Season 2, Episode 7: But, Actually Helpers Need Helpers Too
On today’s episode, Hannah and Emma talk through identifying deeply to their roles as helpers - where that can be good, and where it can be down right distracting. From what? Find out, on this week’s episode of the pod!
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Show Notes
2:00 - Welcome back - and stick with us, kids!
3:04 - Always and forever we are talking about the role of the helper and the helper identity - when it’s working and when it’s not…
4:10 - Addressing the word that comes up a lot in our professions: altruism
5:35 - Caring for others over ourselves as a potential coping mechanism, and identifying so deeply as someone who helps
12:49 - Why it’s hard to do something like creating boundaries as a helper - and why it could be a disservice to your clients!
16:22 - On the idea of a “kangaroo parent” - and kangaroos on the loose!
18:58 - So much of how we show up as clinicians depends on how we’ve been in relationship - and where it gets toxic
21:01 - Asking yourself: what am I not looking at within ME?
27:38 - Doing the work so you can show up for others effectively
29:38 - On depletion in capacity to hold and help…
30:44 - “Working from 7am to 7pm isn’t productivity, it’s guilt”
32:11 - To put a little bow on this…
