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How Childhood Trauma Affects High Achievers: Understanding the Link Part 2

High achievers strive for excellence and success in all areas of their life. And while society admires high achievers for their drive and discipline, they often struggle with their mental health, especially if they have unresolved childhood trauma.  My clients, who are high achievers, often seek therapy first for burnout. Specifically, the emotional dysregulation that…

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Therapy for Mothers: How to Recognize and Address Signs of Burnout

Motherhood can be a rewarding experience, but it is also very demanding. I remember when my children were young, feeling the need to be in multiple places at the same time. My husband and I worked opposite schedules, so the stress would become real if childcare fell through. Now that my children are older, worrying…

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A woman lays her head on a desk while holding up a sign reading “help!”. Learn how a burnout therapist in Mahomet, IL can offer support with therapy for burnout in Mahomet, Il by searching “burnout Springfield, IL” today.

5 Ways Therapy Can Help Women Cope with Stress and Burnout

I often work with women struggling with stress and burnout. These women spend years juggling many roles and responsibilities in unsupportive environments. Therapy can be an excellent resource for women feeling exhausted by life’s demands. In this blog post, I will explore five ways therapy can help women cope with stress and burnout. Therapy can…

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Holiday Family Anxiety and Boundaries: Part 4

In this blog series, I introduce holiday family anxiety, how it relates to childhood emotional neglect, and how boundaries with family can start creating change. The post below will conclude this series by highlighting the benefits of holiday boundaries, not just for clients personally but also for their families. Clients create boundaries with their families…

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Holiday Family Anxiety and Boundaries: Part 3

In the previous posts from this blog series, I introduce the concept of holiday family anxiety as it correlates to childhood emotional neglect. Maintaining family connections with unresolved childhood emotional neglect is exhausting and takes enormous energy. It’s like running a marathon every day. In families with unhealthy dynamics, the demands on children will continue…

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Holiday Family Anxiety and Boundaries: Part 2

Most of my clients would like family holidays to be different and more on their terms. In the previous blog, I explain how my clients’ families have high expectations of their time and attention. However, when given, there’s no reward of family fun and connection—instead, my clients end the holidays with exhaustion and hurt. One…

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Holiday Family Anxiety and Boundaries: Part 1

For my clients, the holidays bring on additional anxiety, starting long before any event occurs as they prepare for time with family. They worry about meeting family expectations and get stuck in overwork and perfectionism. This stress quickly leads to burnout.  Being around their family is exhausting as they spend gatherings overwhelmed by pretending they…

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