Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule
Self-care shouldn’t be another task on your to-do list! This is the show 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.
To learn more about Intentional Therapist and our 4 C’s model of self-care, visit us at: www.intentionaltherapist.ca
[Please note: This podcast was previously called Thrivival 101, and you can continue to find our original interview episodes in this podcast feed.]
Intentional Therapist: Putting You In Your Schedule
How Rest Actually Leads to Success: A Conversation with Maegan Megginson
Can rest and success actually co-exist in the lives of female mental health clinicians? Indeed they can! In this episode we speak with Maegan Megginson, about her own experiences with burnout and how this ultimately led her to developing the Rest and Success Code. Maegan talks about how deep rest is an integral component of our success as therapists, some of the biggest barriers to adopting a less pressured approach to our work, and what we can start doing today to adopt a less pressured, more fulfilling approach to our work.
Highlights:
- What lead Maegan to develop the Rest and Success Code
- How the messages from capitalism, the patriarchy, and graduate school get in the way of female therapists adopting a less pressured approach to their work
- Signs that tell Maegan it’s time to include more rest in her practice
- Examples of ways to bring more rest into our work
- The difference between rest and deep rest
- Maegan’s favorite “non-conventional” self-care practice
Maegan Megginson is a sex therapist turned business coach on a mission to help successful entrepreneurs fall madly in love with their businesses. After years of struggling with overwhelm and burnout, Maegan finally figured out how to leverage her introverted and highly sensitive strengths to create two businesses she loves. She believes the key to happiness is to design your business to serve you first and your clients second – only then will you discover how to become deeply rested and wildly successful.
Connect with Maegan:
www.maeganmegginson.com
Please celebrate with us!
The launch of our new podcast coincides with our 5 year anniversary of Intentional Therapist, and in celebration of both events we are holding a launch giveaway contest throughout December! Three winners will receive a book of their choice from our list of conventional and not-so-conventional self-care resources (see: https://www.intentionaltherapist.ca/resources). There are two ways to enter:
- Subscribe to our free newsletter at: https://www.intentionaltherapist.ca/
- Share one of your own self-care experiments via our SpeakPipe page at: https://www.speakpipe.com/intentionaltherapist
Winners will be notified in early January 2025. Thanks so much for your support!
Connect with Melissa & Karen at Intentional Therapist:
intentional@intentionaltherapist.ca
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelissatiessen/
Disclaimer: This podcast 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.
