Curt and Katie talk about how difficult it is for therapists to take care of ourselves. We look at why we struggle with the self-care that we teach our clients, including shaming in our field, lack of connection to our shadow-self, and where we seek support.

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:

Resources mentioned:

We’ve pulled together resources mentioned in this episode and put together some handy-dandy links.

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Lori Gottlieb, MFT

Irvin Yalom, MD

Therapy Reimagined 2020 Call for Speakers

Relevant Episodes:

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

Vulnerability, Mistakes, and The Imposter Syndrome

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

Impaired Therapists

Therapist Suicide

When is it Discrimination?

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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/