Best Kevin Foss Podcasts (2025)

Just in case the threats of the Rapture didn’t get you down (or amped up with anxiety) enough, GS comes along to ask the question about what to do, and how to move on with life, now that, apparently, science proves that we have no free will. So, GS struggles to know what to do with this information. Luckily, this isn’t my first rodeo, and I’ve got …

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Episode 766: Senator Kevin Cramer. Jason Heitkamp. Powered by Bessette Motors in Carrington, ND. 1:21:37

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KHND-39018-GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST 2025-10-09

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Episode 765: District 14 GOP Chair Larry Danduran. Bowdon Area Rancher Jon Tebelius. Powered by Bessette Motors of Carrington, ND. 1:15:04

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#246- Are Generalized Anxiety Compulsions Different Than OCD Compulsions? GAD vs OCD! 30:39

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Episode 764: Political Pundit Bob Wheeler. Michael Coachman. Powered by Bessette Motors of Carrington, ND. 1:15:32

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Episode 763: State and National Headlines. District 8 Senator Jeff Magrum. Powered by Bessette Motors of Carrington, ND. 1:11:53

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Episode 762: With your Host Dan Stutlien. 56:37

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SPORTS FROM THE SIDELINES (10-4-25)

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Episode 761: Senator Kevin Cramer. Jason Heitkamp. Powered by Bessette Motors in Carrington, ND. 1:14:31

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KHND-39018-GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST 2025-10-02

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Episode 760: State and National Headlines. Bowdon Rancher Jon Tebelius. Powered by Bessette Motors of Carrington, ND. 54:39

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Episode 759: Political Pundit Bob Wheeler. Michael Coachman. Powered by Bessette Motors of Carrington, ND. 1:17:13

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KHND-39018-GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST 2025-09-30

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Episode 758: Brandon Wall of Arrowood Praire Coop, District 8 Senator Jeff Magrum. 1:14:03

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KHND-39018-GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST 2025-09-29

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Episode 757: With your Host Dan Stutlien. 56:39

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Episode 756: Senator Kevin Cramer. Jason Heitkamp. Powered by Bessette Motors in Carrington, ND. 1:40:01

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Episode 755: State and National Headlines. Bowdon Rancher Jon Tebelius. Powered by Bessette Motors of Carrington, ND. 1:18:04

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KHND-39018-GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST 2025-09-24

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Episode 754: Political Pundit Bob Wheeler. Michael Coachman. Powered by Bessette Motors of Carrington, ND. 1:16:22

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KHND-39018-GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST 2025-09-23

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Episode 753: State and National Headlines. District 8 Senator Jeff Magrum. Powered by Bessette Motors of Carrington, ND. 1:19:06

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#245- OCD Treatment And The Autism Spectrum With Dr. Jeremy Shuman, PsyD 54:40

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Dr Jeremy Shuman, PsyD, joins me today to discuss OCD treatment for those on the Autism Spectrum. Dr. Shuman offers a wealth of knowledge, insights, and encouragement to clinicians, families, and individuals alike. We discuss some of the diagnostic complications with the overlap of OCD and Autism symptoms, obstacles in the way of using CBT and ERP,…

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Episode 752: Senator Kevin Cramer. Jason Heitkamp. Powered by Bessette Motors in Carrington, ND. 1:17:55

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KHND-39018-GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST 2025-09-18

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Episode 751: State and National Headlines. Bowdon Rancher Jon Tebelius. Powered by Bessette Motors of Carrington, ND. 1:12:42

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Episode 750: Political Pundit Bob Wheeler. Michael Coachman. Powered by Bessette Motors of Carrington, ND. 1:16:36

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#244- Real-Event OCD: I Used AI And All I Got Was Guilt And Anxiety 26:58

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Alan sent me a message asking me about how he can deal with a spike in Real-Event OCD themes. He’s a reporter who used AI to help with his grammar, but his anxiety latched on about violating AI policies at work. He struggles to let go of the obsession and get back to appreciating his craft again. We go over Real-Event OCD and how it differs from ot…

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#243- Toenail Fungus Obsession… Again, and Still! 41:48

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Annie reached out to me as a follow up to a previous question she had about her toenail fungus and her obsession about it. She noticed that after all her ERP treatment she continues to have an obsession because she continues to get infections! How frustrating!? I talk about the expectations of ERP and anxiety treatment, how we can deal with the pos…

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#242- What If You Actually Believe Your Obsessive Thoughts? 36:41

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I recently got a follow up question from the Emotional Contamination episode (#240) asking about what to do if/ when someone actually believes their OCD fear is absolutely real. In Therapy-Land, we call this a high Fixity of Beliefs, or their thoughts are highly rigid or fixed. I know a word that doesnt sound like a word. I talk about what can be d…

