OCD Southern California is excited to invite you to join OCD SoCal board members Chris Trondsen, LMFT, and his mom, Liz Trondsen as they join Shannon Shy as the next guests in his series, “90 Minutes with the Icons of the OCD Recovery Community!”
The event is Sunday, December 21st, 2025, starting at 9am PST (12 noon ET) and is 90 minutes long, ending at 10:30am PST (1:30pm ET).
Once a month, Shannon Shy, the 2010 Keynote speaker for the IOCDF’s annual OCD conference, brings on leading experts, as well as people from the OCD community, to share their stories, provide hope, and answer questions.
This Sunday, December 21st, Chris and Liz Trondsen will be his guests and share their talk titled, “Rise Beyond OCD: Answers, Insight, and Inspiration to Move Forward!” Email us at info@ocdsocal.org and request the free Zoom link!
Here’s some additional information on this Sunday’s free, virtual presentation:
Title: Rise Beyond OCD: Answers, Insight, & Inspiration to Move Forward – A part of Shannon Shy’s ’90 Minutes with the Icons of the OCD Recovery Community.’
Guests: Chris Trondsen, LMFT & Liz Trondsen. Read Chris and Liz’s Bios Here
Day & Time: Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 9 AM PST (12 PM EST) for 90 minutes.
Event Description: Chris Trondsen and his mother Liz stepped into the international spotlight of OCD recovery when they jointly gave the keynote address at the 2011 International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) conference.
Chris suffered severely for many years with OCD (he also suffered with Body Dysmorphic Disorder, anxiety, depression and panic attacks) and eventually found treatment and his path to recovery aided by the loving support of Liz and the family.
Chris is now a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) treating OCD and related disorders at The Gateway Institute in Southern California, sits on the Board of Directors for the IOCDF and OCD SoCal, and has become one of the most well-known voices of OCD recovery.
Liz also sits on the OCD SoCal Board of Directors and facilitates the OCD Support Group for Families and Loved Ones.
We hope you join Shannon, Chris and Liz for 90 minutes to listen to a talk of hope, recovery tips, and tangible action items to support your recovery journey!
Their presentation if followed by a Q&A session. Email us at info@ocdsocal.org and request the free Zoom link!
About the event’s host: Shannon Shy – Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Shannon is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist and an attorney who retired from the United States Marine Corps Reserve as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2007 and from federal civil service with the Department of the Navy in 2022 after thirty years of total service. Diagnosed with a severe case of OCD in 1997 while on active duty, he underwent treatment and developed his own strategy to successfully overcome OCD. Shannon was the Keynote Speaker at the 2010 Annual IOCDF Conference and served on the IOCDF Board of Directors from 2011 – 2018, when he resigned his position as President to go serve in Afghanistan.
He has written three books on overcoming OCD, operated a Facebook page about OCD recovery, produced an online course about his peer support methodology and has successfully provided peer support to OCD sufferers since 2016 worldwide.
In 2016, the State of Virginia certified him as a Peer Recovery Specialist. He has successfully worked with hundreds of clients around the world. His Turning Points Method to OCD Recovery members site contains a wealth of resources created by him to aid people in recovery.
Shannon Shy’s Unconditional Commitment Club
www.ocdrecoveryturningpoints.com
Join Shannon Shy every month for a 90-minute interview and audience Q&A session with the icons of the OCD Recovery Community!
For upcoming guests, visit Shannon’s website.
We look forward to having you join us this Sunday, December 21st at 9am PST for 90 minutes! Make sure to email info@ocdsocal.org for the event’s Zoom link!
