Thrivival 101: A Fresh Take on Self-Care for Female Mental Health Clinicians
As mental health clinicians we all know that self-care is important. We talk with our clients about it ALL.THE.TIME and yet, ironically, we often struggle with it ourselves! Even worse, we tend to do this in silence, because, who wants to let any of our colleagues know that we might be struggling with our own self-care? After all, aren’t we supposed to be the experts in this?!
Here’s the thing: There are unique factors (about our training, our work, and our gender socialization) that contribute to the very real and normal struggle that we, especially as female mental health clinicians, have when it comes to our own self-care. The good news is that together we can lessen the struggle but only if we’re willing to break the silence.
Join us, Dr. Karen Dyck and Dr. Melissa Tiessen of Intentional Therapist, to learn how to re-think what challenges our self-care efforts as females in this profession. And get on board with a whole new concept of what self-care can look like, using our 4 C’s model: Connection, Compassion, Courage, and Creativity. We hope that through our down-to-earth discussions with other like-minded mental health clinicians you will be inspired to elevate your own self-care, and move from simply surviving to truly thriving.
Because, in the end, taking care of ourselves is not only how we best take care of our clients, but it’s also how we create the kind of life from which we don’t need to escape. (We know, intriguing concept!)
To learn more about Intentional Therapist and our 4 C’s model of self-care, visit us at: www.intentionaltherapist.ca
Thrivival 101: A Fresh Take on Self-Care for Female Mental Health Clinicians
The Benefits of Working in Alignment with Your Values and Priorities: A Conversation with Lisa Mustard
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When’s the last time you sat down to really reflect on your values? In this busy world it’s so easy to go through life without really giving this much thought. Yet, setting some time aside to do just that can help us truly create a life from which we don’t need to escape. In this episode we speak with Lisa Mustard, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (and co-member of the PsychCraft Network), about a pivotal time in her career and how examining her values and priorities set her on a journey to becoming a Coach and podcast host of The Therapy Show. Lisa speaks with us about how these side businesses align with her values and how the concepts of “grace” and “fail forward” have helped her remain compassionate towards herself and stay motivated even in the face of disappointment.
Highlights:
- The “wake-up” call that triggered Lisa’s revised self-care journey
- Lisa’s top values and how these shape her work
- The importance of adopting “grace” and a “fail forward” attitude to move through challenges
- How the concept of “courage” showed up in Lisa’s journey
- How creativity shows up for Lisa
- One step female clinicians can take today to start developing a work life that aligns with their values
- Lisa’s best non-conventional self-care practice
Lisa Mustard is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in South Carolina. She’s also a wife to Billy, mama to two daughters, puppy wrangler, lover of health, wellness, and fitness, and a personal development junkie. When she turned 40 she decided to pivot her skill set and try some new things which has brought her to where she is today – a Podcaster and Coach. Her podcast, The Therapy Show, provides therapists with a convenient way of accessing continuing education and professional development and her coaching sessions help her clients move forward in living their best lives.
Connect with Lisa:
https://lisamustard.com/
https://www.instagram.com/lisamustardpodcaster/
https://www.facebook.com/thetherapyshowwithlisamustard
Access a FREE CE hour by competing one of Lisa’s podcourses: https://www.lisamustard.com/podcourses
Use the code: intentional (before June 1, 2023)
Connect with Melissa & Karen at Intentional Therapist:
intentional@intentionaltherapist.ca
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelissatiessen/
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https://www.intentionaltherapist.ca
Join us for the next cohort of Thrivival Skills for Therapists, starting in October, and earn 6 CE credits: https://intentionaltherapist.thinkific.com/courses/thrivival-skills-for-therapists-fall-2024
Disclaimer: Thrivival 101 is a podcast that 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.