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#241- The National OCD Survey with Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti and Jon Hershfield 1:04:07

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Today’s episode feature Dr. Caitlin Pinciotti, PhD, and Jon Hershfield, MFT in our discussion of the National OCD Survey. The goal of the National OCD Survey is to gather information about the demographic differences in OCD subtypes across the United States in alignment with identified cultural groupings within the United States. This was a really …

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#240- Emotional Contamination For Ellie’s 14 Year Old 39:08

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Ellie reached out to ask about how to help her 14 year old who is struggling with a fear of becoming like other people. Emotional Contamination the name we often apply to the OCD subtype where someone is afraid they will take on the unwanted characteristics of other, or specific, people. To help, I discuss what Emotional Contamination is, how obses…

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#239- SO-OCD Is Leading To Troubles In The Bedroom. Help! 31:21

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Ward emailed me to share a struggle he’s going through related to his SO-OCD. He notes that he’s in therapy and making progress, but the anxiety is impacting his performance in the bedroom and his libido is much lower than he wants. Anxiety can have serious negative impacts on someone’s sexual life. I discuss how the expectations of sexual performa…

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#238- Will Payton Ever Be Able To See Life Past Her Nose Again? 31:30

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Payton reached out with a voice question on Instagram with a question that a lot of people who listen to this podcast can understand. She struggles with what she believes is Hyperawareness OCD/ Sensorimotor OCD and is fixated on the fact that she can see the tip of her nose. While it may seem harmless, like all other obsessions in the category, she…

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#237- Alana’s Perfectionism Is Driving Her Nuts! 23:32

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Alana messaged me recently and asked about how she can tackle her perfectionism. It’s stopping her from sending in assignments, writing papers, and even makes her write down all the words she hears to make sure she knows them. Perfectionism can be awful, time consuming, and shame inducing. To try to help, I discuss perfectionism, some things to thi…

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#236- Being The Other Person In An ROCD Relationship With Danielle Cohen, LMFT 50:42

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Ever wonder what it’s like to be the partner of someone with Relationship OCD (ROCD)? Well, one listener did too, and they reached out to me and asked if I could have someone on to talk about their experience. So, Danielle Cohen, LMFT, joined me to talk about her experience with someone who struggles with ROCD. Danielle was kind enough to share her…

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#235- Is It Normal To Have Intrusive Thoughts On Purpose? 35:50

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Rick reached out to me recently to ask a very simple question with a not-so-simple answer. He wanted to know if it’s normal to have intrusive thoughts on purpose? It got me thinking about a lot of my clients who ask similar questions about their thoughts and why they have them and what their responsibility is to them. Did they want them, so they ca…

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#234- How Do I Stop, And Do ERP With, These Looping Violent Thoughts 34:52

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Abby reached out to me via Instagram to ask a question that starts off a little Harm OCD, but ends up a little Sensorimotor/ Hyperawareness OCD. She wants to know how to deal with her intrusive, looping thoughts that focuses on harm related thoughts toward a family member. She knows it’s her OCD, so she’s not doing compulsions, but she hates that t…

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#233- POCD: What If Therapist Actually Thinks I’m… You know?! 34:58

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M messaged me recently to ask about a situation that is all too common. They struggle with POCD, but are terrified to go see a therapist for treatment because what if the therapist 1) doesn’t diagnose them with POCD but actually thinks they are their worst fear, and 2) they actually are their worst fear and they don’t fully and clearly communicate …

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#232- How Can I Be A Full Time Artist Without Scrupulosity Destroying Me? 35:58

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Struggling Artist emailed me with an admittedly long question. They want to become a full time artist but are struggling to take the leap because their Religious and Moral Scrupulosity OCD is trying to overtake their life. Obsessions about moral perfection are leading to checking compulsions, donating art sales profits, excessive confession, and me…

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#231- Eden’s Casadastraphobia, and Taking Power From Sensorimotor OCD 36:48

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Today I get to share a comment from Eden and a question from Nicholas. Eden wanted to share her experience with Casadastraphobia. I love being able to share others’ experiences because everyone’s experience is a little bit different; even when people share the same anxiety subtype. After this, I get to answer Nicholas’ question about taking power a…

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#230- Not Habituating To Anxiety Of Fungus Under My Fingernails! 34:16

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Katie reached out ask me a simple question about how to pursue Exposure and Response Prevention when she cannot habituate to anxiety after she has had a resurgence of a fungus growing in her fingernails, and now toenails! She’s been through treatment, including IOP, but now is struggling to figure out what to do now that her anxiety is back! Finall…

