E17: Upgrade your self-care belief system! Part 1: Self-care is PART OF our work
If you’re a therapist who feels like self-care always comes last, you’re not alone. Most of us were trained—implicitly or explicitly—to treat our own needs as optional, something to squeeze in after clients, paperwork, and family demands. But what if that belief is exactly what’s draining your energy, your clarity, and even your ability to show up fully for the people you serve?
In this episode, we’re kicking off a new series that challenges outdated ideas about self-care and replaces them with essential upgrades. We’ll start with one of the most important shifts: recognizing that self-care isn’t extra—it’s part of the work. Because when we stop treating our well-being as optional, everything changes: our presence in sessions, our resilience, and the sustainability of our careers.
Episode Highlights:
- Self-care belief system upgrade #1: Self-care is part of our work
- Why the old view doesn't serve us: Self-care is seen as optional and exhaustion is normalized
- The new view: Self-care is a core professional competence and part of our deliverables
- Self-care experiments