The OCD & Anxiety Podcast
In this podcast we explore how to have a more positive relationship with OCD and anxiety, taking back control so that you can start living the life you choose and not the one chosen by your fears. Each week I interview a...
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- Robert James6 eps
- Robert James Pizey4 eps
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- 🇮🇳India · Mental Health#681.7K to 9.0K
- 🇦🇺Australia · Mental Health#153230 to 1.2K
- 🇷🇴RO · Mental Health#66144 to 764
- 🇮🇱IL · Mental Health#86110 to 580
- 🇨🇱CL · Mental Health#12155 to 291
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/21/26 | What to Do When OCD Makes You Feel Powerless | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a discovery call robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call In this episode Robert James explores how OCD can quietly erode your confidence, how rumination, avoidance and the stories you tell yourself reinforce feelings of powerlessness, and how ideas from Albert Bandura and Viktor Frankl point toward rebuilding self-efficacy through action. Practical guidance focuses on taking manageable steps, creating mastery experiences, and learning to live alongside uncertainty so you can reclaim influence over your life and participate more fully despite OCD Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 20m 25s | ||||||
| 10/17/26 | What If Fear Isn't the Enemy? Rethinking OCD, Anxiety & Who You Are | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free Robert James interviews Dr. Todd Burstain about why the brain prioritizes survival over happiness, how fear and uncertainty drive compulsive patterns like OCD, and how the same neural pathways process physical and emotional pain. They outline a practical 10-step approach—pause, comfort, focus, observe, be curious, accept, commit, build resilience, connect with others, and reconnect with your authentic self—and discuss Dr. Burstain’s new book, Fear Itself, releasing November 10 Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 38m 42s | ||||||
| 10/14/26 | What Fear of Death Reveals About OCD | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free Robert James explores ideas from Ernest Becker's The Denial of Death and how awareness of mortality can influence OCD and anxiety—driving our need for control, compulsions, and the search for meaning. He links these concepts to social fears, 'hero systems,' and defensive personality patterns, then outlines hopeful recovery ideas like exposure and response prevention, acceptance, and rediscovering life beyond compulsions Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 15m 29s | ||||||
| 10/10/26 | How to Measure Progress in OCD Recovery | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free In this episode Robert James explains how to judge progress with OCD and anxiety by focusing on living according to your values rather than the presence or absence of intrusive thoughts or setbacks. He shares practical steps — aim for small, consistent wins, practise returning to the present, and build habits that create helpful neuroplasticity — and mentions a 12-week self-guided or coached program available on his website Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 8m 56s | ||||||
| 10/7/26 | You're Not Broken: Rewiring OCD with Neuroplasticity | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free In this episode Robert James challenges the idea that OCD means you are fundamentally broken. He explains how OCD functions as a learned habit, how the inner critic fuels the story of brokenness, and why neuroplasticity gives real hope for change. Robert outlines practical steps—small exposure actions, pausing before compulsions, and living by values—that help rewire your brain over time and reduce OCD's control Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 12m 56s | ||||||
| 10/3/26 | I’m Getting Married—But What About My Relationship OCD? | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free Robert James shares his journey from crippling relationship OCD to preparing for marriage, explaining how doubt and overthinking once ruined relationships and how he learned to live with uncertainty. He discusses the strategy of postponing decisions, stopping compulsive analysis, and focusing on steady partnership qualities like kindness and support. The episode offers practical takeaways—observe anxious thoughts without ruminating, make space for discomfort, and prioritize quiet, reliable connection over constant emotional certainty—showing recovery means being able to move forward even without complete certainty Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 22m 05s | ||||||
| 9/30/26 | OCD Recovery: How to Stop Answering Every “What If?” | Jenna Overbaugh | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free Robert James and OCD specialist Jenna Overbaugh explore relentless "what-if" questions, rumination, and subtle mental compulsions, sharing how personal experience shaped her clinical approach. They discuss ACT-based defusion, exposure and response prevention, building self-efficacy, and practical steps to reduce safety behaviors so you can live a bigger, more meaningful life despite uncertainty Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 43m 23s | ||||||
| 9/26/26 | Is the Story You Tell Yourself About OCD Keeping You Stuck? | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free Robert James explores how the labels we use for OCD and anxiety can become limiting identities, and why distinguishing between having a condition and being defined by it matters. The episode covers narrative identity, practical approaches like ERP and ACT, and the idea that small, consistent actions — even when you don’t fully believe them — can create new experiences that reshape your story. Listeners are encouraged to notice strengths alongside struggles, reallocate energy from compulsions to meaningful life activities, and try one small change to begin building a different future Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 23m 40s | ||||||
| 9/23/26 | The 'Just Right' Rule That Can Keep You Stuck in OCD | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free In this episode Robert James explores the “just right” feeling that drives many compulsions in OCD—how the pursuit of certainty and repeated checking steals your ability to tolerate uncertainty and move on. He offers simple, practical steps to start resisting the urge to seek that perfect feeling, such as noticing small moments of checking, choosing to return to life despite discomfort, and practicing acceptance without needing it to feel perfect Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 7m 45s | ||||||
