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a year ago
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Its been a while since I wrote here...
Five weeks ago I officially started my final leg of therapy training which involved building one hundred client hours to then write a 5000word essay thing by june. Before that I have another 5000 word essay to sort out about gestalt and a topic of my choosing.
Originally i was doing it on Asexuality, but as ive been doing the research, trying to piece an essay of that length onto that very specific thing is proving to be a bit of a headache. I suck...like so so badly at essay writing already that I think ive found a tricky topic to weave into gestalt theory.
So I think I may backtrack and write this specific essay on working with the inner child in a therapy setting, which feels like a much much broader and easier subject to thread lots of theory around. But ignoring the essays, the placement for working my 100 hours is really kicking my ass, mainly because my clients aren't turning up. (in 5 weeks of client work so far I have managed to build exactly 3 whole hours of client work instead of the 15 I was expecting to be at at this point.)
So all day monday I go into london to do my therapy and attend classes, and then all day wednesdays I go in to do all my client work. Fridays I travel to speak to my clinical supervisor which eats 3 hours...
Which leaves me tuesday and thursdays to draw comics and commissions and the weekend (if im staying home I can squeeze more commissions and do some reading for the course and my essays.....)
I am not doing a very good job at juggling all these and im hoping because its early days of getting settled into this new routine of working with real clients that it'll sort itself out. If im being honest I am floudering a bit, and I apologise if folks commissions have been late or my communication has been a bit naff of late...well more naff than normal...because frankly im a tad burnt out....hooooly heck that is an understatement...
My school breaks for xmas on the 2nd of dec so at least Ill have the whole of dec with my mondays mostly back, so that'll give me time to reorganise and hopefully do one of my essays to get it out of the way..and recharge a little.
BUt this is me basicallye xplaining why im being quiet and a bit rubbish recently
Five weeks ago I officially started my final leg of therapy training which involved building one hundred client hours to then write a 5000word essay thing by june. Before that I have another 5000 word essay to sort out about gestalt and a topic of my choosing.
Originally i was doing it on Asexuality, but as ive been doing the research, trying to piece an essay of that length onto that very specific thing is proving to be a bit of a headache. I suck...like so so badly at essay writing already that I think ive found a tricky topic to weave into gestalt theory.
So I think I may backtrack and write this specific essay on working with the inner child in a therapy setting, which feels like a much much broader and easier subject to thread lots of theory around. But ignoring the essays, the placement for working my 100 hours is really kicking my ass, mainly because my clients aren't turning up. (in 5 weeks of client work so far I have managed to build exactly 3 whole hours of client work instead of the 15 I was expecting to be at at this point.)
So all day monday I go into london to do my therapy and attend classes, and then all day wednesdays I go in to do all my client work. Fridays I travel to speak to my clinical supervisor which eats 3 hours...
Which leaves me tuesday and thursdays to draw comics and commissions and the weekend (if im staying home I can squeeze more commissions and do some reading for the course and my essays.....)
I am not doing a very good job at juggling all these and im hoping because its early days of getting settled into this new routine of working with real clients that it'll sort itself out. If im being honest I am floudering a bit, and I apologise if folks commissions have been late or my communication has been a bit naff of late...well more naff than normal...because frankly im a tad burnt out....hooooly heck that is an understatement...
My school breaks for xmas on the 2nd of dec so at least Ill have the whole of dec with my mondays mostly back, so that'll give me time to reorganise and hopefully do one of my essays to get it out of the way..and recharge a little.
BUt this is me basicallye xplaining why im being quiet and a bit rubbish recently
Remember, Star--Real Life always takes precedence.
When I'm stuck on a plot point in my comic strip, I talk about it with my husband. That usually helps me to come up with a solution. :)
We can wait. Maybe Patreon people can wait less for sure, but seeing as this is the last leg, I'm convinced everyone will understand.
Either way, I believe in you, and wishing you the best success ever. <3
Sorry to hear that people aren't showing up so you can do the client work. I'd volunteer but the time difference between England and Idaho might make even a weekend skype or zoom call hard to manage.
Adulting sucks and right now you have to do more than average.
I can't speak to how things work where you are but whenever i was tying to work to get a client base (not therapy related) getting people to show up or answer the phone/door/whatever was always miserably hard. it was always a 50ish to one half hearted commitment.
starting a business (which is essentially what you are doing) is never easy and never smooth. i wish you the best of luck in it though.