Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com This podcast is inspired by the work of Victor E Frankl. I discuss the importance of creating meaning and this can be done by exploring some important passages from Frankl's book, Man's Search For Meaning and of course, then relating it to OCD. 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 treatm...
Nov 26, 2022•15 min•Ep. 237
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this week's episode I discuss relationship OCD and a technique that you might find surprisingly helpful in learning to overcome it. I hope you enjoy :) References https://ocdspecialists.com/love-the-one-youre-with-and-other-questions-in-relationship-ocd/ Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert Jam...
Nov 23, 2022•15 min•Ep. 236
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.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 straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to ...
Nov 19, 2022•16 min•Ep. 235
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Confessing can actually people a very common compulsion in OCD. In today's podcast I explore why this is and what you can start doing about it. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful :) References https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9407245/ 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 ...
Nov 16, 2022•15 min•Ep. 234
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com These days it's almost impossible to not spend time on social media, the problem is that it can easily become addictive and spiral out of hand. Today I explore the relationship between OCD and social media. I discuss some of the pitfalls of social media for people with OCD and explore how we can use it in a way that supports, rather than hinders us. References https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9407...
Nov 12, 2022•19 min•Ep. 233
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Holding on to blame and regret is a common thing for people who struggle with OCD. Today I explore why this is and what you can do to start letting go of it. 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 m...
Nov 09, 2022•14 min•Ep. 232
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I explore acceptance of OCD through the analogy of letting the OCD monster out of it's cage, I hope you enjoy and 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 medi...
Nov 05, 2022•10 min•Ep. 231
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I discuss the simple but powerful technique of becoming more curious about your inner experiences of anxiety and other difficult emotions. This can have a surprising impact on your experience of OCD. I hope you enjoy and find 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 recommen...
Nov 02, 2022•14 min•Ep. 230
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today's podcast is all about checking OCD. Checking is actually a very common compulsion within OCD and left 'unchecked´ it can easily get out of hand. I explore what checking OCD is and how you can learn to let go of it. 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 recommend...
Oct 29, 2022•21 min•Ep. 229
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss the issue of focus control and OCD. It's an interesting area which needs to be researched more and one that potentially has big implications for the causes of OCD. Research Links: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266065/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6088366/ Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is ...
Oct 26, 2022•15 min•Ep. 228
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I talk with the amazing Madhur-Nain Webster. Madhur-Nain is deeply committed to helping others expand their potential. As a licensed marriage and family therapist, she often encourages the use of yogic technology — including mindful meditation — to support clients as they bring polarized thoughts into harmony. The integration of eastern and western therapeutic methods inspired her to releas...
Oct 22, 2022•47 min•Ep. 227
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I talk about a helpful called the Morning Pages. It's taken from the book the Artists Way and can be quite a helpful way to let go of OCD rumination. 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 t...
Oct 19, 2022•12 min•Ep. 226
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss my views on who to open up with when you want to talk about OCD. When I was really struggling it was hard to know who to speak to, but eventually working with a therapist and being open made a big difference. But perhaps sharing with everyone isn't the best approach. Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing t...
Oct 15, 2022•11 min•Ep. 225
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I speak with the amazing Nicholas Corliss. Nick is a Wim Hof Instructor and OCD and anxiety coach. He has also struggled with OCD and in today's episode we discuss holistic approaches to managing OCD. I ope you enjoy :) You can use the following links to find out more about Nick: http://www.nicholascorliss.com/ https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC401skzTb2bg5l-CBX8kmog/videos?view=0&sort=dd...
Oct 12, 2022•39 min•Ep. 224
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Having some anchoring techniques at hand for when things get challenging with OCD is enormously helpful. So often we are being pulled in different directions by the storm of rumination and anxiety and we need to have a ways to come back into the present. I hope you find these techniques helpful. Please remember to always practice meditation in a safe way and never when driving or operating heavy machinery. Di...
