38. Aligning with Your Unique Energy and Blending Alternative Practices (ft. Shawna Lovin, LPC-S)

This week Karen shares some stuff she learned about in an interesting recent training. Check out the book if you're curious too! Personality and Wholeness in Therapy: Integrating 9 Patterns of Developmental Pathways in Clinical Practice by Daniel J. Siegel, MD, and the PDP GroupThis week we are sharing our conversation with Shawna Lovin who is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor in Texas. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Johnson C. Smith University in North Carolina and a Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Shawna currently works with an EAP full-time and then also runs a private practice on the side where she offers counselor supervision. Shawna shares her extremely unconventional journey into becoming a counselor and how she adapted her practice after realizing that direct client work is just not her jam. Say what?!? Shawna also talks about how some personal experiences pushed her into exploring perhaps less-conventional wellness ideas and practices, which then led her to the theory of Human Design, which then shifted her decision making in all areas of her life. Shawna is so honest and clear about who she is and how she shows up - she’s unique and she knows it! Listen in and be inspired by her authenticity and creativity in how she navigates this profession.Resources mentioned: Balance is B.S.: How to Have a Work. Life. Blend. by Tamara LoehrWhy We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis by Ada CalhounThe Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik WikingTina Vitolo (unconventional therapist in Atlanta): https://theblacksheepguide.com/https://www.facebook.com/groups/blacksheepguide Understanding Human Design: The New Science of Astrology by Karen CurryWatch the Marvel movies in cinematic timeline order: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/marvel-movies-in-order/ Connect with Shawna!Shawna’s social media: IG, YouTube & LinkedIn @ShawnaLovinLPCSShawna’s practice website: www.ShawnaLovinLPCS.com Shawna’s podcast: Between a Hot Mess & a Therapisthttps://www.amazon.in/Between-Hot-Mess-Therapist/dp/B0CZG2LHY5 Thank you for listening! By the way, if you're curious about how we produce this show, we use Alitu. It's straightforward to use and has made podcasting actually sustainable for us. Use code tea50 at Alitu.com for 50% off if you want to try it yourself!Thoughts? Questions? Email us at [email protected] Listen to us on YouTube!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjmM3_WRulJpvstPLZiKOBQ Follow us on social media: Facebook: Therapy Tea Podcast https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552953196482 Instagram: @therapyteapod https://www.instagram.com/therapyteapod/ Disclaimer: This podcast is not therapy and does not establish a professional, therapeutic counseling relationship. All statements made on this podcast by hosts and guests are their individual personal perspectives only and are not necessarily shared by anyone else. The hosts and guests on this podcast are not speaking on behalf of all mental health professionals or the profession as a whole.