{"podcast":{"title":"Breaking Free from OCD, Anxiety & Stress with Matt Codde","slug":"breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100","podcast_index_feed_id":1194100,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ef0923c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.restoredminds.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/2406471/2406471-1744361311983-79e1f5d38f99e.jpg","author":"Matthew Codde LCSW","episode_count":538,"summary":"The Breaking Free from OCD, Anxiety & Stress Podcast is hosted by Matt Codde. Visit www.restoredminds.com/about to know more about Matt! In this podcast, you’re going to learn practical steps on the journey to recovery. In each episode, we will discuss common challenges and provide you with evidence-based strategies to help you overcome them. At Restored Minds, we believe that recovery is possible for everyone and it's our mission to give you the tools to help you build better mental health so you can become the best version of yourself.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T10:20:57.350764+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100"},"episode":{"title":"ERP for OCD & Anxiety: Why the “Gold Standard” Fails Without This One Piece","slug":"erp-for-ocd-anxiety-why-the-gold-standard-fails-without-this-one-piece","published_at":"2026-03-31T22:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100/erp-for-ocd-anxiety-why-the-gold-standard-fails-without-this-one-piece","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/restoredminds/episodes/ERP-for-OCD--Anxiety-Why-the-Gold-Standard-Fails-Without-This-One-Piece-e3h80s1","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ef0923c/podcast/play/117752129/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-31%2F421140449-44100-2-1fd4e093901c1.mp3","summary":"ERP for OCD & Anxiety | Why Hierarchies Alone Don’t Break the Loop ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) is often called the “gold standard” for OCD and anxiety treatment. But if you’ve tried ERP and felt like it didn’t quite work—or you got partial results and then new fears popped up—you’re not alone. In this episode of The Restored Minds Show, licensed therapist Matt Codde, LCSW breaks down what ERP really is, how it targets the OCD and anxiety loop, and why so many people struggle to make lasting progress with it. He explains the difference between focusing only on external triggers (like doorknobs, elevators, or driving) versus working directly with the internal fear that keeps projecting onto new themes. If you’ve been doing exposures, building hierarchies, and “white-knuckling” your way through extreme ERP exercises, but still feel stuck in anxiety, rumination, and compulsions, this episode will help you reframe ERP as an ongoing integration process—not just a worksheet or a one-time challenge. 🧭 What You’ll Learn in This Episode ✅ What ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) actually is and how it targets the OCD/anxiety loop ✅ Why fear itself is not a “disorder” — and how getting stuck in lower emotional states creates suffering ✅ The difference between desensitizing to triggers vs. releasing fear from within ✅ Why ERP hierarchies and “doing more exposures” alone don’t create recovery ✅ How mental compulsions (like rumination, checking how you feel, and overanalyzing) secretly block real ERP ✅ Why consistency beats intensity in ERP — and how to integrate ERP as a lifestyle, not a one-off event ✅ How to understand ERP from a consciousness/emotional-release perspective so you can transcend fear instead of just chasing new themes 🚀 Resources to Help You Heal:…","meta_description":"ERP for OCD & Anxiety | Why Hierarchies Alone Don’t Break the Loop ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) is often called the “gold standard” for OCD…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1587,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100/episodes/erp-for-ocd-anxiety-why-the-gold-standard-fails-without-this-one-piece/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/breaking-free-from-ocd-anxiety-stress-with-matt-codde-1194100/erp-for-ocd-anxiety-why-the-gold-standard-fails-without-this-one-piece.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}