Between a Hot Mess & a Therapist

83. Your Body Hates the Job You’re Good At (Your Human Design Might Explain It)

Ever feel like your job isn’t just stressful—it feels fundamentally wrong for how you’re built? In this episode, I’m talking about the clash between your work life and your actual energy style, pacing, and decision-making. Using Human Design as a grounded lens—not a personality gimmick—we’re getting into what happens when your body keeps trying to do a job that fights your natural rhythm, and why that friction can leave helpers exhausted, flat, and questioning everything. Got a Question? SUBMIT IT HERE [https://form.jotform.com/healingrootswab/-podcast-qa] —————————————————————————— WORK WITH ME —————————————————————————— Practice by Design (for fully licensed clinicians, $497): https://shawnalovinlpcs.com/work-with-me LPC Supervision (Texas Associates only, $400/mo): https://shawnalovinlpcs.com/lpc-associate-supervision Ten Twenty QM (custom tees): www.tentwentyqm.com FREE Still Human audio series: https://healingrootswab.myflodesk.com/reset —————————————————————————— FIND ME —————————————————————————— YouTube: youtube.com/@heyyallitsshawna Website: shawnalovinlpcs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyyallitsshawna Disclaimer: Although Shawna is a licensed counselor in the State of Texas, this podcast is not therapy and should not be used as a therapeutic intervention. Many of the practices and products mentioned are for educational and informational purposes only. Should you need support, please seek appropriate, qualified, and licensed professionals.

82. I Thought It Was Just Burnout Again, Until This Happened at Work

Another person is leaving. Management refused a simple shift swap that would have supported the people who’ve actually been holding the work together, then later admitted they made the decision based on what would be easier to fill—not what was fair. In this episode, I’m talking about what bad leadership does to trust, morale, and the nervous system, especially when you already feel watched, undervalued, or quietly singled out. This is for anyone who has ever looked around at constant turnover and thought, maybe the problem isn’t just the job. Maybe it’s who’s running it. Got a Question? SUBMIT IT HERE [https://form.jotform.com/healingrootswab/-podcast-qa] —————————————————————————— WORK WITH ME —————————————————————————— Practice by Design (for fully licensed clinicians, $497): https://shawnalovinlpcs.com/work-with-me LPC Supervision (Texas Associates only, $400/mo): https://shawnalovinlpcs.com/lpc-associate-supervision Ten Twenty QM (custom tees): www.tentwentyqm.com FREE Still Human audio series: https://healingrootswab.myflodesk.com/reset —————————————————————————— FIND ME —————————————————————————— YouTube: youtube.com/@heyyallitsshawna Website: shawnalovinlpcs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyyallitsshawna Disclaimer: Although Shawna is a licensed counselor in the State of Texas, this podcast is not therapy and should not be used as a therapeutic intervention. Many of the practices and products mentioned are for educational and informational purposes only. Should you need support, please seek appropriate, qualified, and licensed professionals.

81. The Anti-Helper Era: Why Helpers Secretly Hate the Field

What happens when you’re still licensed, still skilled, still good at the work… but the field itself starts feeling too small for who you’ve become? In this episode, I’m talking about the quiet rebellion of mid-career therapists and helpers who are no longer interested in shrinking themselves to fit stale systems, weak supervision, or professional boxes that never taught them how to build a real life. This is about evolving without abandoning yourself, keeping your credentials without worshipping the container, and learning to trust your own depth when the field can’t fully name it yet. Got a Question? SUBMIT IT HERE [https://form.jotform.com/healingrootswab/-podcast-qa] —————————————————————————— WORK WITH ME —————————————————————————— Practice by Design (for fully licensed clinicians, $497): https://shawnalovinlpcs.com/work-with-me LPC Supervision (Texas Associates only, $400/mo): https://shawnalovinlpcs.com/lpc-associate-supervision Ten Twenty QM (custom tees): www.tentwentyqm.com FREE Still Human audio series: https://healingrootswab.myflodesk.com/reset —————————————————————————— FIND ME —————————————————————————— YouTube: youtube.com/@heyyallitsshawna Website: shawnalovinlpcs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyyallitsshawna Disclaimer: Although Shawna is a licensed counselor in the State of Texas, this podcast is not therapy and should not be used as a therapeutic intervention. Many of the practices and products mentioned are for educational and informational purposes only. Should you need support, please seek appropriate, qualified, and licensed professionals.

80. Silent Quitting Your Life: When the Old You Doesn’t Fit Anymore

This episode is for the high-functioning people who look “fine” on the outside but know, deep down, that whole parts of their life no longer fit. Not just jobs—roles, expectations, identities, and ways of living that your body is tired of performing. I’m talking about the quiet inner ending that happens before the outer change, why midlife can bring your real compass back online, and what your nervous system may be telling you before you have the next plan figured out. Got a Question? SUBMIT IT HERE [https://form.jotform.com/healingrootswab/-podcast-qa] —————————————————————————— WORK WITH ME —————————————————————————— Practice by Design (for fully licensed clinicians, $497): https://shawnalovinlpcs.com/work-with-me LPC Supervision (Texas Associates only, $400/mo): https://shawnalovinlpcs.com/lpc-associate-supervision Ten Twenty QM (custom tees): www.tentwentyqm.com FREE Still Human audio series: https://healingrootswab.myflodesk.com/reset —————————————————————————— FIND ME —————————————————————————— YouTube: youtube.com/@heyyallitsshawna Website: shawnalovinlpcs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyyallitsshawna Disclaimer: Although Shawna is a licensed counselor in the State of Texas, this podcast is not therapy and should not be used as a therapeutic intervention. Many of the practices and products mentioned are for educational and informational purposes only. Should you need support, please seek appropriate, qualified, and licensed professionals.

79. You Don’t Work a Job. You Rent Your Life.

That moment when you’re sitting in the car after work, too drained to even walk into your own house? Yeah. That’s not laziness. That’s what happens when your life has been built around being useful, available, and endlessly “good at handling things.” In this episode, I’m talking about the real cost of overfunctioning, helper conditioning, and what it does to your nervous system when your days stop belonging to you. If you look functional on the outside but feel cooked on the inside, this one will hit home. Got a Question? SUBMIT IT HERE [https://form.jotform.com/healingrootswab/-podcast-qa] —————————————————————————— WORK WITH ME —————————————————————————— Practice by Design (for fully licensed clinicians, $497): https://shawnalovinlpcs.com/work-with-me LPC Supervision (Texas Associates only, $400/mo): https://shawnalovinlpcs.com/lpc-associate-supervision Ten Twenty QM (custom tees): www.tentwentyqm.com FREE Still Human audio series: https://healingrootswab.myflodesk.com/reset —————————————————————————— FIND ME —————————————————————————— YouTube: youtube.com/@heyyallitsshawna Website: shawnalovinlpcs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyyallitsshawna Disclaimer: Although Shawna is a licensed counselor in the State of Texas, this podcast is not therapy and should not be used as a therapeutic intervention. Many of the practices and products mentioned are for educational and informational purposes only. Should you need support, please seek appropriate, qualified, and licensed professionals.