In this podcast, the host shares their journey with EMDR therapy, struggles with balancing personal mental health and professional responsibilities, and the importance of ongoing mental health advocacy beyond just one month. They highlight the challenges faced by therapist students and the significance of self-awareness and coping mechanisms for mental well-being.
EMDR therapy offers deep insights into childhood traumas and current behaviors.
Balancing personal and professional boundaries is a challenge for therapist students in the mental health field.
Deep dives
Reflections on Mental Health Awareness Month
The podcast episode reflects on Mental Health Awareness Month, emphasizing the importance of continuing discussions about mental health beyond just one month. The host shares personal experiences of dealing with mental health struggles, juggling grad school, work, family issues, and wedding planning. By releasing the episode at the end of the month, the intent is to encourage ongoing conversations and awareness about mental health throughout the year.
Exploring EMDR Therapy and Childhood Trauma
The host delves into his experience with Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy, highlighting its impact on understanding childhood traumas and behaviors. Through EMDR sessions, he explores past events and their influence on present reactions and emotions. This therapy approach has provided deep insight into his personal history and behavioral patterns, offering a new perspective on how past experiences shape current behaviors and emotional responses.
Challenges of Therapist Students
The episode addresses the challenges therapist students face in maintaining boundaries between personal and professional roles. The host discusses the struggle of 'taking off the therapist's hat' outside of therapy sessions. Therapist students often find it difficult to separate their role from personal interactions and struggle with when to offer advice or empathy. The constant need to navigate caring for others while protecting personal boundaries poses a significant challenge for individuals in the mental health field, leading to introspection on managing personal and professional boundaries.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, join me in this special episode as I open up about my personal mental health journey. In this episode, I discuss the transformative experience of seeing an EMDR therapist, the challenges I face in removing the "therapist hat," and the ways in which I advocate for mental health.
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