Michael Stier: Health anxiety (#508)

The OCD Stories

Stuart

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

4.8 • 873 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

In episode 508 I chat with Michael Stier. Michael is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and Director of Education and Training at the Anxiety Specialists of Atlanta.

We discuss his therapy story, working with health anxiety, the health anxiety book he co-wrote, what is health anxiety, insight in health anxiety, bodily sensations, values based living, 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. I do this for interviewing inspired therapists, psychologists, and people
0:16.8	who have experienced OCD. Welcome to the OCD Stories.
0:24.9	And welcome to episode 508 of the podcast.
0:30.8	And in this one, I chat with Michael Steer. Michael is a licensed clinical professional counselor and director of education and training at the anxiety specialists of Atlanta. And in this, we discuss
0:36.9	his therapy story, working with
0:39.0	health anxiety, the health anxiety book he co-wrote, what is health anxiety, insight in health
0:45.3	anxiety, bodily sensations, values-based living, and much more. And thanks to our podcast partners
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1:07.8	is available for children and adults with OCD.
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1:18.4	No hassle, just real, science-backed help and support between sessions.
1:23.2	Begin your journey at nocd.com or I'll put the link in the episode description.
1:25.7	I've probably enjoyed this conversation with Michael.
1:27.0	I hope you do too.
1:35.9	And whether you have health anxiety or not, the way he talks about treatment will be very relatable to other themes.
1:37.9	So thank you to him for his time.
1:40.2	And of course, thank you to you guys for listening.
1:42.1	As always, it means a lot.
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