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We Proudly Present OCD Southern California’s Speakers Series! 4 In-Person Events in Counties Across SoCal

We are proud to present OCD SoCal’s upcoming Speakers Series happening across Southern California. These low-cost, in-person events will feature presentations by local OCD-specialist treatment providers. They will facilitate panels and presentations on OCD and related disorders, host a question and answer segment, and lead an opportunity to meet and connect with others in your local OCD community.

Registration is $10 per individual, and this low-cost sign-up will aid our non-profit in covering venue, food, and parking costs that OCD SoCal is covering. Each event will offer a lunch and beverages.

These four events will be happening in Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, and the Inland Empire. Registration is opening soon and more information for each location’s event, including the day’s agenda, is also coming shortly.

Please email us with any questions: info@ocdsocal.org

So make sure to save the following dates! These events are open to individuals with OCD, their family members and loved ones, mental health providers, students, and the general public. Feel free to attend your local event and feel free to come to all four!

OCD SoCal Speakers Series Event: San Diego County

Date: Saturday, April 1, 2023.

Location: Rogers Behavioral Health. 17140 Bernardo Center Dr. Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92128

Time of event: 11am – 1pm PST

OCD SoCal Speakers Series Event: Los Angeles County

Date: Sunday, April 2, 2023.

Location: University of Southern California (USC) Harkness Auditorium, Clinical Sciences Center, 2nd Floor (see map here)
2250 Alcazar St, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Time of event: 11am-2pm PST

OCD SoCal Speakers Series Event: Orange County

Date: Saturday, April 15, 2023.

Location: Costa Mesa Marriott. 500 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Time of event: 10am – 2pm PST

OCD SoCal Speakers Series Event: Inland Empire

Date: Saturday, April 22, 2023.

Location: Carolyn Owens Community Center, Multipurpose Room, 13201 Central Ave., Chino 91710

Time of event: 10am – 1pm PST

We look forward to having you and your loved one’s attend OCD SoCal’s Speakers Series!

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Listen to the “OCD Family Podcast” and learn More About Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), an OCD-Related Disorder!

OCD Southern California board members, Chris and Liz Trondsen, were recently featured on a podcast discussing both what it is like to live with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and how to support a family member or loved one with the disorder.

To learn more about the podcast episode, please visit www.ocdfamilypodcast.com and read below:

S1E15: Part II: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) with Chris Trondsen, LMFT, APCC, & Liz Trondsen: Join your host and mental health correspondent, Nicole Morris, LMFT, as she continues her OCD-Related Disorders Series with the OCD family community. In Part II, Nicole interviews IOCDF Lead Advocate, Chris Trondsen, LMFT, APCC, and his lovely mother, Liz Trondsen, about their lived experience with BDD from a family perspective. Join the conversation to help raise awareness and understanding regarding BDD, treatment options, and the hope that is available to our BDD warriors.

About the Show / Content:


You are not alone. We are better together. That is why I am here to create a community of support for family members, spouses, partners, parents, adult children (as there may be “adult” words) and chosen family of OCD Sufferers and their community. New episodes are streaming every Friday. Join the conversation! www.ocdfamilypodcast.com

Sincerely,
Nicole Morris, LMFT

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Celebrate The Holidays With OCD Southern California at the Beautiful Costa Mesa Marriott!

https://ocdsocalholidayparty.eventbrite.com

What: OCD Southern California 1st Annual Holiday Party!

When: Saturday, December 10, 2022. 4pm – 7pm PST.

Where: Costa Mesa Marriott Hotel. 500 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Cost: Free

RSVP: https://ocdsocalholidayparty.eventbrite.com

Additional Info:

Please join OCD Southern California and the local OCD community on Saturday, December 10, from 4pm to 7pm PST. We are holding a free community event in person at the beautiful Costa Mesa Marriot! The holiday party will be held in one of the hotel’s banquet rooms and on the hotel’s outside patio overlooking a beautiful lake. The event is an opportunity for you and your loved ones to meet others in the OCD community, talk, eat and drink, and play fun games, including group trivia!

OCD SoCal will provide delicious food, drinks, prizes, and holiday music. It will be an opportunity to mingle and meet others in the community. We will also have crafts for kids and activities for teens, so bring them as well!

The event is free, including food, drinks, and parking. Come meet others in the community and enjoy a few hours of holiday fun– with people you may already know and new friends as well!

[OCD SoCal’s Holiday Party Flyer with QR Code for the Eventbrite Sign-Up Page]

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OCD SoCal Will Be Represented at the IOCDF’s Upcoming Online OCD Conference 10/4-10/6!

www.onlineocdconference.com

Four of OCD Southern California’s board members will be presenting at this weekend’s International OCD Foundation’s online OCD conference happening this weekend from Friday, November 4-6, 2022! Those who sign up will also have access to all of the presentation recordings for 60 days after the conference concludes.

To register, see the conference schedule, and for more information about the online conference, please go to www.onlineocdconference.com. For more information on the specific presentations by our board members, Melissa Mose, LMFT, Jennie Kuckertz, Ph.D., Chris Trondsen, LMFT, APCC, and Liz Trondsen, RD, visit the conference schedule: IOCDF Online OCD Conference Schedule. There is also a place to put in a speaker’s name to see what specific presentations they are a part of at the online event. It is not too late to sign up; we hope to see you there!