The OCD Confessional
The OCD Confessional is a podcast about living, laughing, and coping with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Hosted by former TV news anchor Liam Martin and actress/model Alicia Hill — two friends who both live with OCD — this show blends raw honesty, practical tools, expert insights, and plenty of laughs. Each episode, Liam, Alicia and a special guest will “confess” the craziest intrusive thoughts and compulsions they’ve battled, from absurd rituals to embarrassing moments, and share the tools that actually help them get through. With candid conversations and occasional input from OCD experts, The OCD Confessional is part storytelling, part survival guide, and part comedy therapy session. Whether you’re living with OCD, supporting someone who is, or just curious about what it’s like inside an OCD brain, this podcast offers hope, humor, and community. Because sometimes -- we laugh to keep from crying. Disclaimer: The OCD Confessional is about real experiences with obsessive-compulsive disorder. While we use humor to share our stories, it is never our intention to minimize the very real suffering OCD causes. Our goal is to share stories, coping tools, and hope. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, please dial 988 in the U.S. for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, or find local resources where you are.
Episodes
In this important episode of The OCD Confessional, we sit down with Becky Deusser and Dr. Sanjaya Saxena of the International OCD Foundation (IOCDF) to discuss their newly released white paper on America’s OCD care crisis.
The report highlights a sobering reality: millions of people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are unable to access timely, evidence-based treatment — even though effective therapies like ERP ...
What is it really like to love someone with OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)?
In this episode of The OCD Confessional, Liam interviews Alicia and her husband, Spence Hill, about what it’s like to be in a relationship with someone living with OCD. Together, they talk openly about how OCD has shown up in their marriage, the moments that were hardest to navigate, and what’s helped them grow stronger as a couple.
Spence ...
Parents have been asking for this episode—so we made it happen.
In this powerful conversation, we talk with Dr. Eli Lebowitz, a Yale psychology professor and creator of SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), a groundbreaking parent-based treatment for childhood OCD and anxiety.
Instead of focusing on changing a child’s behavior directly, SPACE teaches parents how to stop accommodating OCD while st...
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 bec...
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, wh...
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 OCD
- The moment ...
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 int...
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...
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 Adv...
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 ...
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 c...
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