The OCD Confessional

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Liam

8 episodes

1 hour ago

Send us a text In this powerful episode of The OCD Confessional, we sit down with Duke Al Durham — poet, rapper, spoken-word artist, and mental-health advocate whose story is unlike anything we’ve shared before. Duke opens up about living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Type 1 diabetes, the intrusive thoughts that shaped his early life, and the moment he walked in front of a moving car—not out of a desire to die, but because he desperately wanted silence from the mental noise OCD...

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Episodes (8/8)

The OCD Confessional

Duke Al Durham: OCD, Intrusive Thoughts & Finding Peace Through Art

6 days ago

45 minutes

The OCD Confessional

Living with OCD & Emetophobia: Influencer Alicia Mitas Shares Her Story

Send us a text In this episode of The OCD Confessional, Liam and Alicia sit down with influencer Alicia Mitas, known for her viral TikTok and Instagram videos about OCD, emetophobia, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts. Alicia opens up about developing OCD and emetophobia at just 7 years old, how those early symptoms shaped her childhood, friendships, dating life, and even her college dreams. She shares the moment she hit rock bottom, what finally pushed her toward getting help, and how Exposure ...

1 week ago

32 minutes

The OCD Confessional

Surviving OCD: TV Reporter Lillian Donahue’s Story of Recovery and Hope

Send us a text In this powerful episode of The OCD Confessional, we talk with Lillian Donahue, a broadcast journalist whose battle with severe OCD nearly took her life at just 25 years old. Lillian shares how her OCD spiraled into constant terror, debilitating intrusive thoughts, and overwhelming compulsions — all while she was working as a full-time TV reporter. She opens up about: What it’s like living with intense OCDThe moment everything changedHow she survivedHer path back to journalismW...

2 weeks ago

59 minutes

The OCD Confessional

Laughing Through OCD with Comedian Danny Killea

Send us a text In this episode of The OCD Confessional, Liam Martin and Alicia Hill sit down with comedian and mental health advocate Danny Killea. Danny shares his honest—and hilarious—journey living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and how he uses stand-up comedy and his podcast Dinner at Your Place to start real conversations about mental health. We talk about how OCD shows up in Danny’s life, the power of turning pain into purpose through humor, and what he’s learned about accepta...

3 weeks ago

29 minutes

The OCD Confessional

Marriage and OCD: What It’s Like for a Partner (with Dr. Lia Martin)

Send us a text What is it like to live with OCD — not just for the person experiencing it, but for the partner who shares daily life with them? In this episode of The OCD Confessional, Alicia turns interviewer as she sits down with Liam Martin and his wife Dr. Lia Martin, a clinical psychologist. Together, they talk candidly about the realities of being married to someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) — the challenges, the funny moments, and the ways they navigate it as a couple. D...

1 month ago

43 minutes

The OCD Confessional

Understanding OCD with Dr. Lisa Coyne

Send us a text In this episode of The OCD Confessional, Liam Martin and Alicia Hill welcome Dr. Lisa W. Coyne, one of the world’s leading experts on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Dr. Coyne is a licensed clinical psychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, Senior Clinical Consultant at McLean Hospital’s Child and Adolescent OCD Institute (OCDI Jr.), and a member of the Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF). She ...

1 month ago

1 hour 8 minutes

The OCD Confessional

Our OCD Confessions: Intrusive Thoughts, Coping Tools & Lots of Laughter

Send us a text Welcome to the very first full episode of The OCD Confessional! 🎙 In this episode, hosts Liam Martin (former Boston news anchor) and Alicia Hill (Los Angeles actress & model) sit down to share and laugh about their personal experiences living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). From intrusive thoughts to ridiculous rituals, they open up about what OCD has looked like in their lives, why they wanted to start this podcast, and how they found strength (and humor) in conn...

1 month ago

40 minutes

The OCD Confessional

Trailer: Welcome to The OCD Confessional

Send us a text Welcome to The OCD Confessional! 🎙 Hosted by former TV news anchor Liam Martin and actress/model Alicia Hill, this podcast is all about living, laughing, and coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Each week we’ll share the craziest intrusive thoughts and rituals we’ve battled, the tools that actually help us, and plenty of laughter along the way. We'll also chat about the stigma around OCD and the common misconceptions that keep people suffering in silence. This quick tra...

2 months ago