You Must Start From Self-Compassion: The Key to OCD & Anxiety Recovery Recovery from OCD and anxiety begins with how you treat yourself. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, explains why self-compassion isn’t something to earn—it’s the essential starting point for true healing, freedom, and growth. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not...
Jun 29, 2025•12 min•Ep. 446
What To Do When You Feel Like a Failure: Reframing Setbacks in Recovery Feeling like a failure during OCD and anxiety recovery is more common than you think. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, offers a mindset shift to help you see failure differently—and use it as fuel for growth, clarity, and healing. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment ...
Jun 27, 2025•16 min•Ep. 445
How to Hold Space for Setbacks in OCD & Anxiety Recovery Setbacks in OCD and anxiety recovery don’t mean failure—they’re part of the healing process. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, shares how to reframe setbacks and use them to build resilience, deepen awareness, and break free from the fear loop. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessmen...
Jun 25, 2025•12 min•Ep. 444
You’re Allowed to Want More for Yourself: Moving Beyond Survival in OCD & Anxiety Recovery Settling for “just not suffering” keeps you stuck in survival mode. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, explains why raising your standards is essential for true recovery from OCD and anxiety—and how to start living with purpose, peace, and joy. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.c...
Jun 17, 2025•12 min•Ep. 443
Living with Anxiety, Not Against It: The Shift That Breaks the Anxiety Cycle Fighting anxiety only keeps you stuck. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, shares why learning to live with anxiety—rather than against it—is the key to lasting freedom, and how acceptance can break the cycle of fear, resistance, and rumination. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a...
Jun 17, 2025•8 min•Ep. 442
The Paradox of Certainty: How the Need for Answers Keeps You Anxious Chasing certainty is one of the biggest traps in OCD and anxiety recovery. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, explains why the need to feel 100% sure only feeds the anxiety loop—and how learning to tolerate uncertainty is the real path to freedom. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free...
Jun 17, 2025•12 min•Ep. 441
Control Comes From Fear: How to Shift from Fear-Based Living to TrustControl often feels protective, but it’s rooted in fear—not trust. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, unpacks the deeper reason we seek control and how choosing trust over fear leads to lasting peace, especially in OCD and anxiety recovery.📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start📊 Take a Free Assessme...
Jun 15, 2025•12 min•Ep. 440
OCD & Anxiety Travel Well: Why You Can’t Outrun What Lives Inside No matter where you go, OCD and anxiety go with you. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, explains why escapism doesn’t work—and how facing your fears internally is the true path to freedom, peace, and lasting recovery. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to...
Jun 13, 2025•10 min•Ep. 439
Why Obsessive Thinking Is a Symptom, Not the Real Disorder Obsessive thinking isn’t the disorder—it’s a coping response. Learn how to break the anxiety loop and heal at the root with insights from Matt Codde. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a free assessment to find the best path forward. 👉 Get started: h...
Jun 11, 2025•9 min•Ep. 438
To Recover from OCD & Anxiety, You Must Become a New You Recovery from OCD and anxiety isn’t about fixing your old self—it’s about becoming someone new. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, explains why identity shift is the key to lasting change and how to start transforming your beliefs, habits, and emotional responses today. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start...
Jun 08, 2025•13 min•Ep. 436
Making the Decision to Recover from OCD & Anxiety: Why It Starts Within Real recovery from OCD and anxiety starts with an internal decision, not external circumstances. In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, shares why your commitment to change is the most powerful step toward lasting recovery and how to start making that shift today. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/...
Jun 06, 2025•13 min•Ep. 436
The 4 Components of the OCD & Anxiety Loop Explained Discover the four key parts of the OCD and Anxiety Loop—thoughts, feelings, resistance, and safety behaviors—and how understanding them can lead to real, lasting recovery. Matt Codde, LCSW, breaks down how this cycle works and how to dismantle it step by step. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Fre...
Jun 04, 2025•13 min•Ep. 435
Obsessions vs. Obsessing: The Key Distinction for OCD Recovery Learn the vital difference between intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and mental rumination (obsessing). Matt Codde, LCSW, explains how this shift in language and mindset can unlock real progress in OCD recovery. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a ...
May 30, 2025•10 min•Ep. 434
Healing from OCD and Anxiety: Why Allowing, Not Forcing, Leads to Real Recovery In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, explains why real healing from OCD and anxiety happens when we allow emotions—not when we try to force them away. Learn to shift from resistance to recovery. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a ...
May 28, 2025•11 min•Ep. 433
How to Overcome Disappointment After an OCD or Anxiety Spiral at Important Events Did OCD or anxiety spiral during a big moment? In this episode, Matt Codde, LCSW, shares how to deal with disappointment, guilt, and shame—and why showing up matters more than feeling perfect. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take ...
