Yellow Chair Collective: The Podcast How to Heal After Burnout with Esther Lee, MSW
Jan 19, 2024
49:59
Esther Lee is a therapist and advocate for social justice. She highlights the complexity of people's stories and the need to challenge assumptions and stereotypes.
Takeaways
- Continuous education is essential for personal and professional growth.
- Challenging assumptions and stereotypes is crucial in understanding people's stories.
- Self-care and resilience are important for preventing burnout.
- Somatic work and labeling emotions can lead to a deeper understanding of oneself and others. Intentions play a crucial role in shaping outcomes and experiences.
- Setting intentions is essential for cultivating healthy relationships.
- Defining personal values and living them out is key to setting intentions.
- Accountability and grace are important in the process of setting and achieving intentions.
- Surrendering and starting with oneself is a powerful approach to personal growth and relationship-building.
- Observing the future can inform present actions and intentions.
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction and Personal Story
- 01:20 Continuous Education and Learning
- 03:26 The Complexity of People's Stories
- 04:18 Finding Joy in Small Spaces
- 05:26 Staying Humble and Curious
- 06:54 Challenging Assumptions and Stereotypes
- 08:53 Surprising Moments of Humility
- 10:09 Transitioning from Legal Work to Therapy
- 11:45 Realizing the Limitations of Advocacy
- 13:06 Experiencing Burnout and Crisis
- 16:23 Transitioning to Therapy and Somatic Work
- 20:15 Recovering from Crisis and Building Resilience
- 27:27 Understanding Somatic Work and Labeling Emotions
- 32:19 Deepening Relationships and Self-Understanding
- 35:53 Exploring Herbalism and Energy in Healing
- 37:11 The Role of Intentions
- 38:19 Intentions in Relationships
- 39:35 Setting Intentions for Healthy Relationships
- 41:38 Setting Intentions in Romantic Partnerships
- 42:09 Starting with Values
- 43:17 Living Out Values
- 44:36 Personal Values: Reverence and Release
- 46:11 Accountability and Grace
- 49:02 Surrendering and Starting with Yourself
- 50:08 Observing the Future