Breaking Free from the Broken Mental Health System with Amanda Anderson

<p>The current mental health system is broken. So many of us light leaders know this to be true, and yet our healers and healthcare workers continue to burn out at an unsustainable rate, to the detriment of both healthcare workers and clients. So this week on the Conscious Leadership Podcast, my dear friend and resiliency coach Amanda Anderson and I go deep into a critical conversation about what systemic changes need to be made in order for healers to be able to focus on what they do best - healing.</p> <p>With years of firsthand experience as a clinician in mental health treatment, Amanda recognizes the persistent trauma and toxicity facing healthcare workers today. This very issue led her to the coaching space, where she uses her past experiences to teach resilience and alignment practices to other light leaders in high-stress environments. In this conversation, Amanda shares both what she has seen and experienced in these traumatized systems along with her suggestions for building resilience, combating burnout and recognizing your worth.</p> <p>It’s imperative for healthcare workers and healers to build up their own alignment and resiliency practices in order to protect their energy while working in the mental health field. While a new system is entirely necessary and long overdue, right now, we need to prevent more healers from experiencing burn out. Use the practices suggested in today’s conversation to respect yourself and your energy with resiliency and alignment.</p> <ul> <li>[1:52] Introduction to Amanda Anderson, resiliency coach and future psychologist</li> <li>[2:23] Amanda shares how working with other healers make her feel like her most light leader self</li> <li>[5:19] Amanda’s journey in the mental health field that lead her to becoming a coach supporting other light leaders</li> <li>[10:23] Trauma and toxicity in the the correctional environment and prison industry</li> <li>[16:11] The current practices of overburdening healers without support for their own traumas or adequate compensati