Wrestling with Burnout and Overcoming the Shame of Getting Fired with Kat Chan, LMFT

Summary

 In this audio only episode, licensed therapist, Kat Chan, talks about how to overcome the pressure to follow society's expectations. She talks about how she dealt with the pressure to pursue a conventional career path and her unconventional path to becoming a therapist. This is an inspiring story for anyone who feels like they're not living up to their potential.

⏰ Time Stamps 

0:00 Introduction of Kat 

01:13 Icebreaker: How was your week? 

06:12 Seeking First to Understand Where Someone is Coming From 

07:37 Kat on Growing Up as a Kid 

15:58 Career in Advertising  

18:34 Six years Wrestling with Identity: Who am I? 

41:20 Embracing Reinvention: Moving from New York to LA  

43:53 Overcoming the Shame of Getting Fired  

50:52 Leaving Advertising and Slowly Finding a New Path  

1:01:04 Understanding that we are Part of Systems  

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