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βI recently tweeted this:
Dear Therapist, I know itβs tempting to compare yourself to colleagues: to their accomplishments, their website, their social media, their skills, their side gigs, etc, etc. Please know you are enough and you donβt need to be doing all the things!
It seemed to resonate with many, and I'm not surprised. Underneath our layers of burnout, stress, compassion fatigue, depression, and/or anxiety, is the ever-present question, "Am I enough?" (Spoiler: You! Are! Enough!) I find this question to be fairly universal amongst all humans - I'm sure you've discussed this theme with many of your clients. This is partly why exploring Self as Therapist is so important.
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On a very related note, I just listened to this podcast from Clearly Clinical (you can pay for CEUs, and otherwise the episodes are free to listen to) with Megan VanMeter, LPC, LHMC who is an art therapist who shares thoughts and ideas for, "nurturing yourself beyond self-care." She and the host are virtually rolling their eyes at the term, "self-care" and their disdain for it is clear. I get it- the term, "self-care" is over-used, misunderstood, and definitely not enough/not the whole picture. Megan refers to Person as Therapist (which I call Self as Therapist) -anyway, it's a great listen with some ideas beyond the typical.
Next week I'm off to Asheville to attend a retreat for therapists to learn how to host retreats for therapists! I can't wait to go and then tell you about it! I also am so excited to plan (tentatively in the Fall of 2024) to host my first retreat to offer to you!!
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Take care of yourself today,
βElizabeth π
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