Awaken into Love Podcast

In this new episode, we sit down with Kim, a beloved member of the Awaken Into Love community, to talk about her powerful journey through ROCD (Relationship OCD), anxiety, and healing. Kim opens up about discovering ROCD later in life after years of uncertainty, perfectionism, and self-doubt—and how the Awaken Into Love course and peer support community (formerly KIC, now HOME) helped her find clarity, resilience, and ultimately, love. Kim shares: -Her early experiences with OCD, spiritual scrupulosity, and hyper-responsibility -The grief of missed connections and a life spent waiting for certainty -The moment she found ROCD content online and felt seen for the first time -How the course helped her shift from obsessive research to real healing -Why joining the group felt terrifying—but ultimately transformative -The role of grief, acceptance, and empowerment in building a healthy, grounded relationship -How she learned that love is a choice—and that being human means embracing imperfection -Her heartfelt advice to her younger self and others just beginning this journey Kim's story is one of vulnerability, courage, and awakening—a reminder that healing isn't linear, but it is possible.  Whether you're struggling with ROCD, relationship anxiety, or looking for real stories of hope, this episode is for you.

In this new episode led by Manon, our Director & ROCD/RA Expert at Awaken into Love, Sherin (Awaken into Love Graduate & Member of Our HOME peer-support group) shares her struggles with Relationship Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (ROCD), detailing the shame and guilt that accompanied her feelings of disconnection from her partner. After two years of suffering in silence, discovering the existence of ROCD brought immense relief and a sense of validation. Through her journey at Awaken into Love, she learned the importance of self-trust and self-compassion, recognizing that her intrusive thoughts do not define love. » ROCD FREE CHECKLIST: https://free.rocdcourse.com/checklist » ROCD/RA ACADEMY (COURSE): https://academy.rocdcourse.com/join » AIL HOME (PEER-SUPPORT): https://home.rocdcourse.com/join Disclaimer: All of the information listed in this channel is for informative, motivational, and educational purposes only. Please note that this channel is not meant to diagnose you or treat a mental health disorder but serves only as education and motivation. 

In this deeply personal episode, Kiyomi reflects on the journey that began in 2017 with her first vulnerable video about Relationship OCD (ROCD). She shares how that one act of courage has grown into a global movement through Awaken into Love, helping thousands find words for their pain and a path toward healing. Kiyomi revisits her journals, old Facebook photos, and memories from 17 years of living with ROCD. She shares how her pain became a portal for transformation—not just for herself, but for thousands of others around the world. She introduces the four core pillars of Awaken into Love: Humanness – Embracing the shared experience of suffering and healing. Love – Redefining love in its most truthful and unconditional form. Empowerment – Reclaiming your worth and releasing the shame and hyper-responsibility often tied to ROCD. Awakening – Using ROCD as a catalyst for growth, connection, and purpose. Kiyomi opens up about stepping back from the spotlight, expanding the team with incredible coaches, and continuing to grow behind the scenes. She speaks of healing, her now-thriving relationship, and becoming a mother—proof that life can radically transform. She ends with a loving invitation to join the free 31-Day “Back to Love” Challenge, a journey she's taking alongside the community to reconnect with love, self-compassion, and hope. https://free.rocdcourse.com/backtolove  ✨ "Your ROCD doesn't define you—it awakens you. You're not alone, and you are right where you're meant to be." ✨ » ROCD FREE CHECKLIST: https://rocdcourse.com/the-checklist » ROCD/RA ACADEMY (COURSE): https://rocdcourse.com/ » AIL HOME (PEER-SUPPORT): https://rocdcourse.com/peer-support Disclaimer: All of the information listed in this channel is for informative, motivational, and educational purposes only. Please note that this channel is not meant to diagnose you or treat a mental health disorder but serves only as education and motivation. #ROCD, #Relationshipocd, #Relationshipanxiety, #OCD #anxiety #mentalhealth #love

In this heartfelt episode of the Awaken into Love Podcast, host Manon (Awaken into Love Director) sits down with Monica, a cherished member of the Awaken into Love community, to discuss her transformative journey through Relationship OCD (ROCD). Monica shares her story of discovering ROCD after a challenging period in her relationship and how she learned to navigate OCD, anxiety, and depression. Through supportive community and personal exploration, she moved from a place of fear and self-doubt to one of empowerment and self-compassion. This episode explores the power of community, the importance of self-awareness, and how sometimes the hardest part of healing is allowing oneself to rest and accept where they are in the moment. A powerful reminder that healing is not linear but a continuous dance between doing, understanding, and simply being.

