We’ve learned that there is enough compassion for us all to validate and feel our own experiences. So, why then… are so many of us experiencing “compassion fatigue”? 
If compassion is an infinite resource then how do you run out of it? Well, this week Kat is trying to find an answer to that mystery. And it turns out… maybe it’s not compassion that we are exhausted of… If you are someone who has ever experienced compassion fatigue check out this episode to better understand what is really going on when caring for others starts to feel icky. 
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The Cost of Caring

Kathryn DeFatta, who has earned her Masters of Education from Vanderbilt University in Human Development Counseling, is inviting you into conversations around what it’s like to live fully in a world where we’ve become accustomed to shut parts of ourselves off. Here you will find a space that welcomes in discomfort, tough questions, and hard truths, all while showing how to find joy through it all.

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This week Kat is back discussing her internal dialogue involving cults and the power of brainwashing. After watching a recent Netflix documentary about a so called "dance management TikTok cult" Kat wanted to create a conversation around how and why we label people involved in these spaces as delusional, brainwashed, and incapable of making rational decisions. The questions left for you to answer is, are those assumptions fair or true?
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The Space Between Brainwashing and Conscious Choice

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat responds to a listener who wonders if her disordered eating behaviors should be addressed with a therapist. 
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Couch Talks: Are My Disordered Eating Behaviors "Bad Enough" To Deserve Help?

This week Kat is taking some time to talk about a subject she is super compassionate about: Eating Disorders. Eating disorders have the second highest mortality rate of all mental health disorders -- yet sometimes their symptoms are actually prescribed by health professionals. Listen to this episode to hear things Kat thinks are important to consider when talking about these disorders!
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com
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Understanding the Complexity of Eating Disorders

Kat answers a listener’s question about compassion fatigue and talks about burn out in helping professions.  
Our listener has been having a difficult time coping with work lately – she works with cancer patients trying to help them engage in meaningful leisure activities. The job is so rewarding but she is feeling drained.
She’s finding a lack of motivation in motivating others and asks Kat for advice because compassion fatigue is real!
Most jobs come with their struggles, you can have gratitude for the specific brand of “hard” that you get to deal with but also acknowledge that things are difficult, frustrating and there will be times when you are “over it”.
 
Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com.
Follow Kat on Instagram: @Kat.Defatta
Follow the podcast Instagram: @YouNeedTherapyPodcast
Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
 
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Couch Talks:  Does Burn Out Mean I Need a New Job?

This week Kat dives into **friendship** with Laura Tremaine. Laura is an OG blogger turned author who's latest book, the Life Council, is available now... and trust us, you want to get your hands on this book. Her book describes the 10 kinds of friends that every human needs and gives an in depth look at what Laura has learned about friendship though both the ups and downs of her own. 
In this episode, Laura and Kat talk about Laura's "Friendship Philosophies" that have helped ground and protect the friendships she currently has in her life. Listen to the full episode to find out what philosophy made Kat have to puttee book down, take a break, and do some serious self reflection. Laura is full of both wisdom and light hearted fun conversation and we are SO GRATEFUL to now call her a friend of You Need Therapy!!!
Follow Laura: @Laura.tremaine
Laura's Book: The Life Council
 
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Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: Kathryn@youneedtherapyodcast.com
Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? Click here!
 
Produced by: @HoustonTilley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Cost of Caring

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