Episode Description:

• Welcome back to your favorite EMDR Podcast with your host, Carolyn. This week, you’ll get a closer look inside the personal life of a mom of three and therapist as she shares her personal experience with burnout as an LCSW EMDR therapist and mom of three daughters, as well as discussing the impact of the current crisis in the Middle East on our well-being.
• During the podcast, we get more personal and describe the feelings of her 7-year-old daughter's sensitivity and developmental challenges, including sleep issues, self-soothing, and refusal to potty train. Man, can I say this episode is filled with many informative ways to reduce challenging feelings as we hit the mid-mark of October? So,  grab your favorite Fall treat and buckle in because you’ll be captivated the entire time. 

Topics covered:

• Burnout, parenting, and career changes as a therapist.
• Child’s Autism diagnosis and its impact on potty training 
• Burnout, parenting, and self-care in October.
• Noticing signs of burnout, including a racing mind and trouble sleeping, and recognizing the need to make changes to prioritize well-being.
• Reducing burnout in therapy through intensive sessions.
• Boundary clinical relationship: Intensives offer a focused, discrete way to work with clients, reducing the emotional demands of ongoing therapy.
• Reducing burnout in mental health practice through scheduling and fee changes.
• Urgency of self-care to avoid burnout for therapists, and why offering intensives helps reduce stress.

Connect with Carolyn:

• Website: www.futuretemplateparent.com 
• Instagram: @futuretemplateparent

Related episodes:

• Ep 18 Transforming EMDR Intensives With The Client Workbook
• Ep 13 The Real Experience of Being an EMDR Therapist & a Parent
• Ep 7 How to Structure Your EMDR Intensive Sessions

Quote:

“And of course, as a therapist, and a therapist who works with parents, I was having a hard time not bringing this into sessions with me in a lot of ways. “ -  Carolyn