Our nervous system needs to be activated in order to become resilient. We cannot become strong without first being tested. We have to have experience to gain experience. This truth is a wakeup call for all of us protective types, the people pleasers, and those who are afraid of the people they love experiencing pain. 
If we remove challenge from our lives and the lives of those around us- we also remove opportunity for them to grow strong, resilient and courageous. This week, Kat walks us through how some recent challenges and inconveniences have become opportunities for her to grow in a purposeful way. 
 
Shoutout to Kat’s:
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Wedding Coordinators: @simplyGoldenNashville
Hair Stylist: @MargaretJaneBeauty
Bagel Episode
 
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What if the Challenge is FOR You Not Against You?

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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Mental Health

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.
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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!!!
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Laura's Book: The Life Council
 
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Friendship Philosophies with Laura Tremaine

Couch Talks is the bonus episode of You Need Therapy where Kat answers questions that listeners send to kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com. This week, Kat talks about ways you can get to know yourself after spending years being the person you thought other people wanted you to be!
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Couch Talks: How Do I Get to Know Myself?

Last week, some college grads were handed the short hand of the stick when it came to their graduation ceremony. Sooo, this week Kat is reflecting on some things that could have been helpful to hear as she graduated college. In this episode, she offers some thoughts that may feel more inspiring to hear as all the recent graduates celebrate their meaningful and important accomplishment. 

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Some Alternate Commencement Inspo

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 email about wanting to buy her own engagement ring because her partner can’t afford the one she wants. 
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What if the Challenge is FOR You Not Against You?

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