The Overlap Between Therapist and Hairstylist

A new podcast episode

Megan sat in my chair and quickly learned she was a therapist. She smiled and said,

“Don’t worry, it’s not like I’m judging you or anything.”

I laughed and told her not to worry. I’m very comfortable in front of a therapist. Not only am I obsessed with psychology, but I’ve been in therapy for many years, and many of my clients and friends are therapists. We both settled in right away.

(Side note, I love the fact that therapists somehow keep finding me. Maybe it’s that manifesting thing.)

Over the next several appointments, we found ourselves in organic, meaningful conversations about the overlap between being a hairstylist and being a therapist.

At one point she shared how hard it is for her to go into her office break room and actually take a real break. That stopped me. It made me think about our salon break rooms and how they are not always the quiet reprieve we are craving either.

In this episode, Megan Dippold, MS, LCMFT, LMFT, and I have a real and honest conversation about what it means to hold space for others all day and how we can take care of ourselves in the process.

We talk about:

• The overlap between being a therapist and being a hairstylist

• The importance of creating space for self care and giving our nervous systems a true reset

• The impact of constant multitasking on the nervous system

• Practical techniques to support nervous system awareness

• How we attune to other people’s nervous systems and how to come back to ourselves when we get lost in that

• Self compassion in emotionally demanding work

• And using third person conversations as a way to reconnect, release, and practice compassion toward ourselves

I hope this conversation reminds you that you’re not alone and gives you some real, practical tools to help you stay balanced behind the chair.

Listen here: The Balanced Hairstylist Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube