Resolvve

Noah Tile & Simon Spichak
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Welcome to the Resolvve Podcast, where we talk about all things mental health, resilience, and personal growth. On this Podcast, we will speak with mental health educators and clinicians across the world, who will share their expertise and wisdom, providing tips, tools, and strategies that can make a positive difference in your life. We'll also share blogs, poems, and other forms of media along the way. Made with production help from Atara Shields Tile

  1. 22H AGO

    Does your OCD theme keep changing?

    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 or images. Anxiety. Then rituals or avoidance. It’s the same mechanism. So when you really learn how to work with one theme, you are building skills that apply everywhere. Learning to tolerate the discomfort of intrusive thoughts. Learning not to engage in compulsions. Learning to move forward even when uncertainty is present. Those abilities travel with you. Even if the theme changes, the way through it is the same. #OCD #OCDRecovery #ERP #MentalHealth #Anxiety 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 (@resolvvementalhealth), TikTok (@Resolvve), and Youtube (@resolvvementalhealth).

    1 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Is 'trust your gut' good advice for getting over OCD?

    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 to a trigger. A person, a smell, an image, a thought. OCD sends a danger signal even when there is no real danger. So “trust your gut” is not always helpful advice for someone dealing with OCD. A better question is: what does my wise mind say? Wise mind is the place where logic, emotion, experience, and values come together. In spiritual language, you might call it the voice of the soul. It is wider than instinct and calmer than fear. Sometimes instinct and wise mind agree. But many times with OCD they do not. In those moments the goal is not to follow the gut reaction, but to follow the wiser voice that knows the direction you actually want your life to go. #OCD #OCDRecovery #ERP #MentalHealth #Anxiety 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 (@resolvvementalhealth), TikTok (@Resolvve), and Youtube (@resolvvementalhealth).

    1 min

  3. 4D AGO

    OCD thrives in the darkness

    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, compassion, and sometimes even humor, the logic of OCD starts to show its cracks. I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had where we end up laughing together at the strange logic OCD creates. The pain is still real, but the spell breaks for a moment. __ And in that moment a person can step back and say, “Wait… is this really true?” __ Getting OCD into the light is often the beginning of getting better. __ #OCD #OCDRecovery #ERP #MentalHealth #Anxiety 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 (@resolvvementalhealth), TikTok (@Resolvve), and Youtube (@resolvvementalhealth).

    1 min

  4. MAR 6

    I think we need to expand OCD language

    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 accurate to say “I’m compulsing.” The obsession arrived on its own. The compulsion is the behavior or mental action we take in response to it. I also think the word “compulsion” doesn’t always capture the full picture. Because OCD is not only about what people do. It’s also about what people don’t do. The places they avoid. The conversations they don’t have. The risks they don’t take. That’s why I sometimes like the word “rituals.” Rituals include both the actions we perform and the avoidances that quietly shape a person’s life. Seeing both helps people understand how OCD operates and where recovery work actually happens. When the language becomes clearer, the path forward often becomes clearer too. #OCD #OCDRecovery #ERP #MentalHealth #Anxiety 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 (@resolvvementalhealth), TikTok (@Resolvve), and Youtube (@resolvvementalhealth).

    1 min

  5. MAR 4

    OCD is a family affair

    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 needs structure. You can get your own guidance. You can learn what not to enable. You can learn where to set boundaries. You can change the system around the OCD. And when the system changes, the OCD often loses strength. It is not your fault. But you do have influence. OCD recovery is not just individual work. It is family work. #OCD #OCDRecovery #ERP #FamilySupport #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 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 (@resolvvementalhealth), TikTok (@Resolvve), and Youtube (@resolvvementalhealth).

    1 min

  6. MAR 2

    This is a reminder for everybody in OCD therapy

    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 time for you to start believing in yourself too. __ #OCD #OCDRecovery #ERP #ExposureTherapy #AnxietyRecovery __ 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 (@resolvvementalhealth), TikTok (@Resolvve), and Youtube (@resolvvementalhealth).

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  7. FEB 26

    Here is what most people get wrong about OCD treatment

    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 that without shame. When you say, “I see what this has been giving me — and I’m ready to get those needs met in a healthier way.” That’s where motivation gets stronger. That’s where courage deepens. And that’s when recovery becomes real. Keep going. #OCD #OCDRecovery #ERP #Anxiety#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 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 (@resolvvementalhealth), TikTok (@Resolvve), and Youtube (@resolvvementalhealth).

    2 min

  8. FEB 25

    Here is an OCD Rumination Strategy

    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. Leave your phone. Pick a topic on purpose. Someone you love. A project you care about. A memory. Stay with it. When other thoughts pop up, let them be there and gently return to what you chose. You’re training attention. You’re strengthening the muscle of choosing where your mind goes. That way, when rumination starts, you recognize it and say, I’m not engaging this right now. I can focus elsewhere. It’s a simple practice, but it builds real freedom. #OCD #Rumination #ERP #MentalHealth #Mindfulness 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 (@resolvvementalhealth), TikTok (@Resolvve), and Youtube (@resolvvementalhealth).

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Welcome to the Resolvve Podcast, where we talk about all things mental health, resilience, and personal growth. On this Podcast, we will speak with mental health educators and clinicians across the world, who will share their expertise and wisdom, providing tips, tools, and strategies that can make a positive difference in your life. We'll also share blogs, poems, and other forms of media along the way. Made with production help from Atara Shields Tile

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  • Creator
    Noah Tile & Simon Spichak
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    223
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026
  • Show Website
    Resolvve

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