Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com The lion behind your back is a great metaphor for how it feels to have OCD. Perhaps nobody else can see it, but for the person with OCD, the lion isn´t just behind your back, it's jumping up and down in front of your face. The metaphor can help us though to be more accepting of why other people find it so hard to understand OCD and also to view ourselves from a slightly different perspective. Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Rob...
Jun 20, 2021•9 min•Ep. 87
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's episode we take a look at some of things that can help us to let go of emotional baggage and boost our healing process. If you have experienced severe trauma in your life in one form or another, then it’s important for you to work with a qualified counsellor or therapist in order to process it. The inner healing that I am talking about today, is more about the everyday stuff, the emotional baggage that we all carry arou...
Jun 16, 2021•14 min•Ep. 86
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This meditation will allow you to explore the discomfort at the heart of OCD. The more we are able to become curious and even move toward these feelings, the better we are going to be at overcoming them. 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 professi...
Jun 12, 2021•16 min•Ep. 85
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Intrusive thoughts ca be very hard to deal with. One of the best tools I have found to unhook from such thoughts is humour. In this episode we explore this simple, but powerful technique. 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 hel...
Jun 09, 2021•11 min•Ep. 84
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I interview the amazing Jenna Overbaugh. You can find out more about Jenna and her work with the following links: Instagram: jenna.overbaugh Podcast: "All The Hard Things" on all podcast platforms - all ocd, erp education NOCD: www.treatmyocd.com or www.nocd.com International OCD Foundation: iocdf.org I hope you enjoy the show... Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is a...
Jun 05, 2021•36 min•Ep. 83
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Guilt can play a central role in keeping OCD going. Leanring to let go of unwarranted guilt is a big part of learning to overcome OCD. 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...
Jun 02, 2021•14 min•Ep. 82
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com OCD doesn´t have to be and in fact, shouldn´t be all doom and gloom. We can find meaning in the challenges that OCD presents and in doing so, this will help us to overcome it. 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 a...
May 29, 2021•18 min•Ep. 81
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com When setbacks happen, it's very easy to get caught up in them and beleive that you have gone back to square one. However this is just the OCD trying to trick you. Today we explore how to keep an OCD setback in it's place. 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 OC...
May 25, 2021•13 min•Ep. 80
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com When we hold to tightly to the diagnosis of OCD it can hold us back and keep us trapped. In today's episode we take a look at how we can let go and set ourselves free. 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 g...
May 20, 2021•10 min•Ep. 79
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com The word 'maybe' can be a hard to accept when you're struggling with OCD. Despite this, using the uncertainty that the word 'maybe' provides is a great way to face our fears and to learn to tolerate anxiety. 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 prof...
May 17, 2021•13 min•Ep. 78
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In my expereince, the best way to learn to overcome OCD and anxiety is through a combination of exposure work and acceptance commitment therapy. In today's show we take a look at both and how they can be used to together. 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 OC...
May 12, 2021•24 min•Ep. 77
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Yes we can get over OCD, but being too focused on it can keep us trapped. 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 ...
May 07, 2021•8 min•Ep. 76
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Values are one of the best ways I have found for giving people (myself included) the motivation to overcome anxiety and OCD. Facing fears and obsesisons is not easy, but you can learn to lean into the fear if you have reason enough to do it. 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 experi...
May 05, 2021•13 min•Ep. 75
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com OCD and anxiety can be like an addiction, but we don´t have to be trapped by it. In this episode we explore why OCD is so addictive and what we can do to overcome it. 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 ge...
May 01, 2021•15 min•Ep. 74
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Intrusive thoughts can be hard to deal with, but you can overcome them. In today's episode we take a look at how. 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 ...
Apr 26, 2021•14 min•Ep. 73
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Finding balance is at the heart of overcoming problems with anxiety. In this episode we take a look at how to find balance even when OCD is giving us a rollercoaster ride. 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 ...
Apr 21, 2021•9 min•Ep. 72
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode I talk with the amazing dr. Lauren Cook who is a therapist, keynote speaker, career coach, and author. She specializes in supporting people with their life transitions and the corresponding anxiety that often comes along with those changes. She is the creator of the Find Your Why, Know Your Way course, which helps millennials make efficient and effective life decisions with confidence. She is the author of two book...
Apr 18, 2021•43 min•Ep. 71
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today we take a look at something at the heart of OCD and anxiety, avoidance. 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...
Apr 13, 2021•14 min•Ep. 70
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Looking for help from family and friends is important, but it´s essential that we do it in the right way. In this episode we take a look at how to get the right peer support for OCD and anxiety. 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 medi...
Apr 10, 2021•14 min•Ep. 69
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Whilst understanding OCD and your themes is helpful, in the end it all comes down to compulsions. 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 c...
Apr 06, 2021•11 min•Ep. 68
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This week I discuss something that i struggled with when learning ACT and that is the difference between refocusing and distraction. 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 ...
Apr 03, 2021•12 min•Ep. 67
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This week I interview the OCD specialist Paul Mc Carroll. To get in touch with Paul you can find him on Instagram @befreefromocd or you can check out his website www.befreefromocd.com 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 st...
Mar 30, 2021•45 min•Ep. 66
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Understanding why OCD works as it does is a big part of unravelling the problem. In this episode we take a look at why OCD attacks the things we care about most and what we can start to do about this. 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 professiona...
Mar 25, 2021•16 min•Ep. 65
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Mental compulsions can be incredibly hard to spot. But with practice and the right skills you can do it and break the cycle of OCD. 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 ot...
Mar 22, 2021•12 min•Ep. 64
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode we look at some of things we do that get in the way of recovery and how to stop doing them. 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 illnes...
Mar 18, 2021•29 min•Ep. 63
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode we take a look at the role of perfectionism in anxiety disorders. Perfectionism can be both a good thing and a bad thing and recognising this is important to not allowing it to be maladaptive. 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 pro...
Mar 15, 2021•29 min•Ep. 62
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode I talk to Alex, a philosphy and psychology undergraduate, who has also struggled with OCD and eating disorders. 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 a...
Mar 11, 2021•30 min•Ep. 61
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode we take a look at how to be more in the present moment. This is truly one of the most important skills when it comes to managing anxiety. 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 ...
Mar 08, 2021•29 min•Ep. 60
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode I talk with the amazing OCD specialist Shannon Renzulli LCSW. We discuss many things including the similarities and differences between GAD and OCD. We also take a look at perinatal anxiety. Shannon Renzulli is a psychotherapist based out of Connecticut. She received her graduate education at Columbia University where she obtained her first master's degree in clinical psychology and a second master's degree in clin...
Mar 03, 2021•33 min•Ep. 59
Contact me for a free session, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com/contact In this episode we take a look at some of the realities of wearing a mask. If you struggle with anxiety, then wearing a mask can be particuarly difficult, but it doesn´t have to be. Mindfulness skills can help us to overcome these concerns. 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...
Feb 28, 2021•29 min•Ep. 58
