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I think therapists have an endless chain of therapists, providing therapy to other therapists (possibly for things that their clients said ) but I like to imagine they also have support groups

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It’s probably a bit more circular than that.

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This was handled gloriously in an early scene in the show that the Ukranian president was in. (When he played being the president of the Ukraine, before he was president, and was just an actor.)

SPOILERS BELOW (But most people probably won't see the show!)

The new president-elect, on his first day, has been introduced to a lot of people. In one of the introductions, he's told "and she* is your psychiatrist." Then the president-elect gestures at another person standing slightly to the left of and behind the psychiatrist: "Who's that?" "That's HER psychiatrist!"

* I don't remember if one was male and one was female; they might have both been male.

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Oh, Isha, you always make me laugh. It’s one of my favorite things to do. Thank you!

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I don't see stats now, to answer you Reddit.

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Thank you so much for answering! I will assume it is not personal, in that case.

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Who else posts mozey shabbos?

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I do not endorse the below links, but of the many people I follow (and I will follow pretty much anyone as long as they aren't upsetting me, and am particularly fond of trading subscriptions) these both posted as well. Would love to know if they are experiencing the same thing.

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I sought the two founders on Notes and had a chutzpa to ask them there. Will see if they reply. I will let you know.

Used to be able to get an answer from support. Not anymore. Maybe there should be a substack broad for a quick answers? Support is essential.

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I'm looking forward to the Esau post! I also sometimes see him as a sympathetic character, in spite of knowing that both the Old Testament AND the New Testament are down on him!

I think it's because his cry of “Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father.” is so mournful!

(I'm going to say the 400 soldiers is a nuance that doesn't always come through in translations... it's easy to infer they are just "guys who worked for him," his "servants." It might sound silly I called it a "nuance," but sometimes you just don't ask, "Why is he randomly traveling with 400 people?" You're like "Guess there was a reason people did that in those days?" and go on to the next chapter. )

One thing that really made me wonder about Esau as a sympathetic character was a couple of lines in a novel by Marilynne Robinson--probably "Home."

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