| 9/19/26 | When Imagined Fears Feel Real: Imagination, OCD & You | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free Robert James explores how imagination can both trigger and transform OCD and anxiety, drawing on ideas from Cassandra Vieten's Imagine That. He explains how spontaneous mental images and deep-diving thoughts create real emotions and fuel rumination. The episode offers practical ways to respond: notice and return to the present with mindfulness, practice deliberate visualization of small, realistic steps toward what you want, and accept anxiety as you move forward rather than trying to eliminate it first Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 15m 01s | ||||||
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| 9/16/26 | What OCD Recovery Really Looks Like | Join the Sensorimotor OCD Cohort - 22 September : https://robert-james-coaching-ocd.circle.so/checkout/sensorimotor-ocd-live-cohort This episode explains what "recovered from OCD" means in everyday life: how reading, relationships and simple pleasures can be enjoyed again while difficult moments still happen. It describes practical strategies—mindfulness, acceptance, ERP-informed thinking, the "spotlight" metaphor and repeated practice—that let healthier responses become habitual, how setbacks fit into recovery, and how to take back control of attention and choices Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 22m 12s | ||||||
| 9/12/26 | OCD Took Over His Life. Here’s What Helped Him Get It Back | Join the Sensorimotor OCD Cohort - 22 September : https://robert-james-coaching-ocd.circle.so/checkout/sensorimotor-ocd-live-cohort Robert James interviews Eric about his lived experience with anxiety and centri-motor OCD, from a health scare and spiralling rumination to finding relief through meditation, grounding, and a structured three-step approach. Eric explains the role of values, acceptance, self-compassion, and how to handle setbacks, and highlights a 12-week cohort for people struggling with centri-motor OCD Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 28m 42s | ||||||
| 9/9/26 | OCDanxiety+3 | — | Robert James Coaching | — | OCDanxiety+5 | — | 14m 26s | ||
| 9/5/26 | OCDanxiety+3 | — | Robert James Coaching | — | OCDanxiety+3 | — | 15m 12s | ||
| 9/3/26 | Sensorimotor OCDanxiety+4 | — | Robert James Coaching | — | Sensorimotor OCDanxiety+4 | — | 5m 15s | ||
| 9/2/26 | OCDanxiety+4 | — | Robert James Coaching | — | OCDanxiety+5 | — | 10m 42s | ||
| 8/29/26 | OCDsocial anxiety+4 | — | Robert James Coaching | — | OCDanxiety+4 | — | 20m 04s | ||
| 8/26/26 | anxietyOCD+3 | — | Robert James Coaching | — | anxietyOCD+3 | — | 10m 58s | ||
| 8/22/26 | OCDanxiety+3 | — | Robert James Coaching | — | OCDanxiety+5 | — | 13m 39s | ||
| 8/19/26 | OCDrumination+4 | — | Robert James Coaching | — | OCDrumination+5 | — | 10m 06s | ||
| 8/15/26 | OCDanxiety+3 | — | Robert James Coaching | — | OCDanxiety+4 | — | 25m 05s | ||
| 8/12/26 | fear of fearpanic cycle+5 | — | Robert James Coaching | — | panic attacksOCD+5 | — | 12m 51s | ||
| 8/8/26 | Why You Don't Need to Feel Calm to Overcome OCD & Anxiety | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free In this episode Robert James explains that you don’t have to feel calm before you can start overcoming OCD and anxiety. He outlines how observing your thoughts, allowing discomfort, and choosing to act on what matters to you can break the cycle of urgency and rumination. Practical steps include noticing triggers, tolerating anxiety (try a short postponement practice), and refocusing on valued actions—building confidence over time so anxiety no longer controls your life Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 13m 23s | ||||||
| 8/5/26 | When Seeking Certainty Fuels Your OCD | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free In this episode Robert James explores whether looking for certainty is always harmful for people with OCD and anxiety. He explains why a little tolerance for uncertainty — not complete ambiguity — can help break the compulsive cycle, and why learning to let go and return to the present is key to recovery. Robert also outlines gentle, practical steps for tolerating small amounts of doubt, how that builds new habits over time, and where to get further support if you need it Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 8m 20s | ||||||
| 8/1/26 | From Terror to Agency: Adriana’s Journey Out of OCD | Ready for real help with OCD or anxiety? Book a free discovery call with me — no pressure, no obligation: robertjamescoaching.com/book-discovery-call Prefer to work at your own pace? My 12-week programs are available self-guided:Break Free from OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/self-guidedSensorimotor OCD: robertjamescoaching.com/sensorimotor-self-guided New here? Start with my free course: robertjamescoaching.com/free In this episode Robert James interviews Adriana, a former client who recounts how intrusive thoughts and panic escalated into a crisis and how she found recovery through acceptance-based work, group support, and practical techniques. Adriana shares the tools that helped her: choosing not to engage with compulsions, cold showers to tolerate panic, living by values, and practicing self-compassion — changes that enabled her to regain agency, start coaching, and move forward Disclaimer: Robert James Pizey (of Robert James Coaching) is not a medical professional and is also not providing therapy or medical treatment. Robert James Pizey recommends that anyone experiencing anxiety or OCD to seek professional medical help straight away to get a medical opinion and rule out other conditions or illnesses. The comments and opinions as written on this site are simply that and are not to be taken as professional medical opinions. Robert James Pizey provides coaching, education, accountability and peer support around Anxiety through his own personal experiences. | 34m 18s | ||||||
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Chart history for The OCD & Anxiety Podcast
Peaked at #66 in RO, currently #66 in RO.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RO | — | #66 | #66 | — |
| India | — | #68 | #68 | — |
| IL | — | #86 | #86 | — |
| CL | — | #121 | #121 | — |
| Australia | — | #153 | #153 | — |
| Ireland | — | #160 | #160 | — |
| India | — | #200 | #200 | — |
Chart Positions
7 placements across 6 markets.
Chart Positions
7 placements across 6 markets.