122: Becoming Him: Freedom, Burnout, and the Gator Life with Dr. Jason Branch

In this episode of A Simple Therapy Podcast, Sindee Gozansky welcomes Dr. Jason Branch—therapist, educator, podcaster, and self-proclaimed Gator—for a conversation about burnout, authenticity, and becoming the best version of yourself. Dr. Branch shares his raw journey through severe burnout as a new clinician and how an unexpected detour into bartending school helped him evolve into "Him."

In this fun episode, Sindee and Jason laugh, get real, and go deep as they explore the beliefs that keep us stuck, the power of doing something different, uncomfortable, and new (DUN), and why most of us are walking around as Salamanders when we could be living as Gators. Jason breaks down his three parallels framework, the four P's of Salamander life versus the five C's of Gator life, and why therapists desperately need their own therapists.

This conversation is funny, relatable and full of bold frameworks, concrete examples, and permission to stop apologizing for being you. Jason's energy, spirituality and wisdom remind us that healing requires becoming comfortable being uncomfortable, listening to your future self's whisper, and celebrating every single day.

00:49 - Meet Dr. Jason Branch: Therapist, Professor, and Founder

03:00 - Burnout, Vulnerability, and Becoming "Him"

06:20 - The Three Parallels: Who We Were, Who We Are, Who We're Becoming

12:06 - Going Deeper with the Junk Drawer: Tangible and Internal

16:29 - The Four P's of Salamander Life

19:47 - Therapists Need Therapy Too: Jason's Call to Action

23:28 - Stop Apologizing and Stop Telling Yourself No

28:40 - DUN: Different, Uncomfortable, and New

36:08 - The Five C's of Gator Life

41:56 - The ESPM Model for Self-Care

43:20 - Jason's Burnout Story: The Job That Almost Killed Him

52:11 - The Gator Lab Community, Resources, and How to Connect

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