The OCD Confessional
The OCD Confessional is a podcast about living, laughing, and coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Hosted by former TV news anchor Liam Martin and actress/model Alicia Hill — two friends who both live with OCD — this show blends raw honesty, practical tools, expert insights, and plenty of laughs.
Each episode, Liam, Alicia and a special guest will “confess” the craziest intrusive thoughts and compulsions they’ve battled, from absurd rituals to embarrassing moments, and share the tools that actually help them get through. With candid conversations and occasional input from OCD experts, The OCD Confessional is part storytelling, part survival guide, and part comedy therapy session.
Whether you’re living with OCD, supporting someone who is, or just curious about what it’s like inside an OCD brain, this podcast offers hope, humor, and community. Because sometimes -- we laugh to keep from crying.
Disclaimer: The OCD Confessional is about real experiences with obsessive-compulsive disorder. While we use humor to share our stories, it is never our intention to minimize the very real suffering OCD causes. Our goal is to share stories, coping tools, and hope. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please dial 988 in the U.S. for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or find local resources where you are.
Episodes
26 episodes
Rachael Mathews on Health OCD, Anxiety & Motherhood
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Rachael Mathews, OCD advocate and creator of the Hold Space community, to talk about living with health OCD and anxiety.Rachael shares her experience ...
Ryan Judd on What Causes OCD, ERP Therapy & Why Recovery Is Possible
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Ryan Judd, Clinical Director of the OCD Institute Texas, a residential treatment program specializing in OCD and anxiety disorders.Ryan brings both clinic...
Connor Stout on Contamination OCD, Panic Attacks & Harm OCD
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Connor Stout — psychiatric rehabilitation specialist, mental-health advocate, and founder of @stillgood_wellness — for a powerful conversation about living with OCD, pa...
Tori Peyton on Harm OCD, Trauma & Eating Disorder Recovery
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Tori Peyton (@growithtori), creator, advocate, and host of the Keep Growing podcast, for an incredibly honest and powerful conversation about OCD, trauma, and ...
Alix Behar on Relationship OCD (ROCD), Intrusive Doubt & Saving Her Relationship
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Alix Behar (@recoverocd), OCD advocate and content creator, to talk about relationship OCD (ROCD) — and how it nearly cost her the relationship she’s now built a li...
Chris Trondsen on Surviving Severe OCD & Finding Recovery Through ERP
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Chris Trondsen, licensed marriage and family therapist at The Gateway Institute and longtime advocate with the International OCD Foundation.Chris brings a ra...
“The Struggling Warrior” on Religious OCD and Recovery
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Hussain, OCD advocate and founder of The Struggling Warrior, a platform dedicated to helping people understand and navigate obsessive-compulsive disorder:
Lisa McCarty on Postpartum OCD & Intrusive Thoughts in Motherhood
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by writer and mental-health advocate Lisa McCarty to talk about postpartum OCD, intrusive thoughts in motherhood, infertility anxiety, the stigma surrounding maternal ment...
Our Worst OCD Thoughts, Health Anxiety & How This Podcast Changed Us
Today’s episode of The OCD Confessional is just us.No guest. No expert. Just Alicia and Liam getting real about our own OCD journeys — the worst intrusive thoughts we’ve had, Liam’s ongoing struggle with health OCD, how t...
Zachary James on Relationship OCD, POCD & Health Anxiety
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Zachary James — known on Instagram as @ocdestigmatize — to talk about living with some of the most misunderstood and stigmatized forms of OCD: Relationship OCD (ROCD), ...
From OCD to therapist: Kristina Orlova on Scrupulosity OCD, Relationship OCD and Recovery
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Kristina Orlova, OCD therapist and creator of The OCD Whisperer, who brings a powerful dual perspective — both as someone who has lived with OCD and as a clinician ...
Living With Contamination OCD: A Deep Dive with Dr. Nathaniel Van Kirk
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re honored to be joined by Dr. Nathaniel Van Kirk, licensed clinical psychologist and Program Director at McLean Hospital’s OCD Institute, to explore one of the most distressing and mi...
Jeff Bell on OCD, Uncertainty & Turning Adversity Into Advocacy
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Jeff Bell — author, mental-health advocate, and longtime spokesperson for the International OCD Foundation — for an honest conversation about living with Obsessi...
Dr. Elizabeth McIngvale: Living With OCD — From Patient to Leading Expert
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, we’re joined by Dr. Elizabeth “Liz” McIngvale — OCD expert, director of the OCD Institute of Texas, former national spokesperson for the International OCD Foundation, and so...
Breaking the Silence on Taboo Intrusive Thoughts with Chrissie Hodges
In this powerful and deeply human episode of The OCD Confessional, we sit down with Chrissie Hodges — writer, advocate, and founder of OCD Gamechangers — to talk about some of the most misunderstood parts of living with <...
The OCD Care Crisis: with Becky Deusser and Dr. Sanjaya Saxena
In this important episode of The OCD Confessional, we sit down with Becky Deusser and Dr. Sanjaya Saxena of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) to discuss their newly released white paper on America’s OCD c...
Loving Someone with OCD: A Partner’s Perspective with Spence Hill
What is it really like to love someone with OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)?In this episode of The OCD Confessional, Liam interviews Alicia and her husband, Spence Hill, about what it’s like to be in a relation...
When Your Child Has OCD: Tools for Parents with Dr. Eli Lebowitz
Parents have been asking for this episode—so we made it happen. In this powerful conversation, we talk with Dr. Eli Lebowitz, a Yale psychology professor and creator of SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emo...
Duke Al Durham: OCD, Intrusive Thoughts & Finding Peace Through Art
In this powerful episode of The OCD Confessional, we sit down with Duke Al Durham — poet, rapper, spoken-word artist, and mental-health advocate whose story is unlike anything we’ve shared before.Duke opens up about livin...
Living with OCD & Emetophobia: Influencer Alicia Mitas Shares Her Story
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, Liam and Alicia sit down with influencer Alicia Mitas, known for her viral TikTok and Instagram videos about OCD, emetophobia, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts.Alicia opens u...
Surviving OCD: TV Reporter Lillian Donahue’s Story of Recovery and Hope
In this powerful episode of The OCD Confessional, we talk with Lillian Donahue, a broadcast journalist whose battle with severe OCD nearly took her life at just 25 years old.Lillian shares how her OCD spiraled into...
Laughing Through OCD with Comedian Danny Killea
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, Liam Martin and Alicia Hill sit down with comedian and mental health advocate Danny Killea. Danny shares his honest—and hilarious—journey living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD...
Marriage and OCD: What It’s Like for a Partner (with Dr. Lia Martin)
What is it like to live with OCD — not just for the person experiencing it, but for the partner who shares daily life with them?In this episode of The OCD Confessional, Alicia turns interviewer as she sits down with Liam Martin...
Understanding OCD with Dr. Lisa Coyne
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, Liam Martin and Alicia Hill welcome Dr. Lisa W. Coyne, one of the world’s leading experts on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Dr. Coyne is a licensed clinical psychologist, Assistant ...
Our OCD Confessions: Intrusive Thoughts, Coping Tools & Lots of Laughter
Welcome to the very first full episode of The OCD Confessional! 🎙In this episode, hosts Liam Martin (former Boston news anchor) and Alicia Hill (Los Angeles actress & model) sit down to share and laugh about thei...
