E29: The Power of Discernment, Part 1 - Belief misalignment and the stories we tell ourselves about our work and self-care

Pop quiz:  How many of these beliefs resonate for you?If I’m not exhausted, I must not be working hard enough.My schedule reflects my value.My clients’ outcomes are my responsibility.Nice therapists don’t rock the boat.If I charge more, I’m exploiting people.If I don’t know the answer, I’m failing.If you said all of them, congratulations, you are a typical hardworking and dedicated female therapist!  And you suffer one of the most common ailments in our profession – belief misalignment.  Thankfully, in today’s episode, we are kicking off our new discernment mini-series by sharing some ways to combat this ailment, so that the stories we tell ourselves about our work and our self-care can be better aligned with the truth. Episode Highlights:Discernment category #1:  Belief misalignment Common risks and outcomes of misaligned beliefsOur personal misaligned beliefs examplesSelf-care experiments:Consciously evaluate one beliefAsk a trusted colleague for a reality checkReplace 'It's all on me' with 'What is actually mine?'Connect with Melissa & Karen at Intentional Therapist:https://www.intentionaltherapist.ca/  |  [email protected]  |   https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmelissatiessen/Share one of your own self-care experiments via our SpeakPipe page at:  https://www.speakpipe.com/intentionaltherapistReady to upgrade your self-care?  Check out the independent study version of our course, Thrivival Skills for Therapists, and earn 3 CE credits!  Because self-care is PART OF our jobs!  More info at:  https://intentional-therapist.newzenler.com/courses/thrivival-skills-for-therapists-independent-study  Disclaimer:  This podcast seeks to be educational in purpose and is not to be used as clinical advice.  Please connect with a therapist one-on-one for personalized support.