Awaken into Love Podcast

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi dives into the ONE thing most of us do every day that can hurt ourselves and our relationship: Overuse of social media. She talks about her own challenging journey with social media, her dark night of the soul, why we get so hooked on social media, and how we can use it in a way to make it work for our relationship and for us.

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 experience to coach clients to gain relief from the constant anxiety and doubts of relationship anxiety.

In this episode, Alexis and Kiyomi talk about into how cancellation culture is negatively affecting your relationship and how it's making your Relationship OCD worse. They also talk about how to recognize cancel culture and how you can use this awareness to awaken and deepen your connection in your relationship to your partner, others and yourself.

Do you constantly wonder if there's something "better" out there? Do you notice yourself thinking of a better partner, better career, better location? Do you notice yourself especially dreaming during these challenging times collectively? Well, you're not alone. Join Kiyomi and the co-founder of Awaken into Love, Alexis, as we dive into our own personal challenges and how we've been experiencing the grass is greener syndrome. How we've been working with it, and how you can work with it in a way to help you awaken.

ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) in the world of OCD is labeled as the "gold standard for OCD", and while it may work for many, it MAY not work for everyone... and that's okay. In this podcast episode, I interview Erin, a member of my Inner Circle (KIC) who brings her wisdom and knowledge through ROCD/RA. We talk about why ERP was more traumatizing for her and why it's important to remind people that just because a method doesn't work for you doesn't mean you or your relationship is doomed. We talk about what's helped her, what other methods she found to be extremely impactful and why it's okay and powerful to forge your own path of healing, despite what "Dr. Google" says.

As an important disclaimer, we are in no way during this episode speaking against ERP or telling you not to do it. As an ROCD/RA expert, I find ERP to be powerful, beneficial, and needed in many cases - in case, I advocate for it in my course. In this episode, we wanted to mainly shed light on the stigma around ERP being the "only way" and "gold standard" for ROCD, which I believe, after working in mental health for 10 years is not true. Our intention is to give you empowerment in your own journey and to remove stigma and shame if something isn't working for you.

Psst.. love, are you ready to dive in and start the healing work of Relationship OCD/Relationship Anxiety? Take the step further by joining the ROCD Course/Community and Inner Circles on Monday for deeper support, help, and guidance during your ROCD/RA journey. You can find all of that at rocdcourse.com! See you on the inside, loves.