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351: Understanding Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors - with Dr. Sofia Wenzler, Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Director at Helping Minds

2026-10-2950:16

Dr. Sofia Wenzler is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Director at Helping Minds, an augmented intelligence platform for specialized mental healthcare. She leads the therapist team, oversees research initiatives, and helps develop digital interventions for OCD and related disorders. She earned her Master’s degree and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany. Her background includes clinical work with adolescents at University Hospital Frankfurt and r...

350: Optimization OCD and the Fear of Living Life "Wrong"

2026-10-2238:51

Do you feel like you need to make the best decision and maximize every single experience? Maybe you've felt like you're living life "wrong" and need to "get the most" out of everything... In this solo episode, I talk about Optimization OCD, which as a reminder, is not a formal clinical term or separate diagnosis. It's simply a term used to describe how OCD can latch onto a desire or need to optimize multiple aspects of our lives. From everyday decisions and routines to relationships, ca...

349: Finding Strength and Resilience While Living with OCD - with Tom Smalley, Certified Mental Performance Consultant and Founder of Struggle Into Strength Performance

2026-10-1554:07

Tom Smalley is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC), Employee Success Manager for North America at NinjaOne, and founder of Struggle Into Strength Performance. His work focuses on performance psychology, leadership development, and helping individuals and teams build confidence, resilience, and mental skills. Diagnosed with OCD at age 16, Tom became passionate about raising awareness and breaking down mental health stigma. He received the 2019 IOCDF Hero Award and became a L...

348: When OCD Attaches to Faith, Religion, and Morality - with Rev. Dr. Katie O'Dunne, Ordained Minister and Founder of Stick with the Ick

2026-10-0843:59

Rev. Dr. Katie O’Dunne (she/her) is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and founder of Stick with the Ick, a virtual inclusive interfaith community app for those navigating faith and OCD, offering resources across traditions. She spent seven years as Academy Chaplain and Chair of Religious Studies at Woodward Academy in Atlanta while consulting on interfaith programming nationwide. Katie now educates clinicians and clergy on culturally responsive treatment across religio...

347: How OCD Showed Up in My Childhood

2026-10-0139:12

We're kicking off OCD Awareness Month with a solo episode. I open up about some of my childhood experiences with OCD, before I even had the language or understanding of what it was. In this episode, I reflect on some of the thoughts, fears, behaviors, and patterns I experienced growing up, while normalizing how confusing and isolating OCD can feel. As always, this episode is not a replacement for professional support. This episode reflects my own personal experience and is just the tip of the...

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