24. Living with OCD w/ Penny Moodie

<p>Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is widely misunderstood. It's a serious, complicated mental illness, and one that often begins in childhood around the age of 10. For Penny Moodie, intrusive thoughts and the accompanying distress, followed by an overwhelming compilation&nbsp;to 'neutralise' the thought and gain certainty through compulsions, began around the age of 6. In this episode Penny, co-founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://SoOCD.com.au&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1647349422707639&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Fv93KxuVYEGqt9yaIWKAm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SoOCD.com.au</a>, generously shares what she's learned about OCD, how it affects her life, why it's so often misunderstood and, importantly, what helps.&nbsp;</p><br><p>So OCD Website</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://soocd.com.au/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1647349422707789&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kpOmDa7N4tYZ3y3vd0hzM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://soocd.com.au/</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Freedom-Obsessive-Compulsive-Disorder-Personalized-Uncertainty/dp/042527389X/ref=sr_1_4?crid=3ATT8THU3KY31&amp;keywords=freedom+from+obsessive-compulsive+disorder&amp;qid=1646983700&amp;sprefix=freedom+from+obse%2Caps%2C289&amp;sr=8-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freedom from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder</a>, Jonathan Grayson, PhD</p><br><p>OCD Clinician Network</p><p><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ocd.org.au/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=editors&amp;ust=1647349422707894&amp;usg=AOvVaw3lkAI9xvKZ0CxpQTwLfCwL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ocd.org.au/</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening to this episode of “Well, hello anxiety with Dr Jodi Richardson.”</p><br><p>How you can help: If you enjoyed this episode, or gained some useful insight from it, please share it with a friend or family member. Also, please consider rating or reviewing “Well, hello anxiety” on your favourite podcast platform. Thank-you!</p><br><p>Jodi is an