Episode 176 You Don’t Need to Have It All Together to Grow

This episode feels incredibly personal to me because I’m reflecting on the end of my first practicum experience inside a college counseling center,  four months that challenged me, stretched me, humbled me, and changed me in ways I didn’t expect. I went into this experience wanting to be great immediately. I set impossibly high expectations for myself, thinking I needed to know everything, help everyone, and somehow “prove” that I belonged in this field. But what I learned instead was something much deeper: growth doesn’t happen all at once. Healing doesn’t happen overnight. And neither does becoming the person you’re meant to be. In this episode, I open up about the mindset shifts that completely changed the way I view growth, pressure, expectations, and even my own healing journey. I talk about the phrase my supervisor repeated to me constantly, “slow is fast”, and how I finally understand what that actually means. I also share why learning to reassess the bar we set for ourselves matters so much, especially when we’re navigating new seasons of life, change, uncertainty, or personal growth. This conversation isn’t just about counseling or becoming a therapist, it’s about being human. It’s about learning how to give yourself grace while still striving to grow. If you’ve been feeling behind, overwhelmed, frustrated with your progress, or questioning whether you’re doing enough… this episode is for you. Because maybe growth isn’t about becoming perfect faster. Maybe it’s about learning how to trust the process while you become. Get your Raising Serotonin Merch here!  (https://fitsweatlife.com/collections/raising-serotonin?fbclid=PAZnRzaANkqmFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABp2uHyNDPn4Hd1DvGe2MalwL1y7QHThJ5EFxQ90uR6lgh5Vo0-ZdkLgCI3D51_aem_gsl3d_9oc79VFOLuGYZZAQ) FOLLOW RAISING SEROTONIN ON INSTAGRAM HERE  (https://www.instagram.com/raisingserotonin/?hl=en) Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/678794/support)