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Jo Eckler
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Self-Help/Personal Development, General Nonfiction, Advice & How To, Psychology
Skills: Press/Media Interview, Reading/Literary Event, Speaking Engagement/Lecture, Writing Workshop
Dr. Jo Eckler is a licensed clinical psychologist and registered yoga teacher trained in energy work, sound healing, and as a death & mourning doula. The author of I Can’t Fix You—Because You’re Not Broken: The Eight Keys to Freeing Yourself From Painful Thoughts and Feelings and You Can't Fix Them--Because They're Not Broken: A Sustainability Guide for Tired Helpers and Healers, they’ve also appeared in numerous media outlets, including O Magazine, Health, Bustle, and Huffington Post. Their mission is to help others find more self-compassion, meaning, and conscious choice in their lives. Learn more at www.joeckler.com
Jo Eckler's books
I Can't Fix You--Because You're Not Broken: The Eight Keys to Freeing Yourself From Painful Thoughts and Feelings
After 16 years of listening to therapy clients, and many more years dealing with trauma, tragedy, chronic illness, and other adventures, Dr. Jo, a licensed clinical psychologist and registered yoga teacher, has condensed her training and experience into these chapters. Each one offers a different tool for increasing your resilience, ease, and confidence in facing anything that life brings your way, along with ideas for practicing it in everyday life. Peppered with personal examples and a playful, warm style, this accessible owner’s manual for the mind offers practical advice, relief, and loving encouragement for anyone struggling with emotional or physical pain who has become frustrated with traditional approaches and is ready to try something different.
You Can't Fix Them--Because They're Not Broken: A Sustainability Guide for Tired Helpers and Healers
Have you gone from feeling like you were finally following your true calling as a helper and healer to dragging yourself out of bed? Where did all the excitement, wonder, and gratitude go?
You’re exhausted physically and emotionally from juggling challenging clients and the mundane side of helping work. You might even have daydreamed about quitting. Or perhaps you’re new to helping and not sure how to navigate client relationships, run your practice, and somehow still have a life.
Whether you’re an acupuncturist, massage therapist, yoga teacher, Reiki healer, coach, astrologer, or counselor, this book is your companion.
Discover simple, effective techniques to:
•Soothe burnout and relieve compassion fatigue
•Enhance your own resilience
•Break free from impostor syndrome
•Feel empowered to maintain healthier boundaries
•Customize your career to meet your needs
•Plus, find out what you don’t know about change—this information can take you from frustrated to fulfilled
Dr. Jo Eckler is a licensed clinical psychologist and registered yoga teacher trained in energy work, sound healing, and as a death & mourning doula. You’ll benefit from their 20 years of professional experience as a helper working directly with clients, supervising trainees, leading workshops, and consulting.
It’s time to go beyond self-care clichés and get the practical tools you need to share your gifts with others while keeping yourself nourished in the process. Start crafting a more sustainable future today.
Anyone in the helping and healing professions needs an afternoon in a cozy corner with a cup of tea and this book. They'll come away with clear and practical tools to build a more sustainable career for themselves and will be better equipped to hold space for whatever pain their clients bring to them. Written in a warm and accessible style by a fellow helping professional with 20 years experience, both new practitioners and seasoned helpers will find much here to nourish and support their work, ranging from ways to soothe burnout to shaking off impostor syndrome to logistical considerations for navigating schedules, boundaries, and challenging clinical situations with confidence.