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#229- How Can I Fight The Daily Fight Against SO-OCD? 39:26

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Phil messaged me to ask a simple question; what can he do to fight the inner fight of SO-OCD? He comments that he is in a relationship but constantly gets unwanted, intrusive thoughts telling him to “come out” or otherwise twisting completely neutral thoughts into something he does not want. So, what can he do? He’s doing exposures, but finds that …

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#228- Functional Neurological Disorder and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures with Dr. Lorna Myers 53:44

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Today’s episode features another amazing interview with someone at the forefront of their field. I had the privilege to interview Dr. Lorna Myers about Functional Neurological Disorder and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures. This may be new to many of this podcast’s listeners, but it is another fascinating dive into how the brain works, and when th…

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#227- Post Partum OCD with Dr. Jon Abramowitz 59:51

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In light of Mother’s Day, I had a chance to sit down with Dr. Jon Abramowitz and chat about Post Partum and Parinatal OCD, usually abbreviated as PPOCD. Dr. Abramowitz and I discussed the nuts and bolts of PPOCD, how it fits within the general OCD cycle, the impact it has on both new mothers and fathers, and what treatment looks like. As usual, we …

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#226- Dealing With Dissociation, and Creative Corner with Erika McCoy 36:50

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For today’s episode, I answer a question from C. She wants to know what she can do about her dissociation and memory loss when she becomes triggered and/ or overwhelmed with anxiety. What’s worse, she feels this way when she tries to do ERP and wonders whether or not the dissociation will make her efforts toward exposure fruitless. I offer her some…

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#225- Shame and Rebuilding Relationships After The Worst Of OCD 24:37

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Jenn wrote to me asking about how she can deal with the feelings of shame and embarrassment after her family has heard the details, and been the recipients of, her compulsive confession, reassurance seeking, and other compulsive behavior. She’s struggling with the shame that happens after years of compulsive vulnerability and wants to know how to p…

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#224- Why Does OCD Feel So Real? 37:59

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Kallie sent me a question that I’m sure every single person who has listened to this podcast has asked– “Why does OCD feel so real?!” She also asks why her specific subtype keeps showing up despite other subtypes coming and going, so there’s a little something for everyone. This is a tricky question to answer, but I discuss some of the tricks OCD p…

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#223- Fear Of False Memories, and Fear Of Losing Memories 33:37

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Today’s episode includes two questions and two answers, both having to do with memories. For the first question, the listener wants to know what can be done about false memories. So, we have to discuss False Memory OCD and Real Event OCD! The next question is from a listener who struggles with the fear of forgetting what just happened. Their obsess…

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#222- Intrusive Musical Imagery: What Is It, and How Do I Stop It? 30:36

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Max emailed me and asked a question that has never been asked on the FearCast before. He shares that he struggles with Intrusive Musical Imagery, or intrusive mental snippets of songs, and he wants to know how to deal with them. This is a great question that, even Max acknowledges, does not have a lot of information out there. But, I did some resea…

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#221- What Kind Of A Person Has POCD Thoughts, and What If I Cheated? 29:23

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Today’s question comes from Rick and Emilie. Rick struggles with feeling terrible over the fact that he even has POCD related thoughts and worries they reflect something terrible about himself. Furthermore, he feels worse now that he doesn’t feel as bad as he did before! What could that mean?! Emilie is similarly struggling with guilt, but the kind…

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#220- Stuck In A Real Event Obsession: ERP, Or Live And Learn? 51:17

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Today’s main question comes from a listener who seems to be stuck in a memory from two life events and she cant seem to get herself out of, away from, or past them. She’s tried ERP, but nothing seems to work. But, what if ERP in this instance wasn’t the solution? A OCD Therapist not immediately suggesting ERP?! Outrageous! And yet, what if ERP wasn…

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#219- I’m Attracted To The Memory Of My Elementary School Crush… Is This POCD? 46:03

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Today’s question is a fun one (for me). PotatoChipFiend emailed me asking me how they should deal with recurring thoughts about their childhood crushes and whether or not it is a form of POCD? In this episode I offer some guidance for exposures, ways to rethink the meaning of the story for him, how he can separate the fear into different parts that…

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#218- What Is The Best Exposures For Sensorimotor, And Attention Training 29:00

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For this week’s question, Sisi emailed me asking about the best exposures for Sensorimotor OCD. So, while of course I offer some suggestions and ideas, I also use this as an opportunity to discuss Attention Training as a way to help build your skill to allowing distraction while intentionally, and non-compulsively, directing your attention. Trigger…