Love this podcast! The interviews and shared experiences are so validating. It is great to hear others perspectives, the science behind OCD, and gain hope for recovery. The host is very kind, knowledgeable, and great to listen to. Thank you!

This podcast was the best thing I found early on in my journey to recovery. This made recovery faster and feel attainable.

I’ve had OCD since childhood, but being postpartum triggered my symptoms to come back stronger than they have in awhile. It’s so helpful to listen to others’ stories and tips from mental health providers to know I’m not alone and there is hope. I especially love the episodes with Dr. Greenberg — his approach is by far the most helpful to me!

Ep. 397 with Anthony Pinto was so helpful! I wish I could properly articulate just how helpful it was but in an effort to not tie up all my time in getting this review just right and return to accomplishing the things I desire to complete today I’m just typing as I think and not gonna go back and edit.

I have a spouse with OCD and is there is no better way to learn about OCD and gain a better understanding of how you can be supportive to those suffering.

This is one of the most important mental health podcasts that exist today. The host is a great interviewer, very compassionate, clear, and concise. “Pure O” sufferers MUST listen to Episode #252. That episode changed my life. Also, just listening to people’s personal stories was so beneficial in making me feel less isolated as I went through treatment. 10/10. Thank you Stuart for bringing this podcast to the world!

I first stumbled across this podcast during intensive outpatient therapy. My care team was wonderful, and also, they were not OCD specialists. I credit this Podcast with giving me enough of an understanding of OCD to be able to communicate effectively enough with my care team to get the help I needed. Stuart, I will never be able to thank you enough for the impact your work has had on my life. I live now with a kind of freedom I didn’t even know was possible.

Love this podcast so much, can’t get enough. Been a listener since February and not only has it been personally helpful, but so interesting and entertaining. Some of my favorite guests are Dr. Michael Greenberg, Dr. Steven Philipson, Dr. Patricia Zurita and Dr. Amy Mariaskin

It wasn’t until this year that I finally found a therapist who gets it. In that time between, this podcast has taught me so much. It has showed me I’m not alone, crazy, or untreatable, and I learned a lot of great vocabulary and coping skills. After going through several therapists who didn’t quite understand, I finally sought out a specialist. The reason I knew to seek out a specialist was because of stories on this podcast, where people explained how talk therapy just wasn’t enough and targeted therapy with ERP is crucial. I have an incredible therapist now and continue to learn so much and find so much comfort in this podcast.

It’s great but it’s THerapy not Ferapy.

Stuart This weeks episode w Dr.Steven Phillipson is awesome. I did not know that these types or emotions exist and it always helps me whenever Steven P speaks. Please broadcast his episodes every month. Love it

Important and critical work. Thank you for being a part of my recovery process!

This is an excellent podcast for anyone struggling with OCD, or for any loved ones of people struggling or clinicians who want to learn more. Stu continues to fill gaps in popular understanding of OCD and address common misconceptions. He also takes such care to find guests that represent all walks of life and schools of OCD therapy. Thank you so much to Stu and all his guests. This podcast has helped me get through some truly dark times and find an ERP therapist and a road to recovery.

I find that all the quests you have are people that have good careers and have the disease under control somewhat. How about having someone like myself who has been hospitalized 6 times and has to take horrid medications that cause tremors has diarrhea at least six times a day. I go from job to job because my bi polar and ocd torture me. I am 48 and have been battling since I was in middle school. My family doesn’t understand and therapists are not helpful. No support groups in my area. I would be better off having a drinking problem. At least I would get help. Sorry for all this, but mix it up and get some real people who battle everyday and are not getting what they need. So many people hurting.

This podcast is so informational and useful that I can’t thank the creators enough. It makes me feel less lonely and more hopeful about dealing with OCD. I have suffered from OCD since I was about 9 years old. I was first diagnosed when I was 18. I learned to cope with it by avoiding triggers, but never attacked the root of the problem. Also, having grown up in Latin America there wasn’t much information on this type of mental health disorder, which made me feel alone and miserable. I’m now 25 and can’t help but think about the positive impact this kind of information would have had on me in those earliest adolescent OCD years. Keep on the great work, because one of the most isolating things about OCD is the shame that it produces and how lonely we feel when we suffer from it. This helps tremendously!

