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OCD Awareness Week 2022 Is Officially Here (Sun., 10/9 – Sat., 10/15)!

It is officially OCD Awareness Week! Starting Sunday, October 9th until Saturday, October 15th, OCD Awareness Week is dedicated to spreading education and awareness about OCD and related disorders to the public. It is done in effort to help stamp out mental health stigma!

The theme for this year’s OCD Awareness Week is “The Road to Reclaiming Your Life!” Head over to https://iocdf.org/calendar/ to learn about what events are happening this week so that you can join in on the fun! Many of the events are virtual, so anyone from anywhere can join. Many of these events are led by IOCDF Advocates — individuals with OCD who are doing much better and advocate on behalf of the OCD community!

Lastly, join OCD SoCal for our awareness week event on Saturday, October 15th from 11am – 1pm PST. More information can be found on our website or on the International OCD Foundation’s calendar: https://iocdf.org/calendar/. Email: info@ocdsocal.org if you would like to get the link to our free, virtual awareness week event happening on Saturday, October 15th at 11am PST. Hope to see you there!

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Save The Date! OCD SoCal is Hosting a Virtual Event on Saturday, October 15th to Celebrate OCD Awareness Week 2022!

OCD Southern California is asking you to ‘save the date’ of Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 11am to 1pm PST! We are hosting a free, 2-hour virtual event that is open to anyone, from anywhere, interested in attending. The event is to celebrate OCD Awareness Week 2022, which is a week to provide education on what OCD is, as well as resources and a sense of community, to the world at large!

If you are interested in attending, or know someone who would benefit from attending our event, please email info@ocdsocal.org to be on our mailing list to receive more information and to receive the event link. 

We hope to see you there! Stay tuned to our website for an upcoming post that will include more details on each of our presentations. Following the presentations will be an open question and answer segment, allowing attendees to ask any of the panelists questions!

Our presentation titles and speakers are:

“Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) 101 For OCD” presented by Evelyn Gould, Ph.D., BCBA-D and Jennie Kuckertz, Ph.D.

“Medications For OCD” presented by Dr. Sepehr “Sheperd” Aziz, D.O.

“Maintaining Motivation in OCD Treatment: Lived & Clinical Experience” presented by Chris Trondsen, M.S., AMFT, APCC and Shannon Switzer, Peer Support Specialist

“Navigating the Family Accommodation Trap with Compassion and Confidence” presented by Melissa Mose, LMFT and Liz Trondsen, RD

“Treatment for Kids with OCD and What is Next in the Field” presented by Eric Storch, Ph.D.

We look forward to seeing you there on Saturday, October 15th at 11am PST!

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Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT, Is a Featured Guest Speaker at OCD SoCal’s 10/16, 10am PST, OCD Awareness Week 2021 Event!

In addition to our wonderful OCD Southern California board members, we are so excited to announce that Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT, will be joining our Saturday, October 16th, 10AM – 12 noon PST OCD Awareness Week 2021 event as a featured guest speaker!

Here is more information on Kim Quinlan, LMFT’s talk:

Talk title: “Learn how Self-Compassion can help supercharge your OCD Recovery!”

In this interactive presentation, you will learn why having a self-compassion is crucial for OCD recovery and how the practice of self-compassion can actually help with motivation and willingness to engage in exposure and response prevention. We will also cover the core concepts of self-compassion and some of the common roadblocks that people with OCD experience when it comes to practicing self-compassion!

Kim just recently released her book, “Self-Compassion for OCD Workbook,” a guide to incorporating self-compassion into OCD treatment! Kim will be discussing highlights from her new book, as well as giving an interactive presentation.

We look forward to seeing you all Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 10am!

If you, or someone you know, are interested in joining the event, please email: info@OCDSoCal.org to be on our mailing list. This is where we will be sending out the link for Saturday’s event!