How do you navigate big life decisions when you experience Relationship OCD? How do you make "big" steps when you experience thoughts that tell you to run? Maybe you're thinking about comitting deeper, moving into together, getting engaged, getting married, having a baby, getting a pet together or maybe it's another transition that doesn't seem "big" in societies standards. Whatever it is! This is for you. In this podcast episode, Jilian, our Awaken into Love Coach and Colorado therapist talks about how to use this period as a way to come closer and not further apart.  Meet Jillian Pezzino! Jillian received hers master's degree in the field of clinical mental health counseling in the sunny state of Colorado. Currently, she specializes in coaching individuals who struggle with anxiety around the “rightness” of their relationship. This work has become a true passion of hers as a result of her own journey navigating ROCD. Book a consult with Jilian! https://www.awakenintolove.com/therapy-coaching  

Could changing the way you relate to Relationship OCD/Relationship Anxiety help heal ROCD? Understand how parts work, art therapy and acceptance commitment therapy can help your own healing journey with ROCD. This is especially important for people who are looking for new ways of healing. Meet Kat Williamson, our Awaken into Love coach. Kat is here to help you move through the storm of relationship anxiety and ROCD. She is currently completely her second postgraduate degree in counseling psychology with her initial training being in art therapy. She draws on her own personal and professional experience to coach clients to gain relief from the constant anxiety and doubts of relationship anxiety.

Could there also be a deeper, mysterious reason for why you're experiencing Relationship OCD and Relationship Anxiety? Could Relationship OCD/Relationship Anxiety in someway be helping you? What if the reason wasn't because you were bad, wrong or a reason that there was something fundamentally wrong with you... What if Relationship OCD / Relationship Anxiety was there to tell you something DEEPER and GRANDER about yourself and partnership?  Watch this inspiring video for some deeper peace and ease on how Relationship OCD / Relationship (even though debilitating and extremely challenging) could be teaching you something that you will be forever thankful for. As an important disclaimer: I am NEVER here to emotionally or spiritually bypass Relationship OCD/Relationship Anxiety. I would NEVER dismiss the pain, challenge and suffering that comes with something so challenging. I am here to speak from my own truth, as I want to be honest with you on what has helped me on my journey. What I share in this video has personally been life-changing, as it has helped me break FREE from relationship OCD/Relationship Anxiety on a deeper level. In this way, I am here to share my message and voice, in hopes that it will help you too

Do you ever feel like just ENDING your relationship? Maybe the ROCD/RA has been there for a while and you question why you keep going. You tell yourself that "it's taking too long", "its not worth it" and other thoughts that make you feel like you should just break up. In this podcast episode, I interview Manon Lamarque who flew all the way from France to Colorado to sit with me to help you. Manon is my longtime client, friend and now, team member at Awaken into Love. She is now here to talk to you about what to do when you feel like giving up and tools you can use to keep going.

In this podcast episode, I interview Erin Logan, former awaken into love and as she expressed, proud former KIC member, holistic somatic coach and certified mind body coach who is also certified in somatic attachment therapy. We talk about the power of healing through the body, why you can't "heal" through the mind (through thinking) and why the body is the gateway toward true integration and expansion, not only with yourself but with your partner. If youre interested in learning more about what Erin does or working with her, you can find her on instagram @the.humm

If you feel like ROCD/RA has been there for a long time, and it's felt lonely, then this one episode is for you. In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Maya from Germany where she expresses how she's experienced ROCD/RA for 8 years. Her determination to do her inner work and embrace healing has reshaped her path. Discover how she found the strength to over come, and gain insights into thriving with ROCD/RA all through Maya's inspiring experience. Learn about... Maya (from Germany) has been with her partner for 8 years and likes challenging the rules. She expresses: “Although I was destined to have ROCDRA, I was also destined to fight” Learn how Maya likes challenging and building things, and why this has helped her through her journey with ROCD/RA. Learn about Maya's journey with ROCD/RA Understand the important wisdom she's gained through having ROCD/RA for 8 years. When and why she decided to work with Jillian (AIL Coach) and do Awaken into Love work and how that's changed her life. Powerful tips Maya has for people who have been going through ROCD/RA for a long time. & more...

