by Christen Sistrunk | Jun 15, 2026 | OCD
June is Men’s Health Month, a time to raise awareness about men’s physical, emotional, and mental well-being. It is also a chance to talk about a form of suffering many men carry quietly: obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, especially when it shows up as intrusive...
by Christen Sistrunk | Jan 19, 2026 | OCD
By Christen Sistrunk, LPC-S | Houston Center for Valued Living (Houston, TX) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) doesn’t happen in a vacuum. For many people, shifts in reproductive and stress hormones change how loud intrusive thoughts feel and how urgent compulsions...
by Sophie Tiller | Jan 15, 2026 | OCD, Kids, Uncategorized
When your child is struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it can feel almost unbearable to watch. Of course you want to protect them. Of course you want to make the anxiety stop. That instinct comes from love. But when it comes to treating OCD, the most...
by Nina Moak | Oct 1, 2025 | Kids, OCD, Parenting
If you’ve ever watched your toddler line up their toy cars in perfect rows, insist on wearing the same pair of shoes every day, or meltdown when the bedtime routine changes, you might have wondered: Is this just normal kid behavior…or something more? As parents, we...
by Christen Sistrunk | Feb 18, 2025 | OCD
Relationships can bring connection, joy, and fulfillment—but for individuals struggling with Relationship Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (R-OCD), relationships can also become a source of intense anxiety and self-doubt. R-OCD is a subtype of Obsessive-Compulsive...
by Christen Sistrunk | Dec 5, 2024 | Anxiety, OCD
If you’ve ever traveled to Iceland or spent time with Icelanders, you might have come across the phrase “Þetta reddast” (pronounced thetta red-ast). This simple yet profound saying translates to “it will all work out” or “everything will be fine.” It...
