Hi, this is Jess. So this is an article that I wrote for the mighty.com called "Confessions of a therapist with an anxiety disorder". And this was one of the topics of the beginning burgeoning conversations that Steph and I had about creating a podcast.
I guess you could say this was kind of our inspiration.
It's pretty vulnerable. And it's pretty honest about the struggles that I have, and continue to have as a human with anxiety, and also as a human who happens to be a therapist.
So I wanted to share all this with you, as we're all getting to know each other because I think it's important for you to know this part of me too. And I hope that by me, sharing my experience that paves the way for all of you to share yours. And that's what we're really looking for here. We want to create a community that's based on cutting out the bullshit and this idea that therapists need to have it all figured out or that everything needs to be kind of wrapped in this pretty little bow have. I struggled it but here's what I learned that you could be still in the midst of the struggle and still be doing amazing work and being an amazing person. I saw this quote that goes kind of perfectly with Steph being an art therapist, which is that you could be both a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time. And I would say that's definitely true for me.