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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Alison Cosker: A special chat about neurodivergence, 'that' tricky OCD manoeuvre and the profundity of grief.
This week Penny and Ange welcome their dear friend and unofficial producer, Alison Cosker, into the studio for a conversation about multiple diagnoses, doubting the doubt, and how grief can be impacted by OCD (and vice versa).
They also introduce the first Obsession Confession segment sent in by a dear listener.
OCD, it’s really not what you think.
This is a podcast about the horrors and hilarities of living with OCD, hosted by author and mental health advocate Penny Moodie and CEO of Stand Up Events, Angie Greene.
Both Penny and Angie have lived with OCD for as long as they can remember and they have had enough of the misconceptions about OCD that can cause so much damage.
They want to share what it’s really like to live with OCD so that other people feel more understood and less alone.
Each week they will speak to an expert or someone with lived experience to delve into the raw and often confronting reality of living with this often debilitating illness.
Penny and Angie are on a mission to shine a light on something that is so often shrouded in shame so that everyone can feel less alone.
So if you have OCD, or you know someone who has OCD, take a listen!
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/itsnotwhatyouthink_pod
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