Therapy doesn't have to break the bank — and one option most people overlook is working with a student therapist. They're training under licensed supervisors, bringing fresh knowledge and hands-on guidance to every session. At Resolve, sessions start at just $30 CAD. You're basically getting the student *and* their supervisor. If cost has been the barrier keeping you from support, this might be your way in. Check out www.resolvve.ca 💙

#OCD #MentalHealth #OCDAwareness #TherapyTips #Affordabletherapy

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

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Neutrality in therapy isn't always the most therapeutic thing.

There's a version of the therapist who sits behind a poker face no matter what — and sometimes that's exactly right. But sometimes the most healing thing I can do is let you feel that I actually care. That I'm invested. That there's a real human across from you who has something at stake in your growth.

I'm not here to debate your politics or your theology. Those aren't mine to challenge. But if something you're doing is quietly working against you — against the life you actually want — I'm going to say something. Gently, directly, however the moment calls for. Because that's the job.

Compassion isn't just warmth. It's also the willingness to hold a mirror up, to ask the harder question, to trust that you can handle being seen — really seen — and still feel safe.

Client-centered means I'm in service of your growth. Not my comfort. Not some clinical ideal of detachment. Yours.

And sometimes that means being very, very still.

And sometimes it means showing up with everything I've got.

#personalgrowth #Therapy #Mentalhealth #Psychotherapy #Therapist

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

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**Every Breath Is a Gift**

Your soul is always with you. Your breath is always with you.

In Hebrew, the word for soul — *neshama* — and the word for breath — *neshima* — share the same letters. That's not a coincidence. That's Torah.

When you come back to your breath, you're not just doing mindfulness. You're touching your soul. You're feeling the presence of God, who breathed life into you at the very beginning — and is breathing into you right now.

Slow breath or fast breath. Conscious or subconscious. Doesn't matter. Every single one is a gift.

כָּל הַנְּשָׁמָה תְּהַלֵּל יָהּ הַלְלוּיָהּ

*With every breath, with every part of my soul — I will praise God.* (Tehillim 150:6)

That's the meditation. Come to your breath. Come to your *neshama*. And feel it as love — God breathing into you in this very moment.

#Judaism #Mindfulness #JewishMeditation #Neshama #Soul

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

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ERP does not need to move so slow…ERP doesn't always need to move at a snail's pace — and sometimes going too slow actually reinforces the very avoidance it's trying to treat. 🧠 There's a difference between a therapist carefully discerning what a client can handle, and a client's OCD convincing them that bigger steps aren't possible. Don't let the exposure ladder become its own avoidance strategy. You can handle more than OCD is telling you. 💙

#OCD #MentalHealth #OCDAwareness #OCDTherapy #ERPTherapy

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

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Ending therapy sessions on time is harder than it sounds 🕐

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As a therapist, I struggle with it too. It's the same dynamic I work on with my clients — setting boundaries, saying no even when you're worried about the other person's reaction.

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When I let a session run over, I tell myself the client will feel more validated. The truth? It's my own discomfort I'm managing.

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Two things that helped:

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Start on time. One minute late and I'm compensating with four extra.

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At 45 minutes, say it out loud: "We're coming to the end — anything we need to make sure we cover?" Note it, open with it next session. Nothing gets lost.

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End on time. You'll feel less resentful, you'll model boundaries for your clients, and you'll have space to breathe.

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Our clients have work to do. So do we.

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#Therapy #MentalHealth #Boundaries #Therapist #PsychotherapyDisclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

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If I’m even the tiniest bit of a good therapist, here’s why.

Yes, training matters. Supervision matters. Skill matters. The therapeutic relationship matters.

But the real secret is that I genuinely believe in my clients.

I believe in who they are beneath the fear, beneath the symptoms, beneath the stuckness.

That doesn’t mean I’m unrealistic. I challenge people. I push. I confront avoidance. But underneath all of it is a deep belief that they are capable of more than they think.

And honestly, people feel that.

Sometimes somebody needs another person to believe in them before they can begin believing in themselves again.

That changes things.

#Therapy #MentalHealth #Psychotherapy #Therapist #Psychotherapy

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

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"Stop thinking about it" gets a bad rap in OCD circles — and rightfully so when people mean it as thought stopping, because that's impossible. But there's a distinction worth making. You can't prevent a thought from appearing, but you absolutely can direct your conscious attention elsewhere. That's thinking stopping — and that's actually one of the most powerful tools you have. OCD is the distraction. Everything else is your life. 💙

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#OCD #MentalHealth #OCDAwareness #OCDRecovery #OCDTherapy

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Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

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FOMO OCD is sneakier than it looks. 🧠 That urgent feeling that *this* moment is the one you can't miss? That's OCD talking, not life. Every beautiful moment doesn't have to be seized with urgency to count. Slow down, notice the pressure, and trust that there will be many more. 💙

#OCD #MentalHealth #OCDAwareness #OCDRecovery #MindfulnessAndOCD

Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of our mental health learning and educational content is not therapy and is not a replacement for therapy. Noah and Simon do not take this therapist-client role in any way for Resolvve.

Please seek professional help if needed. Go to www.resolvve.ca to get the support you need.

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