The OCD & Anxiety Podcast
Contact me for a private session, visit www.robertjamescoaching.com/contact This podcast is all about OCD and anxiety and how we can have a better relationship with it. If you struggle with OCD or another anxiety disorder and want to learn how to manage it better, then this podcast is for you.
Episodes
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In this episode Robert James explores how to regain control from OCD by reclaiming your agency, proving you have choice, and using small daily steps like postponing compulsions, exposure, and values-driven attention to build lasting change.
He also briefly describes a 12-week coaching program for OCD and anxiety based on his own experience and practical too...
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This episode is a guided meditation led by Robert James designed to help you let go of OCD intrusive thoughts using a sushi conveyor belt metaphor. It teaches you to observe thoughts without reacting, stay grounded in your body, and practice being the watcher rather than the participant.
Robert also mentions a 12-week program and a free discovery call on hi...
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This episode explains why setbacks in OCD are normal and not a return to square one — the progress you make is embedded in your nervous system. Robert James outlines how exposure, acceptance, and a growth mindset help you learn to lean into discomfort and build resilience.
He offers practical steps: pause without panicking, reflect without ruminating, use c...
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In this episode Robert James explains how recovery from OCD comes from learning to bring difficult emotions into the light, sit with discomfort, and build resilience. He shares practical approaches like exposure work, leaning into uncertainty, and small challenges — from difficult conversations to improv or cold exposure — that help you practice tolerance f...
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Robert James explains why acceptance for OCD and anxiety isn’t an all-or-nothing goal but a spectrum of skills — tolerating uncertainty, leaning into discomfort, and practising exposure, ACT, and mindfulness to build acceptance over time.
He shares practical steps to practice acceptance, how it reduces the intensity of distress, and highlights his 12-week p...
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In this episode Robert James explains how long-term recovery from OCD comes from learning to "hold the paradox" — accepting uncomfortable fears while consciously connecting with present-moment peace and your values.
He describes practical shifts: tolerate uncertainty, lean into discomfort, focus on the present, and outlines a 12-week program with coaching, ...
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Robert James explores the common fear that constant rumination and OCD permanently damages the brain and explains how neuroplasticity can work for—or against—you. He shares his personal recovery story, practical tools (acceptance, exposure, self-compassion), and how consistent practice can reshape thought patterns.
The episode also introduces his 12-week pr...
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This final sensorimotor OCD episode introduces a focused exposure exercise for Sensorimotor OCD: intentionally turning toward unwanted sensations, using slow breathing, and shifting attention between body areas to build acceptance and flexibility.
Robert also announces a new Sensorimotor OCD podcast and his 12-week program to support recovery; visit robertj...
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In this episode Robert James, a coach who has lived with OCD and anxiety, explores the deeper work of recovery: learning to feel difficult emotions rather than resisting them.
He explains how problem-solving and resistance fuel obsessive thoughts and compulsions, and shows how compassion, acceptance and gently leaning into discomfort can reduce rumination a...
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In episode 559 Robert James shares three practical tips to help you stop overthinking, quiet rumination, and refocus on the present. Learn how to redirect attention to what matters now, gently lean into uncomfortable emotions instead of numbing them, and build self-compassion to reduce the inner critic that fuels OCD thinking.
The episode also outlines a 12...
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In this episode Robert James explains the key differences between sensoriotor OCD—where obsessions focus inward on bodily sensations and actions—and other, more external forms of OCD. He shares his own experience and why sensorimotor OCD can feel more stubborn, but ultimately stems from the same core issue: uncertainty and anxiety.
Robert outlines practical...
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In episode 557, Robert James leads a guided meditation to help you find brief moments of calm while living with OCD and anxiety.
The practice emphasizes resting with thoughts and sensations instead of trying to stop them, noticing the quiet awareness beneath anxiety, and carrying gentle inner strength into everyday life
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In this episode Robert James explains why you are stronger than your OCD and how the condition uses your values and caring nature against you. He encourages listeners to recognize that they can choose differently, face uncertainty, and resist compulsions to reclaim their lives.
Robert outlines practical steps for recovery, including exposure activities, lea...
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In this episode Robert James explains how sensory-motor OCD tricks you into chasing the perfect way to breathe, blink or swallow and why that pursuit keeps you stuck.
He outlines a practical shift: stop searching for the perfect fix and practice acting as you would if you weren’t struggling, use brief grounding tools sparingly, and focus on re-engaging with...
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In this episode, Robert James explains how the biggest trigger for OCD and anxiety often comes from our own reactions, not external situations. He discusses the role of stories we tell ourselves, the importance of learning to tolerate discomfort and uncertainty, and how exposure and small challenges can prove our strength.
Robert also mentions his 12-week c...
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Robert James explains how OCD weaponizes guilt to keep you trapped in rumination and why intrusive thoughts don't define your character.
He outlines practical steps—accept the feeling, breathe, notice the guilt, and gently redirect to valued activities—and introduces his 12-week Break Free from OCD program for deeper support
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Robert James explains why hyper-awareness of breathing happens in Sensorimotor OCD, how attempts to control sensations make the problem worse, and what it means to let go.
He shares personal experience and outlines a step-by-step approach to retrain the brain, accept awareness, and build lasting peace with bodily sensations
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In this episode Robert James exposes the "perfection trap" — how constantly measuring progress and seeking certainty can become another OCD compulsion and stall real recovery.
He explains why focusing on actions and values, not perfect outcomes, creates space for genuine change. Robert shares personal experiences, practical tips to stop checking your progre...
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Join Robert James on the OCD and Anxiety podcast for a short guided meditation designed to help you anchor into your values during moments of intense anxiety or compulsions. Using the image of a boat and a deep-sea anchor, this practice helps you feel steady amid the storm, connect to what matters most, and let go of the urge to control.
Includes breathing ...
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Robert James interviews former client Lauren about her intense struggle with swallowing (sensorimotor) OCD and the turning points that helped her heal.
They discuss how acceptance, self-compassion, managing rumination, and small daily choices — plus professional support — led to gradual freedom, setbacks included
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