Posts Tagged with obsessive compulsive disorder

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“Mental Health Strong,” A New Book Written By The Spouse of An Individual With OCD!

Keith and Erin Ramachandran

Author Erin Ramachandran opens up about loving and supporting her husband Keith, an individual suffering with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The book maps out ways marriages can thrive even if one of the spouses is diagnosed with a mental illness. The book blends resources and personal experience beautifully and is a must-have for a spouse married to someone with OCD. Keith and Erin are both members of OCD Southern California and have attended and volunteered at numerous OCD So Cal events. Below are details and a description of the book.

To find out more, visit the official website: https://mentalhealthstrong.com

The book can be purchased either on the publisher’s website: iuniverse.com or on Amazon: Mental Health Strong – Amazon.

See details about the book below:

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Support OCD Southern California when shopping on Amazon!

When shopping on Amazon, log in to Amazon through the web address: www.smile.amazon.com!

When shopping on Amazon, you can log into Amazon and shop through Amazon’s web address: smile.amazon.com. It will be the same Amazon you know and love! However, this way Amazon lets you donate a percentage of your purchase to a charity of your choice.

You can type in “OCD Southern California” as the charity you want to donate to and it will generate donations for OCD Southern California!

Amazon donates a portion of your purchase directly to OCD Southern California—and it does not cost you anything extra!

Thank you for supporting OCD Southern California!

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#StrengthOverFear

#StrengthOverFear

As Mental Health Month comes to a close, we want to remind you that everyone struggling with OCD and other mental health difficulties is stronger than you give yourself credit for! Just because the month is over doesn’t mean mental health awareness concludes—for those with OCD, it is year-round. Give yourself some self-compassion and remember to always choose #StrengthOverFear!

Feel free to use this image created by the International OCD Foundation to post on your personal social media, with the hashtag #StrengthOverFear, to spread OCD and mental health awareness!

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Download Dr. Naomi Zwecker and Dr. Alejandra Sequeira’s “What is in Your Toolbox? A 101 Guide for Successful Treatment of OCD” PowerPoint Presentation from our 2019 Annual OCD Conference!

Many of those who attended the conference requested that we post some of the presentations from the breakout sessions since attendees were not able to attend all of the breakouts. Below is a link to directly download the PowerPoint presentation from the breakout session: “What is in Your Toolbox? A 101 Guide for Successful Treatment of OCD” presented by Naomi Zwecker, Ph.D and Alejandra Sequeira, Ph.D.

Here is a preview of the first few slides from that presentation and then under the images is the direct link to download the presentation!

To download the entire presentation, simply click the link below:

http://ocdsocal.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Irvine-Presentation-2019.03-20-19-1.pptx

Thank you and we look forward to your attendance at our 2020 annual OCD conference happening next year!