So I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone when I say that there is always a lot of holiday stress…..my business is usually booming between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Normally, I talk about those two holidays together as “the holiday season” but with the craziness of life right now…I am going to focus on just …
In this episode, Maryellen shares why burn out is normal and okay, how to recognize it, and what to do about it! Maryellen begins by sharing about her own burn out and why therapists often get burnt out, but that’s okay. Therapists are taught about burn out in school. Therapists are taught how to recognize …
Did you ever have the experience as a child, where you would go to one of your parents and say “Mommmm…my arm hurts when I touch it”…and then your parent would respond by saying “Well don’t touch it.”…nope? Just me? I can remember lots of instances where I would complain to my parents about something …
In this episode, Maryellen shares funny personal stories while educating on eating disorder awareness. Maryellen begins by sharing a story of how a woman recently asked her if she was pregnant and when Maryellen said no the woman responded by saying “Oh, it just looked like it”. Obviously this is not a nice thing to …
Maryellen picks apart the trendy terms mindset and motivation to share what a positive mindset actually is and that it’s more than just giving yourself a pep talk in the mirror every morning.
Maryellen dives into what goes on in a therapist’s head by reviewing what therapist’s learn in school and what makes therapists say the things they say. Maryellen shares the secret that no matter what therapy, therapists want their clients to be Okay-ish.
Tune in to episode 9 where Maryellen interviews her first guest, Dr. Aimee Martinez, a clinical associate in training to become a certified psychoanalyst.
Maryellen reviews some client success stories, discusses the goals of therapy, and why starting therapy doesn’t mean you’ll be sitting in that chair every week for the rest of your life. Learn about some real life interesting clients becoming okay-ish.
Join Maryellen for this super light hearted topic of vulnerability (ha!) Maryellen shares a bit about what vulnerability is, how therapist’s feel vulnerability, and how guess what, you can and should feel this scary emotion too.