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It’s Not What You Think

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It’s Not What You Think
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  • It’s Not What You Think

    Group Chat: Parenting with OCD

    14/06/2026 | 30 mins.
    Do you find it tough to parent whilst drowning in OCD overwhelm? Well, Penny and Ange do, so they sat down for a candid chat about it. 
    They talk about their own experiences as parents to young kids and read out anonymous comments that listeners sent in describing what parts they find the toughest. They also talk about some of the silver linings and include some practical tips for parents who might be struggling with their mental health. 

     
    Shownotes: 
    This Way Up: https://thiswayup.org.au/
    The Brain Forest https://www.dymocks.com.au/the-brain-forest-by-sandhya-menon-and-kushla-ross-9780646856094
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    Emily Ferretti: Magical Thinking OCD

    07/06/2026 | 47 mins.
    Penny talks to acclaimed contemporary painter, Emily Ferretti about her experience with magical thinking OCD.

    Em talks so generously about: 
    - Some of her early OCD symptoms that arose when she was at primary school
    - Seeing a counsellor early on but not receiving the right treatment until she was an adult
    - Having certain obsessions triggered by specific life moments 
    - How OCD can wax and wane throughout someone's lifetime 
    - Going on medication and finally seeing a psychologist who had experience with treating OCD
    - The catharsis of group therapy 
    - Becoming a mum who has OCD 
     
    Shownotes:
    Up - documentary
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    Dr Andrea Wallace: All about EMDR

    24/05/2026 | 45 mins.
    Alison steps in for Angie today and joins Penny in welcoming back Dr Andrea Wallace to discuss EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing).
    EMDR is an evidence-backed therapy that uses bilateral stimulation (for example side to side eye movements) alongside the recollection of memories to help the brain reprocess memories of events or feelings.

    Penny and Alison discuss:

    How the body/mind is wired to heal itself

    What EMDR is and how it started

    How and why it can be useful to help treat people with OCD

    What EMDR sessions might look like

    How it’s been helpful for Penny

    How it can help people who might be resistant to trying ERP
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    Chris Walker: When childhood trauma meets OCD

    17/05/2026 | 46 mins.
    Leading Australian TV producer, Chris Walker talks to Penny and Angie about the devastating intersection of OCD and childhood trauma. 
    When Chris was a young kid he witnessed a devastating event which left him and his family reeling. A few years later, Chris experienced OCD symptoms which started to take over his life. 

    In this very raw and honest episode, Chris talks so generously about:

    The role religion and moral scrupulosity played in his OCD

    The exhaustion of dealing with OCD at school when it’s so often invisible/hidden

    The continuing misunderstanding around OCD and mental illness in general

    Getting treatment for PTSD and ocd and how ERP therapy helped his compulsions

    Seeing OCD symptoms in one of his children and his optimism for early intervention.
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    Adelaide Miller: Solving the jigsaw of multiple diagnoses

    10/05/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    Award-winning ABC journalist and independent filmmaker, Adelaide Miller has a lot going on. Over the last five years she's been diagnosed with OCD, an eating disorder, mild tourettes and ADHD. 
     
    Adelaide talks to Penny and Alison about the symptoms she experienced as a child, the painful and awkward lengths she would go to, to make others feel happy and loved and how she's worked to unpack the different components of her neurodivergence and mental health. 
     
    We discuss eating disorders in this episode, so if you need help please contact The Butterfly Foundation
     
    Show notes: 
    The Man Who Couldn't Stop by David Adam
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About It’s Not What You Think
OCD, it’s really not what you think. This is a podcast about the horrors and hilarities of living with OCD, hosted by author and mental health advocate Penny Moodie and CEO of Stand Up Events, Angie Greene.Both Penny and Angie have lived with OCD for as long as they can remember and they have had enough of the misconceptions about OCD that can cause so much damage. They want to share what it’s really like to live with OCD so that other people feel more understood and less alone. Each week they will speak to an expert or someone with lived experience to delve into the raw and often confronting reality of living with this often debilitating illness. Penny and Angie are on a mission to shine a light on something that is so often shrouded in shame so that everyone can feel less alone. So if you have OCD, or you know someone who has OCD, take a listen!INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/itsnotwhatyouthink_pod
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