Catherine Benfield
@tamingolivia.bsky.social
Putting compassion into OCD and SEMH education at tamingolivia.com. SEND Teacher|consultant|trustee. Adult and children mental health. Award winning film producer ‘Waving’. IOCDF Hero Award ‘24. Women’s Health Mag, BBC
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And a second important study!
March 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And a second important study!
This really important study is still recruiting. Please contact the wonderful Hollie for more information. I’ve worked with Hollie loads in the past, she truly understand maternal OCD. ❤️
March 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This really important study is still recruiting. Please contact the wonderful Hollie for more information. I’ve worked with Hollie loads in the past, she truly understand maternal OCD. ❤️
Studies show there's a 50% chance those us of with OCD will deal with a major depressive episode in our lifetime.
Learn how to get the skills in places to address them here:
www.tamingolivia.com/post/ocd-and...
#ocd #tamingolivia #depression
Learn how to get the skills in places to address them here:
www.tamingolivia.com/post/ocd-and...
#ocd #tamingolivia #depression
March 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Studies show there's a 50% chance those us of with OCD will deal with a major depressive episode in our lifetime.
Learn how to get the skills in places to address them here:
www.tamingolivia.com/post/ocd-and...
#ocd #tamingolivia #depression
Learn how to get the skills in places to address them here:
www.tamingolivia.com/post/ocd-and...
#ocd #tamingolivia #depression
Reposted by Catherine Benfield
My new book on #hoarding arrived today . Available for preorder with release on 10th April
Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding amzn.eu/d/0hT4fFZ
@CambUP_Psych @CUPBookshop @SWLSTG @UniofHerts @OrchardOCD @ocdaction
Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding amzn.eu/d/0hT4fFZ
@CambUP_Psych @CUPBookshop @SWLSTG @UniofHerts @OrchardOCD @ocdaction
March 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My new book on #hoarding arrived today . Available for preorder with release on 10th April
Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding amzn.eu/d/0hT4fFZ
@CambUP_Psych @CUPBookshop @SWLSTG @UniofHerts @OrchardOCD @ocdaction
Everything You Need to Know About Hoarding amzn.eu/d/0hT4fFZ
@CambUP_Psych @CUPBookshop @SWLSTG @UniofHerts @OrchardOCD @ocdaction
One of the most misunderstood things about OCD is how vast the symptoms can be. Look at the two obsessions below and just some of the compulsions that may be used to lessen the anxiety felt.
Knowing how OCD works helps us spot it, and get some strategies in place quickly!
#ocd
Knowing how OCD works helps us spot it, and get some strategies in place quickly!
#ocd
February 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
One of the most misunderstood things about OCD is how vast the symptoms can be. Look at the two obsessions below and just some of the compulsions that may be used to lessen the anxiety felt.
Knowing how OCD works helps us spot it, and get some strategies in place quickly!
#ocd
Knowing how OCD works helps us spot it, and get some strategies in place quickly!
#ocd
It's so easy to be frightened of failure - especially if you have OCD. This blog covers the role of failure in recovery and why it's so, so, so important to be able to fail.
Read it here! tamingolivia.com/post/how-fai...
I hope it helps! ♥
#ocd #tamingolivia #failure #mentalhealth
Read it here! tamingolivia.com/post/how-fai...
I hope it helps! ♥
#ocd #tamingolivia #failure #mentalhealth
February 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
It's so easy to be frightened of failure - especially if you have OCD. This blog covers the role of failure in recovery and why it's so, so, so important to be able to fail.
Read it here! tamingolivia.com/post/how-fai...
I hope it helps! ♥
#ocd #tamingolivia #failure #mentalhealth
Read it here! tamingolivia.com/post/how-fai...
I hope it helps! ♥
#ocd #tamingolivia #failure #mentalhealth
Grieving lost time doesn’t mean you’re stuck - it just means you’re acknowledging what you’ve been through and that it an important first step!
It’s okay to look back - just try really hard not to spend to much time there.
#ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth #grief
It’s okay to look back - just try really hard not to spend to much time there.
#ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth #grief
February 25, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Grieving lost time doesn’t mean you’re stuck - it just means you’re acknowledging what you’ve been through and that it an important first step!
It’s okay to look back - just try really hard not to spend to much time there.
#ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth #grief
It’s okay to look back - just try really hard not to spend to much time there.
#ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth #grief
Reposted by Catherine Benfield
February 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Reposted by Catherine Benfield
Hope to see you there! #OCDSky
Our annual conference makes a return this November, and for the first time since the pandemic we are back with an in-person conference in Nottingham.
