You’ve devoted your life to being the best professional you can possibly be. But what happens when this passion to serve others begins to take its toll on you?
As an accomplished helping professional you are under an immense amount of pressure: working long hours in under-resourced settings, with new responsibilities constantly added to your plate, while you’re holding space for the experiences of your patients and clients in their most challenging times.
The idea of self-care probably feels far-fetched — how can you possibly manage to set aside time for yourself amidst all of your obligations? You are focused on doing your work well and meeting the needs of your clients or patients, and that means staying focused on the tasks at hand.
But when you fail to prioritize your own wellness, you risk reaching a level of burnout that impacts your personal life and professional abilities. And while you may know it’s important to care for yourself, actually being able to do it is another story.
Does this sound like you?
More irritable, overwhelmed, or pessimistic than normal
Abnormal levels of fatigue or exhaustion
Bursts of anger or sadness
Feedback from loved ones that you’ve changed, or you’re “not here even when you’re here”
Enjoying your work less than you used to
A loss of meaning or connection with why you entered this profession in the first place
Reduced feelings of effectiveness at work
You don’t have to accept these changes as “just part of the job.”
Personalized self-care coaching provides the structure and accountability you need to achieve increased wellness, confidence, and joy in your work and your life.
True self-care is about more than just the occasional massage or day off. Through 1:1, personalized coaching, we help therapists and medical professionals intentionally invest in their own well-being in every domain of their life: physical, emotional, spiritual, and interpersonal.
How It Works
1. Assess
We begin by exploring how you are feeling, including what you’ve been experiencing, your goals for change, and what is truly restorative for you in each domain of life. This insight allows you to reflect on your priorities and what activities or practices are going to be most helpful for you.
2. Plan
Without a clear plan, self-care will remain just an item on your to-do list that you will get to only after everything else has been checked off. Together, we’ll craft a weekly plan that guides your self-care activities and empowers you to carve out the time in your schedule to carry them out.
3. Act
Sustainability is the key to long-term change. We’ll provide ongoing support, encouragement, and accountability via scheduled sessions and text support to tweak your plan, problem-solve, celebrate successes, and help you stay on track.
