Between a Hot Mess & a Therapist

Shawna Lovin, MA, LPCS
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Welcome to Between a Hot Mess & a Therapist. This isn't your typical self-help podcast. This is where seasoned therapist Shawna Lovin, LPC-S tells the truth about burnout, helper life, and building a different kind of practice and career. If you're a therapist, counselor, social worker, or helper who's exhausted by what the system keeps asking of you — and you're ready to build something that actually fits your life and your energy — you're in the right place. Expect real talk about clinical culture, sustainable practice building, Human Design as a capacity tool, and what it looks like to build a different life on purpose. No hustle gospel. No performative wellness. Just honest, grounded conversation from someone who's lived it. Hosted by Shawna Lovin, LPC-S | Texas LPC Supervisor | Practice Building Consultant | shawnalovinlpcs.com New episode every week. —————————————————————————— WORK WITH ME —————————————————————————— Messy Middle Blueprint (HD Reading, $97): https://heyyallitsshawna.beehiiv.com/products/messy-middle-blueprint Practice by Design (for fully licensed clinicians, $497): https://heyyallitsshawna.beehiiv.com/products/practice-by-design-intensive LPC Supervision (Texas Associates only): https://heyyallitsshawna.beehiiv.com/products/texas-lpc-supervision Ten Twenty QM (custom tees): www.tentwentyqm.com —————————————————————————— FIND ME —————————————————————————— YouTube: youtube.com/@heyyallitsshawna Website: shawnalovinlpcs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyyallitsshawna Subscribe so you don't miss an episode. And if this one landed — share it with one person who needs it.

  1. 2d ago

    86. What Fibroids Taught Me About Being a Helper: A Therapist Gets Honest About Cycles, Burnout & the Body

    July is Fibroid Awareness Month. In July 2009, I had zero awareness — even as a trained clinician who teaches other people to pay attention to their bodies. What I had was a body I had been quietly ignoring for longer than I want to admit, and a set of...

    22 min

  2. Jun 28

    85. You Are More Than Your Job: The Burnout Risk of Shrinking Yourself

    A birthday reflection turned into something bigger: what happens when you realize you’ve been living as a smaller, more explainable version of yourself. In this short podcast episode, Shawna talks about identity, burnout, being more than one thing, and...

    10 min

  3. Jun 21

    84. Why I’m Building a T-Shirt Business Instead of Taking More Clients

    You love the work. But more clinical hours stopped feeling like the answer a long time ago — and maybe you already know why, even if you haven't said it out loud yet. In this episode, Shawna maps the moment she stopped asking how do I squeeze more life...

    16 min

  4. Jun 14

    83. Your Body Hates the Job You’re Good At (Your Human Design Might Explain It)

    Ever feel like your job isn’t just stressful—it feels fundamentally wrong for how you’re built? In this episode, I’m talking about the clash between your work life and your actual energy style, pacing, and decision-making. Using Human Design as a groun...

    21 min

  5. Jun 7

    82. I Thought It Was Just Burnout Again, Until This Happened at Work

    Another person is leaving. Management refused a simple shift swap that would have supported the people who’ve actually been holding the work together, then later admitted they made the decision based on what would be easier to fill—not what was fair. I...

    19 min

  6. May 31

    81. The Anti-Helper Era: Why Helpers Secretly Hate the Field

    What happens when you’re still licensed, still skilled, still good at the work… but the field itself starts feeling too small for who you’ve become? In this episode, I’m talking about the quiet rebellion of mid-career therapists and helpers who are no ...

    21 min

  7. May 24

    80. Silent Quitting Your Life: When the Old You Doesn’t Fit Anymore

    This episode is for the high-functioning people who look “fine” on the outside but know, deep down, that whole parts of their life no longer fit. Not just jobs—roles, expectations, identities, and ways of living that your body is tired of performing. I...

    22 min

  8. May 17

    79. You Don’t Work a Job. You Rent Your Life.

    That moment when you’re sitting in the car after work, too drained to even walk into your own house? Yeah. That’s not laziness. That’s what happens when your life has been built around being useful, available, and endlessly “good at handling things.” I...

    20 min
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Welcome to Between a Hot Mess & a Therapist. This isn't your typical self-help podcast. This is where seasoned therapist Shawna Lovin, LPC-S tells the truth about burnout, helper life, and building a different kind of practice and career. If you're a therapist, counselor, social worker, or helper who's exhausted by what the system keeps asking of you — and you're ready to build something that actually fits your life and your energy — you're in the right place. Expect real talk about clinical culture, sustainable practice building, Human Design as a capacity tool, and what it looks like to build a different life on purpose. No hustle gospel. No performative wellness. Just honest, grounded conversation from someone who's lived it. Hosted by Shawna Lovin, LPC-S | Texas LPC Supervisor | Practice Building Consultant | shawnalovinlpcs.com New episode every week. —————————————————————————— WORK WITH ME —————————————————————————— Messy Middle Blueprint (HD Reading, $97): https://heyyallitsshawna.beehiiv.com/products/messy-middle-blueprint Practice by Design (for fully licensed clinicians, $497): https://heyyallitsshawna.beehiiv.com/products/practice-by-design-intensive LPC Supervision (Texas Associates only): https://heyyallitsshawna.beehiiv.com/products/texas-lpc-supervision Ten Twenty QM (custom tees): www.tentwentyqm.com —————————————————————————— FIND ME —————————————————————————— YouTube: youtube.com/@heyyallitsshawna Website: shawnalovinlpcs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyyallitsshawna Subscribe so you don't miss an episode. And if this one landed — share it with one person who needs it.

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  • Creator
    Shawna Lovin, MA, LPCS
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    87
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Shawna Lovin, LPCS All Rights Reserved.
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