The Gritty Therapist, Center Street, Omaha, NE (2026)

07/28/2026

When I’m overwhelmed, my brain starts making a list…and now I know that’s normal. But when I was a new therapist I saw it as evidence that I should just quit, because after all, I’m just not very good at this. 👎

My mind would race….
“Maybe I should open a coffee shop. Or become a landscaper. Maybe I’d be happier driving a forklift. I could organize closets….but wait, my closet isn’t even organized. I could sell makeup? But I don’t even like to wear makeup. Wait no, I could work at a bookstore, or better yet, open up my own ice cream shop. I do like ice cream…and books.”

But here’s what I’ve learned…

I don’t actually want a different career. Fantasizing isn’t always a bad thing, it can be a release from constriction and overwhelm.

So, let your mind wander a bit. It’ll come back.

Take it from me: you can learn to NOT make career decisions from a dysregulated nervous system.

I don’t need a new profession.

I need fresh air.
Heavy lifting.
Laughter.
Silence.
Movement.

Before you convince yourself you’re in the wrong career, ask yourself:

“Do I need a new job… or do I need a different nervous system experience today?”

👇 Tell us the random career your brain wants you to to do after a hard week, or a hard day. 🙃

07/27/2026

💥New episode alert!

If you’re a mental health therapist who’s quietly wondered…

“Can I keep doing this work?”

This one’s for you. Which means it’s for all of us, because let’s be real, we all think and feel this way from time to time.

For the first time, ever (why not share it on a podcast 😉) Cathy shares her personal story of therapist burnout, overwhelming anxiety, and the moment she realized her nervous system simply couldn’t keep carrying the weight of it all alone.

She shares:
🔆The hidden signs of burnout in therapists
🔆What anxiety actually felt like from the inside
🔆Why high-achieving women often miss their own suffering
🔆How changes became possible
🔆What every therapist needs to know before they reach their breaking point

If you’ve ever left the office carrying your clients’ stories home, questioned whether you could keep showing up, or felt guilty for needing help yourself, you’re not alone.

Search Gettin’ Gritty for Mental Health Therapists wherever you get your podcasts. 💜

07/27/2026

We don’t do this on purpose. Right!?

One minute I’m pulling weeds…
The next minute I’m thinking,
“If I don’t get to the root, it’ll keep growing back. Just like the work we do.”

We don’t just help clients manage the visible. We help them gently uncover the roots: the experiences, beliefs, attachment wounds, and nervous system adaptations that keep showing up in different forms.

🌱 Tell me I’m not the only therapist who turns everyday chores into metaphors.

We’ve got a whole podcast about the metaphors we use to move into trauma work. Search Gettin’ Gritty Podcast for Mental Health Therapists: 3 Metaphors to Reduce Anxiety and Build Readiness with children, adolescents and adults. 💥

07/25/2026

Listen up: The same person who sits with grief, trauma, and heartbreak all day also needs to laugh until she snorts, dance in the kitchen, and be completely ridiculous.

As mental health therapists, we spend so much time helping others on their journeys that we can forget our own needs aren’t separate from our work.

They’re what makes this work possible.

Read that again ⬆️

Yes. You have needs and you must prioritize those needs to be effective.

Joy isn’t a distraction from being a great therapist, it’s part of the job.

So here’s your reminder: put on the music, dance like nobody’s watching, and let your yourself remember it’s allowed to feel something other than responsibility.

The best therapists aren’t just wise.

We allow ourselves to be fully human. 💛

As for my husband…he gets a dancing therapist every day 😉

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Omaha, NE
68144

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+14026515095

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http://www.thegrittytherapist.com/

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