Posts Tagged with OCD So Cal

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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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#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!

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Filming Of The Full-Length, OCD Themed Feature Film “Oh Crappy Day,” Has Completed!


Filming a scene from Oh Crappy Day. Left to right: Bryan Kenney, Ned Phillips, and Jordan Estes.
Photo by Jonathan Okafo. Copyright © 2019 Dagtype Films, LLC.

Dagtype Films, LLC, is proud to announce that filming is complete on the feature-length version of Oh Crappy Day, their romantic comedy about a young man looking for love while dealing with OCD.

OCD Southern California, an official affiliate of the International OCD Foundation, screened the original short at our OCD Awareness Week event in 2017 to positive responses and rave reviews!

Jordan Estes and Jess Barbour have reprised the roles they played in the original short, which screened at the 2017 IOCDF Conference in San Francisco and at IOCDF chapters around the country, including OCD Southern California!

Now that the feature has moved into post-production, they are launching a regular email update through their website. The update will include stories and behind-the-scenes photos from the film-shoot, along with news about editing, music scoring, digital wizardry, and future screenings.

They invite you to visit the film’s website — www.ohcrappydayfilm.com — and sign up for this free update. Please invite your friends and colleagues in the OCD community to do the same, so we can all spread the word about their positive, authentic portrayal of someone with OCD.

By the way, they are attending the IOCDF Conference in Austin this July. They hope to see you there!