How to Deal With Anxiety and OCD Without Fighting It with Ben Eckstein, LCSW
| 4.15.2026
In this encore episode, Kristen talks with Ben Eckstein, a therapist specializing in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, anxiety, and related disorders, about how worry and rumination work and how to manage them more effectively.
You'll Learn
- How to recognize the difference between automatic worry and the choices you make in responding to it
- Why anxiety and rumination feel uncontrollable and how to start gaining a sense of control
- A practical method (SCAMP) to break down and understand your worry patterns
- How compulsions and avoidance behaviors keep anxiety cycles going
- Techniques like exposure and response prevention to retrain your brain
- How to build tolerance for uncertainty and live a fuller, less anxious life
Resources:
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Check out Ben’s Book:
Worrying Is Optional: Break the Cycle of Anxiety and Rumination That Keeps You Stuck
Book that inspired Ben:
The Happiness Trap (Second Edition): How to Stop Struggling and Start Living
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