We often hear that laughter is the best medicine. Well is there actually any science to back it up? In this episode we explore how laughter can help with anxiety and the science behind it. I share a personal story about my experiences with laughter and anxiety and discuss how you can use laughter like a prescription to help you feel better and more empowered. Want to get monthly information about overcoming anxiety? Why not head over to my website www.robertjamescoaching.com and sign up for the ...
Oct 31, 2020•24 min•Ep. 26
If you are struggling with how to apply acceptance to your anxiety, then this episode is for you. To find out more about me and my coaching services & to get the Free Mini Course for OCD and Anxiety you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.com Or you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk 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...
Oct 24, 2020•13 min•Ep. 24
In this episode I chat with Antonio about his experiences of OCD. Antonio developed tourettes syndrome as a child. He initially struggled with this, but was able to overcome it, only to develop OCD during his later adolescents. Mexico City, where he grew up, didn´t have many OCD specialists at this time and he was forced to seek out treatment in the United States. The treatment didn´t work though and Antonio decided to try some quite extreme measures for dealing with the OCD. Antonio shares all ...
Oct 21, 2020•42 min•Ep. 23
The focus for this weeks episode is harm OCD. This can be a particuarly hard OCD theme and people often really struggle with their thioughts. The fact of the matter is though that people with harm OCD are normally some of the kindest people in the world, which is why thoughts about harm are so disturbing for them. Paradoxically this revulsion to such thoughts also creates more of them. What we forcefully try and push away, often comes back to us and this creates the OCD cycle. Harm OCD then is n...
Oct 13, 2020•53 min•Ep. 22
This weeks episode focuses in on the challenges of HOCD. I interview Tõnis, a 23 year old biology student from Estonia, about the challenges that OCD presented to him in regards to working out his own sexuality and being comfortable with it. Tõnis discusses the pain and confusion he felt when he was younger and how this impacted his day to day life. In time, Tõnis realized that he was suffering with OCD and was able to see through the uncertainty this was creating. Today he even feels grateful f...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 21
In this weeks podcast I interview the amazing Laura Joseph MS CLC about her story of OCD and how she has overcome it. Laura initially struggled with severe relationship OCD, which stopped her from being able to enjoy some of the most basic things in life. In this interview Laura shares her experiences of searching for and then working with a therapist, her struggles with understsanding herself and her sexuality and the joys of learning to overcome OCD. Laura is a Certified Life Coach, nutritioni...
Sep 30, 2020•44 min•Ep. 20
This week I interview Dennis Simsek. Dennis is an author, speaker, and host of the Anxiety Guy Podcast where he shares his knowledge and experiences on dealing with anxiety. The podcast received the Best of iTunes award in the health category due to its commitment to helping people overcome anxiety and improving every aspect of their lives. Dennis has a really interesting story to share, being someone who struggled with anxiety in the past, he really understands the everyday difficulties of deal...
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 19
Ever wandered about whether alcohol could be making your OCD or anxiety worse? What is the role of alcohol in perpetuating anxiety disorders? Can it be something that we can manage effectively? Or as people who deal with anxiety, should it be avoided altogether. These are the sorts of questions i discuss in todays episode with Karla Adkins, an alcohol and anxiety coach. It is certainly a subject that has interested me for a long time as i´ve often noticed the connection between hangovers and a w...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 18
This week’s episode is all about a horrible, but fascinating experience that I had with Covid 19 earlier this month. Whilst on holiday in the North of Spain, my friend came down with the virus and the local authorities locked us all down in what was effectively a Covid Prison. We were in separate rooms and were delivered a box with our food three times a day and that was it. We were told that we would be there for two weeks and that we should just accept it. As you may expect, it was a huge chal...
Aug 29, 2020•42 min•Ep. 17
In this weeks podcast I interview Mike Heady on the topic of relationship OCD. This type of OCD can be incredibly difficult to deal with and Mike unpacks some of the best treatment approaches for it. Mike Heady is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and Co-Director, Co-Owner of the Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland. He specializes in the treatment of OCD and Anxiety Disorders. He is a Clinical Fellow with the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and a member of t...
Aug 08, 2020•51 min•Ep. 16
In todays episode I interview the brilliant Chris Jones (LMSW), a clincial social worker who specialises in helping young people with anxiety and depression. We start off by focusing on social anxiety. Chris discusses how we can spot social anxiety, the differences between it and other anxiety disorders and how so much of anxiety is based on avoidance. Chris shares a lot of interesting and helpful stories about his experiences of supporting people with anxiety and I think you will find it to be ...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 15
In todays episode I interview Windsor Flynn about her experiences with OCD. She first develpoed OCD just after her first child was born and goes into detail about her experiences of parenthood whilst dealing with various OCD themes. We talk about her experiences of therapy, the good an the bad, as well as looking at how mindfulness competely changed her experience of anxiety problems. Windsor Flynn has a great blog about OCD where she shares both her own and other peoples experiences. To find ou...
Jun 26, 2020•52 min•Ep. 14
In this epsiode I interview Josh about his experiences of anxiety and obsessive thinking. He discusses difficult early experiences in his life lead to him experiencing anxiety in a range of different ways. Josh though managed to find something that changed his expereince of anxiety and how he views the world and that was music. He discusses a music project that he started called ´The Canary Yellow´, in which he explores his own relationship to anxiety. He finds that expressing his problems in th...
