Happy New Year! Now let’s talk resolutions. It’s definitely not too late to look closely at how you want to live your life in the coming months. But if we step back for a moment, how many of those admirable resolutions have you actually kept in past years?
You’ve just finished a difficult session – your client was processing some very deep emotions around a traumatic incident from her childhood. When we, as therapists, turn toward brief practices like the 3-minute breathing space, we can help ourselves to mindfully let go, settle, and reset for the next client.
This post is designed to help mental health professionals take stock of and “reset” their thoughts, feelings, and intentions in between emotionally taxing appointments or throughout the normative challenges of our busy days.