What to do if ROCD/RA has been present for YEARS (ft. Maya)
Release Date: 08/31/2023
17 Years Later: How ROCD/RA Changed My Life (ft. Kiyomi)
Awaken into Love Podcast
In this deeply personal episode, Kiyomi reflects on the journey that began in 2017 with her first vulnerable video about Relationship OCD (ROCD). She shares how that one act of courage has grown into a global movement through Awaken into Love, helping thousands find words for their pain and a path toward healing. Kiyomi revisits her journals, old Facebook photos, and memories from 17 years of living with ROCD. She shares how her pain became a portal for transformation—not just for herself, but for thousands of others around the world. She introduces the four core pillars of Awaken into...
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What if ROCD Ruins My Partners Life? (Ft. Isla)
Awaken into Love Podcast
🎙 In this powerful and vulnerable episode of the Awaken into Love Podcast, Manon sits down with Isla, a graduate of the ROCD course and former member of HOME, our peer support group (formerly known as KIC). From a small seaside town in Scotland, Isla opens up about her six-year journey with ROCD, retroactive jealousy OCD, neurodivergence (ADHD and exploring autism), and the hidden grief beneath obsessive thoughts. She shares how ROCD impacted all of her long-term relationships, how not knowing what she was experiencing made her feel broken, and how finally putting a name to it transformed...
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"How I Broke Free from Relationship OCD/ Relationship Anxiety" (ft. Monica)
Awaken into Love Podcast
In this heartfelt episode of the Awaken into Love Podcast, host Manon (Awaken into Love Director) sits down with Monica, a cherished member of the Awaken into Love community, to discuss her transformative journey through Relationship OCD (ROCD). Monica shares her story of discovering ROCD after a challenging period in her relationship and how she learned to navigate OCD, anxiety, and depression. Through supportive community and personal exploration, she moved from a place of fear and self-doubt to one of empowerment and self-compassion. This episode explores the power of community, the...
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Navigating Big Life Decisions with Your Partner (ft. Jillian)
Awaken into Love Podcast
How do you navigate big life decisions when you experience Relationship OCD? How do you make "big" steps when you experience thoughts that tell you to run? Maybe you're thinking about comitting deeper, moving into together, getting engaged, getting married, having a baby, getting a pet together or maybe it's another transition that doesn't seem "big" in societies standards. Whatever it is! This is for you. In this podcast episode, Jilian, our Awaken into Love Coach and Colorado therapist talks about how to use this period as a way to come closer and not further apart. Meet Jillian...
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Change the Way You Relate to ROCD/RA (ft. Kat Williamson)
Awaken into Love Podcast
Could changing the way you relate to Relationship OCD/Relationship Anxiety help heal ROCD? Understand how parts work, art therapy and acceptance commitment therapy can help your own healing journey with ROCD. This is especially important for people who are looking for new ways of healing. Meet Kat Williamson, our Awaken into Love coach. Kat is here to help you move through the storm of relationship anxiety and ROCD. She is currently completely her second postgraduate degree in counseling psychology with her initial training being in art therapy. She draws on her own personal and professional...
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The REAL Reason You Have Relationship OCD/Relationship Anxiety (the blessings and gifts of ROCD)
Awaken into Love Podcast
Could there also be a deeper, mysterious reason for why you're experiencing Relationship OCD and Relationship Anxiety? Could Relationship OCD/Relationship Anxiety in someway be helping you? What if the reason wasn't because you were bad, wrong or a reason that there was something fundamentally wrong with you... What if Relationship OCD / Relationship Anxiety was there to tell you something DEEPER and GRANDER about yourself and partnership? Watch this inspiring video for some deeper peace and ease on how Relationship OCD / Relationship (even though debilitating and extremely challenging)...
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Do You Ever Feel Like Giving Up? Listen to this FIRST (ROCD/RA) (ft. Manon)
Awaken into Love Podcast
Do you ever feel like just ENDING your relationship? Maybe the ROCD/RA has been there for a while and you question why you keep going. You tell yourself that "it's taking too long", "its not worth it" and other thoughts that make you feel like you should just break up. In this podcast episode, I interview Manon Lamarque who flew all the way from France to Colorado to sit with me to help you. Manon is my longtime client, friend and now, team member at Awaken into Love. She is now here to talk to you about what to do when you feel like giving up and tools you can use to keep going.
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How to Heal ROCD/RA Through the Body (ft. Erin Logan)
Awaken into Love Podcast
In this podcast episode, I interview Erin Logan, former awaken into love and as she expressed, proud former KIC member, holistic somatic coach and certified mind body coach who is also certified in somatic attachment therapy. We talk about the power of healing through the body, why you can't "heal" through the mind (through thinking) and why the body is the gateway toward true integration and expansion, not only with yourself but with your partner. If youre interested in learning more about what Erin does or working with her, you can find her on instagram @the.humm
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What to do if ROCD/RA has been present for YEARS (ft. Maya)
Awaken into Love Podcast
If you feel like ROCD/RA has been there for a long time, and it’s felt lonely, then this one episode is for you. In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Maya from Germany where she expresses how she’s experienced ROCD/RA for 8 years. Her determination to do her inner work and embrace healing has reshaped her path. Discover how she found the strength to over come, and gain insights into thriving with ROCD/RA all through Maya's inspiring experience. Learn about... Maya (from Germany) has been with her partner for 8 years and likes challenging the rules. She expresses: “Although I was...
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What Does ROCD/RA REALLY Feel Like?
Awaken into Love Podcast
What does having ROCD/RA REALLY feel like and what does a person without ROCD/RA do? In this podcast episode, I talk about the extraordinary difference between both. This episode isn't meant to bring about negative comparison but to help you empower yourself to recognize that these feelings, thoughts, and sensations are NORMAL. It is not the thoughts that matter, but how we REACT to them that makes the biggest difference. Join me as we dive in to help you find some understanding, empowerment, and clarity on this awakening journey.
info_outlineIf you feel like ROCD/RA has been there for a long time, and it’s felt lonely, then this one episode is for you. In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Maya from Germany where she expresses how she’s experienced ROCD/RA for 8 years. Her determination to do her inner work and embrace healing has reshaped her path. Discover how she found the strength to over come, and gain insights into thriving with ROCD/RA all through Maya's inspiring experience.
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- Maya (from Germany) has been with her partner for 8 years and likes challenging the rules. She expresses: “Although I was destined to have ROCDRA, I was also destined to fight” Learn how Maya likes challenging and building things, and why this has helped her through her journey with ROCD/RA.
- Learn about Maya’s journey with ROCD/RA
- Understand the important wisdom she’s gained through having ROCD/RA for 8 years.
- When and why she decided to work with Jillian (AIL Coach) and do Awaken into Love work and how that’s changed her life.
- Powerful tips Maya has for people who have been going through ROCD/RA for a long time.
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