Signs of Therapist Burnout You're Probably Ignoring

About this episode

Dr. Jen discusses the subtle signs of therapist burnout and the importance of recovery.

✨ New: The Leaving the Chair Newsletter Tired of the overwhelm, the over-functioning, and maybe even the therapy chair itself? Leaving the Chair is Dr. Jen's new newsletter for therapists who are ready to stop white-knuckling their careers and start building something that actually feels like theirs. Sign up here: https://balanced-thunder-281.myflodesk.com/drjenb Show Notes — Bonus Episode: Dr. Jen on the Emotionally Wealthy Podcast In this bonus episode, Dr. Jen shares a recent guest appearance on the Emotionally Wealthy podcast with Karen Conlon — licensed psychotherapist, coach, and relationship expert. Karen's show explores how childhood conditioning, emotional patterns, and unexamined beliefs quietly shape the way high-achieving adults show up in love, work, and life. The conversation between Dr. Jen and Karen hits close to home for many therapists: the quiet burnout that doesn't look dramatic, the way we gaslight ourselves into pushing through, and what it actually means to stop over-functioning and start recovering. It's exactly the kind of question that lives at the heart of Dr. Jen's work — what are we even doing here? Dr. Jen also shares an update on Leaving the Chair…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Jen Blanchette

Guest: Karen Conlon

Topics covered

• therapist burnout
• mental health
• over-functioning
• career tips
• self-care
• emotional patterns

Keywords

• therapist burnout
• mental health
• self-care
• over-functioning
• emotional patterns

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Emotionally Wealthy Podcast, Leaving the Chair

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