Hey Sabrina, I don't think I've ever returned to anything where I've burned out before. But I do worry constantly about whether I can make a full-time living without burning out, since I still rely on my parents to support me. Currently I still work part time. Never had a full time job before, unless you count being a student!
Raising your rate sounds nice, until you see how much harder it is to get clients. It seems like almost every time I raise my rate, I get no new clients, and lose a lot of money as a result, ugh. I have given up on book coaching for now, because I already have my arms full dealing with my therapy business, and frankly feel more passionate about therapy right now.
I worry that if I work enough to make a full time living, I will have too much work, get drained, and become a poorer, less emotionally available therapist as well. If I could see 20 clients a week, then I wouldn't worry. But I don't think I could see more than 12-13 a week. I've never had more than 11 in a week, though, and that only happened once.
Is it possible to make a full time living without overworking? My coaches say yes, but I still have never experienced it (still far from financially independent), so it's hard for me to believe. :( My coach said there are people with low capacity that are still doing well in their business. When I asked her how many clients they see a week, she told me it's not good to compare with other people, ugh. But if I can't hear examples of how many clients they see a week, then how would I know what is possible? At the moment, it feels like choosing between burnout and poverty. Even burnout seems better because I'm terrified of poverty. :')
Sabrina, I sense in your reflection a profound self-awareness and evolution regarding how to care for yourself and honor life. You are no longer the same, and you can never return to that painful place of burnout. Thank you for sharing your valuable experience.
Luisa, thanks for your supportive words. You're right that I'm not the same, and I'm appreciating how shifting who I am now doesn't disappear but sits alongside the next adventure. Onwards 🙏!
You will return, but it WILL be different because you are different. New boundaries. New awarenesses. New energy. There will be an adjustment period - give yourself grace during that 6 or so months. You are recalibrating. <hugs>
Thanks Maria and yes! Recalibrating is a great word for it. And asserting the structure to protect what needs to be protected. So easy to slip into those old habits when we let new habits go.
Hey Sabrina, I don't think I've ever returned to anything where I've burned out before. But I do worry constantly about whether I can make a full-time living without burning out, since I still rely on my parents to support me. Currently I still work part time. Never had a full time job before, unless you count being a student!
Raising your rate sounds nice, until you see how much harder it is to get clients. It seems like almost every time I raise my rate, I get no new clients, and lose a lot of money as a result, ugh. I have given up on book coaching for now, because I already have my arms full dealing with my therapy business, and frankly feel more passionate about therapy right now.
I worry that if I work enough to make a full time living, I will have too much work, get drained, and become a poorer, less emotionally available therapist as well. If I could see 20 clients a week, then I wouldn't worry. But I don't think I could see more than 12-13 a week. I've never had more than 11 in a week, though, and that only happened once.
Is it possible to make a full time living without overworking? My coaches say yes, but I still have never experienced it (still far from financially independent), so it's hard for me to believe. :( My coach said there are people with low capacity that are still doing well in their business. When I asked her how many clients they see a week, she told me it's not good to compare with other people, ugh. But if I can't hear examples of how many clients they see a week, then how would I know what is possible? At the moment, it feels like choosing between burnout and poverty. Even burnout seems better because I'm terrified of poverty. :')
Sabrina, I sense in your reflection a profound self-awareness and evolution regarding how to care for yourself and honor life. You are no longer the same, and you can never return to that painful place of burnout. Thank you for sharing your valuable experience.
Luisa, thanks for your supportive words. You're right that I'm not the same, and I'm appreciating how shifting who I am now doesn't disappear but sits alongside the next adventure. Onwards 🙏!
You will return, but it WILL be different because you are different. New boundaries. New awarenesses. New energy. There will be an adjustment period - give yourself grace during that 6 or so months. You are recalibrating. <hugs>
Thanks Maria and yes! Recalibrating is a great word for it. And asserting the structure to protect what needs to be protected. So easy to slip into those old habits when we let new habits go.