The OCD Chronicles
OCD is a terrible, debilitating disorder. It’s also routinely misunderstood. The OCD Chronicles is a podcast about the people who’ve fought this horrible illness, and, despite their struggles, thrived. They’re stories that are inspiring, affirmative, uplifting, emotional and useful. They exist as a record of achievement. To educate. Perhaps even entertain. They’re stories about the lives that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder tried to extinguish.Your host is journalist James McMahon. His own journey with OCD is long and arduous - and it's far from over. Join him on a voyage of discovery as he attempts to make sense of what is wrong with his brain. Maybe even to find the peace that's alluded him for most of his life. It promises to be emotional.
Episodes
32 episodes
BONUS EPISODE! A conversation with author and advocate, Lily Bailey
So my friend and your friend Lily Bailey – author of the 2016 OCD memoir
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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22:40
Finally, an end to season two!
It’s been ages and ages has it not! Yeah, I never got around to finishing season 2 did I? Life – unsurprisingly for a dude with OCD – got a bit weird ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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13:25
A difficult but important conversation about suicide, with Dr. Katie Gordon
On this episode of The OCD Chronicles, I’m talking to Dr. Katie Gordon. Katie is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in cognitive-behavioural therapy, and she’s done resear...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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52:47
When OCD and autism collide, with poet, author and lecturer, Dr. Joanne Limburg
According to the International OCD Foundation, studies show that almost all (in 2011 the percentage cited was 9...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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35:56
Is it possible to laugh at our OCD? A conversation with comedian and author Joe Wells
On this episode of The OCD Chronicles, I’m speaking to comedian and author Joe Wells.Joe wrote the OCD memoir
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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30:18
A conversation about ADHD with British comics hero Jamie McKelvie (Phonogram/Young Avengers/The Wicked + The Divine/Captain Marvel)
I’m over the moon to get my friend and British comics hero Jamie McKelvie on this episode of The OCD Chronicles...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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59:13
"I'm great at wearing a mask. I think anyone who has a mental illness is..." - a conversation with Yan Baskets
This week on The OCD Chronicles I’m talking to writer and OCD sufferer Yan Baskets.Yan has some story to tell - you can read his excellent blog at
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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36:41
A conversation about family, children, relationships, medication, journalism and more with Ilana Kaplan
You know what? I think this might be my favourite episode of The OCD Chronicles to date.In this hour plus long episode, I talk to American culture journalist
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:06:03
When is stepping away avoidance? When is it self preservation? A conversation with Jack Pridmore
Jack Pridmore wears a lot of hats. Footballer, author, man on the telly, and an...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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43:44
Art and OCD - a conversation with cartoonist and author Jason Adam Katzenstein
Here's a fact about me. When I was a kid, all I wanted to do was draw cartoons. That's all I wanted to do when I grew up, and then somewhere along the line, I discovered journalism. I still doodle now and then, and so it's been exciting getting...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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42:47
A conversation with Nick Thomson, the creative force behind OCD short film, 'For Want of a Nail'
TV and films ongoing struggle to depict and represent OCD authentically is a subject that matters to me greatly. I've written about it extensively in the past, most recently for
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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30:57
COMING SOON! 'Shame'. A podcast about... shame!
Hello. My name is James McMahon, I’m a journalist – I host The OCD Chronicles podcast – and wanted ...
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Season 2
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Episode 100
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0:58
How OCD shapes us. And how we can reclaim what it's taken - a conversation with author Chris Westoby
I've got loads in common with Chris Westoby. We're both from Yorkshire. We're both musicians. Writers. We've both written books about OCD - though in Chris' case, his
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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45:01
OCD, Tourettes, marriage, children, recovery and me - a conversation with advocate Ash Curry
Ash Curry is one of the UK OCD communities fiercest - but also kindest - advocates. He speaks tr...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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32:58
Professor Christine Purdon on what's new in OCD research
Welcome to Season Two of The OCD Chronicles, and to kick this run of new episodes off, I speak to Professor Christine Purdon from the University of Waterloo...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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47:50
Here's an update about 'The OCD Chronicles' forthcoming second season!
I thought you might like to know that Season Two of The OCD Chronicles is dropping – apparently dropping is a thing that young people say – into your feed on Monday, July 5th! I’ve spoken to other sufferers for it, but also researchers...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:10
BONUS EPISODE! A conversation with 'The Insomnia Diaries' author Miranda Levy
Yeah, we're still on a wee break, honest! But I wanted to let you know about Season Two of The OCD Chronicles, which is coming on Monday, July 5th! I've spoken to some amazing people for the new series and I can't wait for you to hear ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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41:04
Is recovery from OCD even possible? A conversation with @TheOCDBeard
Every person suffering with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder dreams of recovery from this wretched illness. Sometimes we need to be reminded that recovery is possible. Twelve months ago, 'Jon' - @T...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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41:03
BONUS EPISODE! Music, exercise and mental health, a conversation with Jimmy Watkins, from 'Running Punks'
It's not just my mental health that's in a state - my physical health needs some attention. Now, as anyone with a mental illness will tell you, exercise isn't a fix for a disorder or condition, and it's insulting to say it is. I need CBT, not c...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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39:43
Being a parent with OCD, with OCD blogger and mental health advocate Catherine Benfield
With her innovative OCD blog Taming Olivia, Catherine Benfield has long brought new ideas to the table on how best to manage OC...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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48:43
COMING SOON! 'Can We Not Knock It?': A Podcast About The England Football Team at Euro 2020
Can We Not Knock It? is a podcast about the England Football Team at Euro 2020.It's brought to you by Spoook Mediargh - the people behind The S...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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2:22
Relationship OCD, and much, much more - a conversation with comedian and musician, Danni Jackson
As well as being a properly brilliant human, Danni Jackson is an actor, writer and comedian. She's one half of the very funny duo
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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59:46
OCD and grief, OCD and spirituality - a conversation with author Jen Teegarden
This week I have a conversation with author Jen Teegarden. She's fascinating company, though I knew this from the moment I first spoke to her for The OCD Chronicles
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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44:33
BONUS EPISODE! Trying to make sense of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, a conversation with journalist Sophie Ward
When student journalist and OCD sufferer Sophie Ward got in touch and asked if I would contribute to a piece she was writing about OCD and journalism, I fully intended to contribute. That was the...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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50:14