May 25, 2025•13 min•Ep. 432
You Don’t Have to Feel Ready: Why Willingness is the Key to OCD and Anxiety Recovery Struggling to take the first step in recovery? Matt Codde, LCSW, explains why you don’t need to feel ready—just willing. Discover how this simple mindset shift can unlock real progress in overcoming OCD and anxiety. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not ...
May 22, 2025•11 min•Ep. 431
Why the Healing Process is Messy: Embracing Nonlinear Recovery with Matt Codde Think healing should be a straight line? Think again. Matt Codde, LCSW, breaks down why recovery from OCD and anxiety is messy, emotional, and uniquely personal—and why that’s totally okay. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a free...
May 20, 2025•11 min•Ep. 430
Are You Being Honest With Yourself? The First Step to Real OCD & Anxiety Recovery Struggling with OCD, anxiety, or stress? True transformation starts with self-honesty. Discover powerful questions to break old patterns and move from surviving to thriving with Matt Codde, LCSW. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start...
May 15, 2025•14 min•Ep. 429
I Used to Think I Was Just Broken…Until I Broke the Fear Loop | Matt Codde on Real Healing Struggling with anxiety or OCD and feeling like something’s wrong with you? You’re not broken—you’re stuck in a fear loop. Learn how Matt Codde, LCSW, overcame this belief and how you can too. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to sta...
May 14, 2025•15 min•Ep. 428
Why Managing OCD & Anxiety Keeps You Stuck — And What to Do Instead Still trying to manage OCD and anxiety symptoms? Discover why symptom management keeps you trapped in the cycle—and learn what actually works to find true, lasting freedom with Matt Codde, LCSW. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a free a...
May 13, 2025•11 min•Ep. 427
3 Practical Steps to Stop OCD and Anxiety Spirals Feeling overwhelmed by OCD or anxiety spirals? Learn three practical steps from Matt Codde, LCSW, to recognize the spiral, slow it down, and refocus on what truly matters for long-term recovery. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a free assessment to find the ...
May 08, 2025•10 min•Ep. 426
Breaking the Guilt & Shame Cycle in OCD and Anxiety Recovery Struggling with OCD or anxiety often comes with guilt and shame—but it doesn’t have to. Learn how to unlearn the guilt and shame cycle and take real steps toward healing with insights from Matt Codde, LCSW. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a f...
May 07, 2025•10 min•Ep. 425
The Real Root of OCD & Anxiety—And How to Break Free OCD and anxiety run deeper than fear. Discover the real cause behind these struggles and learn how to shift your beliefs and break the cycle—based on insights from Matt at Restored Minds. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a free assessment to find the ...
May 06, 2025•11 min•Ep. 424
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May 01, 2025•8 min•Ep. 423
You're Not Crazy: How to Break Free from the OCD and Anxiety Loop Struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, or panic symptoms? Learn why you're not crazy—you're just stuck in a loop—and how to break free with tools from Restored Minds. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a free assessment to find the best p...
Apr 30, 2025•9 min•Ep. 422
Radical Acceptance for Anxiety and OCD: How Letting Go Reduces SufferingDiscover how radical acceptance can help break the anxiety and OCD cycle. Learn how embracing your current reality—without resistance—leads to lasting peace and recovery.OCD SoCal’s upcoming Speakers Series happening across Southern California. This is the registration page for the event in Orange County on Saturday, May 3. More info here: https://ocdsocal.org/4127/the-agenda-and-program-for-ocd-southern-californias-may-3rd-...
Apr 29, 2025•12 min•Ep. 421
3 Lies OCD & Anxiety Make You Believe (And How to Break Free) OCD and anxiety distort your thoughts and feelings. Learn the top 3 lies they tell you—and how to break free using proven mindset tools from Restored Minds. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a free assessment to find the best path forward. 👉 ...
Apr 27, 2025•10 min•Ep. 420
Overcoming Rock Bottom: One Man’s Journey from Anxiety to Hope Hitting rock bottom with anxiety and OCD doesn’t mean the end. Discover Matt’s inspiring story of internal change and the steps that led to real mental health recovery. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a free assessment to find the best path for...
Apr 25, 2025•15 min•Ep. 419
ACT for OCD & Anxiety: Build Psychological Flexibility with Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Struggling with intrusive thoughts or anxiety? Learn how ACT for OCD, used alongside ERP, helps build psychological flexibility and transforms your relationship with anxiety. 📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take ...
Apr 23, 2025•9 min•Ep. 418
📥 Get Your FREE Starter Pack Today! Start your journey with expert guidance and tools to overcome fear and thrive. 👉 Download now: https://www.restoredminds.com/start 📊 Take a Free Assessment Not sure where to start? Take a free assessment to find the best path forward. 👉 Get started: https://www.restoredminds.com/ 📖 Get 'From Stuck to Unstuck' on Amazon! Struggling to break free from fear? This book provides a step-by-step guide to unlocking your full potential. 👉 Order now: https://a.co/...
Apr 20, 2025•10 min•Ep. 417
