Jonny Say interviews Stuart on the lead up to episode 500! Podcast beginnings, Stuart’s key learnings, and what helped him (#498)

The OCD Stories

Stuart

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

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🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In episode 498 psychotherapist Jonny Say interviews Stuart. Stuart is the host and founder of The OCD Stories podcast. Stuart is a psychotherapist, and co-founder of The Integrative Centre for OCD Therapy.

In the build up to episode 500 Jonny interviews me (Stuart), we discuss the history of the podcast and some of my personal history, how the podcast helped me in the early days and which topics or guests helped in particular, and then how the podcast has helped me as a therapist, the evolution of the podcast, and much more. Hope it helps.

Show notes: https://theocdstories.com/episode/stuart-498

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Transcript

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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
0:17.8	OCD.
0:18.9	Welcome to the OCD Stories.
0:24.7	And welcome to episode 4998 of the podcast.
0:31.7	And in this one, psychotherapist Johnny Say interviews me, Stuart Ralph. Johnny is a many-time guest on the podcast and also co-founder of the center I run with him called the Intractive Centre for OCD Therapy.
0:39.8	Now we wanted to do this one as like a build-up to episode 500 which has been just shy of 10
0:47.2	years in the making. So we thought Johnny could interview me and ask me questions and he asked me
0:52.9	about the kind of the history of the podcast
0:55.3	and some of my own personal history, how the podcast helped me in the early days of my recovery
1:01.0	and which topics and guests helped in particular, and then how the podcast has helped me as a
1:07.1	therapist and the things I've learned and much more. And thanks to our podcast partners
1:11.8	NoCD. If OCD is interfering with your life, NoCD can help. Their licensed therapists specialise
1:19.3	in exposure and response prevention therapy, the most proven therapy for OCD. With no CD,
1:25.0	effective treatment that is 100% virtual is available for children and adults
1:29.3	with OCD.
1:30.4	And most members can get started within seven days on average.
1:33.8	No hassle, just real, science-backed help and support between sessions.
1:38.4	Begin your journey at nocd.com or I'll put the link in the episode description.
1:43.2	So thank you to Johnny for interviewing me.
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