Making Decisions Now

Making Decisions Now

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Many of us are two months into quarantine and have settled into a new normal. There are people who are working from home, have shifted to 100% telehealth, and others who have navigated CDC and WHO guidelines to keep going to work or seeing clients…
Traumatizing Trauma Workers

Traumatizing Trauma Workers: Don’t Leave the choice to the worker

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Circling in the news recently and being shared widely on social media is the story of Dr. Lorna Breen, a New York ER doctor who died by suicide after having served in the frontlines in treating cases of COVID-19. While Dr. Breen was not a therapist,…
Gaslighting the Mental Health Workforce

Gaslighting the Mental Health Workforce

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I’ve seen several people share this article  about the gaslighting that will occur after the COVID-19 pandemic in an urge to get to a sense of normalcy. One of the places that we will fully expect to see this is in the roles of mental health…
Now What?

Now What?

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Each one of us has had to scramble to shift and change as our world has gone into crisis. Many of us have made a full switch to virtual meetings and sessions. There are economic uncertainties and there is emotional fall-out that we are navigating…
Mental health workers after COVID-19

Mental health workers after COVID-19

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We’ve long been advocates for therapists getting paid and at the forefront of pushing social advocacy for the therapist job. It doesn’t take a crystal ball right now to see that the COVID-19 coronavirus will have an economic impact on the…
Are You Too Personal About Your Work?

Are You Too Personal About Your Work?

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Originally posted on Evolve to Thrive (https://evolvetothriveconsulting.com/too-personal-about-work/) When you’re passionate about what you do, you can put a lot of yourself into your work. Even more, if you’ve embarked on this work because…
Psychotherapy's 'Yes Man' Problem

Psychotherapy’s ‘Yes Man’ Problem

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Earlier this week, I shared our most recent podcast episode in several online groups. Almost immediately, the content was challenged by someone who had obviously not listened to the episode because our guests are still in graduate school. Most…
Saying 'Trust your gut' is bad advice

Saying ‘Trust your gut’ is bad advice

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Your first instinct is that this article is wrong.   Now reflect for a moment. Where did that feeling come from? What evidence do you have for that feeling? You’re only five sentences in, and you have made a decision about this…
NO EXCUSES – You Have to Network!!

NO EXCUSES – You Have to Network!!

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So many people HATE networking. Especially helping professionals, it seems. Many therapists think that networking is selling themselves or passing a million cards or brochures out and hoping they get a referral. That’s just wrong. This mindset…
Volunteering for shame

Volunteering for shame

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We clearly stand for paying people for work, as evidenced by our episode on A Living Wage for Prelicensees. Additionally, there’s an aspect of the pervasiveness of volunteer positions for prelicenesees in our profession that is potentially…