Just struggling to remember why I am in the field of Peer recovery. How does everyone else feel about that?
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This is tough one as burn out is common in our field of work. Nobody understands unless you been through it and cliches are just that, cliches. Self care, take time off, blah blah blah. lol. What worked for me was finding a hobby outside of work and family. I play a card game on saturdays and its been my escape. However like anything good I push it to extremes sometimes. “Balance” is what the universe keeps telling me and I do not listen. lol
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Relatable. I had to get out of direct service pretty quickly lol I couldnt turn it off and it consumed my life. I like to work on the back end of things. Building programing, trainings, supporting/coaching other professionals in the field etc.
I feel like almost everyone goes through the “why the fuuuuck do I do this” thought process. Happened to me multiple times over the course of a few years. There are roles in this space that aren’t direct care that help and nurture work/life balance. I saw, and still do, see too many peolpe who cannot draw the line between their work in recovery and their own personal recovery and it doesnt work out well