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How Play Therapists Can Avoid Burnout
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As play therapists, we are often the ones who sit with stories of pain, loss, and struggle—walking alongside our clients during their toughest moments. But let’s face it: hearing these stories day after day can take its toll on even the most seasoned therapists. How do we keep our hearts open and our spirits strong while "holding hard things"?
✨ One of my favorite concepts is that of the "wounded healer." It acknowledges that we, too, have faced challenges and overcome our own struggles, which allows us to offer authentic and transformative healing to others. But it also means we need to be vigilant about our own self-care, nurturing the healer within so that we can continue to show up fully for our clients.
Join me for a FREE weekly Podcast, I’ll share tips and strategies I’ve learned over my 30+ years in the mental health field on finding balance and sustaining your energy as a play therapist. Let's connect, reflect, and support one another in this vital work we do for children and their families. 💙
Don’t miss this opportunity to recharge and refocus so you can keep doing what you do best—helping others heal.
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Chapters
1. How Play Therapists Can Avoid Burnout (00:00:00)
2. Intro (00:00:01)
3. Today's topic (00:01:18)
4. Letting Go of Perfectionism (00:08:20)
5. Who Owns the Problem? (00:20:37)
6. Taking Time Away to Recharge (00:31:13)
7. Recap of today's discussion (00:39:05)
8. Resources (00:41:55)
9. Outro (00:46:02)
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