Pop quiz: How many of these beliefs resonate for you?
- If I’m not exhausted, I must not be working hard enough.
- My schedule reflects my value.
- My clients’ outcomes are my responsibility.
- Nice therapists don’t rock the boat.
- If I charge more, I’m exploiting people.
- If I don’t know the answer, I’m failing.
If you said all of them, congratulations, you are a typical hardworking and dedicated female therapist! And you suffer one of the most common ailments in our profession – belief misalignment. Thankfully, in today’s episode, we are kicking off our new discernment mini-series by sharing some ways to combat this ailment, so that the stories we tell ourselves about our work and our self-care can be better aligned with the truth.
Episode Highlights:
- Discernment category #1: Belief misalignment
- Common risks and outcomes of misaligned beliefs
- Our personal misaligned beliefs examples
- Self-care experiments:
- Consciously evaluate one belief
- Ask a trusted colleague for a reality check
- Replace 'It's all on me' with 'What is actually mine?'
Connect with Melissa & Karen at Intentional Therapist:
https://www.intentionaltherapist.ca/ | intentional@intentionaltherapist.ca | https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelissatiessen/
Share one of your own self-care experiments via our SpeakPipe page at: https://www.speakpipe.com/intentionaltherapist
Ready to upgrade your self-care? Check out the independent study version of our course, Thrivival Skills for Therapists, and earn 3 CE credits! Because self-care is PART OF our jobs! More info at: https://intentional-therapist.newzenler.com/courses/thrivival-skills-for-therapists-independent-study
Disclaimer: This podcast seeks to be educational in purpose and is not to be used as clinical advice. Please connect with a therapist one-on-one for personalized support.
