Hello Listeners!

Today’s episode is about preventing burnout. Whether you’re a therapist, counselor, social worker, or anyone else in the mental health field, your work can be incredibly rewarding but also emotionally and mentally taxing. It's vital to take care of yourself, so you can show up for your clients in the best way possible. In this episode, we’ll explore practical self-care techniques that can help you recharge, reduce burnout, and maintain your mental and emotional health while you continue to do important work.

Warning in advance, I will be disclosing some of my own personal experiences and struggles in this episode. If you would like to skip this episode due to these disclosures, feel free and we will catch you on the next episode!

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Today’s episode is about Family Dynamics and Family Systems. With the recent holidays, I thought it would be important to discuss how one’s family dynamics or how one’s family systems can influence or impact you. I know for many of my client’s the stress and anxiety with being around family on the holidays can be overwhelming. Being around family can potentially even trigger one’s negative view of self, their disordered eating behaviors, their substance use/abuse, or their trauma reminders. My hope for today’s episode is to give the listeners more information about family dynamics and family systems as well as provide suggestions for those feeling affected by these dynamics. I hope you all enjoy!

Resources:

Hammond, R., Cheney, P., & Pearsey, R. (2015). Sociology of the Family Textbook. Rocky Ridge Press. http://freesociologybooks.com/.

Bowen, M. (1978). Family therapy in clinical practice. Jason Aronson.

This text is taken from Family Theories: A New Direction for Research with Resettled Populations by Jaime Ballard, Elizabeth Wieling, Lekie Dwanyen,and Catherine Solheim, used under a CC BY NC 4.0 license.

https://heidi-c-priebe.medium.com/an-introduction-to-dysfunctional-family-roles-d2b79380c2ac

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Today’s episode is about breaking the stigma around mental health. With mental health being talked about more openly, it’s important to explore and challenge some of the misconceptions about mental health. Mental health is a topic that affects millions of people worldwide, yet there is still a stigma associated with mental health. Listen for more.

Resources:

https://www.instagram.com/revivecounselingfayetteville/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D

Corrigan, P. (2004). How stigma interferes with mental health care. American Psychologist, 59(7), 614–625.

Ghiasi N, Azhar Y, Singh J. Psychiatric Illness and Criminality. [Updated 2023 Mar 30]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537064/

https://www.samhsa.gov/mental-health/myths-and-facts