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63 | Am I a Terrible Lactation Consultant? – Lactation Business Coaching with Annie and Leah
“Everything that happens in your life, that seems to be a challenge or a mistake or feels like you’re a terrible lactation consultant, could possibly be something that we need to learn.”
— Leah Jolly
Have you ever said I’m a terrible lactation consultant?
We have!
It doesn’t matter how long you have been in your private practice, we all have those moments that make us feel like we don’t know what we are doing.
We want you to know that you are not alone in feeling this way so, in this episode, we are sharing what makes us feel like terrible lactation consultants and tips on how we deal with those negative thoughts.
Listen now to discover:
- The challenging parts of being a lactation consultant (9:33)
- How to challenge your negative thoughts (11:23)
- The value of learning from your mistakes (19:08)
- Why you should treat yourself like one of your clients (26:50)
“If anybody hadn’t told you, you don’t have to be perfect to be great and good and wonderful.”
— Leah Jolly
Links and Resources
- Check out the Clinical Complexities in Private Practice individual topics: https://paperlesslactation.com/course
- Check out our deeper dives and become a member: https://paperlesslactation.com/lactation-business-coaching/
- Get access to our last Deeper Dive called I’m so Over this Pandemic but this Pandemic isn’t over my Private Practice on January 19, 2022 https://paperlesslactation.com/lactation-business-coaching/
- Join our next Deeper Dive called Nurture Your Private Practice, Build Sustainability on February 11, 2022. Sign up at: uslca.org/nurture-your-pp
- The Resilient Practioner by Thomas M. Skovholt
- Deeper Dive with Brandie Mitchell:
- Listen to episode 53: Intentional Time Off with Brandie Mitchell RN, NC-BC
Highlights:
2:31 – Our upcoming workshop
5:35 – Moments we felt like terrible lactation consultants
9:14 – Feeling burnout
11:23 – Challenging your negative thoughts
13:41 – Not being perfect
16:21 – Questions to ask yourself
19:08 – Learning from your mistakes
26:50 – Treating yourself like your clients
29:52 – Reaching out
33:12 – Rephrasing your language
Leah Jolly is a private practice IBCLC with Bay Area Breastfeeding in Houston, Texas. Annie Frisbie is a private practice IBCLC serving Queens and Brooklyn in New York City, and the creator of Paperless Lactation.
The Lactation Business Coaching podcast is produced by us and edited by Jillian Grover, who also writes our show notes. Our theme song is by Silas Wade.
