The real story behind NOCD: Make-or-break moments & the mission that drives us

One year, Stephen Smith was the starting quarterback at his college. The next year, he was completely housebound, debilitated by a condition he didn't even have a name for yet.In this powerful episode of the Get to know OCD podcast, NOCD Co-founder and CEO Stephen Smith sits down with Dr. Patrick McGrath to share the story behind NOCD—from its founding through its journey to becoming the world's leading OCD treatment provider—and how Stephen’s own personal struggle with severe OCD fueled the creation of NOCD.You'll hear about...The onset of Stephen's severe OCD at age 20, and how being misdiagnosed by four different healthcare providers nearly destroyed his lifeStephen’s life-changing experience with exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy, and how his struggle to access this treatment ultimately sparked the idea for NOCDThe make-or-break moments along NOCD's journey to helping hundreds of thousands of people access life-changing OCD therapyNOCD specializes in exposure and response prevention therapy, the most effective treatment for OCD. Want to explore your treatment options? Book a free 15-minute call with us at https://learn.nocd.com/YT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.