What does having ROCD/RA REALLY feel like and what does a person without ROCD/RA do? In this podcast episode, I talk about the extraordinary difference between both. This episode isn't meant to bring about negative comparison but to help you empower yourself to recognize that these feelings, thoughts, and sensations are NORMAL. It is not the thoughts that matter, but how we REACT to them that makes the biggest difference. Join me as we dive in to help you find some understanding, empowerment, and clarity on this awakening journey.

Do you get obsessive and compulsive about your partner's romantic history? Do you fixate on if your partner thinks about other people and if they'll cheat? Do you compulsively ask your partner for reassurance about yourself and their romantic history? Do you look through their phone and fixate over people they could be speaking to? Maybe you also feel controlling about who they can speak to and who you feel they cannot speak to. THIS is not just a regular form of jealousy. When it becomes obsessive and compulsive, it's a form of ROCD called Retroactive Jealousy and it's more common than you think! You're not alone if you have it, and if you're the partner of someone who has retroactive jealousy, you're not alone either. Retroactive jealousy can be super hard for both partners, but know there IS HOPE.

I've waited long enough, and it's time. I feel as though I owe you all an explanation. I have so much to share with you. I'm ready to finally dive in and come clean to you about where I've been this past year and what's happened. In this episode, I tell you what I've been doing, why I haven't been as present on social media, other very personal questions you've been asking me, and more. My intention isn't to talk only about me and my life (of course), but to help you understand what's been happening to help you in your journey with Relationship OCD/Relationship Anxiety and your whole life in general. I've gained so much wisdom and equally learned so much. I can't wait to tell you all about it because I know all of it's geared to helping you in so many ways beyond your relationship. You may, or may not be shocked by what I reveal. Let's dive in together, love.  

*Disclaimer: Jillian and Lindsey are both therapists but are doing ROCD/RA Awakening Coaching for people when working world-wide* Hi everyone! We are back, and we are back with GREAT news! Lindsey and Jilian are our new therapists/coaches on our Awaken into Love team and they are here to chat with you and answer YOUR questions. This is part 1/3 of the youtube/podcast episode with 2 more to come. In this podcast you'll learn about Jilian and Lindsey with the two others about... - if they've experienced a therapist that didn't understand ROCD. What was that like and why it's so important for therapists/coaches to truly understand ROCD/RA. - Their connection with ROCD/RA - Why they feel passionate about working with people with ROCD/RA. - How they would work with someone who has ROCD/RA - the process and what they would do. - Why is NOW important with healing? & so much more! Enjoy :) xo here's to being human, YANA

ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) in the world of OCD is labeled as the "gold standard for OCD", and while it may work for many, it MAY not work for everyone... and that's okay. In this podcast episode, I interview Erin, a member of my Inner Circle (KIC) who brings her wisdom and knowledge through ROCD/RA. We talk about why ERP was more traumatizing for her and why it's important to remind people that just because a method doesn't work for you doesn't mean you or your relationship is doomed. We talk about what's helped her, what other methods she found to be extremely impactful and why it's okay and powerful to forge your own path of healing, despite what "Dr. Google" says.  As an important disclaimer, we are in no way during this episode speaking against ERP or telling you not to do it. As an ROCD/RA expert, I find ERP to be powerful, beneficial, and needed in many cases - in case, I advocate for it in my course. In this episode, we wanted to mainly shed light on the stigma around ERP being the "only way" and "gold standard" for ROCD, which I believe, after working in mental health for 10 years is not true. Our intention is to give you empowerment in your own journey and to remove stigma and shame if something isn't working for you.   Psst.. love, are you ready to dive in and start the healing work of Relationship OCD/Relationship Anxiety? Take the step further by joining the ROCD Course/Community and Inner Circles on Monday for deeper support, help, and guidance during your ROCD/RA journey. You can find all of that at rocdcourse.com! See you on the inside, loves.

"Waiting for the shoe to drop" is something that will resonate with you if you're constantly on alert waiting for the next OCD thought to come, or you feel uneasy in safety, connection, and peace with your partner, feeling as though something could be ALWAYS BE WRONG. Waiting for the shoe to drop almost feels secretive, like something that's hidden because the behavior is usually so deeply ingrained in our unconscious.  This unconscious behavior usually goes unnoticed, continuing to spiral us into obsessive thinking and rumination that takes us by surprise. When I learned about the concept of waiting for the shoe to drop, things made sense. I had so many "Aha-ha" moments that took me by surprise. I hope it'll equally create "aha" moments for you too as you continue your journey of awakening.

