{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/682b3fbcee813e8be2011cd5/682b3fd4e8a66fad6dbc5fa6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Therapist Explains How Culture Impacts OCD and Treatment  | Get to know OCD Ep 10","description":"<p>One of our own NOCD therapists, Saraa Lee, joins us on this episode of the Get to know OCD podcast. Treating OCD from a cultural lens is one of Saraa&apos;s many specialties. <br/><br/>She believes our culture can shape our identities as it has hers, as well as influence how we do or don&apos;t treat OCD. In this candid interview, she opens up about her challenging upbringing and offers deep insights into her approach to helping others manage OCD. Saraa leaves no stone unturned, delivering a powerful conversation about the intersection of culture and mental health.<br/><br/>Show Notes:<br/><br/>0:00 Intro<br/><br/>1:19 Saraa’s own story<br/><br/>7:48 Why Saraa HAD to be a therapist<br/><br/>9:56 What Saraa has learned from being a therapist<br/><br/>12:26 What happens when someone resists Saraa&apos;s therapy<br/><br/>17:26 Creating space to be vulnerable<br/><br/>21:19 Not making assumptions based on culture <br/><br/>25:41 OCD IS treatable <br/><br/>27:23 Saraa’s intrusive thoughts about race<br/><br/>36:50 Culture and ancestry creating distrust in therapy<br/><br/>45:36 ERP Therapy<br/><br/>49:40 Existing in the vanguard<br/><br/>53:19 How an OCD therapist and talk therapist differ<br/><br/>55:50 Saraa’s message to aspiring therapists<br/><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"}