On Repeat (the OCD podcast)

For OCD Week of Action 2023, Beth speaks to Leigh (Chief Executive Officer) and Cara (Communications, PR and Engagement Manager) from UK based charity, OCD ACTION. This episode is a call to government for radical change in the access to treatment for those with OCD. Just under 50% of people with OCD feel they have not had the correct treatment; in this episode we discuss what the barriers are, what needs to change and how you can help people get the treatment they deserve. There are three simple ways you can call for change: 1. Sign OCD Action's petition - add your voice to the call for better access to treatment for everybody living with OCD in the UK https://www.change.org/p/urgent-call-to-the-health-secretary-provide-fair-access-to-treatment-for-ocd?recruiter=1296697989&recruited_by_id=41fc79f0-b68e-11ed-a20e-2f3f955667d9&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_medium=copylink [https://www.change.org/p/urgent-call-to-the-health-secretary-provide-fair-access-to-treatment-for-ocd?recruiter=1296697989&recruited_by_id=41fc79f0-b68e-11ed-a20e-2f3f955667d9&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=share_for_starters_page&utm_medium=copylink] 2. Send a letter to your MP - write directly to the people who can make a difference - use OCD Action's template letter to get in touch with your MP https://app.donorfy.com/form/RQ86BRTCV6/XSKNE [https://app.donorfy.com/form/RQ86BRTCV6/XSKNE] 3. Share your story - share your experience of trying to access treatment for OCD with your friends, family and followers on social media using #OCDWoA 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 @onrepeatpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/onrepeatpodcast/] Email us on repeatpod@gmail.com [repeatpod@gmail.com]  Follow us on Twitter @repeatpod1 [https://twitter.com/repeatpod1] For support, please check out OCD Action and OCD UK  You can find support, information and helplines at https://www.ocdaction.org.uk [https://www.ocdaction.org.uk] [https://www.ocdaction.org.uk/] https://www.ocduk.org [https://www.ocduk.org] [https://www.ocduk.org/]  Logo by Patrick Ryan Music by Jack Quarton

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 @onrepeatpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/onrepeatpodcast/] Email us on repeatpod@gmail.com [repeatpod@gmail.com]  Follow us on Twitter @repeatpod1 [https://twitter.com/repeatpod1] For support, please check out OCD Action and OCD UK  You can find support, information and helplines at https://www.ocdaction.org.uk [https://www.ocdaction.org.uk] [https://www.ocdaction.org.uk/] https://www.ocduk.org [https://www.ocduk.org] [https://www.ocduk.org/]  Logo by Patrick Ryan Music by Jack Quarton

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 it is like to go to UNI with OCD as your flatmate. This episode was recorded in lockdown in Feb 2021. Olivia's own podcast is WONDERFUL and you can find it here https://open.spotify.com/show/5z2Mcty6gTJsVApF8VkJZ7 [https://open.spotify.com/show/5z2Mcty6gTJsVApF8VkJZ7] The book Olivia recommends is The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris (we've since read it and IT IS GREAT!) 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 @onrepeatpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/onrepeatpodcast/] Email us on repeatpod@gmail.com [repeatpod@gmail.com]  Follow us on Twitter @repeatpod1 [https://twitter.com/repeatpod1] For support, please check out OCD Action and OCD UK  You can find support, information and helplines at https://www.ocdaction.org.uk [https://www.ocdaction.org.uk] [https://www.ocdaction.org.uk/] https://www.ocduk.org [https://www.ocduk.org] [https://www.ocduk.org/]  Logo by Patrick Ryan Music by Jack Quarton

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 the gains, not the losses, and why she once took a banana for a walk down Oxford Street. True story. More exciting news for you- Bryony's latest book No Such Thing As Normal is OUT NOW! A practical guide to mental health, she strives to equip those in need of help with tools and information to get the best out of a poorly funded system that can be both frightening and overwhelming.  Here's a taste: 'Mental illness has led to some of the worst times of my life... but it has also led to some of the most brilliant. Bad things happen, but good things can come from them. And strange as it might sound, my mental health has been vastly improved by being mentally ill.' Wherever you are, and whatever you might be dealing with right now, we hope you find some solace, comfort and solidarity listening to Bryony. As she reminds us; feeling weird is actually the most normal thing in the world. This interview was recorded in the second UK lockdown, November 2020. OCD Action and OCD UK are both still here for you during lockdown! You can find support, information and helplines at https://www.ocdaction.org.uk [https://www.ocdaction.org.uk] [https://www.ocdaction.org.uk/] https://www.ocduk.org [https://www.ocduk.org] [https://www.ocduk.org/] Check out Mental Health Mates (a network of peer support groups founded by Bryony in 2016) at mentalhealthmates.co.uk [http://mentalhealthmates.co.uk] [https://www.mentalhealthmates.co.uk/] Bryony Gordon's MadWorld https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bryony-gordons-mad-world/id1224672811?i=1000384127171 [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bryony-gordons-mad-world/id1224672811?i=1000384127171] [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bryony-gordons-mad-world/id1224672811?i=1000384127171] Follow us on Twitter @repeatpod1 [https://twitter.com/repeatpod1] Instagram @onrepeatpodcast [https://www.instagram.com/onrepeatpodcast/] Email us on repeatpod@gmail.com [repeatpod@gmail.com]  Logo by Patrick Ryan Music by Jack Quarton OTHER PODCASTS WE MENTION: Fearne Cotton's Happy Place https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bryony-gordon/id1353058891?i=1000427590137 [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bryony-gordon/id1353058891?i=1000427590137] [https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bryony-gordon/id1353058891?i=1000427590137] George Ezra on How Do You Cope? with Elis and John https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08pxfr3 [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08pxfr3] [https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p08pxfr3]

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 best risotto in South London. She can also sing higher notes than Aled Jones, but that’s by the by. They take a deep dive into the discussion of their own experiences of Sexuality OCD, plus ramble themselves into the random realms of dating, the magic of being single and the ever burning question; can horses do a 69? For help and support, please visit OCD UK at https://www.ocduk.org [https://www.ocduk.org] [https://www.ocduk.org/] and OCD Action at https://www.ocdaction.org.uk [https://www.ocdaction.org.uk] [https://www.ocdaction.org.uk/] Follow us on Twitter @repeatpod1 Instagram @onrepeatpodcast Email us on repeatpod@gmail.com [repeatpod@gmail.com]  Logo by Patrick Ryan Music by Jack Quarton