Jason Adams
Anxious Parenting Practicalities, Pt. 10: Keeping Things Going
When I first started consulting publishers for my book, I was often told that the real work of being an author would begin after my book...
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Jason Adams
- Aug 22
- 3 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 9: How bad is it? OCD and Self-Assessment
I suffered from OCD symptoms for years without recognizing them as OCD symptoms. I imagine many people can relate. In hindsight, I can...
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Jason Adams
- Jul 30
- 4 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 8: How to Recharge as a Parent with a Mental Health Disorder
I had no idea how to rest and recharge when I first became a father. I imagine many new parents have felt the same. It's easy enough to...
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Jason Adams
- May 31
- 6 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Pt. 7: Energy Part 2 (the less obvious stuff)
In my last post, I commented on a few (fairly) obvious things that have been sapping my energy in recent months. In this post, we're...
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Jason Adams
- May 10
- 4 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Pt. 6: Energy, Part 1 - The "Obvious" Stuff
Well, what a couple months it’s been. Let me just tell it like it is - I hit rock bottom in terms of exhaustion. I flat out, full out,...
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Jason Adams
- Mar 30
- 5 min
On, Off and OCD: 3 Helpful Steps for Getting Unstuck (and a bit of philosophy)
I recently read a quote that goes something like this: “You can’t understand ‘off’ without understanding ‘on’.” Now, in fairness, this...
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Jason Adams
- Mar 26
- 8 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 5/10: Starting Meds as a Parent
Meds...so many options, so many opinions...where do you start? Who do you talk to? More importantly, how does the process of starting...
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Jason Adams
- Mar 1
- 4 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 4/10: You Are Not Your Thoughts (wait, what?)
What advice would you give to your younger self? I know - such an annoying question. Profound, I suppose, but not an overly practical...
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Jason Adams
- Feb 15
- 6 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 3/10: Poop, Parenting and OCD
Let's face it: newborns produce some fairly…er…off-putting substances. Now, obviously, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that. In...
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Jason Adams
- Jan 8
- 5 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 2/10: Top 5 Lessons I Learned About ERP
Disclaimer: this post is meant for readers who already know what ERP is. If you don't know what ERP is, read more about it here and/or...
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Jason Adams
- Jan 8
- 5 min
Anxious Parenting Practicalities Part 1/10: Exposure Response Prevention Exercises and Kids
Spoiler alert: if you already know what ERP is and just want to get to the part about using ERP when you have kids, skip down to the...
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Jason Adams
- Dec 14, 2021
- 6 min
I'm suffering. Now what?
Highly Predictable Disclaimer: I’m not a therapist. These are my thoughts and reflections from going through the process of admitting a...
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Jason Adams
- Nov 29, 2021
- 13 min
Preparing to Start Therapy (and some reasons why you might not)
Getting started, keeping going, getting started again … it seems to me that this is the essential rhythm not only of achievements, but of...
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Jason Adams
- Nov 25, 2021
- 6 min
Parental Instincts and OCD: Friends or foes?
Instincts and obsessions: is there a difference? I received a diagnosis of OCD for the first time when my boys were just over two months...
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Jason Adams
- Nov 22, 2021
- 10 min
How does OCD affect parenting?
Before I begin, I want to acknowledge something important – the point of this book is to share my journey from a place of suffering to a...
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Jason Adams
- Nov 9, 2021
- 3 min
Top 3 FAQs about OCDad
Books are designed to start conversations. Frankly, they're conversations in and of themselves. With conversation comes questions. ...
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