OCD Patient Exercises To Gain Control Of Her OCD

In one of my other blog posts, I talked about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle that can help a patient’s OCD treatment plan. Kate Heaslip is a patient of mine who has been battling OCD since middle school. Recently, we chatted about how she began to exercise and run regularly to help gain control of her OCD.

View the video interview below to learn more about Kate’s struggles and triumphs to finally gaining control.

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