It is OCD Week of Action 2023 and Beth and Susannah are BACK! This is just a short little snippet to say hello again, remind you of our dulcet tones and tell you a little bit about what is in store for the podcast. Next up- OCD Week of Action special, out on Wednesday. Subscribe to make sure you don't miss it! Please rate/subscribe/share the podcast to help others find us. Also do get in touch with us, we would love to hear from you! You can find us here: Instagram...

SERIES 2 IS HERE! Olivia Surguy kicks off our second series by being a dreamboat of a guest. She shares her own OCD story and explains the valuable lessons she has learnt through starting her instagram account, @liv.ingwithocd, in-which she posts videos showing her compulsions and rituals and shows how OCD effects her daily life. Other topics we cover are: ACT therapy, toxic relationships, accountability, self compassion, loneliness, toddler tantrums, panic attacks, phone anxiety and what...

Bryony Gordon is a journalist, best selling author and host of her own podcast, MadWorld. She is also completely charming, hilarious and a total treat to chat to. We know you'll think so too. Like so many, for years Bryony tried to handle her mental illness on her own. She became dependant upon alcohol and drugs in an attempt to cope with OCD, bulimia and depression. In this episode, Bryony shares with us the coping mechanisms she's discovered instead that do work, how exercise is all about...

This episode shines a light on a specific subset of OCD; Sexuality OCD. Ohhh yes, OCD just loves a good chomp on the old "I need to be 100% certain of my sexual orientation" biscuit. A whopping 10% of people with OCD struggle with this particular theme. And yet, it is a far cry from the more widely presented "I like keeping my desk organised, I'm a bit OCD" stereotype. Beth chats with her best mate and house mate, the wonderful Sophie Shepphard. Sophie is an art curator and maker of the...

We are back and it's EPISODE FIVE! Our guest today is Patrick Ryan. It was recorded back in Feb of this year, so there is absolutely zero lockdown or Covid chat. Hopefully that will be a nice break for your ears and your brains. Warning- they do cover some topics in this chat that may be upsetting. There is also a bit of fruity language used by both of them, because, let's face it, OCD is a d**k. Pat is a graphic designer from New Zealand, and he's really good at what he does, so we were...

Chatting to Olivia Bamber last month was a real TREAT.  Olivia works for OCD Action, helping to support others whilst also coping with her own OCD day to day. We discussed  getting through university, what it was like to be FILMED when facing her biggest fears for BBC'S 'Extreme OCD Camp' (we applaud her courage) and living in lockdown with OCD as your roommate. PLUS how therapy really can still work, even if you feel like you've tried it and it didn't quite click. As someone who went from...

Black Minds Matter https://www.blackmindsmatteruk.com/our-mission You can donate at https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-minds-matter-uk This is the first of our locked down chit chats, and quite frankly, it's a cracker. Ash Curry is an advocate for OCD Action and Maternal OCD. He knows his stuff. As a recovered OCD sufferer, his empathetic and optimistic outlook is infectious (in a good way). We discussed having OCD as a parent, opening up the conversation of mental health for men, coping with...

Chatting with Sorcha felt like a warm hug. Based in Manchester, she is a theatre maker, story teller and, most importantly, snack eater. Sorcha felt certain she would "go to her grave" before she shared what was going on in her head. Until she was diagnosed age 20, she kept her OCD struggles a secret, fearing she would be ostracised or shunned. Now, she talks about it ALL THE TIME! And we are so glad she does. Drawing on her experience, Sorcha wrote her one woman show 'Ladybones', a story...

Here is our first FULL episode!   Susannah tells Beth off for calling OCD a word, Beth struggles to pronounce several other words and together they attempt to smash the misconception to smithereens.  Follow us on Twitter @repeatpod1 Instagram @onrepeatpodcast Logo by Patrick Ryan Music by Jack Quarton  For more info and support please visit https://www.ocdaction.org.uk  Article by Stefanie Lyn Kaufman...

Welcome to On Repeat (the OCD podcast). Join sisters Beth&Susannah for frank and honest chit chats about the reality of living with OCD. In this introduction episode, we speak to each other openly for the very first time about our experiences, give you our brief briefs and wonder whether Pottermore will ever sponsor us.  Logo by Patrick Ryan Music by Jack Quarton For more info and support please visit the OCD Action website: https://www.ocdaction.org.uk