
Sunday May 17, 2026
Chris Walker: When childhood trauma meets OCD
Leading Australian TV producer, Chris Walker talks to Penny and Angie about the devastating intersection of OCD and childhood trauma.
When Chris was a young kid he witnessed a devastating event which left him and his family reeling. A few years later, Chris experienced OCD symptoms which started to take over his life.
In this very raw and honest episode, Chris talks so generously about:
- The role religion and moral scrupulosity played in his OCD
- The exhaustion of dealing with OCD at school when it’s so often invisible/hidden
- The continuing misunderstanding around OCD and mental illness in general
- Getting treatment for PTSD and ocd and how ERP therapy helped his compulsions
- Seeing OCD symptoms in one of his children and his optimism for early intervention.
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