Helping the Helpers: Jessica Brubaker on Burnout, Boundaries & Coming Back to Yourself | The Nikki Clarke Show
On this episode of The Nikki Clarke Show, Dr. Nikki Clarke sits down with Jessica Brubaker — Licensed Professional Counselor, educator, and speaker based in Arizona — for an honest conversation about the space between looking like you have it all together and actually feeling connected to yourself.
Jessica is the owner of Balanced Badass Counseling, a private therapy practice supporting adults through anxiety, burnout, boundaries, and identity transitions, and the founder of Brutiful Journey, an online personal development platform that includes the Self Discovery Lab. She has a special passion for helping the helpers — the women, professionals, and entrepreneurs who give so much to others that their own needs become an afterthought. Jessica also teaches university courses in mental health and human development at the University of Arizona and Grand Canyon University, and as a clinical supervisor, she has helped train more than 200 clinicians.
In this interview, Jessica shares:
• The early signs of burnout — and the first step back
• Why helpers find it so hard to ask for help themselves
• One boundary practice you can start this week
• What it means to be a “balanced badass”
• How the Self Discovery Lab helps women reconnect with themselves
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