Full details will be confirmed in June when we will also open for booking.
We really hope to see you in Nottingham!
Full details will be confirmed in June when we will also open for booking.
We really hope to see you in Nottingham!
February 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Hope to see you there! #OCDSky
Reposted by Catherine Benfield
Is your child suddenly experiencing OCD behaviours, Tics, Anxiety, Depression, Aggression, Hyperactivity, Food restrictions or other unexplained changes?
It might be PANS or PANDAS.
Find out more: panspandasuk.org/what-are-pan...
It might be PANS or PANDAS.
Find out more: panspandasuk.org/what-are-pan...
February 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Is your child suddenly experiencing OCD behaviours, Tics, Anxiety, Depression, Aggression, Hyperactivity, Food restrictions or other unexplained changes?
It might be PANS or PANDAS.
Find out more: panspandasuk.org/what-are-pan...
It might be PANS or PANDAS.
Find out more: panspandasuk.org/what-are-pan...
I still can’t believe it’s open! Written by me, illustrated by Pete. With loads more to come! 😃
Please come and visit our new store. Link at the top of this profile or visit www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Tami...
#ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth #psychoeducation #mentalhealthawareness #recoveryskills
Please come and visit our new store. Link at the top of this profile or visit www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Tami...
#ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth #psychoeducation #mentalhealthawareness #recoveryskills
February 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I still can’t believe it’s open! Written by me, illustrated by Pete. With loads more to come! 😃
Please come and visit our new store. Link at the top of this profile or visit www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Tami...
#ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth #psychoeducation #mentalhealthawareness #recoveryskills
Please come and visit our new store. Link at the top of this profile or visit www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Tami...
#ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth #psychoeducation #mentalhealthawareness #recoveryskills
You can visit it here! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Tami...
February 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
You can visit it here! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Tami...
We’ve opened a shop!
Every time I’ve been in therapy or completed some form of recovery work, I’ve created my own resources. I’ve deliberately made them bright and compassionate and they helped me learn vital new skills in a space where I felt comfortable. I’ve always said that at some…
Every time I’ve been in therapy or completed some form of recovery work, I’ve created my own resources. I’ve deliberately made them bright and compassionate and they helped me learn vital new skills in a space where I felt comfortable. I’ve always said that at some…
February 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We’ve opened a shop!
Every time I’ve been in therapy or completed some form of recovery work, I’ve created my own resources. I’ve deliberately made them bright and compassionate and they helped me learn vital new skills in a space where I felt comfortable. I’ve always said that at some…
Every time I’ve been in therapy or completed some form of recovery work, I’ve created my own resources. I’ve deliberately made them bright and compassionate and they helped me learn vital new skills in a space where I felt comfortable. I’ve always said that at some…
Reposted by Catherine Benfield
Reposted by Catherine Benfield
I feel so lucky that I got to watch this in person. A wonderfully helpful talk by the incredible Prof David Veale.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y1xU...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y1xU...
Is there a role for diet in OCD?
YouTube video by Orchard OCD
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January 29, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I feel so lucky that I got to watch this in person. A wonderfully helpful talk by the incredible Prof David Veale.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y1xU...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=y1xU...
Reposted by Catherine Benfield
Washington’s Zane Gonzalez lives with OCD: obsessive-compulsive disorder, Rick Reilly writes.
“And whether he’s about to kick a field goal to win a playoff game or brushing his teeth, there is no escaping the urges tingling the back of his head.” wapo.st/3E4jiks
“And whether he’s about to kick a field goal to win a playoff game or brushing his teeth, there is no escaping the urges tingling the back of his head.” wapo.st/3E4jiks
Opinion | The Commanders’ kicker wrestles with OCD. That’s inspiring.
Washington’s Zane Gonzalez makes no secret of his OCD. He may be helping others.
wapo.st
January 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Washington’s Zane Gonzalez lives with OCD: obsessive-compulsive disorder, Rick Reilly writes.
“And whether he’s about to kick a field goal to win a playoff game or brushing his teeth, there is no escaping the urges tingling the back of his head.” wapo.st/3E4jiks
“And whether he’s about to kick a field goal to win a playoff game or brushing his teeth, there is no escaping the urges tingling the back of his head.” wapo.st/3E4jiks
Reposted by Catherine Benfield
🚨📝 New Voices of Academia blog
Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow
"Days would pass by where all I had done was cry and hide myself away, punishing myself for how I felt."
voicesofacademia.com/2025/01/27/d...
