Christopher Weston: OCD story, BDD, and Somatic OCD (#502)

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Stuart

Bdd, Health & Fitness, Recovery, Hocd, Cocd, Rocd, Bodydysmorphicdisorder, Ocd, Anxiety, Obsessivecompulsivedisorder, Mental Health, Help, Mentalhealth, Depression, Advice

4.8 • 873 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In episode 502 I chat with Christopher Weston. Chris is a therapist (LMFT) specialising in OCD.

We discuss his OCD story, his early life experiences that were challenging, panic attacks, somatic/sensorimotor OCD, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and much more.

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0:00.0	You're listening to The OCD Stories podcast, hosted by me, Stuart Ralph.
0:05.5	The OCD Stories is a podcast dedicated to raising awareness and understanding around obsessive,
0:11.1	compulsive symptoms. I do this for interviewing inspired therapists, psychologists, and people
0:16.8	who have experienced OCD. Welcome to the OCD Stories.
0:24.3	And welcome to episode 502 of the podcast.
0:31.3	And in this one, I chat with Christopher Weston. Chris is a therapist specialising in OCD, and I got to meet him back in 2017 when we were both on a panel at the ICF conference. In this episode, we discussed his OCD story,
0:39.4	his early life experiences that were challenging, panic attacks, somatic or sensory motor
0:44.6	OCD, body dysmorphic disorder, exposure response prevention therapy, acceptance and commitment
0:50.5	therapy, and much more. And thanks to our podcast partners, NoCD.
0:55.8	If OCD is interfering with your life, NoCD can help.
0:59.7	They're licensed therapists, specialise in exposure and response prevention therapy,
1:04.4	the most proven therapy for OCD.
1:06.6	With NoCD, effective treatment that is 100% virtual,
1:10.0	is available for children and adults with
1:12.1	OCD.
1:13.1	And most members can get started within seven days on average.
1:16.4	No hassle, just real, science-backed help and support between sessions.
1:21.0	Begin your journey at nocd.com or I'll put the link in the episode description.
1:25.4	So thank you to Chris for his time, sharing his story and expertise.
1:28.8	I deeply appreciate it.
1:30.3	And of course, thank you to you guys for listening.
1:32.2	It means a lot.
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