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Scenario

How to cope when being good at your job becomes a burden

My supervisor keeps assigning me the most difficult cases because she says I handle trauma well but I have not told anyone that I go home and drink wine until I fall asleep every night.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional competence becomes a trap when it masks personal deterioration and isolation.

Your guide for this
Aurelius
Aurelius works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Social Services — Social Work & Case Management?”

Peri

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