##AcademicMentalHealth
Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow
"Days would pass by where all I had done was cry and hide myself away, punishing myself for how I felt."
voicesofacademia.com/2025/01/27/d...
##AcademicMentalHealth
Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow
Write a sentence. Delete it. Write a sentence. Delete it. Why isn’t it good enough? What am I missing? Maybe I need a break – go downstairs, get a drink. Turn the light off, check the door’s …
voicesofacademia.com
January 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🚨📝 New Voices of Academia blog
Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow
"Days would pass by where all I had done was cry and hide myself away, punishing myself for how I felt."
voicesofacademia.com/2025/01/27/d...
##AcademicMentalHealth
Doing a PhD with OCD by Isabelle Berrow
"Days would pass by where all I had done was cry and hide myself away, punishing myself for how I felt."
voicesofacademia.com/2025/01/27/d...
##AcademicMentalHealth
Reposted by Catherine Benfield
Looks to be an exciting collab between @tamingolivia.bsky.social + @panspandasuk.bsky.social Youth Board – supporting 👧🏼 battling excruciating #OCD. While this is worth 🥳 let’s not forget: it shouldn’t fall solely on children + charities to support these kids. Systemic change needed. #guidelinesnow
January 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Looks to be an exciting collab between @tamingolivia.bsky.social + @panspandasuk.bsky.social Youth Board – supporting 👧🏼 battling excruciating #OCD. While this is worth 🥳 let’s not forget: it shouldn’t fall solely on children + charities to support these kids. Systemic change needed. #guidelinesnow
This month’s free well-being activity is all about helping you to put self-care and compassion into Christmas alongside considering your boundaries and expectations.
I really hope it helps! You can access it by signing up for the newsletter at tamingolvia.com. #ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth
I really hope it helps! You can access it by signing up for the newsletter at tamingolvia.com. #ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth
December 10, 2024 at 7:01 PM
This month’s free well-being activity is all about helping you to put self-care and compassion into Christmas alongside considering your boundaries and expectations.
I really hope it helps! You can access it by signing up for the newsletter at tamingolvia.com. #ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth
I really hope it helps! You can access it by signing up for the newsletter at tamingolvia.com. #ocd #tamingolivia #mentalhealth
There’s an activity pack designed to match this post coming out free with Taming Olivia’s next newsletter out this Wednesday. Please sign up at tamingolivia.com to receive it. It will help you make your own little booklet of well-being.
December 9, 2024 at 6:16 PM
There’s an activity pack designed to match this post coming out free with Taming Olivia’s next newsletter out this Wednesday. Please sign up at tamingolivia.com to receive it. It will help you make your own little booklet of well-being.
Christmas can be a tough time for those of us with OCD. Here’s a blog designed to share great ideas about boundaries, self care, self compassion and expectations to help us stay well during the festivities. I hope it helps ❤️🎄
www.tamingolivia.com/post/coping-...
#ocd #tamingolivia
www.tamingolivia.com/post/coping-...
#ocd #tamingolivia
Coping with OCD at Christmas
***If you read this blog before 11th December, you can access the resources that go with it through our newsletter. This month's Christmas-focused resources have activities that help us plan for self-...
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December 9, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Christmas can be a tough time for those of us with OCD. Here’s a blog designed to share great ideas about boundaries, self care, self compassion and expectations to help us stay well during the festivities. I hope it helps ❤️🎄
www.tamingolivia.com/post/coping-...
#ocd #tamingolivia
www.tamingolivia.com/post/coping-...
#ocd #tamingolivia
I’m speaking here on Saturday alongside @ocdaction.bsky.social . I hope to see you there! #ocd
Last few free tickets remaining for this weekend @OrchardOCD #ocd #research eventbrite.co.uk/e/orchard-ocd-…
November 28, 2024 at 3:50 PM
I’m speaking here on Saturday alongside @ocdaction.bsky.social . I hope to see you there! #ocd
November 27, 2024 at 2:31 PM
@ocd-lemmonaide.bsky.social hey summer! I hope you’re well. I’ve just created an OCD community starter pack on here to help us find each other. I added you to help me start the pack. I hope you don’t mind. Please feel very free to remove yourself from it. ❤️
November 27, 2024 at 2:03 PM
@ocd-lemmonaide.bsky.social hey summer! I hope you’re well. I’ve just created an OCD community starter pack on here to help us find each other. I added you to help me start the pack. I hope you don’t mind. Please feel very free to remove yourself from it. ❤️