Marisa Mazza on Avoidance, Facing Our Fears, and Healing OCD | Noble Mind Ep 69

In this episode, we talk to Marisa Mazza about dealing with avoidance and ways we can face our fears. She explains key principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and discusses her inspiring work helping people heal from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. We dig into the broader problems of fear and avoidance, and discuss skills that anyone can use to get curious, restore safety, and take values-based action in our lives. Marisa T. Mazza, Psy.D. is a licensed psychologist, supervisor and founder of choicetherapy, a group practice specializing in evidenced-based treatments for OCD and Anxiety. Dr. Mazza is passionate about providing evidence-based therapies, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Exposure and Response Prevention, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindful Self-Compassion, to teens and adults struggling with OCD or Anxiety. She provides supervision and consultation to other professionals as faculty at the International OCD Foundation’s Behavioral Therapy Training Institute and at the University of San Francisco. Dr. Mazza published The ACT Workbook for OCD. ---------- Follow Us! On Insta: @noblemindpodcast On Twitter: @noblemindcast On Facebook: @noblemindpodcast Join our new Noble Mind Facebook group! www.facebook.com/groups/noblemind Subscribe! You can find our free episodes on most podcast players, including: Apple iTunes: apple.co/32B55Jx Spotify: spoti.fi/3z7izZa Stitcher: bit.ly/3qBNYiC iHeart Radio: ihr.fm/31cd0wc Share with Your Friends! Hit the "Share" button above to send this episode to all your friends who might enjoy it. Stay in Touch! Learn more and join our email list at noblemindpodcast.com

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