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The Fatigue Fixer22. The One Where You Take Care Of Everyone But YourselfIf you’re really good at giving, but struggle to take time for yourself, you’re at risk for Caregiver or Compassion Fatigue. Whether you’re a parent, caring for a friend or family member, or part of a helping profession like teaching or healthcare, learning to balance giving and taking is essential for preventing burnout and managing your energy. This episode, I’m joined by Amanda Rocheleau, a Registered Social Worker and Compassion Fatigue Specialist. She shares the moment, while reading a book to her three young kids, that she realized she was burned out from overgiving. Amanda sh...2024-10-0252 min
The Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsPart 2 - A conversation about the challenges and rewards of caregiving with author, Tarky LeeWelcome back for the second part of my insightful conversation with Tarky Lee, an Oakland-based artist, writer, and professional child care provider.
In this continuation, Tarky Lee and I share our perspectives on the significance of asking for help and how it plays a pivotal role in maintaining our well-being. We also explore the delicate balance of setting boundaries in how we process and discuss our work experiences, emphasizing the importance of protecting our emotional energy.
Join us as we discuss the continuous journey of understanding ourselves, our motivations, and the ever-evolving nature of personal...2024-01-1449 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsPart 1 - A conversation about the challenges and rewards of caregiving with author, Tarky LeeIn this episode, join your host Amanda Rocheleau in a heartfelt conversation with Tarky Lee, an Oakland, California-based artist, writer, and professional child care provider.
Together, we delve into the timeless tale that touched our hearts – Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree." This beloved story became a catalyst for both of us to reflect on our patterns of over-giving and inspired a journey towards self-compassion and personal growth.
TarkyLee shares her unique perspective by crafting her own version of the story, where love and hope become the seeds for new growth. Our discussion goes beyond the na...2024-01-1440 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA conversation about teacher stress and boundaries with Dan MailletIn this episode, I chat with Dan Maillet, an esteemed permanent teacher from the Ottawa area and a good friend of mine. Join us as we delve into a candid conversation about the profound challenges that teachers like Dan often face in their journey of nurturing young minds.
Teaching isn't merely a profession for Dan; it's a passion that fuels his drive to make a lasting impact. Dan opens up about the unique pressures that teachers encounter, from the ever-growing list of responsibilities to the desire to meet every student's individual needs. The discussion revolves around the...2023-08-2959 min
Be the CEO of Your LifeWhen You Have Compassion Fatigue w Amanda RocheleauWhen you are exposed to overwhelming amounts of work, little breaks and rest moments, you could not just burnout mentally and emotionally, but you could also begin to feel compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue is when you no longer have the mental and emotional energy to be compassionate, caring, sympathetic for others. You may start showing up to work but without your heart or passion. There is nothing broken or wrong with you, but there is definitely something that needs your care and attention. In this episode, Amanda Rocheleau therapist, and Olga La...2023-05-291h 00
Sensory Approach to Manual TherapySensory Approach to Manual Therapy - Burn out with Amanda RocheleauSend us a textI have known Amanda since our mid-teens and what she is doing with her work at https://www.amandarocheleau.com/ is some of the most important work I have come across in my 20 years of practice massage. If you have not had a chance to listen to her, take it now. Amanda is a registered social worker who specializes in teaching classes on dealing with burnout. Amanda shares her personal experience of going through a burnout in her 20s, which led her to become passionate about talking about burnout, compassion fatigue, an...2023-03-141h 13The Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA conversation about secondary traumatic stress with Robyn AaronIn this episode, Robyn and I talk about the various ways people can experience Secondary Traumatic Stress and Vicarious Trauma. She shares her experience of how, as a Human Rights Professional, she came to realize that after years of advocacy work and reading countless files pertaining to crimes against children, that she too was showing signs of Vicarious Trauma; a profound shift in one's perspective of the world.
