OCD Wellness

03/08/2026

Today we celebrate the incredible women who make our world move forward; in ways both big and small.

At OCD Wellness, I feel especially grateful for the amazing women on our team. The compassion, skill, and dedication they bring to their work every day is something I never take for granted. It’s an honour to build this space alongside them.

Today is also about recognizing all the women who keep the world going; mothers, grandmothers, daughters, teachers, nurses, social workers, doctors, lawyers, truck drivers, construction workers, welders, scientists, artists, entrepreneurs, caregivers, and leaders. Women working quietly behind the scenes and women breaking barriers in spaces that once felt impossible to enter. The list truly goes on.

We also want to acknowledge the women we have the privilege of working with in our practice — our clients. Showing up for yourself, facing fears, and doing the hard work of recovery takes incredible courage. Your strength inspires us every single day.

And on a personal note, I am deeply grateful for the women behind me; the mentors, colleagues, friends, and family who support me and make it possible for OCD Wellness to exist and reach the people who need it.

Today we celebrate resilience, compassion, leadership, and the many ways women show up for themselves and for others.

Happy International Women’s Day 💛

03/02/2026

✨ Upcoming Professional Training | Recommended by OCD Wellness ✨

OCD Wellness is excited to share an upcoming in-depth ARFID training offered by Behavioural Exposure Training Incorporated, led by renowned exposure therapist **Jessica Bodie, PhD.

🗓 Friday, March 27, 2026
⏰ 9:00am–5:00pm EST (includes lunch & stretch breaks)

Picky eating is common — but when food avoidance begins to interfere with growth, nutrition, or family life, ARFID may be present.
This full-day workshop equips clinicians with practical, exposure-based tools to support children and families struggling with clinically significant picky eating.

🔍 What you’ll learn:
• How to assess and diagnose ARFID
• Exposure-based parent interventions for picky eating
• Coaching caregivers to serve as effective behavioral interventionists
• Food hierarchies, food chaining, and portion expansion
• Mealtime hygiene, hunger optimization, and motivation strategies
• Contingency management & reward systems (including screen-time plans)

👩‍⚕️ Who it’s for:
Mental health professionals, eating-disorder practitioners, researchers, and graduate students with foundational CBT knowledge.

At OCD Wellness, we deeply value evidence-based, compassionate care, and we’re proud to highlight high-quality trainings that strengthen clinician confidence and outcomes.

👉 Explore this and other upcoming trainings:
https://www.behaviouralexposuretraining.com/services

03/02/2026

Social Work Week at OCD Wellness 💛

Social work, to us, is more than a role—it’s a commitment to walking alongside people in their hardest moments with compassion, integrity, and evidence-based care.

At OCD Wellness, social work means helping individuals and families understand OCD and related disorders, gently challenging fear-based cycles, and supporting clients in reclaiming their lives—not by eliminating uncertainty, but by learning how to live fully alongside it.

We honor the social workers who show up with empathy, courage, and clinical skill—who hold space for intrusive thoughts without judgment, who believe in people even when OCD is loud, and who remain grounded in hope and humanity.

This week, we celebrate the heart of social work: connection, advocacy, and the quiet, powerful work of helping people feel less alone.

02/26/2026

Check out our new blog post! https://www.ocd-wellness.com/understanding-taboo-thoughts-in-ocd

You can also find our youtube video "Understanding Taboo Thoughts" in our bio. Here: https://youtu.be/qHd1HXQAMKM

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02/25/2026

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02/19/2026

Understanding Taboo Thoughts & Urges

Some forms of OCD involve taboo intrusive thoughts or urges — including unwanted sexual, violent, or socially unacceptable content. For many people, the can experience urges or sensations. For sexual themed OCD a physical sensations could be a groinal response that show up alongside anxiety.

Let’s be very clear:
Having a thought, urge, or physical sensation does not mean you want to act on it.
It means your nervous system is reacting to fear — not desire.

Our bodies respond physically to heightened emotion.
Arousal is not only sexual — it can occur with fear, anxiety, excitement, or stress.
This is often where OCD latches on.

