Understanding OCD: Beyond the Myths and Into the Mind with Lauren Rosen

On this week's episode, we are joined by licensed marriage and family therapist Lauren Rosen, who specializes in OCD, anxiety and eating disorders. Lauren shares her personal experience with OCD and how it led her to pursue a career helping others with the disorder. She discusses various manifestations of OCD beyond the stereotypical cleanliness obsession and how it impacts people's daily lives through mental compulsions, reassurance seeking and avoidance. Lauren provides advice on how friends and family can better support those with OCD by validating their feelings rather than trying to fix their uncertainty. More about Lauren:Lauren Rosen, LMFT, is a psychotherapist and the director of The Center for the Obsessive Mind, an outpatient clinic serving individuals in California, Florida, Utah, Nevada and Oregon. Lauren specializes in treating OCD, Anxiety Disorders & Eating Disorders and supports people using Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure & Response Prevention and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Lauren has her BA and MA in Psychology from UCLA and Antioch university. She trained at the OCD Center of LA and is a certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. In addition to her work as a therapist, Lauren co-hosts the Purely OCD Podcast and does social media advocacy.Connect with Lauren!Instagram: @theobsessivemindWebsite: https://theobsessivemind.com/Podcast: https://purelyocd.com/Connect with Brianna!Instagram: @mombossinaustinLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/briannademikeFollow the Podcast on Instagram: @badassbasicbitchLove the podcast? We would love if you would leave a review!Thank you to this week's sponsor, Factor! Head to factormeals.com/bbb50 and use code bbb50 to get 50% off.