When the Healer Is Hurting: The Cost of Carrying Others’ Pain and How to Come Home to Yourself

Beyond the Spot by Tracy Gantlin-Monroy, MDiv, LPC

Episode notes

In Episode 22 of Beyond the Spot, Tracy Gantlin-Monroy speaks directly to healers, clinicians, caregivers, and helpers—the ones holding the pain of others while quietly carrying their own.

Through a trauma-informed, decolonized lens, Tracy explores the cost of compassion fatigue, the historical weight of service in BIPOC communities, and the nervous system’s need for rest and resonance.

This episode is a love letter to the helpers—a reminder that healing at the speed of safety begins with you.

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