Putting You In Your Schedule
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Self-care shouldn’t be another task on your to-do list! This is the podcast that helps you as a busy and dedicated female mental health therapist to redefine your approach to self-care. Because we need so much more than bubble baths and breathing exercises!
Hosted by Dr. Karen Dyck and Dr. Melissa Tiessen, clinical psychologists, founders of Intentional Therapist, and self-care advocates, our mission is to help you build a life where you thrive right alongside your clients, without guilt and without burning out. Join us as we explore practical strategies grounded in our 4 C’s model – Connection, Compassion, Courage, and Creativity – to help you create more space for yourself while continuing to support your clients.
Whether you work in a solo private practice, within a large organization, are a new grad, or are nearing retirement, this show has something for you. Tune in for short but valuable episodes filled with relatable and insightful new perspectives, actionable ‘self-care experiments’, and the encouragement and permission you need to put more of you back in your schedule and create a life from which you don’t need to escape.
[Please note: This podcast was previously called Thrivival 101, and you can continue to find our original interview episodes in this podcast feed.]
We would love to bring this message directly to other audiences as well. One of our lofty goals at Intentional Therapist is to change the norms around self-care and how female mental health professionals take care of themselves. To this end, we are passionate about having conversations on the following topics, among others:
- Why therapists are often not so great at self-care - and what we can do about that
- Why female mental health professionals in particular need to be intentional about self-care
- How self-care doesn’t have to take lots of time or energy – and actually can create more time and energy
- How self-care is about both comfort and discomfort
- How to make self-care playful, creative, and fun
- How to incorporate the ‘4 C’s’ of self-care: Connection, Compassion, Courage, and Creativity
Please feel free to connect with us directly for more details.
We have also had the honour and pleasure of being interviewed ourselves on numerous podcasts. We hope you will explore some of these past interviews below.
Podcast Episodes
The Holistic Counseling Podcast - Redefining Self-Care For Female Mental Health Clinicians With The 4 C’s Approach - Hosted by Chris McDonald (January 2024)
Private Practice Elevation - The 4 ‘C’s’ of Self Care & Creating A Life You Don’t Need to Escape From - Hosted by Daniel Fava (May 2023)
The Therapy Show - Exploring the Four C's Self Care Model for Women Mental Health Clinicians - Hosted by Lisa Mustard (April 2023)
The Practice of Therapy - Rethinking Self-Care in Private Practice - Hosted by Gordon Brewer (November 2022)
Tandem Nomads - Prioritizing Self-Care and Keeping Up with Business in Tough Times - Part 1 and Part 2 - Hosted by Amel Derragui (December 2021)
Mind Full Podcast - Hosted by Eric Bollman and the Canadian Psychological Association (November 2021)
Thoughts on Record Podcast - Navigating the Workplace Hazards of Providing Psychotherapy - Hosted by Dr. Pete Kelly (October 2021)
ON Psych - Self-Care for Therapists and Other Humans - Hosted by Dr. Jonathan Douglas and the Ontario Psychological Association (August 2021)
This Hour Has 50 Minutes - Not Your Average Self-Care Talk - Hosted by Dr. Tamara Soles (May 2021)
Expat Happy Hour - Simplified Self-Care for Carers - Hosted by Sundae Schneider-Bean (March 2021)
Thoughts on Record Podcast - Convenient, Creative, and Playful Self-Care for Female Mental Health Professionals - Hosted by Dr. Pete Kelly (November 2020)
Thoughts on Record Podcast - Self-Care for Mental Health Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Hosted by Dr. Pete Kelly (May 2020)
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