The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy

Structuring Self-Care

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Curt and Katie talk about structuring self-care into your business practices. We look at how to incorporate self-care best practices into the way you build your work day. We also talk about common challenges to taking this advice.   

It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Creating a cohesive plan for self-care in all aspects of your work
  • Incorporating the concept of Flow into your work practices
  • Defining Flow – the thoughts about losing yourself or being incredibly mindful
  • The absence of mental load that occurs when you are doing the things that you are good at and enjoy most
  • Decision fatigue, spoon theory
  • Identifying how to set up your day strategically
  • Studying your energy and motivation at different times of day
  • The importance of rest, balancing of stress and rest to increase stamina
  • The times when creativity comes are not when you’re working
  • Working to prevent burnout, rather than manage it after it happens
  • Intentionally scheduling rest and rejuvenating activities
  • What types of rest are effective and what types of rest are ineffective
  • The danger of the ideas of productivity and hustle
  • The inefficiency of continuous running
  • How to structure your schedule effectively
  • Ritual and routine, grounding and mindfulness
  • Creating systems to decrease the required number of decisions you need to make each day
  • How the people around you elevate you or pull you down
  • Intentionally separating “work” from home
  • Closing out, decompression, and consultation

    • Resources mentioned:

    We’ve pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links. Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links, so if you purchase after clicking below, we may get a little bit of cash in our pockets. We thank you in advance!

    2020 Kauai Continuing Education Retreat for Therapists Hosted by CAV Academy

    Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

    When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Daniel Pink

    Peak Performance: Elevate Your Game, Avoid Burnout, and Thrive with the New Science of Success by Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness 

    Spoon Theory

    Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards

    Therapy Reimagined 2020 Call for Speakers

    Therapy Reimagined 2020 Call for Sponsors

     

    Relevant Episodes:

    Self-Care, Self-Compassion, and Self-Awareness for Therapists

    The Danger of Poor Self-Care for Therapists

    Compassion Fatigue

    Therapists in Therapy

    Toxic Work Environments

    Managing Vicarious Trauma

    The Burnout System

    Addressing the Burnout System

    The Mental Load of Therapists

    All Kinds of Burned Out

     

    Connect with us!

    Our Facebook Group – The Modern Therapists Group

    Get Notified About Therapy Reimagined 2020 (and TR2019 Virtual Conference)

     

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     Credits:

    Voice Over by DW McCann https://www.facebook.com/McCannDW/

    Music by Crystal Grooms Mangano http://www.crystalmangano.com/

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