Apparently this is a common question, and I think you deserve a nuanced answer from a real therapist. Sure, the answer is in the grey zone of “it depends.” But, when I hear that someone has been in therapy for that long consistently, especially with the same...
Here we are the week after Thanksgiving… sigh. Somehow even with this time off for the holiday, you’re more tired than you were before you went on break. How does that happen?! I can tell you how because this definitely has been me many times. The good news is,...
I often hear early on from people seeking therapy that they’re not sure if it’s stress or burnout or even anxiety that they need help with. Regardless, they want to know what’s going on with themselves and what they need to do about it because they...
I started writing this post (the first time) when the skies in Boise were full of smoke from the wildfires and I couldn’t go outside. I stopped working on it for a bit because there were so many more important things, both in my life and in the world, between then and...
I’m guessing you’re thinking at least one of these myths, because while I was dealing with my own burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma in Boise I went through all the same thoughts at some point or another. In fact, there is a good chance that right now...
