Obsessions & Compulsions Update

Committed

Jo Piazza

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2024

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

In their first appearance on Committed, Mike and Nicole Conforto opened up about how Mike’s severe OCD turned their lives upside down. His obsessive fears for his infant son's safety spiraled into debilitating panic attacks and constant anxiety, straining their marriage and making parenthood an overwhelming challenge. The episode delved into Mike's diagnosis, their struggles as a family, and the long road toward managing his condition. In this follow-up, Mike and Nicole share how life has changed since their initial conversation. They discuss the progress Mike has made in therapy, how they continue to navigate the ups and downs of OCD as a couple, and the lessons they’ve learned about resilience and support. This candid update offers a deeper look into their ongoing journey, providing hope and insight for families facing similar challenges.

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0:00.0	One of the episodes that I've thought a lot about over the past couple of years is our one with Nicole and Mike Conforto.
0:09.6	Nicole had written this gorgeous essay for Modern Love in the New York Times about her husband Mike's obsessive-compulsive disorder.
0:17.7	She talked a lot about how it was impacting their marriage, so I reached out and asked if they'd come on the show.
0:24.8	The line that had stuck with me from that essay was this. We can't always protect the people we love,
0:31.4	no matter how much we know. Our plans and our lives can unravel in an instant.
0:38.6	Make plans anyway.
0:40.9	I think about that all the time.
0:45.2	On our episode, Nicole and Mike talked about how hard it was to deal with Mike's OCD
0:49.2	and how freeing it was to come out the other side after his years of treatment.
0:56.1	The two of them had also started writing a novel together, and that was a huge deal. It changed everything for them.
1:04.0	Having this creative outlet together strengthened their marriage and healed them in ways
1:07.8	they couldn't have imagined. It was also a great way to find themselves again after they had kids.
1:14.1	Today we're catching up with Nicole and Mike,
1:16.3	to find out how writing that book together ended up impacting their marriage
1:19.6	and what's happening with it now.
1:22.9	Here's Nicole and Mike.
1:25.2	Since we last talked, we had finished the book.
1:27.6	We were looking at getting an agent, and the good news was that we did find an agent,
1:32.2	and she loves the book and has been pitching it to different publishers for a while.
1:38.9	We made major revisions with her help, and that's been incredible.
1:42.5	But, you know, it's two years now and we still have
1:46.6	not found a publisher for this book that we absolutely adore and that has been a pretty big
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