# AT Parenting Survival | Raising Kids with OCD & Anxiety

A podcast by Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and Child OCD Expert. If you’re raising a child or teen with OCD or anxiety, you’re in the right place. Parenting a child with OCD can feel confusing, exhausting, and isolating, but you don’t have to figure it out alone. Each week, therapist Natasha Daniels shares practical, evidence-based strategies to help you understand how OCD and anxiety really work, respond in ways that support recovery, and feel more confident as a parent. Whether your child struggles with contamination OCD, intrusive thoughts, reassurance seeking, perfectionism, moral OCD, social anxiety, panic, school refusal, or other anxiety-related challenges, you’ll learn realistic tools you can use at home right away. Drawing from more than 20 years of clinical experience and her own journey parenting children with OCD and anxiety, Natasha breaks down complex topics into clear, compassionate guidance that parents can actually apply. Episodes cover OCD treatment, ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention), reducing family accommodation, managing meltdowns, supporting therapy, and navigating everyday challenges with confidence. Whether you’re newly discovering that your child’s anxiety may actually be OCD, searching for better ways to…

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## Latest episodes

- [Moral OCD: What to Do When Your Child Keeps Confessing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/a02334931fdc) (2026-10-27, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6ad5b7c4aa02353b87e0382d/media.mp3
- [What Most Parents Get Wrong About OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/2f6938f96acc) (2026-10-20, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6ac2a4151b614c9be07a61b6/media.mp3
- [Six Parenting Struggles No One Talks About When Your Child Has OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/b9f4d54facd3) (2026-10-13, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6ab98ad75410c8e94c17a585/media.mp3
- [Why Doing the Right Thing for Your Child’s OCD Can Feel So Wrong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/95bcb7054e5c) (2026-10-06, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6ab98a9dc2f996ec7516059c/media.mp3
- [Why is My Child’s OCD So Much Worse at Home?!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/6116ec0e3a18) (2026-09-29, 34 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6aa849d82469d1a3b3cd3edc/media.mp3
- [Understanding Your Child’s Sensory Needs with Laura Petix](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/80cc0b84e378) (2026-09-22, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a92ccb4cbb53913978be2fe/media.mp3
- [How Parents Can Cope While Raising a Child With Anxiety or OCD with Janine Halloran](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/adfd1e52a412) (2026-09-15, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a92cc93cb03bea43ddc0dd0/media.mp3
- [The Three Skills I Wish Everyone With OCD Knew](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/a7d5627c2a9d) (2026-09-08, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a92cc4d1348fdc761e217d0/media.mp3
- [How Much Should Parents Be Involved in OCD Treatment?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/121c36359ca8) (2026-09-01, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a92cc16cbb53913978bcabb/media.mp3
- [When Your Child Won’t Tell You What Their OCD Is About](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/10152054af58) (2026-08-24, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a78d963e188bf946ff1bdd9/media.mp3
- [When OCD Makes Your Child’s Thoughts Feel Contaminated](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/c344303267c8) (2026-08-17, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a78d8e5c867c168176fb607/media.mp3
- [How Chronic Illness Impacts a Child’s Mental Health with Chyllia Dixon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/a39691e2c141) (2026-08-11, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a5f62f47bddc0bea55f3a50/media.mp3
- [What Parents Get Wrong When Deciding Whether OCD Treatment Is Working](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/54f01401fce5) (2026-08-04, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a5f62ba4a280e7311fb3ca9/media.mp3
- [What Parents Get Wrong About OCD Intrusive Thoughts](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/8eb05e33ac08) (2026-07-28, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a5f61fa7727f737aa79728b/media.mp3
- [The 7 Parenting Traps That Quietly Keep OCD in Charge](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/04f29fa9da90) (2026-07-21, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a5f6057f491b820dbee76a6/media.mp3
- [Growing Up with OCD: Izzy’s Story of Courage and Determination](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/bb5686602cad) (2026-07-14, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a4bc91f0f098230b2a81a43/media.mp3
- [Learning to Parent the Child You Have, Not the Child You Expected](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/8687293d1bcc) (2026-07-07, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a4bc8e65fd88ad00592c296/media.mp3
- [8 Signs You Don’t Fully Understand Your Child’s OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/465ad5e6a4a6) (2026-06-30, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a306cbaa893cd95ca839e21/media.mp3
- [When OCD Recovery Feels Worse Before It Feels Better](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/6f819fe45ce4) (2026-06-23, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a25ca50ccc3ddbc74200f67/media.mp3
- [Common OCD Themes Even Therapists Sometimes Miss](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/28c74081fd22) (2026-06-16, 56 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a1dba1d626f8869c3a432f1/media.mp3
- [How to Help Kids When the Fear of Throwing Up Takes Over](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/f9972f28417f) (2026-06-09, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a1db9a0302b9e359c00a1fe/media.mp3
- [Is Your Child’s “Defiance” Actually Caused by OCD?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/43a5380d0f1f) (2026-06-02, 52 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a0b673e4239db8b878df75c/media.mp3
