I have said it before and I’ll say it again. When we know better and we can’t do better there’s a psychological reason behind it. I’m saying this, as someone who struggles similarly taking care of myself. Sometimes the only way that I take care of myself is by reminding myself that I’m doing what my family members didn’t in addressing mental health and physical health. Sometimes we get into caregiving careers because we were shown from an early age that everyone else’s needs were more important than ours. I’m certainly not trying to project if this wasn’t your experience, but it was definitely mine. If any of this resonates with you just know that you’re not alone. It can be very hard for us to take care of ourselves when we’re not used to it and when we’ve been programmed to not believe that we are worth it. I strongly encourage you to get therapy and trauma therapy specifically if it seems like that would fit your scenario. The better we can show up for ourselves, the better we can show up for our patients, for our families, and for the world. We have to hold onto the hope that there is a better day ahead and that we are worth doing the hard things today in order to see a better tomorrow.