Self-compassion and kindness is one of the most crucial and important pieces to finding freedom from Relationship OCD and Relationship Anxiety. In this podcast episode, Kiyomi takes you through a loving-kindness meditation practice to help you kick start your week with self-love and gentleness for your heart.

Did you know that unconscious projection in a relationship can cause suffering and ROCD/RA? When I learned about the psychology of projection years ago, it blew my mind and I have a feeling it'll BLOW your mind too. In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Dani from Germany all on her healing around Projection. We talked about what projection is and how it may be showing up in your relationship. How our childhood and adolescent wounds show up in partnership through Projection. Learn why projection is primarily a protective mechanism protecting us from something we are afraid of. Understand why creativity & balance are a powerful force for freedom in relationships and ROCD/RA. Investigate how to know if it's something you need to communicate in the relationship or a primary trauma wounding. What to do with feeling like we are to much in our partnership. The dynamic of needing vs. asking in a Relationship. Energy shifting to create more polarity with your beloved and how to work with Projection in Relationship in a way that's empowering for you...      

Do you notice yourself trying to FIX or CHANGE your partner? Do you fall into a codependent dynamic of trying to heal your partner and vice versa? In this podcast episode, Kiyomi takes Manon through a mini, LIVE coaching session. They talk about why people fall into fixing roles, resentment in relationships, the energetics of being in this dynamic, and many a-ha moments as to why what ROCD/RA is teaching and showing her. *Please keep in mind that this is not a therapy or full coaching session but a snippet into her situation and her journey and story.*

What is trauma and why is trauma connected to ROCD/RA? Are specialists missing a key component piece if they don't address trauma? Why true and deep healing takes place in the body and how to start the process yourself. In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Lara, a ROCD Academy course and AIR graduate with 7 years of wisdom and knowledge in bodywork. Join them in this special podcast episode as they talk about why and how you need to heal trauma to heal ROCD/RA!

Is your expectation of your partner realistic? Are they actually "enough" or are you playing into expectations that will keep disappointing you? Learn some of the expectations that are guaranteed to keep you stuck and awaken further with us in this episode. For more, download our FREE ROCD/RA checklist at awakenintolove.com

In this unique, three-person podcast episode, Kiyomi, Alexis, and Manon speak about the ONE surprising thing that will help you heal and integrate faster with Relationship OCD & Relationship Anxiety: Community. They talk about why group and community work is so crucial for healing, why we aren't meant to heal alone and why we need others, the science behind community and healing, why we need community with ROCD/Relationship Anxiety, why people who don't have a strong community, are more prone to project to their partners to fulfill that gap, why lack of community can lead to more ROCD/Relationship Anxiety and so much more!

People usually talk about the proposal and engagement period as being... incredible or HAPPY! Some say it should be one of the best times of your life! But, maybe you're feeling something very opposite. Is it really okay to feel feelings and thoughts aside from happiness and ecstasy? What if these feelings you're feeling are wrong and not "normal"? Join Kiyomi as she interviews ROCD Course & AIR graduate, Shauna, as they dive into the topic of engagement and how you can transform the thoughts, doubts, and anxieties you feel into something powerful for your relationship with your partner and with yourself.

Have you ever wondered how your physical health may be connected to your mental health? Have you noticed your mood and ROCD getting worse around your menstrual cycle? It's true! Our physical health is incredibly connected to our mental health and it can immensely affect ROCD, anxiety, and our overall mental health. In this episode, Kiyomi interviews Sarah Hook (@the_healing.place) a holistic expert working 15 years helping women nourish their bodies & nervous system! 

Are you triggered by spirituality? Do you get anxiety about your relationship when you hear phrases like "trust your gut", "intuition", "higher power" or even activities like tarot cards, astrology, or dreams? What if you're unknowingly using spirituality to disempower yourself and your relationship? In this podcast, Kiyomi & Manon (subconscious mind coach, trauma-informed certified with expertise on ROCD & spirituality) sit down to talk about spiritual red flags, how you may be using spirituality in a way that may be hurting you and your relationship, and their new Awakened Class next all on Spirituality and ROCD next Tuesday (2/22/22) Reserve your spot here: https://cutt.ly/MPc88NZ

Labels, labels, labels! Are you experiencing Relationship OCD or Relationship Anxiety? Is there a possibility to experience BOTH? In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews the amazing Sarah Yudkin (@youloveandlearn on Instagram and youloveandlearn.com). We decided to come together in today's episode to talk to you about RA and ROCD, the differences, the similarities, empowering yourself, what to do when you feel disempowered, labels and diagnoses!