Robyn Aaron is currently completing her Master of Social Work with a focus on clinical social work and trauma at Carleton University, and holds a Master of Environmental Studies f...2023-03-1355 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA conversation about mindfulness and self-care with Jessica LemieuxIn this episode, I interview Jessica Lemieux, a Registered Social Worker in Ontario and founder of Cultivation Therapy Services. We chat about familiarizing ourselves with messages from the body and the mindful self-care practices that we have learned and try our best to integrate into our daily lives. Jessica shares some lovely insights about her work and personal life and I...well...overshare about my PPPs. You'll just have to listen to figure out what that is!
Jessica offers a variety of mental health services virtually and in person where she supports individuals and groups with mindfulness, m...2023-01-1650 min
The Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA Conversation about Compassion Fatigue with Jennifer Hunnisett and Catherine DwyerJennifer Hunnisett and Catherine Dwyer are good friends of mine and also work as clinical associates providing support to helping professionals with the psychological well-being. In this episode, we are chatting about compassion fatigue. While sharing about our personal experiences, we identify the nuances of it, the cultural and cognitive influences and finally some of the ways we have navigated our ways through it.
If you are a helping professional looking for counselling and support, visit www.amandarocheleau.com/counselling for more information about my Jenn, Catherine and I. 2022-09-301h 03
The Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsMy thoughts on employer responsibility for Psychological Health and Burnout PreventionOk, so I didn't really know what I was going to say before I said it.
But I felt inspired to share with you my point of view on the responsibilities employers have to provide an environment that prevents the risk of burnout and other psychological health injuries while promoting good mental health in the workplace.
In this "spontaneous" episode, I explain some of the workplace factors that can diminish employee well-being and I really drive home the point that burnout is not just a personal or individual employee problem, but in fact, it's an or...2021-11-1925 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA conversation about stress, pain and vulnerability with Troy Lavigne - Part 2In this episode, I continue to share my interview with Troy Lavigne, a Registered Massage Therapist, Reiki Teacher, Kinesio Taping Practitioner and founder of his practice, Sensory Approach to Manual Therapy.
In this episode, part 2 of our conversation, we carry on reflecting on the process of getting to know ourselves and accepting ourselves fully. We explore the ways that we fend off shame by embracing vulnerability and letting people in our lives see us for all that we are. Troy shares with us how he has learned to live and thrive with his ADHD and he tells...2021-11-0244 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA conversation about stress, pain and vulnerabilty with Troy Lavigne - Part 1In this episode, I chat with Troy Lavigne, a Registered Massage Therapist, Reiki Teacher, Kinesio Taping Practitioner and founder of his practice, Sensory Approach to Manual Therapy.
Troy and I cover a lot of ground in this conversation. So much so, that I had to split it up into two episodes.
In part 1, you'll hear Troy talk about his discovery for the sensory approach and how he helps people manage pain. We share our ideas about health, the impact of stress and different ways of looking at compassion fatigue. We end this episode with some...2021-11-0259 min
What's Literacy?Episode 36 - Black Leaders in Literacy & Going from Burnout to Balance #selfcareWelcome to the 3rd episode of season 6 of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec. This week's theme is Black Leaders in Literacy and Going from Burnout to Balance - self-care tips from an expert!
What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec, explore topics around community building, lifelong curiosity, and the multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other.
You may have noticed that we changed o...2021-03-141h 03The Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA conversation about Caregiver Burnout with Caregiver Advocate, Carole Ann AllowayIn this episode, I interview Carole Ann Alloway; a retired Human Resources Manager, mother of four and grandmother of seven. Carole Ann became a full-time caregiver for her husband, Bill, who had ten difficult operations within a 7-year period. She has witnessed first-hand the gaps in the health care and home care systems and speaks at health conferences, hospitals, home care agencies to share her experiences while raising awareness of the importance of making the caregiver an integral part of the health care team. Carole Ann is currently partnering with an Ontario Health Team and has worked with The Ch...2021-03-0157 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA conversation about the motivation for behavior change with Motivation Interviewing Trainer, Kelly TaborIn this episode I interview Kelly Tabor, a Social Worker and Motivational Interviewing Trainer. Kelly is an experienced professional helper committed to the growth of individuals, teams, and organizations. She specializes in developing and facilitating Motivational Interviewing (MI) training for a wide variety of health care professionals and non-professional caregivers, helping them to discover how to become effective in conversations about change.
