Mark Freeman on his recovery from OCD

I interview OCD author, and YouTuber Mark Freeman on his OCD journey, how he overcame it and how you can too. 

Show notes: 

Mark’s OCD story (2:49) Depression and sex addiction (3:10) Finding out he had OCD (4:38) University research therapy program (4:45) OCD recovery is possible (6:35) OCD communities to negative. Focused on management of OCD not recovery (6:55) Mark’s experience with Exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP) (9:10) The air mattress affect (11:30) A mindset for succeeding with ERP(12:15) Mark’s book The Acceptance Field Guide and stumbling on acceptance (15:15) We are not rocks - Mark’s concept (17:30) What is ACT (Acceptance and commitment therapy) and how can you do it? (16:45) How do you accept difficult thoughts? Living with uncertainty (20:10) Learning to suffer (because you suffer much less) (22:35) The importance of a recovery focused mindset (26:10) What else Mark did to recover beyond traditional methods (31:30) How cooking helped Mark in his recovery (37:30) Mark on meditation (43:40) Mark on the site and concept Everybody has a brain (49:30) Mental Fitness 101 online course (51:20) Mark’s new book “You’re not a rock” (54:50) Mark interviews me about what helped me recover (59:05) The importance of understanding death (1:04:40) Taking care of mental health is an on-going process (1:06:00) What Mark would want on a billboard for all to see (1:07:10) 

 

Find out more about Mark:

Website: http://www.markfreeman.ca

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/everybodyhasabrain

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thepathtochange

Everybody has a brain: http://everybodyhasabrain.tumblr.com/

 

Resources: 

Founder of Steven Hayes ACT books http://www.amazon.co.uk/Steven-C.-Hayes/e/B001IO9PAS/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1449439433&sr=8-1 Peace Is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peace-Every-Step-Mindfulness-Everyday/dp/0712674063/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449439652&sr=8-1&keywords=peace+is+every+steps The Ultramind Solution by Dr Mark Hyman http://www.amazon.co.uk/UltraMind-Solution-Depression-Overcome-Anxiety/dp/1416549722/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449440448&sr=8-1&keywords=the+ultramind+solution StuartRalph.com 

To your success,

Stuart and The OCD Stories team

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