I’m in the midst of my OCD journey, and this podcast has helped so much. Stuart covers just about everything OCD related. I feel a lot less alone hearing other peoples stories that hit so close to home. Every episode has valuable insight that has helped me understand my OCD better. This podcast actually encouraged me to go back to therapy and really try ERP after hearing all the success stories from it.

This podcast provides a wealth of information and resources for those of us struggling with OCD. Stu has great guests and he seems like a really nice person and I appreciate all the work he puts into the podcast. However, I find his interviews painful and really difficult to listen to. I wish he would engage with what the guests are saying in a more meaningful way.

Amazing insight and forever grateful for resources like this . Keep up the good work Stuart 🙏

Dr Phillipson hits the nail on the head. I plan to listen to this several more times. I relate to so much of what he says.

Awesome talk today about the brain voice with Dr. Phillipson. Definitely resonates with me and I’m sure many others.

I cannot emphasize enough how huge this podcast has been for me. OCD can make one feel isolated, and it was a powerful experience for me to listen to people who could say “me too” to the things I was experiencing. The resources, tips, stories, and strategies shared on this podcast have been immensely helpful. Stu, thank you for all that you’ve done & continue to do for the OCD community - I cannot thank you enough!

Because of Stuart’s generosity and lived experience with OCD, this podcast has definitely been supportive in my OCD journey. Among my favorite guests are Jon Hershfield, Sheva Rajaee, and Steven Phillipson. There’s something for everyone at whatever part of your OCD journey you are in. It feels great listening to guests and professionals put words to something I wasn’t able to articulate and struggled with for 30 years completely in the dark. Thank you to everyone and keep up the great content!

I was able to finally get help for my OCD via this podcast and ultimately finding NOCD through it. These stories have made me feel so validated and understood, and a bit less of an outlier. I can’t thank you enough for the collectivism this podcast cultivates, especially for OCD sufferers who can feel so isolated by their disorder.

I appreciate that others have had a wonderful experience, but I have found the people Natasha and her team to be judgmental and just plain unkind. On top of that, when concern is raised, she and her team block you rather than respond, which shows a true lack of professionalism, much less conflict resolution skills, which I’d like to see in someone who I trust with my child’s mental health. Please do not give your money to this woman. There are many more professional and helpful therapists who will treat you and your kiddos with the dignity and respect you so deserve! ❤️❤️❤️

“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen.” Hope, in this context, is something I know to be true. Faith is the action taken as an indicator I really believe it will come to pass.

I would love to listen to this information but I am extremely sensitive to sounds due to my OCD. A lot of podcasts manage to keep the smacking sounds at bay so I can listen to some, but there is quite a bit of it in this one. If that’s something you suffer from as well then I would steer clear. A transcript of these would be so nice because I truly would love the information and wish I could power through. Thank you for shedding light on the OCD community!

Amazing work. Thank you SO much for your contribution to the world of ocd and to the world in general.

Many listeners of this podcast likely understand the feelings of isolation that can come along with OCD. This show can serve as a reminder that you are not alone in your experience. There is so much to be said for that feeling of community, and for so many like me who may not be particularly forthcoming by nature, something like this can start to crack that door open. Thank you for helping me to get my foot in the door to recovery.

Your podcast has been a life line for me on my road to recovery. Thank you for helping me feel less alone, helping me gain insight and understanding that inspired me to act and seek treatment after 30 years. Thank you thank you thank you.

Have you or can you do any shows on this topic?

Stu isn’t as engaged with his hosts as some interviewers are but I think it actually serves him well it really helps the person who’s being interviewed have the spotlight. This is a great podcast that offers a lot of support for the OCD person.

I’m 49. I’ve suffered from OCD since I was about 5-but I’ve only known what it was for a year and only been diagnosed for a few weeks. The OCD Stories has been a true lifeline for me and made me feel so much less alone. Thanks for all you do, Stu!

That OCD can surreptitiously amplify acute, lonely distresses in the foxholes of the soul is a massive understatement! But I can’t get enough of this podcast - it consistently introduces me to resources that I wouldn’t have found on my own. What a deep gratitude I hold for the creator, as well as the many contributors, of this podcast.

