About Today's Show:

Today’s interview was with Susan Roggendorf, a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Iowa. In our conversation, we talk about how Susan came to realize that she was burnt out, how that affected her mental health, and what she did to aid in her recovery from burnout. We also talked about the need to break down the archaic rules that keep us working in systems that burn us to a crisp, and about how important it is to be there for each other as colleagues in community. Essentially, we talk about how it's so important to be there for each other, and also to say, "fuck you, fuck your rules, I'm out."

About Today's Guest:

Susan Roggendorf is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Iowa. She's the LGBTQ+ owner and founder of Coffelt Counseling Services in the Quad Cities. Susan works with folx living with anxiety in her LGBTQIA2s+ community. She's also currently in certification to expand her work with First Responders/EMS/ER personnel grappling with anxiety and burnout/compassion fatigue. And she's still at work in the ER as a Crisis Clinician when she's not busy harassing her kids or off knitting with friends.

Connect with Susan on Instagram: @CoffeltCounseling

To apply to be a guest on this show, please fill out this Interviewee Interest form and let me know what you'd like to add to the conversation!

To get individualized help finding your way out of burnout, schedule a 1-1 burnout coaching session with Meg on Calendly.

Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
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Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.