#265- What If My Values Aren’t Mine, Featuring Lauren Rosen, MFT

About this episode

Lauren Rosen, MFT, discusses with Kevin Foss how to navigate the complexities of personal values and mental compulsions.

Lauren Rosen, MFT, joined me today to help answer Lemon’s question. Lemon wanted to know how she can move forward with her life, pursuing her values, etc., but what if her thoughts and values aren’t really her own? Lauren, the author of The Mental Compulsions Workbook for OCD was the perfect guest to help address this existential question. We discuss ways to identify her mental compulsions, the feared story the compulsions serve, and some ways she can find meaning (whether they are her own or not). For more on Existential OCD, check out this article from the California OCD and Anxiety Treatment Center The post #265- What If My Values Aren’t Mine, Featuring Lauren Rosen, MFT appeared first on FearCast Podcast .

People in this episode

Guest: Lauren Rosen Mft

Topics covered

• values
• existential questions
• mental health
• OCD

Keywords

• Existential OCD
• mental compulsions
• finding meaning

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Mental Compulsions Workbook for OCD

Books & works: The Mental Compulsions Workbook for OCD, What If My Values Aren’t Mine

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