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OCD SoCal Is Hosting A Free, Virtual Educational Event for OCD Awareness Week 2021! Save the Date!

During this year’s OCD Awareness Week, on Saturday, October 16, 2021, from 10am to 12 noon PST, OCD Southern California is offering a free and interactive virtual event! This event includes presentations from members of the OCD SoCal board discussing various OCD topics!

These topics include presentations from experts on: exposure and response prevention treatment, OCD medications, and how to reduce family accommodation. Additionally, a panel consisting of individuals in recovery from OCD will share their lived experiences.

Finally, the event will conclude with a presentation from a special guest, Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT. She will be discussing her newly released book, “The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD.”

All are welcome to attend, and the second half of the presentation will allow attendees to ask questions on any material presented. It is a fantastic opportunity to educate the public on OCD, so please also invite family and loved ones who would benefit from learning more about this disorder.

We will be sending out the specific Zoom link to those on our OCD SoCal mailing list, so if you or someone you feel would be interested in attending are not on that list, please email us at: info@OCDSoCal.org.

This year OCD Awareness Week is from Sunday, October 10th until Saturday, October 16, 2021!

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Mental Health Strong Presents: “Marriage & Mental Health Conference” on Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 9am PST!

It is just two weeks away from the Marriage and Mental Health Conference on Saturday, October 2nd from 9AM – 12PM PST!

All individuals or couples who are dating, engaged, married, separated or divorced who are impacted by mental health or addiction challenges are encouraged to attend.  Hear from six expert speakers as well as multiple real-life couples to encourage you in your relationship.  Solutions include boundaries, codependency, communication, spiritual, self-care and relationship connection to bring inspiration and practical resources.

In addition, we are excited to offer simultaneous Spanish translation for this virtual conference.   

See the below details and attached flyes for more information.   

Keynote Speakers: 

  • Vernice Cooper, Therapist, Speaker and Author of Vacate Victimville
  • Karla Downing, Author, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Change My Relationship Founder
  • Em Kacey, Host of The Mental Health Marriage Podcast
  • Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund, Author, Pastor and Advocate of Blessed Union
  • Brad & Donna Hoefs, Authors and Fresh Hope Founders 
  • Erin Ramachandran, Author and Founder of Mental Health Strong

To register, use the link below. 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/marriage-and-mental-health-virtual-conference-tickets-161716934705?aff=ebdssbeac

We look forward to you joining us!

For more information, or for questions, please visit or contact:

Email: info@mentalhealthstrong.com

Website: www.mentalhealthstrong.com

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Missed Our Virtual OCD Conference? That’s Okay, We Recorded It! Tickets Also Available to Watch Conference Recordings For Those Who Did Not Previously Register!

https://socalocdconference2021.com

Each of the 37 presentations given at our Saturday, July 31, 2021 virtual conference were recorded! They are now all up on our conference website, https://socalocdconference2021.com, on the “Video Gallery” page and are now available to view! They will be up to view for 30 days.

How to view the recorded conference presentations:

–If you have not already registered for our conference and want to purchase a ticket in order to view the recorded presentations:

  1. Go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ocd-southern-california-fifth-annual-conference-tickets-165856730947?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
  2. Click on the green “Tickets” button and specify the number of tickets you would like to purchase.
  3. Additionally, there is a place where you can also add a donation towards OCD SoCal, which is a non-profit and relies on donations in-order to offer OCD related programing.
  4. After purchasing a ticket, you will automatically receive an email from Eventbrite. Scroll down to the bottom of the email and it will provide you with detailed instructions on how to log in and view the conference recordings on our “Video Gallery” page.

–If you already registered for our 5th annual virtual conference and want to watch the recorded presentations:

  1. Go to: https://socalocdconference2021.com
  2. Click on the purple “Log In” button.
  3. You are now on the log-in page. To log in, you have to provide the email address you registered on Eventbrite where it asks for the “Username or email.” Then use the password we provided in the emails we sent prior to the start of the conference.
  4. If you cannot locate that email with the log in information, please email us at: info@OCDSoCal.org.
  5. After logging in, you are now on the lobby page. Click on the “Video Gallery” tab and it will take you to the “Video Gallery” page. Now you can watch any of the 37 conference recordings!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ocd-southern-california-fifth-annual-conference-tickets-165856730947?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

We hope everyone registers so you are able to view the full, incredible presentations that were offered at our recent virtual conference! We will keep registration open until the day the “Video Gallery” closes, which is 30 days after the conference ended.

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Sign Up Today & Join OCD SoCal in the “1 Million Steps 4 OCD” Walk!

Each year, the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) sponsors “1 Million Steps 4 OCD” walks around the country to bring together members of the local OCD communities to raise awareness, hope, and funds to the support the important programs of the IOCDF and partnering local affiliates, including OCD SoCal.

Join OCD SoCal for our “1 Million Steps 4 OCD” walks in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, or Inland Empire this fall to raise awareness, hope, and funds to the support the IOCDF and OCD Southern California!

Schedule for all walks is as follows:

Check in, onsite registration, and t-shirt distribution
Opening remarks and group photo (opt-in)
Walk
Picnic, presentations, and community mingle events

(For specific start times for each activity, please visit each individual location’s registration page since times vary based on location)

Walk meet up locations:
San Diego – La Jolla Shores Hotel, Garden Patio (8110 Camino Del Oro, LA Jolla, CA 92037)
Los Angeles – Pan Pacific Park (7600 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036)
Orange County – Wakeham Park (3400 Smalley St., Costa Mesa, CA 92626)
Inland Empire – Cypress Trails Park (6571 Schaefer Ave., Chino, CA 91710)

Registration links:
San Diego – register here!
Los Angeles – register here!
Orange County – register here!
Inland Empire – register here!

Main walk registration page to look for walks under a person or team name, visit: https://iocdf.org/programs/ocdwalk/search/

OCD SoCal is proud to partner with the IOCDF in hosting walks in San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, and Inland Empire. You can learn more about the history of the 1 Million Steps 4 OCD walk and how to get involved in your local OCD SoCal walk by visiting the IOCDF website.

So sign up today and join us as we spread OCD awareness to our local communities!