Stop White Knuckling Your Anxiety (Do This Instead) | Ep. 460
In this episode, we share how to stop “white-knuckling” your anxiety and instead use compassion, mindfulness, and gentle allowing to find lasting calm and confidence. (more…)
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Navigating OCD During Pregnancy: A Compassionate Guide (with Erin Jones) | Ep. 459
This episode unpacks how OCD shows up from conception through postpartum—and shares compassionate, evidence-based tools (especially ERP) to help you move from fear to values-based parenting. (more…)
How to Handle Anxiety When You’re Around Toxic People | Ep. 458
In this episode, Kimberley Quinlan shares compassionate, practical tools to help you manage anxiety around “toxic” or triggering people—without losing your peace, your confidence, or your values. (more…)
The Secret to Calming Climate Anxiety (Even When the News Feels Like Doom) with Sarah Jaquette Ray | Ep. 457
This episode turns climate anxiety from paralyzing doom into doable, feel-good action by blending nervous-system care, compassionate mindset shifts, and practical, community-centered steps. (more…)
The 3 Lies Depression Tells You Every Day | Ep. 456
Kimberley Quinlan exposes the three lies depression tells (hopelessness, helplessness, worthlessness) and shares simple, science-backed steps—thought witnessing, compassionate reframes, and opposite action—to break the cycle and rebuild momentum. (more…)
Pregnant and Scared by the Headlines? What to Know About Tylenol, SSRIs, and Autism Risk | Ep. 455
Kimberley and Dr. Katie Unverferth clarify what the science really says about Tylenol and SSRIs in pregnancy—and how to manage anxiety while making confident, informed decisions. (more…)
Suicidal OCD vs. Real Suicidal Thoughts: How to Tell the Difference (with Taboo Tracie) | Ep. 454
This episode dives into the crucial differences between suicidal OCD and suicidal ideation—how to spot them, how to respond, and how to support yourself or a loved one with skill, compassion, and evidence-based care. (more…)
BDD vs Body Image vs OCD (with Chris Tronsden) | Ep. 453
Kimberley Quinlan and Chris Trondsen break down how to tell BDD apart from body image concerns, OCD, eating disorders, gender dysphoria, BFRBs, and more—plus the right treatment moves for each. (more…)
Body Dysmorphic Disorder: What Actually Helps (and What Makes It Worse) with Chris Trondsen Two Courses: Your BDD Toolkit and The Clinician’s BDD Toolkit | Ep. 452
BDD expert Chris Tronsden joins Kimberley to unpack how distorted perception and compulsive rituals drive Body Dysmorphic Disorder—and the evidence-based skills (perceptual retraining, BDD-specific ERP, CBT/ACT, and thoughtful medication) that actually help people reclaim connection and quality of life. (more…)
What Successful OCD Treatment Looks Like for Children (with Dr. Aureen Wagner) | Ep. 451
This episode breaks down what effective, child-friendly OCD treatment looks like—showing parents and clinicians how to build bravery, reduce accommodation, and tailor ERP to a child’s developmental stage. (more…)
