I've shared this out to my colleagues on FB. You wrote what I've always been considering writing about after messing up my licensure process too many times. I am truly grateful for your skill to share the words that echo our own too quiet process.
Susan! I really can’t thank you enough—not just for taking the time to read my piece, but for feeling it was meaningful enough to share with your community. That truly means a lot to me.
I keep writing, even when I’m not always sure where my words will land or how they’ll be received. I still think about something an older male therapist once told me—that if I spoke openly about the harder, more painful parts of this work, no one would want to enter the field. That perspective stayed with me, though I’ve always felt differently.
I believe there’s real value in telling the truth about our experiences, both the challenging and the meaningful parts. How are we ever going to change them if we don’t?!
And I’d encourage you to consider writing about your own journey too! Write what you know, what you’ve lived, what you’ve learned. You never know how it might resonate or make someone else feel a little less alone. ☺️
Very true, as with al your points! I had to sit with your response.
I've also shared this out on a discord for therapists and got positive feedback like "this is a very excellent read."
I'm also about to be interviewed by a high school senior who is writing her senior project about becoming an art therapist so I asked her to read this article. I imagine she may or may not be discouraged.
This was my second career and I've been through the gauntlet. But I still love my profession so deeply. Btw one day I may finally have to time to purchase your DSM...just have to survive this school year!
I've shared this out to my colleagues on FB. You wrote what I've always been considering writing about after messing up my licensure process too many times. I am truly grateful for your skill to share the words that echo our own too quiet process.
Susan! I really can’t thank you enough—not just for taking the time to read my piece, but for feeling it was meaningful enough to share with your community. That truly means a lot to me.
I keep writing, even when I’m not always sure where my words will land or how they’ll be received. I still think about something an older male therapist once told me—that if I spoke openly about the harder, more painful parts of this work, no one would want to enter the field. That perspective stayed with me, though I’ve always felt differently.
I believe there’s real value in telling the truth about our experiences, both the challenging and the meaningful parts. How are we ever going to change them if we don’t?!
And I’d encourage you to consider writing about your own journey too! Write what you know, what you’ve lived, what you’ve learned. You never know how it might resonate or make someone else feel a little less alone. ☺️
Very true, as with al your points! I had to sit with your response.
I've also shared this out on a discord for therapists and got positive feedback like "this is a very excellent read."
I'm also about to be interviewed by a high school senior who is writing her senior project about becoming an art therapist so I asked her to read this article. I imagine she may or may not be discouraged.
This was my second career and I've been through the gauntlet. But I still love my profession so deeply. Btw one day I may finally have to time to purchase your DSM...just have to survive this school year!