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78 | Why Lactation Consultants Need Boundaries – Lactation Business Coaching with Annie and Leah
“When you don’t have boundaries, everything feels really chaotic.”
— Leah Jolly
As a lactation consultant, it is important to set boundaries in order to prevent burnout.
Burnout can creep up on you as we found out and it’s not fun!
When it comes to boundaries, it is important to set clear limits for yourself. This means being mindful of how much time you are spending on work-related tasks, and how much time you are dedicating to yourself, your family, and your other interests.
In this episode, we discuss some ways to set boundaries in your private practice and ways to avoid burning yourself out.
Listen now to discover:
- How we experienced burnout (2:56)
- Managing burnout by setting boundaries(7:46)
- The first step to recovering from burnout (11:04)
- Why your clients benefit from you setting boundaries (12:53)
“The good thing about burnout is that it doesn’t last forever. It is just a temporary condition, and there are things that you can do to pull yourself out, to reconnect with yourself, to take stock of what you’re doing, and make some changes.”
— Annie Frisbie
Links and Resources
- Join our next Deeper Dive: Boundaries with Clients with Jabina Coleman, LCSW, IBCLC on April 24, 2023: https://learn.paperlesslactation.com/course/boundaries-dive
- Subscribe to the Deeper Dive Membership: https://learn.paperlesslactation.com/subscription/deeper-dive-membership
- Have an idea for a podcast episode or a Deeper Dive? Let us know! https://learn.paperlesslactation.com/form/collaborate
- Read The Resilient Practioner by Thomas M. Skovholt: https://www.amazon.com/Resilient-Practitioner
- Read You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent by Carla Naumburg: https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Not-Parent
Highlights:
0:35 – Enjoying springtime
2:56 – How we experienced burnout
7:46 – Managing burnout by setting boundaries
11:04 – The first step to recovering from burnout
12:53 – Why your clients benefit from you setting boundaries
15:58 – Upcoming Deeper Dive on boundaries
About Us
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.
