What happens when the helper’s life is the one unraveling?

In this tender conversation, Bridget and Laura explore what it means to hold space for others when your own world feels like it's falling apart...whether by personal loss, political tension, systemic chaos, or the weight of being human right now. Bridget shares about practicing in Maine during a surge of ICE activity, navigating sessions where clients ask, “How are you doing?” Laura reflects on showing up for clients in the middle of heartbreak and fertility treatments. 

Together, they unpack the strange phenomenon of doing some of your best clinical work while privately falling apart. They talk compassion fatigue, burnout, social media avoidance, political divide, and why transitions (even packing a suitcase) can feel like existential events.

This episode is a love letter to the therapists, the helpers, and anyone trying to show up despite it all.