- [Things Parents Often Miss in Kids with Contamination OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/8847869619f5) (2026-05-26, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a00e80045d57527152e597e/media.mp3
- [When Parents Become the “OCD Police” (And What to Do Instead)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/6bae28999b50) (2026-05-19, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6a00e7cbdcea0196add33ca1/media.mp3
- [Helping Kids with Just Right OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/a568adb9374d) (2026-05-12, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/69ef28a31f575991564564f7/media.mp3
- [Why Trying to “Reason” With Your Child’s OCD Backfires](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/cec45f23bbd6) (2026-05-05, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/69e10716d2febdbec934b5c8/media.mp3
- [The 3 Stages Parents Go Through When Learning to Handle OCD (and Where You Might Be Stuck)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/aaeb080e8fee) (2026-04-28, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/69db5adeaf4db69e0d9186d4/media.mp3
- [Why Adjusting Expectations Matters When Parenting a Child with Anxiety or OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/60b24486daf8) (2026-04-21, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/69db5ab0f736e119c35c89b0/media.mp3
- [What Good Communication Actually Looks Like with Anxiety and OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/4600d2be2c43) (2026-04-14, 55 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/69db5a7e79a641a1f3c26e06/media.mp3
- [The Power of the Pause in Your Child’s Anxiety and OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/52c0cb6add60) (2026-04-07, 46 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/69c19a751861d127d5ca55a6/media.mp3
- [An Important Difference Between Anxiety vs OCD Reassurance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/8f55b0f222b2) (2026-03-31, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/69c19a42fce4b829c5359059/media.mp3
- [ARFID: Is It OCD, Anxiety, or an Eating Disorder?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/59b7e536864a) (2026-03-24, 60 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/69c19a0562f6c66afec3a1fd/media.mp3
- [OCD Compulsions Parents Don’t See](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/55f0cbc21bb6) (2026-03-17, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/699ec82043ceb0105db7e8b9/media.mp3
- [Harm OCD in Children: The Fear of Harming Yourself or Others](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/eadf714aed2f) (2026-03-10, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/699d69113a5156c5d2e779ee/media.mp3
- [How to Tell When Your Child’s OCD Is Involving You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/dddfa34cd8db) (2026-03-03, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/699d68b9e58ea911386ffcab/media.mp3
- [How to Tell the Difference Between Anxiety, OCD, and “Just Kid Worries”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/a8bbcb06b29e) (2026-02-24, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/698a184df6349d3c6e22ba94/media.mp3
- [When Progress Makes OCD Panic: Why Symptoms Spike Right Before They Get Better](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/2e17d83f9182) (2026-02-17, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/698a1805d2345f67c305227f/media.mp3
- [Why Rationalizing With Your Child’s OCD Makes It Worse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/2759addb2dff) (2026-02-10, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/698a17d3d2345f67c3051514/media.mp3
- [Interview with Mia Mason, Author of Worry’s Whispers a Graphic Novel About OCD and Anxiety](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/e5ea978448aa) (2026-02-03, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6964a9c623ce58f146d6e622/media.mp3
- [How to Find the Right Help for Your Child with OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/09a632c62939) (2026-01-27, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6964a983d87c2ca3488341d1/media.mp3
- [Do You Have Enough Support Helping Your Child with OCD?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/27345483e01b) (2026-01-20, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6964a93923ce58f146d6cea7/media.mp3
- [What Progress Actually Looks Like for Kids with Anxiety or OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/6f1ce4dfe2d4) (2026-01-13, 53 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6964a8da75c092ac4ee11a52/media.mp3
- [The Hidden Cost of Parenting Your Child’s Anxiety or OCD from Fear](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/c5c99ea26d84) (2026-01-06, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/69485c949ff9a18986872708/media.mp3
- [Are You Talking to Your Child or Your Child’s OCD?!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/c605f2cd9c6c) (2025-12-30, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/693fd4a9443ad989131bda49/media.mp3
- [Building Trust When Your Child Has OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/ac0e4f1c94d3) (2025-12-23, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/693fd46a443ad989131bc865/media.mp3
- [Helping Your Child Survive the Holidays with OCD and Anxiety](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/e5575f3ea933) (2025-12-16, 36 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6924da70ac4db2b031d8c8fb/media.mp3
- [Staying Present When Your Child’s OCD Is Loud](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/449a66549dab) (2025-12-09, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6924a082e5cc28ec3b09dc3b/media.mp3
- [When Professionals Get Your Child’s OCD Wrong](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/c91d5e710dcb) (2025-12-02, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6924a053ac4db2b031c4d49e/media.mp3
- [Why We Miss New OCD Symptoms in Our Child](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/5600db107352) (2025-11-25, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/6924987e365dc3dd9c218296/media.mp3
- [Understanding Your Role: What You Can and Can’t Do When Your Child Has OCD](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1205679186/6b939668e401) (2025-11-18, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/5f9b18f378a9f70fee092ff4/e/691a42cb243c8d8870e94ecc/media.mp3

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