Jenna Overbaugh

Jenna Overbaugh OCD/anxiety therapist, podcast host, creator
Helping people overcome their fears since 2008

01/09/2026

HEADS UP! If any of these apply to you, do NOT sign up for my FREE live training on July 11th.

šŸ‘ You do not care about OCD/anxiety recovery.
šŸ‘ You are not interested in making recovery a lifestyle.
šŸ‘ You couldn’t care less about making sure that you maintain your recovery gains for the future.

But… If that sounds like the OPPOSITE of who you are, then I want you to drop what you’re doing and head over to get FREE access to this training, called ā€œRecovery is Yours: Hope for Those with OCD/Anxietyā€.

Head to the link in my bio or DM/comment the word ā€œHOPEā€ and I’ll send you some info!

ā€¼ļø This is your LAST chance to sign up before the live training goes away forever.

Feel hopeful AF about your recovery and more in control of your life than ever before. šŸ’Ŗ

Head to the link in my bio - see ya July 11th!

01/09/2026

šŸ™ƒ There are always exceptions especially when we are talking about comorbid conditions etc but FOR THE MOST PART.. talk therapy is not only unhelpful for OCD and anxiety but can be detrimental.

The cyclical and repetitive and endless talking about topics especially about the past can detract from what needs to be done now and in the future.

The talking without action and plans and structure can be reassurance or verbal rumination or distraction/avoidance.

With that said even though I treat OCD and anxiety, it’s not like I don’t .. talk to my clients. Of course we talk. It’s important to hear their story. It’s not an all or nothing thing. AND my priority is on the here and now and what we do about that for the future.

To get started and learn more, DM me ā€œSTRATEGIESā€ and you’ll get an instant video freebie that’s been called a ā­ļøgamechangerā­ļø - and more helpful, some say, than years of therapy. 😘

01/09/2026

Just trying to get on with my day…

and OCD keeps tapping me on the shoulder like,

ā€œHey. One more thought. One more check. One more ā€˜what if.ā€™ā€

The work isn’t stopping the thought.
It’s stopping the response.āœ‹šŸ¼

Comment STEADY if this is your daily soundtrack.šŸ’¬


01/09/2026

3 questions every person with OCD/anxiety should ask themselves if they want to get better..

ā“ What are my triggers?

šŸ‘‰ Everyone has different triggers. Two people could have the same subtype and have wildly different triggers. Triggers inform what exposures you need to do and situations in which you are ritualizing (i.e., making OCD/anxiety worse).

ā“ What are my core fears?

šŸ‘‰ Understanding and identifying core fears means you cut OCD/anxiety off at the knees because it can no longer play ā€œwhack a moleā€ with you. Core fear work is the antidote to OCD beep-bopping around from theme to theme. Halle-freakin-lujah! šŸ™Œ

ā“ What things do I avoid?

šŸ‘‰ When people ask me, what are good exposures for … I always respond, what do you avoid? That’s a surefire, direct place to start.

It takes so long for people with OCD/anxiety to get the right specialist to help them.

10-17 years, according to research. And 60% of people with OCD/anxiety will never get to learn from a specialist.

But like anything.. we’re making some progress in this area.

You probably didn’t know what OCD/anxiety was at one point, but you stuck it out through the unknowns and grit, and you made your way here!

OCD/anxiety recovery may feel daunting because it’s pretty nuanced, but the great thing about recovery is that it’s possible.

Want to recover from OCD/anxiety? You can recovery and I’m going to show you how REAL soon…

Stay alert over the next few days! šŸ‘€

01/09/2026

I’m shedding tears of joy over here. 🄲

Last month was all about recovery, the stepped care approach, and generally how self-help can sometimes be MORE helpful than seeing a therapist who doesn’t know what they’re talking about - šŸ‘especiallyšŸ‘ for OCD and anxiety.

The stepped care model explains the various levels of need and treatment. šŸ“£Self-help IS treatment at the lowest level. šŸ“£ And a portion of individuals can totally recovery with self-help alone. If they need more? They can go to the next step - group therapy, individual therapy, etc.

For those who need and have the means for a therapist, namely one who specializes in OCD/anxiety (which honestly is like trying to find a needle in a haystack TBH) then šŸ’Æ go for it. I, however, would rather someone have quality, expert led, well informed self help resources than a therapist who doesn’t know their s**t anyday. šŸ™Œ

So many of you loved the free workshop on recovery. You all loved the perspective shifts and the little reminders of things you need to do in your recovery to have the best chance of success (*cough* homework *cough*… willingness… AHEM).

Since the free training, I’ve been getting a ton of responses from people to want to take it even FARTHER. They want more support, more information, more next steps. 🪜

And I have JUST the thing… šŸ˜šŸ¤©

My masterclasses are your next step on this journey. Instantly available, expert led, and backed by years of evidence and experience.

