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Recovery from Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Lessons from Yoda to Skywalker
by Allison Lax (written and posted on the IOCDF website, May 31, 2023) If an observer had been... more»Turn Adversity to Advocacy
Each year offers opportunities to raise awareness about BDD and OCD—the 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Awareness Walk, the Annual OCD Conference, and OCD Awareness Week. Each involvement makes publicly visible these invisible brain disorders that cripple the lives of sufferers, their families, and friends. Collectively as a society, we are as healthy as the hardest hit of our members, so we’ve got work to do. To remove the stigma of brain disorders and to help cure them, we invite you to get involved: become a member of the International OCD Foundation, be an OCDvocate, volunteer, organize/attend a fundraising event, or make a donation.
Annual 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Awareness Walk
The 1 Million Steps 4 OCD Awareness Walk was created in 2013, the year after my pilgrimage from Cheyney, PA to Boston, MA in memory of Nathaniel, a 525-mile journey by foot. Like the original, this annual walk event builds community and raises awareness, funds, and hope. This year, we want to see how many million steps we can walk for OCD awareness together.
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Where: Christian Herter Park, Boston
When: Saturday, June 1, 2024
Registration, music, lawn games & exhibits: 9:00am
Welcome & Grand Marshall Remarks: 10:30am
Ribbon cutting & Walk: 10:45am
Food trucks, lunch, raffle & closing ceremony: 11:30-1:00pm
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May 14, 2012 Day 21 — Lower Manhattan to City Island, NY (9 miles)
I wake up early, already overstimulated by New York City and today’s schedule. Judy and I say goodbye to Waverly Place and meet Amanda and Marty at the NW corner of Washington Square to begin today’s walk. Given the number … Continue reading
May 12-13 Days 19 & 20 – Montclair to Greenwich Village, NY (train)
Living Intentionally Pilgrim # 2 (Judy) here. I join Denis in Montclair where he picks me up at the Bay Street Station in Zandi’s car, which he vaguely remembers how to drive. At dinner we gab nonstop with the Nammacks … Continue reading
May 11, 2012 Day 18 — Maplewood to Montclair, NJ (9 miles)
Loss I walk the short 9 miles from Maplewood to Montclair, NJ. The route heads due north. Given the elevation of the area, I occasionally catch glimpses of the Manhattan skyline to my right. How is it possible that I … Continue reading
May 10, 2012 Day 17 — Morristown to Maplewood, NJ (14.5 miles)
“N de C Savings and Loan” The shindig last night with Asselin cousins (not removed, once removed and even twice removed) gives me the strength and resolve to walk the 14.5 miles from cousin Rob’s (the brother) located to the … Continue reading
May 9, 2012 Day 16 — Chester to Morristown, NJ (14 miles)
Why the rush? I wake up well rested and ready to go. Thank god for a good night’s sleep. Mike and Diane’s King Size Hospitality in Flanders puts Ralph’s King Size Motel in Port Murray to shame. (And I even … Continue reading