I got burnt out…

In my 20 years working with trauma in children, adolescents and adults, I heard the worst stories imaginable, daily. I became expert in holding safe space for complex trauma. My work was deeply rewarding. I had great supervision and support. I holidayed, I danced, I practised yoga.

Despite this, I got to a point of burnout. It became non-negotiable: I needed some serious leave. Once I was away from the work, and truly stopped, I came to understand I was also experiencing vicarious trauma (more on the nuances of that later).I had to rest, more deeply than I had rested for 20 years. Then I had to de-numb from the hundreds of stories of trauma that my body had heard, that my emotions had interacted with, even though I was damn good at boundaries. There was a level of numbness I didn’t even know I was holding, until I had the space to see it.

Is any of this resonating for you?

I wondered what could have been missing, with all the knowledge, experience and support I was lucky enough to have (many don’t!). My curiosity led me to a 2-part solution: accessible, high quality, trauma-informed supervision that is easy to prioritise and fit into our lives; and EMBODIMENT: tools and structures to allow our human bodies to process what we hear and empathise with, so we can truly let go of what is not ours. And thus Embodied Supervision was sparked: a membership-based supervision portal in which the focus is trauma-informed, embodied supervision practice; which allows you to prioritise supervision:

– at a price you can afford for where you’re at

– with different services available depending on your needs and what you already have in place

– with access to specialised professional development and supervision sessions at times that work for you and your life circumstances- within a community of like-minded practitioners so we can support each other and share experiences

A space to GET REAL about the impact of the work on our minds, emotions, bodies and our creativity. Where we can reflect, grow, share and FEEL. So we can keep doing the work we love, in ways that don’t quietly destroy us.