Oct 08, 2022•21 min•Ep. 223
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss the problem of self blame when it comes to OCD. We unpack why this happens and what can be done about it. OCD does not discriminate and is not a sign of weakness. I hope you enjoy and 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 any...
Oct 05, 2022•12 min•Ep. 222
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Doom scrolling is obsessively searching for bad news on the internet. It is related to rumination and helps to keep the OCD cycle going. Today I explore the relationship between doom scrolling and health OCD. 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...
Oct 01, 2022•16 min•Ep. 221
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's episode I discuss hit and run OCD. This is a type of OCD where people obsess about whether they may have unintentionally caused an accident without even realising it and involves them performing all sorts of checking compulsions to try and have certainty that they didn't. I explore what hit and run OCD is, what the compulsions are and what you can do about it. I hope you enjoy :) References https:/...
Sep 28, 2022•14 min•Ep. 220
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode I discuss the birth of my baby daughter and the conflicting emotions that this produced and how I tried to manage them. I hope you enjoy. References https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5428191/ 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 experie...
Sep 25, 2022•17 min•Ep. 219
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In this episode I discuss the role of expectation in the success of treatment of OCD. I very much hop you enjoy. References https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5428191/ 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...
Sep 21, 2022•13 min•Ep. 218
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I discuss the issue of OCD attacking your sense of self and what to do about it. 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 and rule out other c...
Sep 17, 2022•10 min•Ep. 217
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss how to be patient and calm when under pressure and relate this to the experience of learning to overcome OCD. I hope that 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 ...
Sep 14, 2022•17 min•Ep. 216
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I discuss the importance of employing self-compassion when in the midst of an OCD setback. So often when we are lost in obsessions we tend to focus on old habits that don't help us to get better. By bringing self-compassion to the table we are better able to deal with the obsessions and to let them go. I hope you enjoy :) Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical profess...
Sep 10, 2022•17 min•Ep. 215
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I discuss the role of uncertainty in OCD. As always if you have any questions, then please feel free to let me know. 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...
Sep 07, 2022•16 min•Ep. 214
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I speak with Bart Scholtissen. Bart holds a PhD. in neuropsychology, but has left the academic world and is now more himself than ever, growing into being a mindset expert, breathwork guide, Wim Hof Method Academy instructor and a big 'nature lover'. He has found his passion in bridging the gap between 'evidence based' and 'experience based' with the mission to reconnect people with their...
Sep 03, 2022•53 min•Ep. 213
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In today's podcast I talk about some of the hidden benefits of OCD. Now this might sound like I'm talking complete nonsense, how can there be any benefits to OCD right? But bear with me please as in my experience there really are. Having OCD actually offers us an opportunity for personal growth, it's a catalyst for change and as we start to lean into our own discomfort we can learn so much from it. I hope you...
Aug 31, 2022•12 min•Ep. 212
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I talk to Nick, who is an art teacher. we discuss anxiety and the challenges to getting started with creative projects. 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...
Aug 27, 2022•21 min•Ep. 211
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Being in the present is the best place you can be when it comes to OCD. Today I discuss how we tend to get stuck in our heads and what we can do to change that. 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 str...
Aug 24, 2022•14 min•Ep. 210
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com Today I talk about one of my favourite tools for dealing with OCD and that is exercise. There are so many benefits from doing physical exercise when it comes to OCD. Today I take a look at some recent studies and their findings and discuss how you can get started with exercise. I hope you enjoy :) References https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-health-benefits-of-strong-relationships https://www...
Aug 20, 2022•12 min•Ep. 209
Book your free session directly through my Calendly, visit: www.robertjamescoaching.com In short Metacognitive Beliefs are how you think about your thinking. Do you see your thoughts as helpful or unhelpful? Do you believe your thoughts positively or negatively influence your life and experience of OCD. Today I explore what Metacognitive Beliefs are, how they show up and how they influence OCD. I hope you enjoy :) References https://metacognitivetherapycentral.com/metacognitive-beliefs-control-h...
Aug 17, 2022•16 min•Ep. 208
