Megan S. Carney - Trauma, Burnout, Neurodivergence
Creating calm and confidence for overwhelmed and stressed adults. Message for more info!
If you are interested in working with me I recommend checking out my website first, to see if I might be the right fit for you.
12/18/2025
This hangs at my yoga place as a gentle reminder every time I come in.
Sure, there are lots of ways to try to calm ourselves or relax (yoga being one of them). But for those with very busy minds, sometimes we need extra help. It's challenging to find peace within when the noise is also within.
And that can leave us irritable, frustrated, even angry. We might be short with our kids, snap at partners, and get in arguments. Then we beat ourselves up over it - causing even more stress. It can snowball quickly!
If you need extra support (more than suggestions of yoga and bubble baths!) to calm your busy mind so you can feel peace and have better relationships, you can schedule a complimentary call with me now to get started in the new year! https://meganscarney.clientsecure.me
12/18/2025
Listen if you need a moment to slow down! And if you want to get more info on our online therapy group so you can truly learn to calm your mind click here - https://megan-s-carney.ck.page/07d420111f
12/17/2025
You don't have to have the "just right" words for therapy to help. In fact, it just might help you find the words. If you want help untangling the mess in your head, sign up to get more info on our upcoming group here - https://megan-s-carney.ck.page/07d420111f
If thinking was going to work - it probably would have worked by now right? If you want a different appoach for reducing stress and overwhelm so you can feel calm, check out my upcoming group - https://megan-s-carney.kit.com/07d420111f
12/07/2025
Intimidate by group settings? I get it. And you don't have to be when we make the rules ourselves š Want to join us in calming your overactive brain? Click to get more info - https://megan-s-carney.ck.page/07d420111f
12/06/2025
Does this sound like a familiar sticking point in therapy for you? Click the link now to get more info about my upcoming group - https://megan-s-carney.ck.page/07d420111f
12/05/2025
In the office today working on some things for the upcoming group! I have ALL the ideas. Probably too many. What do YOU most want to know about neurodivergence and calming your brain?
12/04/2025
The most common concern I hear from people about group therapy is if the others in the group will be enough like them; this is EXTRA true for neurodivergent folks. I've been the quiet one in groups thinking things like "this isn't for me" or "these are NOT my people" or "why are they all gobbling this up and I'm a solid nope." I don't want you to have a similar experience.
That's why my upcoming group is going to be small and narrowly focused. Adults who are ADHDers, Autistic, AuDHD or highly suspect they are. The overthinkinking ones, perfectionists, high maskers. The chameleons who can blend themselves into many places but rarely if ever truly feel like they belong.
Now that doesn't mean we won't have some differences either. But I've found that diversity within a group of people who get it actually strengthens the group. We all have areas in our lives that are easier or harder, have experimented with different strategies, and have amazing tips and insights to contribute. And we can do that with empathy and understanding - we deeply know the struggle of traditional tools not working, or the tools that were working for us suddenly not working. We get the very real fears of being misunderstood and rejected.
If you want to stop overthinking and feel calmer, with a group of people who actually get you, click on the link below. You'll get a few emails in the near future to help you decide if it's a good fit for you and be among the first notified when the group officially opens up.
(BTW, if the duck makes you think, you're my people š) Painting by Kristen Strawsine
12/02/2025
After reading a wonderful sci-fi trilogy, I think I can read this one so you don't have to š (Don't worry I still have 2 more fun reads on deck too!)
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Hi, Iām Megan and I have been helping people whoāve experienced trauma and other sh*tty things in their life for a long time. Eventually, life and family led me to Idaho and I started doing Parenting Time Evaluations. If you donāt know, those are evaluations of families that are in a highly contentious custody situation. It was 2018 and I was doing these evaluations, making good money, but I was stressed the f**k out (btw, if you arenāt okay with swearing this might not be the group for you, sorry!). I was falling asleep (or at least trying to fall asleep) agonizing over cases I was working on and writing reports in my head. I wanted to keep doing good work, helping people, and making a difference in the world. And I needed to contribute financially to my family. But I also still needed and wanted to be present for my family as more than a lump on the couch. I wanted to have the energy to be a good mom and supportive partner. For that to happen I needed confidence in my work, more time in my day, and more flexibility with that time.
I was exhausted, emotionally drained, and kinda numb. I didnāt want to quit, burn bridges, or let others down. I didnāt want to be struggling financially as I hadnāt focused on the clinical side of my psychology business. I definitely was afraid I was failing. I felt ashamed, guilty, and inadequate. But something snapped and I found the pain of that work was no longer worth what I was gaining from it. It happened when I got a call about a potentially high dollar case and I dreaded the idea of actually getting it. Can you imagine that - being in private practice and dreading getting a new client and making bank?! You see money was a factor for me but not in the sense that I needed to get rich, I just needed to have enough to live relatively comfortably and get out of some unexpected debt. The money was not worth everything else I was sacrificing.
At that moment I took a step back and figured out why these cases were so draining for me. There were a few factors. I was compromising boundaries on my time to get things done appropriately. Although I had good supervision and training, I doubted my abilities to do the work. Some people that I was working with were quite challenging. And in the end it lacked enough meaning for me to continue sacrificing myself and family. I also did a few things to get myself back on track, I returned to the business coaching program I was a student in and really spent time thinking about who I love working with and what my dream schedule would be, I considered my passions and values, and I even got some counseling myself.
I didnāt realize it immediately because I thought I was just burnt out, but I had some vicarious trauma happening. I didnāt trust my decisions anymore and was starting to feel like the world was a pretty sh*tty places with a lot of sh*tty people. As I figured out what was going on, I realized nobody was really teaching people how to recover from vicarious or secondary trauma, at least nobody I could find at the time. I needed more than just a book. I needed a community. And I needed it to not be all about spirituality.
So I started connecting with people. I talked to my ābattle buddyā in my business coaching group, engaged with other like-minded people, and worked on reconnecting with my partner (who by the way, does trauma work too). I started saying no to the things that really drained me, set some boundaries in my life, invested in myself and my business, and got back to doing work that has meaning and purpose for me. One of the things it led to was this very business; Iām creating something I wish I had at that time.
Iām not going to pretend that life is perfect, anyone who tells you that is probably lying. But it has undoubtedly improved. I have cut down from 5 to 3 or 4 days a week where my kiddo goes to an after-school program. When she does go, 1-2 days a week I pick her up by 4:30. I no longer work weekends or evenings. I have a date night at least 1x/month. I feel way less drained and have more emotional and physical energy for my family. Iām more hopeful. My confidence is increasing. Iām creating changes I want to see for my life while maintaining by ability to help people whoāve experienced trauma and the people (like you!) who help them.
