact Gus here: www.gushoyt.com

Gus is a trained Wim Hof Instructor, Advanced Oxygen Advantage Instructor and Conscious Breathwork Coach. He has been playing and experimenting with this practice and meditations for the past 20 years.

Gus first became interested in the health benefits of breathwork, cold exposure and meditation as a free-diver off the Dorset coast – an activity that opened the door to a new world and perspective on life.

Since then he has pursued many high-stress careers around the world first as a professional chef, then an internationally acclaimed environmental campaigner. He’s served as an elected city representative on the local, national and international stage and even spent a year working as a cowboy in the mountains of Colorado.

Gus studied psychology and philosophy at University and advanced physiology as part of his Paramedic training in Colorado, which halted at the EMT level with his return back to the UK.

Over the last three years he returned to his source and is now a professional breath, cold-exposure and confidence coach.

Gus works with semi-professional athletes, those suffering from crippling anxiety as well as anyone wanting to dig deep within their psyche and become the best version of themselves, no matter what their persuasion.

 

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.

Episode 249 -Building The Kindness & Self-Compassion Habit

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When it comes to OCD self-compassion is the elephant in the room. It's not talked about as much as other things, but in my experience learning to be kinder with ourselves in a more habitual way is at the centre of getting over OCD and anxiety related problems. 

 

Disclaimer:

Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences.