Self-Compassion rather than Self-Sacrifice. A conversation with Angela Thomas Jones

This conversation with Angela Thomas Jones illuminates the struggles many of us experience in our professional and personal lives. She is a compassionate wealth of information.Angela wears many hats as a Clinician, a supervisor of soon-to-be clinicians, an Advocate for her profession,  Winner of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award, and an Encourager to all to be aware of our self-care needs. She is unapologetic in her Bulldog tenacity in being a voice or reason in bringing support to clinicians everywhere. Angela's book Not Too Tired to Care was the recipient of Amazon Best Seller and #1 New Release in Practice Management.  You do not have to be a first responder or someone working in Human Services to experience Compassion Fatigue or Burnout. Self-Care, Self-Compassion, and assessing our needs are vital to every single one of us. What Can You Do:Ask for support:  Tell others if you are struggling with how you feel emotionally or physically about your personal, professional, or personal life.Engage in Self-Care: Proactive rather than reactive self-care. This will look different for everyone.Take The: ProQOL assessment and the Self-Compassion Quiz. More Resources: National Academy of Medicine, call to action for Clinician Well-Being and Resilience.ProQOL, Compassion Fatigue NAMI, In Our Own VoiceNHADACA New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors AssociationGreen Cross Standards of Care Guidelines Rural Health Research Michael MeitKristin Neff Self-CompassionI hope you find new ways to take compassionate care of yourself and others!HeatherPSWelcome to the new Intro/Extro music composed and performed by Sam KingstonI would love to hear from you!If you found this episode valuable, share it with others! Always appreciate your thoughts and reviews! CLICK HEREYou can also message me directly via email or [email protected] Instagram"Life is challenging! We can figure it out together." TM