pat mcgrath

Hello again and welcome back to Well, Not Perfect. 

I had an absolute blast putting on my clinical hat with our guest today. 

Dr. McGrath currently serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for NOCD, an app-based platform for the treatment of OCD. He leads their teletherapy services across the world. He is also a Lead Psychologist at Ascension Illinois Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, where he opened Intensive Outpatient, Partial Hospital, and Residential Treatment Programs for Anxiety Disorders, School Refusal, and OCD. 

I’ve known Dr. McGrath for years and it was a privilege to get to pick his brain on this episode. He shares with us some of the exciting developments in the treatment of OCD and other anxiety disorders as well as some of the most interesting cases he’s dealt with in his career. 

There was an empowering golden thread throughout our conversation that I think is important for every listener to hear: that we as humans really are more capable of overcoming our fears than we may think.

In today’s episode you will learn: 

1. The evolution of therapeutic treatments, including Exposure Response Prevention;
2. Strategies for supporting a loved one who struggles with an anxiety disorder; and
3. Why it's crucial for us to be okay with short term emotional discomfort in order to benefit in the long term

Welcome to another episode of Well, Not Perfect.

To connect with Dr. McGrath & NOCD, you can find him at: 

• Website: www.nocd.com
• Books: “Don’t Try Harder, Try Different” & “The OCD Answer Book”
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-mcgrath-37b981/
• Study on the Effectiveness of Virtual ERP: https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/could-virtual-erp-be-the-new-standard-of-treatment-for-ocd

Episode 21 - This week we have the enigmatic John Stapleton on the show.

John T Stapleton is a Brooklyn native who moved to LA to pursue screenwriting after graduating from the School Of Visual Arts. His independent films "Mi Pollo Loco" and "Angels" quickly became the cult darlings of the film festival circuit.

Scouted as a model in the early nineties, he learned the importance of makeup on men during the heroin chic phase of fashion. Skinny boys with Smokey eyes were having a moment and when it was over, Stapleton turned to his next career phase- makeup artistry, taking a position at MAC in 1996. John has now been with MAC for 24 years and holds a Senior National Artist title.

Somewhere along the way, he stumbled into a notable career as a make-up artist, working with such names as Kelly Osbourne, Anika Noni Rose, Margaret Cho, and Joan Jett and landed a role as Senior Artist at MAC Cosmetics, propelling him into the world of backstage fashion. Stapleton worked on E! Fashion Police for five years, developed and appeared as Margaret Cho’s Makeup Artist on VH1’s The Cho Show. Stapleton is currently the Makeup Designer for the forthcoming Netflix series Selena.

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