by Dan Pearson | Aug 10, 2025 | OCD
Does the concept of possibility vs probability seem confusing? When you live with OCD, your mind is always scanning for danger and trying to prepare for every possible threat. If you have fears about contamination, illness, or allergic reactions, you probably know how...
by Dan Pearson | Jul 21, 2025 | OCD
Have you heard of the idea of a feared self? If you’ve been doing everything you’re “supposed” to do to manage OCD, things like ERP, mindfulness, maybe meds, but you still feel like something just isn’t clicking, you’re not doing it wrong. A lot of people hit a...
by Dan Pearson | Mar 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
For many people anxiety and sleep operate in a cycle. Anxiety keeps us up late, scrolling on social media, tossing and turning, or listening to podcasts to drown out worry thoughts. We sleep poorly or not enough, leading to more anxiety and low mood. We cope by...
by Dan Pearson | Dec 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
In this post I’m going to share how you can work on making a consistent time for your therapy skills for anxiety. Therapy works best when it becomes a part of your daily life. Despite what many people think, the work of therapy doesn’t happen in session. It happens...
by Dan Pearson | Dec 12, 2023 | Anxiety
This post is about how you can work on increasing positive emotions to feel less anxious. We often focus on what we can do to decrease unwanted feelings directly. Surprisingly, tackling anxiety and sadness by working on positive feelings can also be effective! Why...
