When we held our first 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk in Boston in 2013, we were awed to see how quickly and enthusiastically the community came together to make that first event a success. After that initial walk, the IOCDF decided to set an ambitious goal to add a new walk in a new… Read more »
Thank you, Boston… and thank you, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut and Maine and New Hampshire AND Vermont! The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk in Boston was truly a New England event and was a huge success! And that was all thanks to the dedicated effort and the generosity of more than 320… Read more »
Memorial Day Weekend is not only a time to celebrate the beginning of summer with friends and family, but also a time to remember those who we may have lost. In today’s blog, we are honored to share a guest post from Denis Asselin as he remembers his son Nathaniel and the journey Nathaniel’s loss inspired. “Are… Read more »
The 2nd Annual 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk in Boston is a month away! The International OCD Foundation is proud to have 6-year old Cameron Lucas-Pelletier as one of our Grand Marshals. Last year, Cameron, his mother Jiliane, and his grandmother Jeanette all attended the walk. They formed a Walk Team and together they raised… Read more »
The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk in Sacramento was a huge success! The dedicated effort and the generosity of more than 135 Walkers who came from all over Northern California to raise OCD Awareness and $15,000 for valuable IOCDF and OCD Sacramento programs that help people living with OCD and related disorders. We are so… Read more »
The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk on the west coast will take place in one week on Saturday, May 10th in the Capitol City of California, Sacramento. I’m really excited about this walk. It is another step toward the IOCDF’s goal of working with our affiliates to someday host walks in communities and towns… Read more »
I am pleased to announce that one of our two Grand Marshals for the 2014 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk in Boston is Dr. Michael Jenike. I have known Mike since 2001 when I began working as a staff psychologist at McLean Hospital’s OCD Institute (OCDI). In fact, Mike is the co-founder of the… Read more »
For the past six years, I’ve had the great privilege of serving as a national spokesperson for the IOCDF, and during that time, I’ve enjoyed participating in all kinds of conferences, talks, and special events. None has raised my excitement more than the 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk. There’s just something magic about what this… Read more »
Lace up your sneakers, put winter behind you and join family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and treatment providers for the 2nd Annual 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Walk! Join hundreds; yes hundreds of walkers, volunteers, and a generous group of donors that will come together as an OCD Community. YOU made last year’s walk a huge… Read more »
Wow… I find myself saying that word a lot these days. What we at the IOCDF thought would be a modest community walk that would gradually grow over time has been just the opposite: The response from the OCD and related disorder community to the 1 Million+ Steps 4 OCD Awareness Walk has been overwhelming!
