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Episode Notes ERP is not the whole story in overcoming OCD. It’s crucial, it’s foundational to face your fears and stop avoiding your life through exposures, daily exposures, lifestyle exposures, all of it. But the real ingredient is one word, commitment. Doing what you say you’re going to do, even when it’s uncomfortable, in service of getting better. That’s where change starts. Not in perfect ex...

Episode Notes Dear OCD community: Just one thing today. One place. One conversation. One moment of courage. Face it. Don’t wait. I believe in you. #OCD #ExposureTherapy #AnxietyRecovery #ERP #MentalHealth 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 i...

Episode Notes Exposure therapy does not need to drag on. Yes, sometimes we move gradually, and not everyone is ready for big exposures right away. But moving too slowly can accidentally reinforce the idea that bigger exposures are dangerous. The goal isn’t just comfort. The goal is learning that you can handle discomfort. With the right support and skills, people can often do much more than they t...

Episode Notes OCD can make you feel like you’re the exception. Like your thoughts are different, more real, more true. But if someone else came to you with the exact same fear, you wouldn’t trust it. You’d call it OCD. You wouldn’t bet your life on it. That’s the trap. In the moment, it feels uniquely convincing. But everyone with OCD feels that same “this time it’s different.” Getting better star...

Episode Notes Here’s a natural support for OCD that people underestimate: go outside and walk. __ When you’re stuck in rumination, tracking, and mental loops, your world shrinks to your thoughts. Walking helps you re-engage your body, your senses, and the actual world around you. __ This isn’t avoidance and it’s not a replacement for ERP or medication. Keep doing your real OCD work. But also give...

Episode Notes OCD treatment needs great organization. __ If you’re struggling to follow through with exposures, or you’re a therapist trying to build accountability with clients, this matters. __ Exposures don’t happen “sometime today.” They need to be scheduled precisely and tied to real routines. __ Just like building any habit, this takes structure, reminders, and consistency. The harder the ta...

Episode Notes Exposure therapy needs a rebrand. A lot of people hear “exposure therapy” and think it means forcing yourself to suffer or “torture” yourself in order to eventually get better. That framing is not only inaccurate, it actually pushes people away from something that can really help. A better way to understand it is courage therapy. The goal isn’t to hurt yourself — it’s to strengthen y...

Episode Notes Internet compulsions are one of the hardest parts of OCD today. Research compulsions are everywhere. Reddit threads. Google searches. AI chats. Endless “just one more check” loops looking for certainty or reassurance. And there’s an added difficulty. The internet itself is highly addictive and difficult to regulate even without OCD. That’s why response prevention here sometimes needs...

Episode Notes Disclaimer: This Podcast and all of ou Internet compulsions are one of the hardest parts of OCD today. __ Research compulsions are everywhere. Reddit threads. Google searches. AI chats. Endless “just one more check” loops looking for certainty or reassurance. __ And there’s an added difficulty. The internet itself is highly addictive and difficult to regulate even without OCD. __ Tha...

Episode Notes Does your OCD theme keep changing? A lot of people worry about this. They start working on one theme in therapy and wonder if OCD will just move somewhere else. The classic “whack-a-mole” fear. Theme switching can happen. But when you look closely at OCD, the themes are less important than they seem. The details change, but the structure stays the same. Triggers. Intrusive thoughts o...

Episode Notes Is “trust your gut” good advice for OCD? In general culture people say trust your instincts. Trust that inner feeling that tells you what’s safe and what’s not. But with OCD, that instinct system often gets hijacked. You might walk into a room and suddenly feel a strong sense that something is wrong. That feeling can seem like intuition. But very often it is the OCD process reacting...

Episode Notes __ OCD thrives in the darkness. __ It grows when the stories stay hidden in the mind. OCD can build incredibly elaborate structures of meaning, beliefs, and fears that nobody else ever sees. __ But the moment you let someone into that world, things can begin to improve. __ Whether it’s a therapist, a friend, or family, speaking about OCD out loud changes something. With love, compass...

Episode Notes Language matters in OCD. In everyday culture people say “I’m obsessing about this.” But in OCD that’s not really what’s happening. Obsessions are intrusive thoughts, images, or urges that show up without permission. They are not a choice. What we do have agency over is the response. That’s where compulsions come in. So instead of saying “I’m obsessing,” it can sometimes be more accur...

Episode Notes OCD is a family affair. If someone you love is struggling, the first step is suppot. Learn about OCD. Help them find good therapy. Encourage treatment. But if things feel stuck, know this. You are not powerless. Families can unintentionally keep OCD running. Reassurance. Adjusting routines. Doing things for them. Avoiding triggers together. It comes from love. But sometimes love need...

Episode Notes If you’re in OCD therapy right now, just keep going. __ Every exposure matters. Every time you resist a compulsion matters. Every small decision to move toward the life you want matters. You are building strength whether you feel it yet or not. It does get easier. Not magically. But because you are rewiring your courage. __ Your therapists believe in you. I believe in you. Now it’s t...

Episode Notes If you want recovery to go faster and deeper, you have to gently admit something uncomfortable: sometimes OCD feels like it serves you. Not because it’s good. Not because you want it. But because in certain moments it gives you something — a sense of control, a burst of relief, reassurance, certainty. Even if it only lasts a few seconds. Real change begins when you can acknowledge th...

Episode Notes Rumination is almost universal in OCD. Different themes, same loop. The mind grabs a question and refuses to let go. One thing I often recommend is building the skill of directing your thinking. Not controlling thoughts. Directing thinking. Most of the day we’re flooded with input — screens, noise, information. We rarely practice choosing what to think about. Go somewhere quiet. Leav...

Episode Notes This is a message for every incredible human being in OCD therapy right now. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of blessed memory, once said that faith is not certainty, but the courage to live with uncertainty. That’s what you’re doing. Every time you resist a compulsion. Every time you choose not to check, not to wash, not to seek reassurance. You are choosing faith over certainty. The greatest...

Episode Notes Here’s why virtual OCD therapy works so well. When we’re online, I’m not limited to an office. I can meet clients where their fears actually live — in their homes, on the bus, near work, in real life. We don’t just plan exposures and hope they’ll do them later. We do them together, in real time. I’m in their ear while they face the fear. There’s something powerful about that. Less tr...

Behavioural therapy isn’t superficial. It’s the opposite. Facing your fear and not doing the compulsion. Walking into the room with a child. Not washing your hands again. Sitting with uncertainty. That’s not surface-level work. That’s putting your deepest beliefs on the line and challenging them through action. Insight matters. Understanding matters. But when you move differently, when you act aga...

Episode Notes This is a message to every single person in OCD therapy right now. As a therapist, and just as a human being, I want you to know how deeply I admire you. The courage it takes to face what terrifies you, to sit with uncertainty, to resist compulsions, to walk straight into the discomfort instead of running from it — that is not small. It is heroic. Your OCD points to what you care abo...

Episode Notes This week, we provide tips for managing hyperactivity symptoms in ADHD. 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. Fol...

Episode Notes This week we discuss how to make effective New Year's Resolutions. 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. Follow u...

Episode Notes This week we talk strategies for adult ADHD. 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. Follow us on Instagram (@resol...

Episode Notes This week, we discuss intrusive thoughts and the best ways to manage them. 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....