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 DR. AVIGAIL (ABBY) LEV is a psychotherapist, author, mediator, international speaker and executive coach in San Francisco, California. She is the director of the Bay Area CBT Center, a clinic that specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help in...
Oct 07, 2023•36 min•Ep. 327
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 Today I discuss the importance of taking small steps today in order to make big changes in the future. So often with OCD we are stuck believing that things have to be just right before we get started with changing things, only in my experience this can hold...
Oct 04, 2023•15 min•Ep. 326
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 Today I speak with Dr Karen Cureton about neural retraining and healing. Dr. Karen Cureton is a licensed naturopathic physician, acupuncturist, passionate neuroplasticity practitioner, and co-creator of the Wired for Wellness program. Through her own journe...
Sep 30, 2023•43 min•Ep. 325
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 Today's topic is all about inner strength. In my experience we have a lot more resources for dealing with OCD than we give ourselves credit for. Learning to tap into that inner resourcefulness might give you a new found ability to deal with obsessions. I ho...
Sep 27, 2023•12 min•Ep. 324
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 Today I explore the analogy of riding the waves of OCD. It's an image that I find very helpful in keeping OCD in its place, I hope you find it helpful too. If you have any questions, please feel free to let me know. Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert...
Sep 23, 2023•14 min•Ep. 323
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 Today's episode is all about the sneaky little tricks that OCD likes to play in order to keep us trapped. I hope you find it helpful and as always if you have any questions, please feel free to let me know. Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Co...
Sep 20, 2023•12 min•Ep. 322
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 In today's podcast I speak with the fantastic Ella Laniado LMSW. Ella is an enthusiastic therapist who graduated from Columbia University School of Social Work. She holds licenses as a Social Worker in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. With a focus on...
Sep 16, 2023•39 min•Ep. 321
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 OCD can make you question just about anything. Today's episode is about my experiences of questioning my own sanity due to OCD. I hope you find it helpful. Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also n...
Sep 13, 2023•12 min•Ep. 320
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 OCD can sometimes make us question if there is a part of us that is against us. In my experience this is not true and whilst we have an inner critic that likes to focus on doubts and uncertainties, I don't think it's helpful to believe there is a part of us...
Sep 09, 2023•16 min•Ep. 319
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 Today I discuss the problem of ruminating in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning. If this is something you can relate to in your own experience of OCD, then today's episode may be helpful in learning some strategies to let go of those midn...
Sep 06, 2023•18 min•Ep. 318
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 Today I discuss humour & OCD with comedian Andy Casper. It's a fun and interesting conversation where we discuss how we can use humour in a positive way to help us to overcome struggles with anxiety and OCD. If you ever come to Barcelona be sure to look...
Sep 03, 2023•39 min•Ep. 317
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 Today I discuss whether or not OCD in all of its various types and flavours actually has ´cross over´ elements that all people who struggle with it will recognise. Sometimes we can feel so alone in our struggles as we may think that nobody understand 'my' s...
Aug 30, 2023•19 min•Ep. 316
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 Sometimes it can be hard to find the motivation on those more challenging OCD days. We may not want to focus on our values, exercise meditate or keep up with other habits that are supporting us, but on these types of day, perhaps even more than others, it's...
Aug 26, 2023•12 min•Ep. 315
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 In today's podcast I discuss the very real, but confusing contradiction of some seemingly positive things not actually being that positive at all and other seemingly negative things actually being quite helpful. It goes without saying that everything I'm ta...
Aug 23, 2023•20 min•Ep. 314
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 Today's episode is about the very real and challenging aspects of OCD and that is dealing with loneliness and isolation. Not everyone, but many people with OCD can feel lonely and frustrated, in today's episode we discuss this and what can be done. I hope y...
Aug 19, 2023•17 min•Ep. 313
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 Today's episode is all about change and letting go of limiting beliefs. is the label of OCD holding you back? 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 provi...
Aug 16, 2023•12 min•Ep. 312
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 Today's episode is focused on sensorimotor OCD. I discuss some of my experiences with the various different sensorimotor themes and suggest some approaches that might be helpful in learning to manage it. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful. Disclaimer: Rob...
Aug 12, 2023•13 min•Ep. 311
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 Today's episode is all about the difference between compassion and reassurance in OCD, I hope you find it helpful and interesting. Resources https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7339499/ https://ocdaction.org.uk/resources/reassurance/ Disclaimer: Ro...
Aug 09, 2023•13 min•Ep. 310
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 Today's episode is all about hyper responsibility and OCD. I hope you find it helpful and as always, if you have any questions, then do please let me know. Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also n...
Aug 05, 2023•20 min•Ep. 309
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 As I started to improve and get over OCD a strange feeling crept up on me. It wasn't that I didn't to get better, but somehow I was fearful of getting better. Today's episode is all about this. I hope you find it helpful. Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of ...
Aug 02, 2023•13 min•Ep. 308
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 It is easy to focus on regrets about the past, especially if you struggle with OCD, but in my experience, this just seems to make things more difficult in the present. Today I discuss the importance of letting go of regrets in order to live more fully in th...
Jul 29, 2023•13 min•Ep. 307
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 Today's episode is about avoidance and OCD. I discuss my battles with avoidance and look at what we can do to start letting go of unhelpful avoidant strategies that tend to keep us stuck. I hope you enjoy and if you have any questions then please let me kno...
Jul 26, 2023•10 min•Ep. 306
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 Today's episode is about responding to OCD setbacks in a positive way. 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 P...
Jul 22, 2023•21 min•Ep. 305
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 In today's podcast I discuss self-sabotage, what it is, why we do it and how we might be able to change. 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 ...
Jul 19, 2023•16 min•Ep. 304
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 Today's episode is about learning how to make our values the most important thing. The temptation is to spend all our time focused on fears and obsessions, but this just leads to more problems. When we reorientate onto our values on a consistent base, life ...
Jul 15, 2023•14 min•Ep. 303
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 In today's podcast I discuss the importance of consistency in learning to overcome OCD. I hope you find it helpful. Quotes http://www.gymquotes.co/gym-life/the-results-will-highly-depend-on-your-discipline-consistency-key-to-success/ Disclaimer: Robert Jame...
Jul 12, 2023•14 min•Ep. 302
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 Today I discuss the importance of feeling our emotions, something that I have certainly struggled with over the years. Little by little when we start to feel our emotions instead of pushing them down with compulsions, life starts to open up. Disclaimer: Rob...
Jul 08, 2023•15 min•Ep. 301
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 Today I chat with OCD specialist Paul Mc Carroll about Pure O. Paul Mc Carroll is an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety specialist, therapist, and mental health trainer from Belfast, Ireland. As someone who once struggled greatly with OCD, Paul...
Jul 05, 2023•29 min•Ep. 300
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 Today I discuss OCD and catastrophising. We take a look at how easy it is to believe that you are broken when you struggle with OCD and why this is just another example of catastrophising. I hope you enjoy and find it helpful. Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey...
Jul 01, 2023•14 min•Ep. 299
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 The OCD storm can feel overwhelming and like there is nothing to do fight back. It's when the obsessions are coming at us full tilt and we feel that we can't cope. In my experience there is plenty we can do in these situations to help ourselves and it's abo...
Jun 28, 2023•15 min•Ep. 298
