{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/682b3fbcee813e8be2011cd5/682b3fce3e2c04fd7a59bbd8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Professional Athlete’s Battle with OCD and the Will to Keep Going | Get to know OCD Ep 12","description":"<p>Millie Farrow&apos;s football career has taken her around the world. Joining her on the journey, step for step, has been OCD. The pressures of being a professional athlete are immense, and her condition has only added to the challenges. Fresh off the release of her book &quot;Brave Enough Not To Quit&quot;, Millie shares the highs and lows of her journey in this special episode of the Get to Know podcast.<br/><br/>Show Notes:<br/><br/>0:00 Intro<br/><br/>1:35 Football or soccer?<br/><br/>2:12 Being open about OCD<br/><br/>5:39 Becoming a professional athlete while having OCD<br/><br/>9:04 OCD latching onto playing injuries<br/><br/>10:59 Struggling to get proper treatment<br/><br/>15:07 Therapy is for anyone<br/><br/>16:21 Why Millie was inspired to share her story<br/><br/>19:41 OCD latching on to uncertainty in sports and life<br/><br/>23:15 How obsessive cleaning affected Millie’s life<br/><br/>28:55 How Millie got help<br/><br/>34:01 The key of ERP<br/><br/>35:23 Millie wouldn’t change her experience<br/><br/>37:24 Friends denying the importance of mental health<br/><br/>39:55 Advice to others going though the struggles Millie did<br/><br/>42:23 You’re not alone<br/><br/>43:55 Finding someone who supports and understands your condition <br/><br/>46:15 How Millie’s life has changed from then to now<br/><br/>49:25 Millie reads from her book<br/><br/></p><p>Follow us on social media:<br/><br/>https://www.instagram.com/treatmyocd/<br/><br/>https://twitter.com/treatmyocd<br/><br/>https://www.tiktok.com/@treatmyocd</p>","author_name":"NOCD"}