Lanie Smith is a registered art therapist and vitality coach who knows what it means to burn out when you are in private practice. She also knows what it takes to turn it around. We encourage you to listen with an open heart and look inward to find your own needs for space and rest.

Today's topic is a heavy one, but a common one. 1 out of 4 pregnancies end

in loss and chances are you know someone who has gone through this or you

have experienced it yourself. We invited Dr. Kris Boksman, a psychologist

and owner of Limestone Clinic to share her experience of going through

multiple losses while in her practice.

Many people start their private practices but they are in a two-income

household. The income from their partner can provide a bit of cushion or a

sense of safety when starting a new business. But what happens when that

cushion is gone and you become the safety net for your partner?

As therapists, when we show up to session, we show up fully. We physically,

emotionally, and spiritually are present. But what happens when we face

struggles with any aspect of our health, chronically, day in and day out? 

Dr. Jennifer Blackledge is a psychologist in Texas and is the creator of

Thera365.com She shares how her journey through chronic illness has shaped

her private practice.

Jill Johnson-Young LCSW is the epitome of how our stories become part of

our practices. Jill, widowed twice, shares her experiences of grief and how

out of her own process and helping others grieve she developed

yourpaththroughgrief.com.

Some of you have watched Gary Brown, PhD a therapist in Los Angeles in our Private Practice Success Stories video. Today, I was working on sending out an email and stumbled upon this standalone video that Gary recorded just 6 weeks after bootcamp after his first round of bootcamp. He got me to tear up and he has a real conversation about what it means to take a look at your practice when you are established as a therapist. 

Once a year we pull back the curtain on our flagship business training for

therapists. We want you to really see what is involved in your LIFETIME

membership when you sign up. Press play and find out why after this video

we had a flurry of last minute applications to enroll in the Business

School Bootcamp for Therapists. So -

Drum roll please......

So many therapists work for months, years, or even decades making a wage

that doesn't really allow them to survive. When they start to look at

opening up a private practice, it becomes impossible to imagine being

valued financially, or otherwise. 

Many therapists have had these doubts. Listen to stories below of moving

through that fear, making the changes, and creating a business plan that

truly worked. 

What do you need? What do you want? What are you REALLY looking for? Your clients often come into you with a surface symptom, complaint, or desire. But, when we dig deeper we find the real gold in that experience. Mercedes, LCSW shares her journey in teasing out her big vision, her real passion, and getting to know deeply how to run a business that was the perfect fit for her. 

Starting a new private practice and being full in less than 6 months sounds exciting, but there can be some major fear and doubts along the way. Listen to Mollie's story today and get inspired!