Are you or someone you know struggling with OCD or anxiety?
In this episode, I sit down with Madina Alam, M.A., LMHC, a licensed mental health counselor and certified yoga instructor, who specializes in treating OCD and anxiety.
Madina is also the Director of Operations at NOCD, a company dedicated to treating individuals with OCD using exposure response prevention (ERP), a research-backed type of treatment.
Madina shares her expertise on how to effectively treat OCD and anxiety, including:
- What is OCD and anxiety and how do they affect people?
- The different types of OCD and anxiety and how to identify them
- How exposure response prevention (ERP) works as a treatment option
- The role of mindfulness and yoga in managing symptoms
- Practical tips for living with discomfort and managing symptoms
Madina's approach to treatment focuses on helping individuals learn to live with discomfort and become comfortable with the uncertainty of life.
She believes that everyone has the ability to overcome their struggles and live a fulfilling life.
My favorite part of this episode, is when Madina shares a profound story of how she overcame a deep fear by approaching the things that she was sacred of. Madina shares how she did not down grade the traumatic experience that had happened to her regarding her personal trainer and spoke up for herself.
Madina shares how she was the therapist to herself and followed her own advice:
"Pick to the choice that is alignment with your values, not with what you're scared of."
I hope this episode inspires you as much as it did for me.
xo,
Dr. Sylvia
You can follow Madina Alam on Instagram: @mentalhealth_madina_
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