The Innovative Therapist

Aligned action most certainly isn't always comfortable... but at some level, it does feel "right."

Entrepreneurship and other forms of leadership (parenting) allow us MANY opportunities to practice discerning between intuition and fear that we need to build capacity to feel, and fear that means it isn't for us.

We are also wired differently, so the path for Steffeny Feld looks different than it did for me. But the sooner we can learn about our wiring and how we create magic in the world, the sooner we and others can experience the magic we have to offer.

I loved this convo so much. Check out the most recent episode of The Innovative Therapist podcast anywhere you get podcasts!

Let us know your takeaways, and your human design type if you know, after you listen!

Ooooh this convo with Steffeny Feld of Intensive Design Lab was SO good.

In a few short years, Steffeny went from community social work, to ZERO clinical work, teaching therapists to create intensives, working from home in her PJs. :)

But that isn't the important part of this conversation.

Many of us want time freedom, less burnout, but I hope you will listen to this convo with a focus on the things Steffeny actually did to make this happen, and how aligned action is actually energizing, when it's done with how YOU personally are wired.

We also spontaneously talk about Human Design, which continues to be a useful tool for so many people, especially those of us building out of the box innovative things.

Listen to the Innovative Therapist podcast wherever you get podcasts, and let Steffeny and I know what you thought!

Entrepreneurship humbles me over and over...

So does parenting...

It's all good practice for the world we are living in today.

Creativity heals. It makes us better problem solvers. It does SO much, but ultimately, it deepens self trust and makes us better leaders, of ourselves and others.

Last week's podcast convo with Erica Hornthal .therapist.who.moves.you on movement patterns helped me see this movement pattern of mine so much more clearly:

The urge to shrink or minimize myself and what I'm doing.

And while this used to protect me, I don't need this movement pattern anymore.

So I'm practicing a new one. Owning my value and worth.

The fact is, the Innovative Therapist community and retreat attracts incredible humans.

And the people I get to hang with and create my podcast with? Amazing.

People like Hannah Berry of , hanging with and upcoming conversations with Hannah Sullivan and Shannon Cohen of , and honestly so many more.

I also am now getting to record in person interviews in the amazingly creative podcast studio, huge shoutout to Erik and Layah, who will also be coming on the pod soon.

It's time for me, and all of us to remember, us playing small doesn't serve anyone... so it's time to own our unique value. It can be scary, but it gets easier, and I promise, it's also very fun. ;)
xo
Shawn
The Innovative Therapist community leader and podcast host
Connector & Experience Creator

Overanalysis does not create capacity. It's constricting...

Yep.

So much of my healing came from understanding and learning... until recently.

Now I can heal and release and feel better before I understand it, and even if I never do.

This conversation helped me understand this (ironically) at a new level.

We can help parts of us that love to analyze step back and let us tap into intuitive and desire, and it's so incredibly freeing.

Thank you Erica .therapist.who.moves.you for this incredible convo. So grateful.

This convo with Erica Hornthal .therapist.who.moves.you connected so many dots for me.

Movement patterns are so much more than dance. They can be small, or look like overthinking, freezing, shrinking, or so many other things.

If you know me, you know I LOVE healing more efficiently.

If you feel like you have all the self awareness in the world but patterns are staying stuck, ("I know what to do, I'm just not doing it"), this convo is definitely for you.

Huge thank you to Erica. I've been thinking about this episode since we recorded it weeks ago and I'm SO pumped to share it with you finally!

Listen to the Innovative Therapist podcast wherever you get podcasts!

Building reciprocal work might be the key to fixing helper burnout...

Also, people who understand and embody reciprocal work will have a MAJOR edge in the marketplace of the helping professions... because when you don't want to be in the room with someone, people can tell.
(this actually caused me to end a relationship with my therapist a while back, but that's a story for another day...)

Also, it's much more sustainable.

I build everything now with reciprocity in mind. If you are looking to explore work that feels aligned with your gifts and allows you to SHINE, while unlocking others unique abilities, please do not miss this convo with the incredible Dr. Lauren Silverstein of

It might be the thing that helps you unlock parts of you that have been waiting to shine, which tends to have a ripple effect ❤

If you listen, please share your insights with me! I love talking about this stuff so much, it lights me all the way up. See less

I honestly think the concept of building reciprocal work might be the key to helper burnout...

I also believe that people who understand and embody reciprocal work will have a MAJOR edge in the marketplace of healing services... because when you don't want to be in the room with someone, eventually people can tell. (this actually caused me to end a relationship with my therapist a while back, but that's a story for another day...)

I build everything now with this concept in mind. If you are looking to explore work that feels aligned with your gifts and allows you to SHINE, while unlocking others unique abilities, please do not miss this convo with the incredible Dr. Lauren Silverstein of

It might be the thing that helps you unlock parts of you that have been waiting to shine, which tends to have a ripple effect