By Nicolas Sanchez I have spent most of my life running. I was in Cross Country throughout high school and always somehow managed to find myself in last place at… Read more »
A Healing Journey – How I Chose Hope
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2023 Annual OCD Conference Slides
Use the table below to download slides from the 28th Annual OCD Conference. Please note that we did not receive slides for every presentation. If they are not listed below… Read more »
My Personal Invitation to You
My name is Jeff Bell, and I’d like to invite you to my upcoming family reunion. Okay, it’s not really my gathering. And technically, I suppose, it’s not really a… Read more »
A prevention program for postpartum OC symptoms
Postpartum disorders (mental health disorders starting after delivery of a child) require special attention as they can negatively affect not only the mother, but also the child and the family… Read more »
Developing a cultural adaptation toolkit to increase equity for underserved youth with obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
While many effective treatments for OCD have been developed through research, most of the studies used did not include diverse groups of research participants. This lack of diversity led to… Read more »
How to calm OCD anxiety
By Justine De Jaegher Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is considered a “chronic anxiety disorder” [1]. How to calm OCD anxiety, like Bert and Ernie, they go hand-in-hand. Also like our… Read more »
If you are Black with OCD, you are no longer alone
Following on from my previous article Shaun Flores: A man with a mission to change representation in OCD. I remain emboldened, determined and relentless in my pursuit to finding more… Read more »
A Therapist’s OCD Journey: From Paralyzing Fears to Building an OCD Center
By Natalia Aniela PLEASE NOTE: This blog post includes mention of several topic areas that readers might find troubling or distressing, including intrusive thoughts of suicide, intrusive thoughts of harming… Read more »
Reflections Across Faith and OCD
Note: IOCDF is not affiliated with any religious groups and is not a faith-based organization. By Valerie Andrews We are not discussing mental health outside of our intimate circles. We… Read more »
Stories Across Faith: Certainty vs. Faith
This blog is part of our Stories Across Faith Series and is one in a larger collection. This month the stories focus on Certainty vs. Faith. Note: IOCDF is not… Read more »