E13 – OCD (Video and audio)

<p>First, Dr. Marusak talks with Johnny Crowder, a suicide/abuse survivor, TEDx speaker, touring musician, mental health &amp; sobriety advocate, and the Founder &amp; CEO of Cope Notes, a text-based mental health platform that provides daily support to users in nearly 100 countries around the world. Then, she speaks with Dr. Christopher Pittenger, a clinician-scientist with expertise in the neurobiology and treatment of OCD at Yale University School of Medicine.&nbsp;</p> <p>To learn more about COPE notes, visit: <a href="https://copenotes.com/">copenotes.com</a>. For a link to Johnny's first TEDx talk, which covers thought patterns &amp; why the brain does what it does, visit: <a href="https://copenotes.com/tedx/">copenotes.com/tedx</a>. Visit the International OCD Foundation's website for facts and information about OCD, and resources, including find a therapist who specializes in OCD: <a href="https://iocdf.org/">iocdf.org</a>. Help is available 24 hours/day at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.</p> <p>BrainSTEM is hosted by neuroscientist Dr. Hilary Marusak. Audio and video by Amanpreet &amp; Manmeet Bhogal. This podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Society for Neuroscience and Michigan Society for Neuroscience.</p> <p>Subscribe, share, and <a href="https://msha.ke/brainstempodcast/">follow us!</a> Email us with topic or <a href="https://msha.ke/brainstempodcast/">guest suggestions</a>. Visit our website: <a href="https://brainstempodcast.wixsite.com/website">www.brainSTEMpodcast.com</a>.&nbsp;Our video podcasts are also posted on Youtube: <a href="// Youtube channel” ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2LTYvOoFc6L7p2kUMaFhCA/videos</a>.</p>