You spend your day helping clients navigate crises, manage emotions, and make difficult decisions. Meanwhile, you're juggling documentation, insurance requirements, and a mental health system that doesn't always make it easy to help people. And somewhere in the middle of all that, you're supposed to take care of yourself, too. In this episode of The Art of Being a Therapist, hosts Ashley Charbonneau and Morgen Villegas talk with Kelsi, a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

It is painful being labeled the problem in a family, relationship, or social system when you've spent years trying to make things work. Maybe you're "too sensitive," "too emotional," "too difficult," "too confrontational," too… [fill in the blank]. Maybe you "ask too many questions," "remember things differently," or refuse to pretend something didn't happen. Eventually, you start wondering whether you really are the problem. For individuals recovering from narcissistic abuse

Some podcast guests need a formal introduction. Others have been part of your professional life for so long that introducing them feels a little ridiculous. Khara Croswaite-Brindle falls into the second category. Ashley has known Khara for years. She's a friend, colleague, and co-author of The Resilient Therapist. She's also been a mentor to Morgen for years. In fact, Khara is the reason Morgen and Ashley know each other in the first place. So having all three of them togethe