This show is great with giving an understanding to OCD. However, it holds a lot of homophobic, transphobic & fatphobic attitudes. If you are anyone who is outside the normal cis white person, be warned that there is plenty of triggering material.

I found this podcast shortly after I found out I had OCD and it has been a lifesaver. Stewart does a great job with a mix of stories and experienced therapists/academics and the podcasts flow nicely, easy to listen to and very informative. This podcast has been a key component of my OCD recovery. Highly recommend. Plus, Stew has a great British accent, with makes everything better.

I cannot begin to describe the comfort this podcast has brought to me in a time where my OCD is completely taking over my life. I’ve always felt different, always known I thought differently, but every time I described my thinking to someone they just did not seem to understand. In a desperate attempt to find relief I stumbled upon this podcast and it has began to shed a light on the problems I’ve been facing for 20+ years (as early as my first memories). I know have a better understanding of what’s going on with me and I know I am not as terribly alone as I thought I was. I’m starting to get help and I’m keen to continue learning more through this podcast. THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart.

This podcast changed our lives. When our son was suffering with severe OCD, I found this podcast and felt immediately connected to help, explanations and most of all, hope. I am forever grateful for this resource and want to say “thank you” and keep going! You’re helping so many people.

Just listened to my first OCD episode, as I heard Nicole would be a guest! Nicole shares such an honest, inspiring, and informative picture of her experiences with OCD. I’ve already shared and will continue to do so. This was illuminating, interesting, and encouraging. The host has such an engaging kindness about him, too. Just an overall lovely production. Sincerely, Liz

I am so grateful for this podcast! It has helped me so much. It nice to know I am not alone.

Top-of-their-field researchers and practitioners share insights from years of clinical and academic work. Stuart takes their answer and follows up with “yeah, that’s great. Next question” so I’m often left craving something more like a conversation and less like a scripted interview. Still, It’s the best of what’s around for learning more about how ocd might affect your life.

I can’t recommend it enough if you’re struggling and can’t find help elsewhere.

I listened to the “Penny for your intrusive thoughts” episode, and then I looked at all of the resources on the show notes. Since I was a child, I’ve suffered from intrusive thoughts and anxiety, I have had panic attacks, too. I never once thought that what I was going through had a name, that it was normal, or that I could have OCD, I am now motivated to find out. Thank you so much.

This show is fast I’d, I listen to it every week. I enjoy it when people come on and give their experiences through OCD. It makes me feel I’m not on my own. Keep up the amazing work. The best thing that I ever read on the subject was a chapter by David Serdaris in Naked. It’s called a Plague of Tics. It was while reading this I noticed I had OCD.

This podcast has been such a lifesaver and huge resource for me as I navigate OCD and recovery. Can’t tell you how helpful it has been. Thank you Stuart for all of the time and hard work you’ve put into this podcast. You are really making a difference.

I found the health anxiety episode to be very triggering for my anxiety. The anecdotes and personal stories shared by the speaker are something that I think could be very helpful for mental health service providers or even his own patients with OCD once he has a good rapport with them. However, I just couldn’t get through the episode; it caused me so much anxiety. I was sorely disappointed as it can be difficult to find helpful information on this topic. I am planning to try and listen to some of the other podcast episodes but health anxiety is my primary concern.

It’s so hard to put what I’m feeling into words but this has helped so much.

As one who suffers with horrific OCD, I’m forever grateful for this podcast. I’ve learned so much not only about my specific subset but also how to have compassion for the intrusive thoughts of others.

As someone with close family and friends who have ocd, this podcast is a beacon of hope. I only wish I knew about it sooner!! I am working my way through all of the episodes and understand so much more now. Can’t thank you enough Stuart Ralph!!

This podcast changed my life. It guided me while I figured out my diagnosis, found a therapist, switched therapists, and as I live a recovery-centered life. Whenever I originally started researching OCD, this podcast was the one bit of information I stumbled on that made a lightbulb go off in my head. It took 17 years in therapy for me to get properly diagnosed. If it weren’t for Stu and the experts featured on this podcast, I’d still be in ineffective treatment wondering what was wrong with me. Thank you.

I love hearing from so many people with unique OCD experiences.