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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!

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Register For the IOCDF’s Annual OCD Conference Held October 8 – 10th! Join the Largest OCD Conference In The World!

The International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) is hosting their second virtual conference Friday, October 8 – 10, 2021! This conference is aimed for individuals with OCD and related disorders, their family members and loved one’s–as well as therapists, professionals, and researchers! Anyone from anywhere in the world is able to attend!

The conference features three days of learning and support for the OCD and related disorders community! Highlights include 200+ speakers, 70 talks, 36 discussion groups, after hour activities, and more!

Register now at: www.onlineocdconference.org!

For more information, visit: https://iocdf.org/programs/conferences/

Keynote speaker: Actress Mayim Bialik

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Today Is Your Last Chance To View Our 5th Annual Virtual OCD Conference Presentation Recordings!

Each of the 37 presentations given at our recent 5th annual virtual OCD conference were recorded–the conference was held on Saturday, July 31, 2021! They are up on our conference website, https://socalocdconference2021.com, on the “Video Gallery” page and are available to view! We previously extended the final date to view them and it has now approached. Thursday, September 30, 2021 is the last day to view our recorded conference presentations. Make sure to get your final views in!

–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!

Thank you once again to everyone who attended our recent conference and have been enjoying the recordings. We look forward to having you all back at our 6th annual virtual OCD conference returning Spring of 2022!

An image of the conference ‘video gallery.’

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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!