Jun 15, 2020•57 min•Ep. 13
In todays episoode I interview Tiffany and find out about her experiences of dealing with OCD. It´s a wide ranging conversation and Tiffany goes into lots of detail and shares her advice for how to deal with OCD more effectively. We discuss ERP, self compassion, the importance of diet and taking care of yourself and many other things besides. Tiffany has a really positive story to tell and I hoe you find it helpful. To contact me, you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk or you can ch...
Jun 05, 2020•41 min•Ep. 12
This week I interview Robyn Stern, a licensed clinical social worker & therapist who specialises in working with people with OCD and Body Dismorphic Disorder (BDD). Its a fascinatinmg interview and Robyn tells us about her own persoanl struggles with BDD and how she has learnt to manage it using a range of therapeutic tools. She has found that her experiences have made her a better therapist as she is really able to empathise with her clients. We cover a lot of ground in this podcast, includ...
May 29, 2020•59 min•Ep. 11
Todays OCD Autobiograhy is an interview with Andy, a stand up comedian and teacher, living in Barcelona. Andy goes into detail about his exeperiences of living with OCD and how CBT therapy has been helpful for him. We also discuss the benefits of using creative endeavours to manage anxiety. I really hope you enjoy it and find it helpful. To contact me, you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk or you can check out my website www.robertjamescoaching.com Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (o...
May 21, 2020•52 min•Ep. 10
In this episode we discuss how you can use mindfulness skills to deal with a range of mental health problems. Please do leave comments and if you can, give us a five star rating, go on, you know you want to. Dr. Paula Freedman is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Chicago, Illinois, where she treats adults with anxiety, addictions, and eating disorders, runs body image groups, provides psychological testing, and oversees the training and supervision for clinical psychology g...
May 14, 2020•47 min•Ep. 9
In the second installment of the ´OCD Autobiography´part of the podcast I interview Markus, who has been dealing with OCD for over 40 years. He discusses how it all began for him at school and goes into detail about his major theme, schizophreniam OCD. We discuss what has been most helpful for him in learning to manage OCD and look the benefits of various types of treatment. I hope you find it helpful. To to know more about me and my coaching services you can check me out on Instagram: @robertja...
May 07, 2020•32 min•Ep. 8
In todays epsidoe i interview the lovely Bella, who is a yogi and a former coaching client. We discuss the power of yoga for helping people to live a more balanced and healthy lifestyle. We also go into detail about the importance of self compassion and gratitude for mental health and explore Bella´s experience of incorporating ACT into her life. Bella also shares some interesting personal stories about how she deals with anxiety by giving it a name. It´s a really interesting episode and I hope ...
Apr 30, 2020•45 min•Ep. 7
In todays episode I interview the lovely and charming Amanda Petrik-Gardner. Amanda is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in private practice in Topeka, Kansas. She specializes in the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, and anxiety disorders. Amanda is on the board for OCD Kansas, an affiliate of the International OCD Foundation. She is also the creator of the OCD Exposure Coloring Book. Amanda shares her experiences of working with people with ...
Apr 23, 2020•34 min•Ep. 6
In todays edpisode I interview liam about his experiences with OCD and distressing intrusive thoughts. He goes into detail about his experiences and really opens up about his difficulties. He also shares a lot of his thoughts and ideas about how to manage OCD in the long term and dicusses his experienes with therapy. To contact me you can visit my website at: www.robertjamescoaching.com or you can find me on Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk Disclaimer Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching...
Apr 17, 2020•55 min•Ep. 5
In this episode I interview the amazing and charming Lisa White. She is a licensed psychotherapist and clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience of working with people with severe mental health problems. For many years she has worked with people with Bipolar and schizophrenia and we discuss how a big part of her work has been in helping these people to manage their anxiety, that they inevitably develop about their conditions. We dive into the relationship between anxiety and depres...
Apr 05, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 4
In this epsiode we discuss how to manage OCD during the crisis, so that it doesn´t take centre stage. We go into detail at how focusing on values can help us learn to accept difficult emotions and how being more present minded helps us to deal with problems. I also discuss some of the bizzare things that have happened to me over the last week and the importance of keeping a sense of humour to help keep things in perspective. We are all worried right now, but it´s important that we try to stay po...
Mar 23, 2020•33 min•Ep. 3
In todays episode Nick and I discuss the new short film about OCD - For Want Of A Nail. We discuss how Marty (the protagonist), deals with his OCD and how overtime, if not deal with, compoulsions have a habit of becoming more complex and time consuming. We discuss the importance of keeping a sense of humour when dealing with anxiety issues and discuss the ider role of anxiety in helping or hindering people with OCD. Remember if you would like to get in touch and find out about my coaching you ca...
Mar 12, 2020•39 min
In this fascinating interview we find out more about Laurens approach to treating OCD through the use of ERP, mindfulness and ACT. She reveals how having OCD herself helps her to empathise with her clients and we discuss the importance of choice and learning to deal with uncertainty. You can find Lauren on Instagram @laurenmcmeikan. To find out more about the podcast you can check out my Instagram @robertjamescoachinguk. Disclaimer Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical p...
Mar 11, 2020•50 min
Book your free session directly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Want to support the podcast in return for exclusive content and more access to me? Check out my Patreon tiers, any help is much appreciated :) www.patreon.com/user?u=88044382 Todays episode is a brief introduction to the OCD & Anxiety Podcast. Today I discuss my own story of OCD. Episode At A Glance Introduction What the podcast will be about More about me My story of OCD Tips for managing anxiety Meditation and breathing te...
Feb 19, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 2
