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Greetings everyone. Just sharing about the below podcast which may be of some interest to some of you. I have not yet had the opportunity to listen. </div>
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<b>From: </b>Marisa Gelfand <marisa@claytonmentalhealth.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 3:36 PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Marisa Gelfand <marisa@claytonmentalhealth.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[External] Educational Resource / Podcast<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing">Good Afternoon,<br>
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I’m Marisa Gelfand, a therapist and the host of <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-characters-toolkit/id1817528646" target="_blank" data-outlook-id="0d634005-0d6e-4717-87e4-85d10b5e03bc">
The Character’s Toolkit</a>—a podcast where novels, mental health, and therapy come together.<br>
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I'm writing to tell you about the podcast and ask you to share it with students or colleagues who may be interested. Each episode is built around a single fictional novel and the journey of one character as they navigate a mental health challenge. First, I
speak with the author about the character’s experience and the process of writing about it. Then, I interview a therapist to explore how they would conceptualize and work with the character’s challenges in real life—sharing concrete therapy skills and tools
your students can immediately apply in practice.<br>
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The goal is to bring counseling concepts to life through the richness of storytelling, offering a creative yet clinically grounded way to deepen understanding of:</div>
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<li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 15px;">Specific therapy skills in action<br>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 15px;">Case conceptualization through literary examples<br>
</li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left: 15px;">Bibliotherapy as an engaging clinical tool</li></ul>
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<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-characters-toolkit/id1817528646" target="_blank" data-outlook-id="54d749b6-a6d8-46de-8413-79f0a964c084">
listen to the podcast</a>,<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecharacterstoolkit.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cad5a1372eb384d7565ee08ddebc325d7%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C638925945572192108%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=2qJB1%2Fyob4irDgpzY7FIH2NtOGQ6NuFrUvbYihalyIU%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.thecharacterstoolkit.com/" target="_blank" originalsrc="https://www.thecharacterstoolkit.com/" data-outlook-id="74c0a241-b63d-426d-bd8d-1346d4826f50"> read
the blog</a>, or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecharacterstoolkit/" target="_blank" data-outlook-id="28908612-8aeb-4382-b3a3-5292621f3b1d">
follow on Instagram</a>. <br>
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<b><u>Here is a quick blurb you can forward: </u></b><br>
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Interesting Resource: The Character’s Toolkit -- Step inside a novel, explore a character’s mental health journey, and walk away with practical therapy insight and skills you can easily apply.
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-characters-toolkit/id1817528646" target="_blank" data-outlook-id="b7ae83cf-5bc2-425a-ab3f-08425e78f588">
Listen to the podcast</a>,<a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecharacterstoolkit.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ccounselor_educ%40listserv.ohio.edu%7Cad5a1372eb384d7565ee08ddebc325d7%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C638925945572215826%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZruzC6fzUbcBzwkZw8T7wRsgOI1qNqa0%2FCw1Vnclns4%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.thecharacterstoolkit.com/" target="_blank" originalsrc="https://www.thecharacterstoolkit.com/" data-outlook-id="104b89d9-a8ec-47aa-9e12-52afcc6817f9"> read
the blog</a>, or<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thecharacterstoolkit/" target="_blank" data-outlook-id="532985d3-4c0c-4e73-92eb-21d325bab772"> follow on Instagram</a>. <br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing">If you have questions, ideas, or would like to explore a collaboration, I’d be thrilled to connect.<br>
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Warmly,<br>
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Marisa Gelfand</div>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">Marisa Gelfand, LPC</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">314-764-5737</div>
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Character's Toolkit Website</a></div>
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Character's Toolkit Podcast</a></div>
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