Hey guys and welcome to episode 226 of the OCD stories

dot com podcast.

Now in this episode I interview Amanda

Petri Gardner

Amanda is a therapist based in Topeka, Kansas

and in this episode we get around to talk about her therapy story,

taboo OCD themes, unwanted thoughts, the therapy for different taboo OCD themes,

how CBT therapy works for these themes, working with shame. Her O. C. D. Exposure

Coloring book and she's got two now at the time of this recording. She only had a

first one out, but the second one has now been released.

E.P. Mindset, Living with Uncertainty, and much, much more.

So I hope you enjoyed this episode.

Thank you to Amanda for time, and to you guys for listening as always

without forever ado here she is on the podcast today I am joined by Amanda

Petriek Gardner Amanda is a licensed clinical professional counselor who specialised in the OCD, anxiety and related disorders.

Amanda is author of the book, an OCD exposure coloring book, coloring exposures for sexual, harming, relationship, religious, and scrupulous

intrusive thoughts. Welcome to the show, Amanda.

Awesome, thank you. I'm so honored to be here.

Hello, it's good to have you here. And it would be great to hear kind of your therapy story so what got you into being a

therapist and also specifically working with OCD and anxiety?

Yeah so I think I was one of the few that I with a

C. C. D. and anxiety. Yeah, so I think I was one of the few that I chose this field back when I was in high

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