Jeff Bell: Lessons that OCD and its treatment have taught Jeff about navigating Parkinson's (#528)
The OCD Stories
Stuart
4.8 • 933 Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
In episode 528 I chat with Jeff Bell, a past guest of the podcast. Jeff is a long time OCD advocate and is the author of "When in doubt, make belief" and "rewind, replay, repeat". Jeff co-founded adversity to advocacy.
We get a recap of his OCD story, the idea of greater good motivation, lessons OCD has taught him that helps him deal with other conditions such as his Parkinson's disease diagnosis, we discuss stoicism, advocacy and service, and much more. Hope it helps.
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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. |
| 0:12.8 | I do this for interviewing inspired therapists, psychologists, and people who have experienced OCD. |
| 0:19.0 | Welcome to the OCD Stories. |
| 0:25.2 | And welcome to episode 528 of the podcast. |
| 0:30.6 | And then this one, I got back on Jeff Bell. Now Jeff hasn't been on for many, many years, |
| 0:40.8 | but I consider him a friend and he's a wonderful advocate for OCD. And in fact, he's one of the earlier advocates that really laid the ground from any of us. |
| 0:46.7 | So in this, we get a recap of his OCD story, the idea of greater good motivation. |
| 0:53.8 | Lessons OCD has taught him that helps him deal with other conditions such as his Parkinson's disease diagnosis, which is the bulk of the |
| 0:55.3 | episode we talk about the lessons he's learned from OCD. We discuss stoicism, advocacy and service, |
| 1:02.2 | and much more. And thanks to our podcast partners, NoCD? If OCD is interfering with your life, |
| 1:09.2 | no CD can help. They're licensed therapists, specialise in exposure and response prevention therapy, |
| 1:15.4 | the most proven therapy for OCD. |
| 1:17.6 | With no CD, effective treatment that is 100% virtual, |
| 1:21.0 | is available for children and adults with OCD. |
| 1:24.1 | And most members can get started within seven days on average. |
| 1:30.0 | No hassle, just real, science-backed help and support between sessions. Begin your journey at nocd.com or I'll put the link in the episode |
| 1:35.9 | description. So it's always a pleasure to speak with Jeff and to see how he's navigating this new |
| 1:41.2 | challenge of his and I appreciate his honesty and vulnerability. |
| 1:45.3 | It's what made him and makes him a great advocate for OCD and of course now Parkinson's. |
| 1:51.2 | And thank you to you guys for listening as always. |
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