During the interview, we chatted about the motivation for behavior change and Kelly emphasized how ambivalence is a normal and predictable part of the process. She shared with us the Spirit of MI and the P...2020-12-0357 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA conversation about work-life balance with Lacey Kempinski from Balanced GoodIn this episode I interview Lacey Kempinski, a fundraising specialist, an entrepreneur and mother of 2.
I met Lacey at a fundraising related conference last year and we discovered that we had a lot in common; we both had ventured into entrepreneurship after becoming mothers in order to find a way to maintain our passion for our work, be fully present with our children and still maintain our own well-being while we tried to do both.
During the interview, we chatted about her journey in finding balance in her career and personal life, how she has b...2020-04-2746 min
The Build Good Fundraising Podcast#9: Amanda Rocheleau — How to look after your mental health in a time of crisisSend us a textAre you having a hard time staying positive and balanced and sane during these crazy times?The coronavirus pandemic brings a rare combination of a scary health emergency, human isolation and an economic crisis at all once. And I worry about you.I am not worried if you're going to survive this crisis, or if your nonprofit will survive the storm. I am worried about what the crisis is doing to you, and the toll it’s taking on you as a leader and parent and fri...2020-04-1757 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsEye of the Hurricane Mindful Meditation: A tool to help connect to a place of inner peace and calmThis Mindful Meditation script was written by Hugo Albert's (PhD) and Lucinda Poole (PsyD) and provided in The Crisis Kit PDF prepared and made public by Positive Psychology in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020-03-2010 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA conversation about recovering from Burnout with Angie Wellman from Wellman Wellness Counselling and PsychotherapyIn this episode, I ask Angie Wellman, a psychotherapist in Belleville Ontario, about her own mental health journey as she navigated her way through a few different high-intensity workplace cultures. Learn more about Angie and her private practice by visiting www.wellmanwellness.org2020-03-0437 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsA conversation about Compassion Fatigue with Breanna Pizzuto from Talk Tools Training.In this episode, I ask Breanna about her own experience with compassion fatigue and discovering her own self-care needs. She tells us all about her new business, Talk Tools Training, and what motivated her to start providing mental health training in our community. Learn more about Breanna and the training she offers by visiting www.talktoolstraining.com.2020-01-0347 minThe Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsThe meaning of the Giving Tree for me and how a children's story changed my life.Here is another personal story about how I began my journey of burnout recovery. Learn more about me at www.amandarocheleau.com2019-12-3014 min
The Book Club Haters' Book ClubEpisode 9: Favourite 2019 Reads and TwilightTeah and Nur talk about their recent respective reading slumps, list their favourite 2019 reads, and, finally, get down to business about Twilight.
We recorded this episode thinking The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty would release in March 2020, but later we found out the date had been changed to June 2020. So we are NOT reading City of Brass for January. Instead, our next book club pick is EMPIRE OF SAND by Tasha Suri!
Books mentioned: Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language by Amanda Montell, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes and...2019-12-151h 04The Giving Tree - A Podcast for Helping ProfessionalsFirst Episode: What to expectHello Caring People! Welcome to my podcast experiment. This is a place where I hope to have real conversations about being a caring person, about our mental health, about self-care and about collective care. Leave me a comment if you want to hear about a specific topic. Learn more about me at www.amandarocheleau.com2019-11-2613 minBe the CEO of Your LifeBurnout. How to recognize it, and how to prevent it.In this episode, Olga interviews expert, Amanda Rocheleau, a Register Social Worker who specializes on Burnout and Compassion Fatigue. In the interview, Amanda and Olga will dive into the complexities of being mentally and physically burnout as well as, the tools YOU can use to prevent and correct both of these issues. It is a must listen to!2019-09-2055 min
TALK with Timmy GIs Burnout Getting You Down?Feel like you’re running on empty? Have you been working long hours? Are you required to care for others? Join Burnout Specialist Amanda Rocheleau for an engaging discussion about the signs and symptoms of workplace and caregiver stress.2018-08-0200 min