Tag: self-care
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When Caring Starts to Hurt: Systems, Burnout, and Staying Whole in Helping Work
There’s a conversation that happens quietly in helping professions. It happens in hallways after hard meetings. In texts between colleagues late at night. In that moment when you sit in your car after work a little longer than usual because you are not ready to bring the day inside your house yet. It usually starts…
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Worden’s Tasks of Mourning:
A framework for understanding the work of grief Many people worry about whether they are “grieving correctly.” They wonder if they are stuck, behind, or doing something wrong because the pain hasn’t eased the way they expected. John Worden’s Tasks of Mourning offers a helpful reframe. Instead of seeing grief as a set of stages…
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Gratitude During Thanksgiving
As Thanksgiving approaches, many people focus on being thankful. We hear it in conversations, around the table, and throughout the season. There is another idea that reaches deeper: gratitude. While the two sound similar, understanding the difference can support emotional wellbeing during a time of year that can feel both meaningful and heavy. Thankfulness vs.…
Amanda Brindle, LCSW 