May you have an Awakened 2022, loves! In this podcast episode, Kiyomi talks about collective grief and sadness, new years expectations, the trauma response, leads an inner smile meditation to help the nervous system, goes through different aspirations and reminders Kiyomi will be speaking about for the year of 2022. She also ends with some journaling questions to kick of this new year in awakening! 

Do you constantly wonder if there's something "better" out there? Do you notice yourself thinking of a better partner, better career, better location? Do you notice yourself especially dreaming during these challenging times collectively? Well, you're not alone. Join Kiyomi and the co-founder of Awaken into Love, Alexis, as we dive into our own personal challenges and how we've been experiencing the grass is greener syndrome. How we've been working with it, and how you can work with it in a way to help you awaken.

Do you easily fall into self-blame and shame? Do you feel guilty over things that cause you to become obsessive and make you feel unworthy? If so, you're not alone. In this podcast, Kiyomi interviews Dehlia, who speaks about her journey with shame, self-blame, and ROCD. We talk about how to unpack self-blame, how to recognize when you're in the loop, root causes, internal vs. external focus, religious traumas connection to shame and how to start working on it and break free!

Do you have questions and doubts like... "What if I'm not connected to my partner?" "Why do I feel so disconnected from them?" "How long is too long to feel disconnected?" "How do I feel connected to my partner?" Understand the hidden meaning behind "connection" with ROCD/anxiety, our view of what connection is, why you feel the need to always be attached, and how to do exposure work with "connection", and how to continually build connection in a relationship.

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi dives into the ONE thing most of us do every day that can hurt ourselves and our relationship: Overuse of social media. She talks about her own challenging journey with social media, her dark night of the soul, why we get so hooked on social media, and how we can use it in a way to make it work for our relationship and for us.

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews ROCD advocate, Jamie Lee (jamielee_rocd). They speak about Jamie's journey being a ROCD advocate, how to work with feelings and sensation that feel challenging, the problem with labeling and boxing our human experience as a compulsion, falling into the trap of judging feelings & sensations, the power of becoming awareness & the observer, moving toward values vs. feelings, how to find your own values and the importance of seeing relationships as art and creation.

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Piera from Chile, South America. This is probably one of the most empowering episodes on this podcast, and even though we speak about LDR (Long-Distance Relationships) this episode is going to apply to all of you! She offers you so much of her own wisdom, healing, and how she's using ROCDAnxiety as a way to be her highest version of herself and in partnership.

In this video, Kiyomi talks to you about things you need to hear but feel resistant to hearing about Relationship OCD/Anxiety. Think of this episode like the "tough love" you need to hear for you to truly find freedom from ROCD and anxiety. It's an episode you didn't realize you needed!

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi takes you through a transformational guided meditation through the power of compassion. In the beginning, she speaks about why compassion is so important for ROCD/anxiety and mental health, why she keeps seeing the healing benefits of compassion with her clients and why she believes it's crucial for deeper intimacy in relationships. *Skip to 7:30 for the meditation*

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi talks about how uncertainty, although uncomfortable and sometimes scary, can be a good thing. She speaks about how her current events in her life have been pushing her grow and how to make uncertainty work for you. Instead of seeing it as something scary, uncertainty can push you into your deepest growth, expansion and awakening.

Are you worried or fearful of what others think about you and your partner? Do you constantly obsess about what they've said or haven't said about your relationship?  Have you had an experience with a therapist who said something triggering? If you said yes to any of these, then this podcast is for you! Let's dive in!

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviewed Nicholas, founder of @thewaveandtheocean on Instagram. In this powerful episode, they speak about what it's like being a male and having Relationship OCD, the stigma attached, and common characteristics that come with being a male with ROCD. They also talked about marriage, commitment, feelings of boredom in security, attraction. They also spoke heavily about what Relationship OCD has taught him, how it helped him awaken and how you can make ROCD/anxiety work for YOU.

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi reflects on her recent, personal journey with impermanence. She speaks about how her recent experiences have allowed her to be more grateful, aware, and alive even though the experience have been painful. She shares how you can use the awareness of impermanence to have greater peace, fulfillment, and love in your life with yourself and your relationships.

