The OCD Whisperer Podcast with Kristina Orlova Podcast
1) 165. Perinatal OCD vs Normal Parental Anxiety: How to Tell the Difference
🤰These Thoughts Don’t Mean You Want to Harm Your Baby In this second of two episodes about perinatal OCD on The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova is joined again by Betty Flores, LCSW, a perin...Show More
2) 164. Perinatal OCD Explained: When Protective Instincts Turn Into Intrusive Fear
🤰Are these protective instincts… or is it postpartum OCD? In this episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Betty Flores, LCSW, a perinatal mental health specialist from Per...Show More
164. Perinatal OCD Explained: When Protective Instincts Turn Into Intrusive Fear
16:40 | Dec 26th, 2025
3) 163. Relationship OCD, Shame, and Recovery: Learning to Live With Uncertainty
💔Can OCD convince you that you’re incapable of love? In this episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Zack Tucker, OCD advocate and creator of OCDestigmatize. Together, the...Show More
163. Relationship OCD, Shame, and Recovery: Learning to Live With Uncertainty
26:45 | Dec 19th, 2025
4) 162. Social Media Is Making Your OCD Worse — Here’s Why
🧠Can social media trigger your OCD without you even realizing it? In this solo episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova explores how social media interacts with OCD, compulsions, and ...Show More
5) 161. How Sex and Intimacy Can Help You Move Through Grief
🧠 Can grief and OCD completely change your sex drive, intimacy, and connection with your partner? In this powerful episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Krista Reed, lic...Show More
6) 160. OCD & Grief: How Trauma Hijacks Your Mind | Real Stories & Coping Tips
🧠 Can you grieve “correctly” when you have OCD? In this episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Krista Reed, clinical social worker and specialist in OCD, BFRBs, and Body ...Show More
160. OCD & Grief: How Trauma Hijacks Your Mind | Real Stories & Coping Tips
47:04 | Nov 29th, 2025
7) 159. How One Man Turned OCD Pain Into 60,000 Followers
🧠 *Can self-compassion really help you recover from OCD?* In this episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Lukasz, known online as Intrusive OCD Memes. Together, they explo...Show More
8) 158. Self-Compassion & OCD: The Secret Habit Making Your Anxiety Worse
🧠 Can self-compassion really help you recover from OCD? In this episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, host Kristina Orlova speaks with Kimberley Quinlan, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, cre...Show More
9) 157. Just-Right OCD & Somatic Intrusive Feelings: Learning to Recognize OCD Signals
🧠 Do you ever feel like something is wrong — even when nothing happened? In this episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Heather Brown, LCSW, OCD and trauma specialist. T...Show More
10) 156. PANS/PANDAS: The Autoimmune Cause of Sudden OCD in Children
🧠 Could Your Child’s Sudden OCD Be Something Else? Understanding PANS & PANDAS In this powerful episode of The OCD Whisperer Podcast, Kristina Orlova speaks with Angela Henry, therapist and PANS/P...Show More