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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

This really important study is still recruiting. Please contact the wonderful Hollie for more information. I’ve worked with Hollie loads in the past, she truly understand maternal OCD. ❤️

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Studies show there's a 50% chance those us of with OCD will deal with a major depressive episode in our lifetime. Learn how to get the skills in places to address them here: www.tamingolivia.com/post/ocd-and... #ocd #tamingolivia #depression

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Dr Lynne M Drummond @lynne-drummond.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

My new book on #hoarding arrived today . Available for preorder with release on 10th April Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding amzn.eu/d/0hT4fFZ @CambUP_Psych @CUPBookshop @SWLSTG @UniofHerts @OrchardOCD @ocdaction

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

One of the most misunderstood things about OCD is how vast the symptoms can be. Look at the two obsessions below and just some of the compulsions that may be used to lessen the anxiety felt. Knowing how OCD works helps us spot it, and get some strategies in place quickly! #ocd

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

It's so easy to be frightened of failure - especially if you have OCD. This blog covers the role of failure in recovery and why it's so, so, so important to be able to fail. Read it here! tamingolivia.com/post/how-fai... I hope it helps! ♥ #ocd #tamingolivia #failure #mentalhealth

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Grieving lost time doesn’t mean you’re stuck - it just means you’re acknowledging what you’ve been through and that it an important first step! It’s okay to look back - just try really hard not to spend to much time there. #ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth #grief

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Dr Lynne M Drummond @lynne-drummond.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Lovely to deliver a workshop @rcpsych today on #ocd #cbtocd25

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Andrew GottWorth @justrught.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Hope to see you there! #OCDSky

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PANS PANDAS UK @panspandasuk.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Is your child suddenly experiencing OCD behaviours, Tics, Anxiety, Depression, Aggression, Hyperactivity, Food restrictions or other unexplained changes? It might be PANS or PANDAS. Find out more: panspandasuk.org/what-are-pan...

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I still can’t believe it’s open! Written by me, illustrated by Pete. With loads more to come! 😃 Please come and visit our new store. Link at the top of this profile or visit www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Tami... #ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth #psychoeducation #mentalhealthawareness #recoveryskills

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We’ve opened a shop! Every time I’ve been in therapy or completed some form of recovery work, I’ve created my own resources. I’ve deliberately made them bright and compassionate and they helped me learn vital new skills in a space where I felt comfortable. I’ve always said that at some…

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I feel so lucky that I got to watch this in person. A wonderfully helpful talk by the incredible Prof David Veale. m.youtube.com/watch?v=y1xU...

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Is there a role for diet in OCD?

YouTube video by Orchard OCD

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Washington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Washington’s Zane Gonzalez lives with OCD: obsessive-compulsive disorder, Rick Reilly writes. “And whether he’s about to kick a field goal to win a playoff game or brushing his teeth, there is no escaping the urges tingling the back of his head.” wapo.st/3E4jiks

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Opinion | The Commanders’ kicker wrestles with OCD. That’s inspiring.

Washington’s Zane Gonzalez makes no secret of his OCD. He may be helping others.

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Dr Zoë Ayres @zjayres.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

🚨📝 New Voices of Academia blog Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow "Days would pass by where all I had done was cry and hide myself away, punishing myself for how I felt." voicesofacademia.com/2025/01/27/d... ##AcademicMentalHealth

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Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow

Write a sentence. Delete it. Write a sentence. Delete it. Why isn’t it good enough? What am I missing? Maybe I need a break – go downstairs, get a drink. Turn the light off, check the door’s …

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Becca @beccaw1986.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Looks to be an exciting collab between @tamingolivia.bsky.social + @panspandasuk.bsky.social Youth Board – supporting 👧🏼 battling excruciating #OCD. While this is worth 🥳 let’s not forget: it shouldn’t fall solely on children + charities to support these kids. Systemic change needed. #guidelinesnow

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

This month’s free well-being activity is all about helping you to put self-care and compassion into Christmas alongside considering your boundaries and expectations. I really hope it helps! You can access it by signing up for the newsletter at tamingolvia.com. #ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

There’s an activity pack designed to match this post coming out free with Taming Olivia’s next newsletter out this Wednesday. Please sign up at tamingolivia.com to receive it. It will help you make your own little booklet of well-being.

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Taming Olivia | Mental Health - A blog about living with OCD | England

Welcome to Taming Olivia! A blog and website for all things OCD and OCD recovery. With a focus on positivity, compassion and change, it houses everything my brain knows about OCD and signposts to supp...

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Christmas can be a tough time for those of us with OCD. Here’s a blog designed to share great ideas about boundaries, self care, self compassion and expectations to help us stay well during the festivities. I hope it helps ❤️🎄 www.tamingolivia.com/post/coping-... #ocd #tamingolivia

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Coping with OCD at Christmas

***If you read this blog before 11th December, you can access the resources that go with it through our newsletter. This month's Christmas-focused resources have activities that help us plan for self-...

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I’m speaking here on Saturday alongside @ocdaction.bsky.social . I hope to see you there! #ocd

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Please consider joining the Bluesky OCD Community! go.bsky.app/6gpLoAk #ocd #ocdcommunity

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

@ocd-lemmonaide.bsky.social hey summer! I hope you’re well. I’ve just created an OCD community starter pack on here to help us find each other. I added you to help me start the pack. I hope you don’t mind. Please feel very free to remove yourself from it. ❤️

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Catherine Benfield @tamingolivia.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Starting to build my OCD community and SEND teacher network on Blue Sky. Is there anyone I should be following?

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