Do you get triggered by spirituality in your relationship? Do you look at astrology, psychics, and angel numbers and believe it tells you to leave your relationship? Do you feel triggered constantly believing that your intuition is telling you to leave and feel disempowered? In today's podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Christianna on spirituality. They talk about their own journey with spirituality and ROCD, why spirituality can be so triggering for people with ROCD and anxiety, and how to start using spirituality to empower you and your relationship!

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews an Awaken into Love graduate representing her healing from ROCD/Anxiety from the Middle East.  She talks about what inner child work is, how she started, the resistance of inner child work (she felt crazy starting so if that's you, you're not alone!), how inner child work has helped heal her ROCD & OCD, and how you can start the inner child work process by incorporating self-love and self-care and what that really means.

Are you experiencing resistance in your healing with Relationship OCD/anxiety or your growth? If so, what does that mean? Maybe you don't know what resistance is and you're thinking they're "true" thoughts. In this podcast, Kiyomi interviews Manon on her journey on how to help you understand thoughts and feelings that were part of the resistance, how resistance is part of healing, what it's showing you, and how to work through it in a way to empower and awaken you and your partner!

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi and Alexis talk about healing with Relationship OCD. They talk about what they believe healing to be with ROD, what it looks like, misconceptions on healing, normal blockages, and resistances that happen when we're going into the journey of healing, what worked best for Kiyomi during her journey of ROCD, our views on ERP and why we are slightly different and toward the end... a BIG announcement about AIL that you don't want to miss!

In this podcast episode, I interviewed my husband and we got really vulnerable and personal (and at times, very emotional). We spoke about our journey together with ROCD, what helped him during my journey with ROCD, ways to build deeper intimacy through difficulty, things we wish we did back then, our sex life during ROCD, what ROCD can teach you, and how to make it work for you (yes, it can build deep connection!) We also spoke about how to be in a long-term, fulfilling relationship by speaking about honest emotions and thoughts about our relationship, big advice and realizations, toxic and red flag issues, and a lot of honesty, love and vulnerability in this podcast.

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Halley and Bryce, a couple navigating and growing through the challenges that come with Relationship OCD. The three of them discuss the challenges, "mistakes" that they've learned from when working with Relationship OCD, hidden compulsions, how to work through the importance of boundaries and taking care of oneself, and additional empowering tips on having a more fulfilling and loving relationship.

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Lauren, a ROCD Course/Community graduate and AIR member on sex and intimacy with Relationship OCD. Kiyomi and Lauren discuss the shame that can come with the topic of sex and intimacy and how this shame fuels Relationship OCD and anxiety. They discuss topics such as media influence on sex, ROCD behaviors such as avoidance during sex, sex, and compulsions, intrusive thoughts, obsessive thinking with sex and intimacy, and other topics like sexual trauma, shame, and blame "is what I'm experiencing normal?", insecurity, self-criticism, self-pleasure, surprising emotions, how to use the difficulties that may arise from sex and intimacy as a way to awaken and so much more.

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Heather, an AIR member and ROCD Course graduate on her experience with sexuality and sexual orientation. Heather speaks about her own experience with sexual orientation OCD/HOCD and how epiphanies and realizations that she's had during her journey entwined with ROCD.

In this episode, Kiyomi speaks about difficult feelings you may be experiencing with Relationship OCD. How one technique and perspective can change your relationship to your emotions, how this perspective changed her life and ROCD, the core emotions that fuel other difficult feelings that you didn't realize you were experiencing and how to start integrating the emotions to create deeper intimacy with yourself and your partner.

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews ROCD Course Community graduate and AIR member, Eszter from Hungary. In this episode, Eszter talks about her surprising journey with people pleasing in Relationship OCD. We learn about how anxiety and ROCD has helped her, what it's taught her, how to know if you have a coping mechanism of people pleasing, ways it shows up in ROCD and your relationship, how it begins, how society encourages people pleasing and how you can use people pleasing as a path to awaken in your relationship with yourself and your partner. 

In this podcast episode, Kiyomi interviews Palak, an AIL ROCD Course Ambassador and AIR member. They both speak about the importance of anger, how anger may be showing up in your relationship, in Relationship OCD and how to transform it in a way where it gives you a greater sense of awakening and freedom within yourself and your relationship.