Justin Hughes, Valerie Andrews, Dr Alan Noble, and Chelsea Risko: A Deeper Dive into the role of faith (Christianity) in OCD treatment (#487)

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🗓️ 25 May 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In episode 487 I chat with Justin Hughes, Valerie Andrews, Dr Alan Noble, and Chelsea Risko.

We discuss how OCD can latch on to faith, scrupulosity, finding the line between compulsive prayer and valued prayer, exposure and response prevention therapy (ERP), inference-based cognitive behavioural therapy (I-CBT), how faith was a support for them, worrying about therapy and faith, working with a non faith based counsellor, words of hope, 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.
0:21.7	And welcome to episode 487 of the podcast. And in this one, I chat with Justin Hughes, Valerie
0:28.6	Andrews, Dr. Alan Noble, and Chelsea Risco. In particular, we talk about faith and their faith,
0:35.6	which is Christianity. And in this episode, we discuss how OCD and their faith, which is Christianity.
0:41.2	And in this episode, we discuss how OCD can latch on to faith,
0:45.9	scrupulosity, finding the line between compulsive prayer and valued prayer,
0:50.5	exposure response prevention therapy, inference-based cognitive behavioral therapy,
0:52.9	how faith was a support for them,
0:55.9	worrying about therapy and faith, working with a non-faith-based counsellor, words of hope, and much more. So regardless of your faith,
1:02.2	I think you'll probably get a lot from this episode, although it obviously does heavily
1:05.8	censor on Christianity. I do have another episode lined up with a psychologist slash expert in his own faith,
1:14.6	which is completely different to Christianity.
1:16.6	So wait and see what that is.
1:18.1	That'll be out in a few months' time.
1:20.3	But until then, I think this will hopefully add something to you.
1:24.8	OCD can feel overwhelming, but help is closer than you think. NoCD provides
1:29.7	expert-led evidence-based therapy for children and adults affected by OCD. With convenient online
1:35.8	therapy from licensed, specialized therapists and real-time support between sessions, NoCD makes getting
1:42.9	the right treatment easier than ever.
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