Don’t Limit Your Recovery
I have a neighbor who lives by the belief that you can never be safe enough. I disagree. And no matter how often I’ve respectfully expressed my differing views, she
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The Power of And
I remember when I was first starting out as a clinician in the mid-90s, a mentor schooled me about using “but” when communicating with people. She said it in a
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The Differences Between Stress, Worry & Anxiety
Learn the differences between worry, stress and anxiety. They are actually three different feelings.
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What Is Relationship OCD?
There are many themes in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). I see them all the time on social media, and one that seems to cause a lot of confusion is relationship
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Seeing Failure as an Opportunity
January is the month of goals. New Year, New You! Screw that. There’s so much pressure to make big, sweeping changes. No wonder most resolutions only last 2 weeks. While
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7 Tips to Get Through the Holidays
It’s December. It’s not my favorite time of the year. Here in Northeast Ohio, the days are shorter, leaving us in darkness more often. It’s cold. And, of course, there
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OCD in Real Life: Yes, You Can Recover
For OCD Week, I posted some real-life stories of people with obsessive compulsive disorder who’ve experienced recovery. They’re my clients, and each has worked with me using exposure and response
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder vs. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
I’ve been a therapist more than 20 years, and I can still get tripped up teasing out generalized anxiety disorder from obsessive compulsive disorder (and many times people have both).
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10 Things to Know About Therapy
I’m going to preface this article with making sure we all know my perspective. I’m a licensed therapist who specializes in treating adults with anxiety disorders and obsessive compulsive disorder.
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7 Ways to Practice Building Your Distress Tolerance
As we continue our journey into distress tolerance, I want to give you actions that help illustrate what it means in everyday life. Most anxiety relief tips actually give you
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OCD & Coming Out of the Pandemic
A recent CNN article caught my attention: OCD isn’t just about being a neat freak. And for those with it, this next stage of the pandemic may be hard. I’ve
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What Are You Teaching Your Brain?
In your brain, there’s this area called the amygdala. Understanding the amygdala is important when we talk about anxiety and OCD because this little cluster is your body’s alarm system.
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