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A Therapist’s Experience with Self-Compassion
When I first began my education as a clinical social worker, I was assigned The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff. At the time, I was unfamiliar with the concept of self-compassion and deeply self-critical. That workbook laid the foundation for a kind...
How Your Therapist Avoids Burnout
Therapists are trained to hold space for the pain, stress, and growth of others but that doesn’t make us immune to emotional fatigue. Like anyone in a helping profession, therapists are vulnerable to burnout. “Burnout” refers to the gradual depletion of emotional,...
Yes, I’m Your Therapist Who Makes TikToks
Let’s just go ahead and say it.. therapists are not robots. We cry, we binge reality TV, we have group chats full of chaotic memes, and some of us make content.. Reels, TikToks, even a good old therapy meme here and there. I’m one of those therapists. And before you...
Being a Therapist with OCD
Growing up I had constant anxiety. My anxiety would interfere with my sleeping, eating, and school. As a child I would not sleep at night out of fear that I would stop breathing in my sleep. I also would only eat certain foods or eat very slowly out of fear I would...
The Closet Has Echoes: When Homophobia Sounds Like Projection
I’m sure most of us are tired of hearing the same old lines: “I’m not homophobic, I just don’t want to see it.” “I believe in family values.” “I’m straight, I just fool around sometimes—don’t mean anything.” Welcome to the American South, where masculinity is...
Medical Anxiety
Sometimes I wish people understood that being a therapist doesn’t mean I’m immune to the things my clients go through. I spend a lot of time holding space for other people’s fears, validating their pain, helping them slow down and notice what’s happening in their...