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On episode 21 of A Chat with Uma, I speak with Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT! Kimberley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and public speaker who is the host of Your Anxiety Toolkit podcast, founder of CBT School, and owner of Kimberley Quinlan (A Marriage and Family Therapy Corporation) in Los Angeles, CA. She is passionate about the treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and related disorders, Eating Disorders and Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors, and provides one-on-one treatment and online courses for those who are struggling in these areas. Advocating for those with mental health disorders is also a huge part of her life mission, and she serves as a global advocate for the International OCD Foundation. She is also the founder of CBTSchool, an online psychoeducation platform where she offers support and research-based educational products to those who cannot access correct care. CBTSchool offers low-cost online courses and FREE resources for OCD, anxiety and BFRB’s. She is also the best-selling author of 'The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD: Lean into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions, and Focus On Recovery' (2021).In this episode, we discuss the following topics (+ timestamps):((((00:13:59): All about self-compassion The events that led to Kimberley's interest & specialization in self-compassion Referenced clinician: Tara Brach Operational definition of self-compassion What self-compassion is & is not How anybody can access self-compassion Research on efficacy of self-compassion in treatment Role of self-compassion in recovery(((( Her journey to a POTS diagnosis How she had to radically change her life & way of operating Acceptance of disabilities & limitations The lessons she's learned from her chronic illness experience Full story on her podcast: episode 124, episode 307 Recommended book: How To Be Sick by Toni Bernhard( Kimberley's experience with developing boundaries How to (attempt to) strike balance amongst incredible busyness Fielding judgment and criticism from social media & large-scale public creation Kimberley's family and children Kimberley's strategies for time management Referenced course: Time Management for Optimum Mental Health((Connect with Kimberley: Website: https://kimberleyquinlan.com/ Listen To Her Podcast: Your Anxiety Toolkit - all podcast platforms CBT School: Find all courses here Instagram: @YourAnxietyToolkit Book: The Self-Compassion Workbook for OCD: Lean into Your Fear, Manage Difficult Emotions, and Focus On Recovery Kimberley's Clinical Practice: info hereConnect with me! My website: umarchatterjee.com Instagram: @UmaRChatterjee Twitter: @UmaRChatterjee TikTok: @UmaRChatterjee Email: [email protected] Have a guest you want on the show? Fill out the Guest Suggestion Form!
