It’s Not What You Think

• Group chat: How OCD affects friendships

  OCD can take so much from people, and a devastating effect of this illness is that it can complicate friendships. In this last episode of season 2, Alison Cosker joins Penny and Ange again to talk about how and why this is the case. They touch on: - How hard it can be to tell friends about an OCD diagnosis  - The strain a mental illness, with no end-date can put on friendships - The boundaries that people with mental illness often have to put in place to look after themselves, and how this can be misconstrued - How friends can get entangled in the reassurance web - Trying to take the ego out of friendship where possible  They end by giving tips for trying to maintain precious friendships; from the point of views of the person with and without OCD 

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• Monique Michelson: A neuroaffirming psychologist with ASD, ADHD and OCD

    The guest this week is Monique Mitchelson, a neurodivergent clinical psychologist and co- host of the very popular Neurodivergent Woman podcast.    Monique very generously shares her story about growing up in Queensland as an undiagnosed autistic adhd’er with OCD and learning more about her brain (and her family’s brains) once she became a psychologist. In this ep the following subjects are discussed: - Why Monique decided to get into psychology  - How so much changed once she received her diagnoses as an adult  - Being a neurodivergent clinician and being open about being on medication  - The interplay of symptoms when you have ASD, adhd and ocd with chronic health conditions  - The motivations that drive the behaviour of people with neurotypical vs neurodivergent brains - The risk of burnout for neurodivergent women - Some of the differences behind the motivations that drive behaviours of kids with ocd and ASD    The Neurodivergent Woman podcast 

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• When Tourette syndrome meets OCD

  Did you know that Tourette Syndrome (TS) and OCD frequently co-occur? Penny and Angie talk to Jason McCurry who has TS and OCD. Jason talks so generously about: - Experiencing both TS and OCD symptoms as a kid in a country town - How OCD and TS interrelate  - What actually happens physically when he starts ticking - How physically arduous constant ticking can be for someone with TS - His trepidation about coming onto the podcast, particularly with his TS flaring up a bit recently - How he would like people to react if his TS symptoms flare up in public  - How and why he now helps young people experiencing disability    CYDA For more info about Tourette Syndrome: Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia

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• Perinatal OCD: When ‘the happiest time of your life’ turns dark.

  This week is all about perinatal OCD, and it’s a biggie. Penny and Ange chat to perinatal and reproductive psychiatrist Dr Edna Lekgabe and clinical psychologist Dr kit Casey. In the discussion they talk about: What perinatal OCD is How the brain fundamentally changes during matrescence Who gets perinatal OCD and why Some of the common ( and extremely difficult obsessions that come up with perinatal OCD) The ‘professionalisation of parenthood’ The loneliness of experiencing perinatal OCD Why it’s so commonly misdiagnosed/missed altogether Medication throughout the perinatal period   Matrescence by Lucy jones  Self compassion episode with Andrea  Pharmacist Rodney White at Monash medical centre; 03 9594 2361 Royal women’s hospital medicines information service:03 8345 3190 PANDA 1300 726 306 Lifeline https://www.lifeline.org.au/ 13 11 14 Pregnancy birth and baby 1800 882 436 COPE centre of perinatal excellence  SANDS miscarriage, stillbirth and newborn death support  OCD Bounce  So OCD  Health direct(info for service around Australia) 

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• Bailey MacDonald: Being a young person with OCD

  This week Penny and Angie talk to Bailey MacDonald, an 18 year old who has OCD. Bailey has been suffering with OCD for many years, but it was a few years ago that a particular OCD theme entered Bailey’s life and completely upended it. Whilst Bailey isn’t comfortable to go into the content of the obsessions, she bravely talks to Penny and Angie about:  ⁃Her first encounter with the mental health system and why it put her ff seeking help for years after ⁃How exhausting it is to be at school whilst dealing with debilitating OCD ⁃When she first told her mum about the obsessions  ⁃How dark things became because she just wanted to go back to the time ‘before’ ⁃Starting a podcast about OCD for a school project, which quickly became a passion project  ⁃How much hope she now has that things can get better    🔗 Listen to Bailey's podcast

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