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The power of passion and perseverance
Announcing 2018 Conference Keynote with Dr. Drew and Our 2018 IOCDF Award Winners
One of our favorite parts of the Annual OCD Conference is the Saturday evening keynote address and the IOCDF awards presentation. We are extremely excited to announce the individuals that… Read more »
Mental Health Awareness Month: A Spotlight on Children’s Mental Health
Although mental health was once considered a taboo subject, it has increasingly become a topic of everyday conversation. While we still have much work to do, it’s promising to see… Read more »
Becoming My Own Friend
By Michelle I have struggled with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), trichotillomania, and post-traumatic stress disorder since I was a child. As a child, I was bullied in school, abused at… Read more »
DC Area Highlights!
by Michael Spigler Michael Spigler is currently the Vice President of Patient Services & Education at the American Kidney Fund and former Program Director at the IOCDF in Boston, MA. As… Read more »
Denis Asselin Shares His “Why I Walk” Video
In 2012, Denis Asselin walked from his home in Cheyney, PA, to Boston, MA in memory of his son, Nathaniel, who took his own life at the age of just… Read more »
Highlights of the 25th Annual OCD Conference!
This summer, the IOCDF will put on its 25th Annual OCD Conference – this means that we have been doing this for a quarter of a century! Whether you have… Read more »
The Creature in my Mind
By Colleen Sherry Let’s call my OCD a creature – an elusive being that rears its head and cries for all to see. Unseen by many, it ponders carefully before… Read more »
Register to Join the 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk this June!
The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk is back this spring, with even more ways for walkers to take a step and become part of the #OCDwalk movement. The 1… Read more »
My OCD Snowball
By Kyle Cunningham My life took a drastic turn during my freshman year of college. Instead of enjoying what should have been the best time of my life, I spent… Read more »