The OCD Whisperer Podcast with Kristina Orlova
The OCD Whisperer Podcast explores anxiety, OCD, and mental health through unscripted, human-centered conversations and personal stories. Featuring clinicians, creatives, public figures, and everyday people, the show looks at how anxiety, fear, pressure, and identity shape our lives — and how people learn to live alongside them.
Hosted by Kristina Orlova, a licensed therapist with lived experience of OCD, the podcast centers honest conversation over polished answers. Episodes are reflective, unscripted, and grounded in real life, allowing space for nuance, curiosity, and moments that don’t always resolve neatly.
This is a podcast for anyone who has questioned themselves, felt overwhelmed, or wondered what’s happening beneath the surface of anxiety, OCD, and mental health — and what it means to be human while living with it.
The OCD Whisperer Podcast explores anxiety, OCD, and mental health through unscripted, human-centered conversations and personal stories. Featuring clinicians, creatives, public figures, and everyday people, the show looks at how anxiety, fear, pressure, and identity shape our lives — and how people learn to live alongside them.
Hosted by Kristina Orlova, a licensed therapist with lived experience of OCD, the podcast centers honest conversation over polished answers. Episodes are reflective, unscripted, and grounded in real life, allowing space for nuance, curiosity, and moments that don’t always resolve neatly.
This is a podcast for anyone who has questioned themselves, felt overwhelmed, or wondered what’s happening beneath the surface of anxiety, OCD, and mental health — and what it means to be human while living with it.
Episodes

Monday Nov 15, 2021
49. Interview with Ethan Smith on Recovery from OCD
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today I talk with Ethan Smith. Here are the questions we cover:
What is difficult about recovery?
How can someone grasp the concept of exposing themselves to their fears with ERP?
What is your message of hope or inspiration?
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ethwriter/?hl=en@ethwriter
email: ethocd@gmail.com
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal
Facebook Podcast Community
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Monday Nov 01, 2021
48. Interview with Jason Adams about being a dad with OCD
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today I talk to Jason Adams about being a dad with OCD. Here are the questions we cover:
Does OCD get in the way of parenting?
How do you manage OCD around kids?
How does your anxiety influence your kids anxiety?
The OCDad Book
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal
Facebook Podcast Community
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Monday Oct 25, 2021
47. Overcoming Taboo Intrusive Thoughts Part 3 with Matt Codde
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today we discuss what treatment can look like and that it IS possible to recover from OCD!
Check out the episode and register for the LIVE workshop below!
October 27th, 2021 at 12 PM PST!
This is part 3 of a 3 part series.
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal
Facebook Podcast Community
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Friday Oct 22, 2021
46. Overcoming Taboo Intrusive Thoughts Part 2 with Matt Codde
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today we want to introduce you to a concept that that OCD content is not the problem. Have a listen and register for the workshop using the link below.
October 27th, 2021 at 12 PM PST!
This is part 2 of a 3 part series.
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal
Facebook Podcast Community
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Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today I talk to my friend and colleague Matt Codde about Overcoming Taboo Intrusive Thoughts and the workshop we will be running LIVE on October 27th, 2021 at 12 PM PST!
This is part 1 of a 3 part series.
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal
Facebook Podcast Community
_____
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Monday Oct 04, 2021
44. OCD is not a thinking problem
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today I talk to you about OCD and how re-frame it and realize it is not a thinking problem. If you can grasp this principle, you can literally start to make changes today.
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal
Facebook Podcast Community
_____
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Monday Sep 20, 2021
43. Interview with Dr. Courtney Paré on OCD and Decision Making
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today I interview Dr. Courtney Paré, ND on OCD and Decision Making
How OCD impacts a persons ability to make a decision?
What are some common fears that can come up for those with OCD and decisions? (fear of making a mistake and compulsively needing to go back and forth on a decision or information gathered)
Social media for Dr. Paré:WebsiteInstagram
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal
Facebook Podcast Community
_____
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Monday Sep 06, 2021
42. Interview with India Haylor on Postpartum OCD
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today I interview India Haylor from OCD Excellence on Postpartum OCD
1. What are signs and symptoms 2. What do you say to the question of why me? How did I get this? 3. One message you want to leave for anyone with this OCD subtype.
Social media:IG: @ocdexcellenceWebsite: OCD Excellence
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Facebook Podcast Community
OCD Whisperer Instagram
To work with me regardless where you live, email me: info@masteringocd.com
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going. Keep growing. Keep glowing.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly on Mondays.

Monday Aug 23, 2021
41. Interview with Lauren McMeikan Rosen on Bestiality/ Pets and OCD
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today I interview Lauren McMeikan Rosen LMFT from The Obsessive Mind
What are some taboo OCD themes?
Some common symptoms for this subtype
Normalizing hard thoughts
IG: @theobsessivemindhttps://www.instagram.com/theobsessivemind/?hl=enWeb: www.theobsessivemind.com
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal
Facebook Podcast Community
_____
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly.

Monday Aug 09, 2021
40. Interview with Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona on ACT and OCD
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Learn all things OCD with the OCD Whisperer Podcast.
Today I interview Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona from ACT Beyond OCD
What is a general principle behind ACT?
How can ACT be used for OCD treatment?
Values based ERP examples
Twitter: @DrZ_behavioristIG: Follow Dr. Z on Instagram
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IG @ocdwhisperer
Resources for OCD
eBk: How to Stop Compulsive Rumination + 30 day journal
Facebook Podcast Community
_____
Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational purposes. Though I am a licensed marriage and family therapist in California & specialize in OCD and Anxiety Disorders, this does not replace therapy.
See you in the next episode!
Keep going in the meantime.
*Episodes come out out bi-weekly.









