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On Being a Therapist Part 2 – How do you do it?
People ask me, “How do you do what you do?” They say, “I couldn’t sit with people all day long and listen to their stories, worries and woes. How do you not bring it home with you? I just don’t know how you do it?” For me it’s kind of like being an oceanic surfer. Surfing is all about balance, flexibility, finding your sweet spot and knowing the terrain.
On Being a Therapist Part 1 – How did you get here?
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Running from Your Feelings?
I would say I used to be a runner but it wouldn’t be accurate. Putting on my running shoes and my headphones in the early morning brought me peace. My knees can’t take the impact anymore but I still run in plenty of other ways. I’m still a runner. I run from hard conversations sometimes. I run from my feelings. I run from housework and laundry. I will avoid laundry until I literally have nothing to wear. I know, if I just throw a load in every night when I get home it won’t pile up right? But then I have to face laundry every day? Every day? I would rather avoid it as long as I can and then deal with it when I have to.
Negative Thoughts Be Gone!
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