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In this episode of Growing Tall Poppies, host Dr Nat Green sits down with Erin Davis, an OCD therapist and relationship coach, who empowers women to break free from worry, get untangled from obsessive doubts, build lasting confidence, and open the door to deep love and focus on real connection in their romantic relationship.  

Erin has been Featured in Healthline, she’s also the host of the 5-star podcast show, Bossing Up: Overcoming OCD, available on all major podcast platforms. Based in North Carolina, Erin provides personalized therapy and relationship coaching to help women create peace, presence, and true connection.

We dive deep into the challenges of Relationship OCD (ROCD), obsessive doubts, and comparisonitis— and how they impact relationships and how to break free from their grip. Erin shares her personal journey with overcoming her own trauma and OCD and it's impact on her relationships and the powerful tools she’s developed to help clients cultivate healthier, more secure relationships.

Key Takeaways:

🔹 What is Comparisonitis? – The trap of comparing your relationship to idealized versions on social media and how it fuels obsessional doubt.

🔹 Obsessional Doubt vs. Reasonable Doubt – How OCD creates a cycle of endless uncertainty and why traditional reassurance doesn’t work.

🔹 The Reassurance Trap – Why constantly seeking validation from your partner can damage trust and connection.

🔹 The PEACE Method for Overcoming Relationship OCD:

Erin outlines her transformative PEACE method, and highlights how to discover the important distinctions between obsessive and reasonable doubts that many women experience.

• P – Practice: Regularly using skills to reduce OCD-driven behaviors.
• E – Evidence: Relying on facts, not emotions, to assess your relationship.
• A – Acknowledge: Recognizing when OCD thoughts take over and shifting back to reality.
• C – Contentment: Finding peace and security in your relationship without chasing perfection.
• E – Empowerment: Taking back control from OCD and learning to trust yourself.
• 🔹 Group Coaching Program: Obsessed Less, Love More – Erin introduces her program which provides a supportive space for women struggling with relationship OCD, designed to break free from obsessive thoughts and build self-confidence in themselves and their relationships.

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Intro and Outro music: Inspired Ambient by Playsound.

Disclaimer: This podcast is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be deemed or treated as psychological treatment or to replace the need for psychological treatment.