Here’s how the OCD cycle can form:
An intrusive thought or sensation appears → anxiety rises → the body reacts → scanning, checking, or mental compulsions begin → OCD assigns meaning → distress grows.

OCD may say:
“If I feel this, I must be dangerous.”
“This means something about who I am.”

But remember, but don't use when triggered:
• Thoughts aren’t facts
• Sensations aren’t intentions
• Physical response ≠ desire

ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) helps by:
• Gently exposing you to the thought or sensation without acting on it
• Preventing reassurance, checking, or avoidance
• Allowing anxiety to naturally decrease over time

Recovery doesn’t mean thoughts or sensations disappear.
It means they lose their power.

You are not your OCD.
Taboo OCD is treatable.
And you are not alone.

💥Shout out to and for helping us spread awareness!

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OCD Wellness | Taboo OCD is treatable

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02/14/2026

Valentine’s Day can bring up connection, closeness… and for many people with OCD, a whole lot of doubt 💭💗

Relationship OCD (and other OCD themes) often target the things we care about most. On days that emphasize romance, certainty, and “perfect love,” intrusive thoughts can get louder.

You might notice
❤️questioning your feelings
❤️an urge to mentally review every interaction
❤️seeking reassurance
❤️comparing your relationship to others
❤️feeling pressure to feel a certain way

None of this means your relationship is wrong.
It means OCD is doing what it does best: chasing certainty where it doesn’t exist.

This Valentine’s Day, it’s okay if love feels messy, uncertain, or quiet.
You don’t need perfect feelings to have real connection.

Be gentle with yourself today 💗

02/06/2026

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02/06/2026

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02/04/2026

✨ Now Accepting New Clients ✨

Looking for specialized, compassionate OCD care?
Meet Teresa, a clinician at OCD Wellness who is now accepting new clients.

Teresa brings a calm, thoughtful, and collaborative approach to treatment. She helps clients feel understood — not judged — while using evidence-based care to support lasting change. Whether OCD shows up loudly or quietly, Teresa meets clients where they are and supports them in building confidence, flexibility, and trust in themselves again.

If OCD, intrusive thoughts, anxiety, or related challenges are impacting your life, you don’t have to navigate it alone.

📩 Book a consultation today to see if working with Teresa is the right fit for you. *Link in bio*

Spots are limited — reach out now to get started.

02/04/2026

Mental compulsions often get missed because no one can see them.
But replaying, analyzing, reassuring, or checking internally can keep OCD just as stuck as physical rituals.

This is common in Pure O — OCD that looks quiet on the outside but feels loud and exhausting on the inside.

✨ How treatment helps:
• ERP supports you in allowing intrusive thoughts to be there without fixing, arguing, or reassuring
• I-CBT helps you recognize OCD doubt and step out of the mental “what if” story altogether

Different approaches. Same goal:
Less control. Less fear. More freedom.

You’re not failing at managing your thoughts — OCD just isn’t treated by thinking harder 💛

02/02/2026

Pure O doesn’t mean “no compulsions.”
It means the compulsions are happening inside your mind.

Mental reviewing.
Replaying conversations.
Checking your feelings.
Analyzing thoughts.
Trying to “figure it out” until it feels right.

Just because others can’t see it doesn’t mean OCD isn’t working overtime.

ERP helps by targeting these mental compulsions, not by forcing thoughts away — but by learning to stop engaging with them and allowing uncertainty to exist without solving it.

Recovery isn’t about proving your fears wrong.
It’s about learning you don’t need certainty or to give every thought your attention to live your life.

Thank you and for helping push OCD education!



**This video is for general educational purposes only. It is not therapy, does not constitute clinical treatment, and should not be used to diagnose, treat, or manage mental health conditions. This content is not a substitute for working with a qualified mental health professional. Watching this video does not create a therapist-client relationship with OCD Wellness or any of our clinicians.
The information provided is general and may not be suitable for everyone. Always consult a qualified mental health professional for personalized support.
If you are in crisis or at risk of harm, please contact your local emergency services or crisis hotline immediately. In Canada, you can call or text 988 anytime.
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