I want you all to see the power of self-help, especially if you can’t see a therapist in person. I would rather you learn from a therapist who actually knows what they’re talking about, even if it’s just online/via self-help, than see a therapist in person who doesn’t know a thing about OCD/anxiety.

If you haven’t been able to improve your OCD/anxiety, I’d bet it’s because of your lack of resources - NOT BECAUSE OF YOU.

And I’m here to help you change that. šŸ’ŖšŸ’Ŗ

DM me the word ā€œmasterclassā€ or comment below and I’ll send you the details! Or head to the link in my bio šŸ’“

01/09/2026

Lol not always because life can be very fulfilling even if you have OCD… but some days it just feels like that šŸ˜…

Can you relate?

01/08/2026

What a day in the life looks like living with intrusive thoughts... PART 7!šŸ“Œ

Overthinking how to get started on your OCD journey? (Very on brand, I know šŸ˜…)

Don’t worry - I’ve got you.

If you’re ready to break free from OCD - comment STEADY below.

You’ll learn how to resist compulsions with my 6 part original framework called the HANDLE IT method. You deserve to move on with your day without OCD hounding your every move šŸ’¬

01/08/2026

Hang in there. šŸ’“

Throwback to a video of my best friends surprising me for my baby shower. Made me cry all over again. šŸ˜‚

01/08/2026

Remember when you’d have a teacher in school, and they’d say something like…

ā€œI’m not saying this to hear myself talk… I already know how to use the quadratic equation. I’m teaching YOU how to use it nowā€¦ā€

And then we’d all just sit there and roll the heck out of our eyes šŸ™„šŸ™„šŸ™„

Well… I’m gonna be your teacher. šŸŽ

But unlike you having to sit in a classroom learning something you don’t even want to learn…. (aka quadratic equations)

I’m going to teach you something you’ve been dying to learn the ins and outs of…

Yup! How to come up with your own exposures for OCD/anxiety. 🄳

For the past few years, I’ve worked with others to help create exposures for them, but now I’m translating my strategies into YOUR hands.

I’m not here to be the gatekeeper of ERP. I want you to learn…

1 How to identify your triggers, rituals, and obsessions
2 How to identify your core fears so that OCD can stop playing whack a mole with you already
3 How to develop personalized exposures and behavioral experiments based on your unique needs and goals

And the ā€œOCD/Anxiety Overhaulā€, 3 day, on demand bootcamp is going to give you the exact framework to make it happen. šŸ”„

DM me or comment below the word CHANGE to start day 1 today.

01/08/2026

ā€œJust one moreā€

A common trick you’ve probably all fallen for at some time or another.

There’s got to come a time where we say ā€œno moreā€.

There’s still time to get in on my 3 day OCD/Anxiety Overhaul challenge - day 1 is starting soon but sign up and you’ll still get the replays + day 2 and 3!

DM me or comment below the word ā€œchangeā€ to say NO MORE to OCD/anxiety once and for all.

šŸ”„šŸ”„

01/08/2026

Things you can do other than give in to OCD/anxiety:

āŒ resist compulsion - you could just resist the compulsion or safety behavior you want to do completely

ā¬‡ļø reduce compulsions - you could do a reduced version of a compulsion to make it less satisfying to the OCD. For instance, instead of washing your hands 3 times, you could wash 2

ā±ļøpostpone - you could put off your compulsions until a later time. Don’t confuse this with white knuckling - the goal is to buy yourself time and keep living your life so the urgency goes down and you eventually can let it go

šŸ”ƒ undo - you could undo a compulsion after you’ve already done it, this makes it less satisfying and gets you back to the magical place of sitting with uncertainty again which is good for recovery. For instance if you seek reassurance and get a satisfying answer you could undo this compulsion by saying ā€œwell maybe that source doesn’t really know everythingā€

🧐 use non-engagement strategies - Dr Lisa Levine has done extraordinary work on non-engagement strategies which are ways that you can respond to the obsessions or doubts without actual engaging with them. Look up her work she is phenomenal

šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ļø Literally anything else - yes - do literally anything else. As long as you are bringing that nagging feeling of anxiety with you and not trying to get rid of it, just keep livin your life

ā­ļø whatever you were doing before - just keep doing what you were doing before! Give your brain the message experientially that this thought didn’t warrant enough of a response to stop you

ā™„ļø remember why - why did you want to get better in the first place. What are you fighting for? This work is hard but fighting a losing battle (or fighting one you don’t even have to play in the first place!!!) is even harder.

Which one will you be trying today? Let me know below šŸ‘‡

And if you need some more next steps. DM me or comment below the word ā€œMASTERCLASSā€ and I’ll lead you in the right direction šŸ¤—

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