The Burnout Epidemic

How Therapists Can Revolutionize Rest
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Editor's Note

Livia Kent

Over the past few years, I found myself burning out on the whole problem of burnout. Then I came... Read more

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Table of Contents

Rest as Revolution

An Interview with Nap Ministry's Tricia Hersey

Modern-day grind culture, with its roots in the profit-over-people mindset of chattel slavery, has normalized burnout as an inevitable part of life. How can we... Read more

The Rock & Roll Sabbatical

Rethinking Time Off from Your Practice

In the midst of a busy clinical practice, it’s hard to imagine taking a vacation, much less a long sabbatical. But with the right plan and support, not only... Read more

The Truth about Autistic Burnout

Regaining Homeostasis in a Neurotypical World

On the surface, autistic burnout may present like depression in neurotypical clients, but treatment is considerably different. Read more

The Cost of Neglecting Therapists' Mental Health

Restructuring Our Field to Heal the Healers

Mental health professionals receive little support for their own personal healing and development. What will it take to revolutionize training programs in a... Read more

6 Micro-Practices for Self-Care

The Power of Little and Often

Many common self-care practices feel like an additional burden to those struggling with burnout. Micro self-care practices, which cost nothing and take... Read more

The Turmoil Therapists Carry Alone

Facing the APES in Our Field

When it comes to processing work-related trauma, therapists are often isolated, shamed, and hamstrung by the very guidelines meant to protect clients. Read more

The Empathy Dial

Recalibrating Your Inner Resources

It seems counterintuitive that modulating empathy could benefit clients, but when your profession involves caring for others, it can help you maintain... Read more

Soul-Care for Therapist Entrepreneurs

A Powerful Alternative to Chasing Money on the Job

For Black therapists, can generating passive income and building generational wealth prevent them from burning out in our field? Read more

Recovering from Helper Syndrome

5 Levels of Compassion to Foster Growth as Therapists

Is the problem with compassion fatigue that we get tired of being compassionate toward others—or that we aren’t being compassionate toward ourselves? Read more

Extra Feature

An Hour with Irv Yalom

Changing Lives in a Single Session

In his late 80’s, as Irv Yalom’s memory began to flag, he offered one-time consultations to new clients—and still made an impact. Read more

Departments

Is Deepfake Therapy Out of Control?

Therapists Are Torn on AI's Latest Evolution

The Case of the Busy Client

Two Approaches to Anxiety When Time is Scarce

4 Top Therapist-Recommended Movies (Part II)

From Sexual Healing to Facing Our Collective Shadow

Covert Narcissism Unmasked

What Are We Really Treating?

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