Being Me With OCD With Nathaniel Van Kirk
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Description
Trevor is joined by Nathaniel Van Kirk, PhD, coordinator of clinical assessment at McLean’s OCD Institute. He talks about his personal journey with obsessive compulsive disorder and how he has...
show moreDr. Van Kirk also talks about why he volunteered for the Deconstructing Stigma campaign and why he thinks it’s valuable for clinicians to be open about their own mental health challenges.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
– Nathaniel recalls his first experience with OCD (02:00)
– Nathaniel discusses how OCD can create a disconnect with reality (36:53)
– Nathaniel describes “the sandwich" and how it’s an effective form of exposure therapy (47:13)
RELEVANT CONTENT:
– Nathaniel Van Kirk profile: mclean.link/3bu
– Nathaniel’s story: mclean.link/p18
– Deconstructing Stigma: Nathaniel: mclean.link/jbv
Read the episode transcript: mclean.link/h18
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