Rest didn't fix it. That's because burnout in clinical practice is often driven by something different: grief. Grief requires a different kind of repair. In this episode, we go beneath the surface of therapist burnout to explore its intersection with moral injury: the wound that forms when clinicians are repeatedly asked to act against their own values. We talk about why rest alone doesn't heal this kind of harm, how ethical compromise accumulates in the nervous system, and what genuine recovery actually looks like, built on autonomy, values alignment, and honest reckoning with the systems shaping your practice.

If you've ever felt like you're mourning the work you trained to do, this conversation is where I'd start. In this episode:

• Why burnout and grief so often look the same — and why the distinction matters
• The diff ...