We asked some brilliant folks to tell us about the best advice they’ve ever given to a client and have highlighted some of the responses below.

Jennifer Milner

I train dancers for a living, and they often are perfectionists, constantly judging themselves. Preparing for a performance can be incredibly stressful and you feel the weight of not letting anyone down, not being less than perfect. One of my dancers was preparing for an international competition and couldn’t nail a certain phrase of choreography. Read more>>

DaVida Bilal

The best advice I’ve ever given to a client was to allow the healing that she was seeking to be her guide to her purpose! This was beneficial to the cllient at the time because while she was seeing accountability there was a root that was causing her not to fully grasp the healing, joy, and peace that she so rightly deserved. We all go through life unhealed and just move through life like robots. Read more>>

Christie Cotcher, M.A., LMFT

Managing stress and burnout is do-able, it’s all about starting small with things you can control and leaning into self-care in ways that make sense for you, through either small or big changes. It could look like not answering emails after 6 pm, taking a few short breaks to catch your breath during your work day, having that conversation you’ve been avoiding so you don’t have to worry about it anymore, or finding moments to do something frivolous simply because you love it. Read more>>