Comments on: Every Mental Health Professional Needs To Take A 3 Minute Break http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/ Wed, 16 May 2012 23:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Tamara Suttle http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/comment-page-1/#comment-51866 Tamara Suttle Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:55:20 +0000 http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=13725#comment-51866 Welcome back, Kate! So glad you like the pearls! Hope you'll tell others about our online community here! Welcome back, Kate! So glad you like the pearls! Hope you’ll tell others about our online community here!

]]> By: Kate Daigle http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/comment-page-1/#comment-51840 Kate Daigle Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:22:38 +0000 http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=13725#comment-51840 Thank you so much for your pearls of wisdom :) Thank you so much for your pearls of wisdom :)

]]> By: Tamara Suttle http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/comment-page-1/#comment-51653 Tamara Suttle Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:06:05 +0000 http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=13725#comment-51653 Barbara, love the analogy of the airline's oxygen mask. I don't know about you but when I think of the women that I most admire . . . . I don't think of women who are driven to being frazzled and unfocused, panicked and scared with too little wiggle room and no sense of humor . . . . I think, instead, of women who are calm and focused, even-keeled and in control - not in control of other people but just comfortably in control of themselves. That's not me when I've over-committed . . . when I'm all work and no play . . . when I've failed to take care of my physical / emotional / spiritual needs . . . . When I overlook me . . . I really think that both me and my clients pay the price. Barbara, love the analogy of the airline’s oxygen mask. I don’t know about you but when I think of the women that I most admire . . . . I don’t think of women who are driven to being frazzled and unfocused, panicked and scared with too little wiggle room and no sense of humor . . . . I think, instead, of women who are calm and focused, even-keeled and in control – not in control of other people but just comfortably in control of themselves. That’s not me when I’ve over-committed . . . when I’m all work and no play . . . when I’ve failed to take care of my physical / emotional / spiritual needs . . . . When I overlook me . . . I really think that both me and my clients pay the price.

]]> By: Tamara Suttle http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/comment-page-1/#comment-51652 Tamara Suttle Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:00:13 +0000 http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=13725#comment-51652 Ooooh! Gotta love Rocky Horror! Heheheheh! Ooooh! Gotta love Rocky Horror! Heheheheh!

]]> By: Tamara Suttle http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/comment-page-1/#comment-51651 Tamara Suttle Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:59:40 +0000 http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=13725#comment-51651 Ahahaha, Jim! I wonder if they have one of those suits in plus size for me, too? Ahahaha, Jim! I wonder if they have one of those suits in plus size for me, too?

]]> By: Tamara Suttle http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/comment-page-1/#comment-51650 Tamara Suttle Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:56:05 +0000 http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=13725#comment-51650 This video really <em>does</em> make you smile, doesn't it? Have a great day! This video really does make you smile, doesn’t it? Have a great day!

]]> By: Tamara Suttle http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/comment-page-1/#comment-51649 Tamara Suttle Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:55:30 +0000 http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=13725#comment-51649 Hi, Vivian! Thanks for dropping in today to chat! Love hearing from counselors in Maryland! It's one of those states that I have yet to visit so I feel like when you drop in, I have one more reason to get there! Happy to remind you again and again that you have all the time you need to work hard, to relax, and to say "thank you," too. Blessings to you on your journey and I hope to hear from you again, soon! Hi, Vivian! Thanks for dropping in today to chat! Love hearing from counselors in Maryland! It’s one of those states that I have yet to visit so I feel like when you drop in, I have one more reason to get there! Happy to remind you again and again that you have all the time you need to work hard, to relax, and to say “thank you,” too.

Blessings to you on your journey and I hope to hear from you again, soon!

]]> By: Tamara Suttle http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/comment-page-1/#comment-51648 Tamara Suttle Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:52:16 +0000 http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=13725#comment-51648 Hi, Kate! It's good to hear from you! It's really way too easy, isn't it, to focus on that seemingly never-ending to-do list and forget about ourselves all together?! When I first started out in private practice, I remember starting at 8 a.m. seeing clients and when I finished with them, I would transition to working on the practice. At 2 a.m., I could easily still be completing correspondence related to growing my practice, creating new tools / systems to streamline my practice, or be brainstorming new projects for my practice. That's not how we maintain strong practices . . . nor is that lopsided schedule necessary to <em>build</em> a strong practice. I know now that it was only my <em>fear</em> that the phone wasn't going to ring, the clients weren't going to come, and the bills weren't going to get paid that kept me on that hamster wheel. That was over 20 years ago. Under stress, admittedly, that Protestant work ethic that I was raised under, can <em>still</em> be my default mode. The difference now is that I recognize it and I stop it. I deserve balance. My clients deserve a therapist that is balanced. And, <em>you deserve to have a full and balanced life,</em> too, Kate! Let me know if you need an occasional reminder!:) Hi, Kate! It’s good to hear from you! It’s really way too easy, isn’t it, to focus on that seemingly never-ending to-do list and forget about ourselves all together?! When I first started out in private practice, I remember starting at 8 a.m. seeing clients and when I finished with them, I would transition to working on the practice. At 2 a.m., I could easily still be completing correspondence related to growing my practice, creating new tools / systems to streamline my practice, or be brainstorming new projects for my practice. That’s not how we maintain strong practices . . . nor is that lopsided schedule necessary to build a strong practice. I know now that it was only my fear that the phone wasn’t going to ring, the clients weren’t going to come, and the bills weren’t going to get paid that kept me on that hamster wheel.

That was over 20 years ago. Under stress, admittedly, that Protestant work ethic that I was raised under, can still be my default mode. The difference now is that I recognize it and I stop it. I deserve balance. My clients deserve a therapist that is balanced. And, you deserve to have a full and balanced life, too, Kate! Let me know if you need an occasional reminder!:)

]]> By: Barbara Salkewicz MA, LPC http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/comment-page-1/#comment-51641 Barbara Salkewicz MA, LPC Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:53:11 +0000 http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=13725#comment-51641 How fun Tamara. You are so right about self care. We all need to practice what we so often preach. I particularly enjoy working with women's issues and the most common theme among them is that they do not take the time to take care of themselves. The analogy I use is that of when flight attendants on an airplane explain that if cabin pressure should be lost oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling and if you are traveling with a young child or elderly or disabled person ALWAYS put your own mask on first and then assist whomever is traveling with you. If you don't take care of yourself you will burn out eventually and not be able to take care of anyone else. Truer words have never been spoken and yet are so easily forgotten especially for those of us in the helping professions. Thanks for reminding us! How fun Tamara. You are so right about self care. We all need to practice what we so often preach. I particularly enjoy working with women’s issues and the most common theme among them is that they do not take the time to take care of themselves. The analogy I use is that of when flight attendants on an airplane explain that if cabin pressure should be lost oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling and if you are traveling with a young child or elderly or disabled person ALWAYS put your own mask on first and then assist whomever is traveling with you. If you don’t take care of yourself you will burn out eventually and not be able to take care of anyone else. Truer words have never been spoken and yet are so easily forgotten especially for those of us in the helping professions. Thanks for reminding us!

]]> By: JoAnn Jordan http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/every-mental-health-professional-needs-to-take-a-3-minute-break/comment-page-1/#comment-51632 JoAnn Jordan Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:43:05 +0000 http://www.allthingsprivatepractice.com/?p=13725#comment-51632 Thanks for the smile. We do need to remember to take time to relax and smile during the day. (It seemed a little like "Rocky Horror" meets the cup game at camp. ) Thanks for the smile. We do need to remember to take time to relax and smile during the day. (It seemed a little like “Rocky Horror” meets the cup game at camp. )

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