Hey guys, my name is John Kim. I'm a licensed therapist and life coach putting

self betterment into a shot class because let's face it who's got that much time

these days. I come unpolished, unrehearsed, on purpose.

If you're looking for more of a wine glass, you've come to the wrong place.

So I recently went to see a therapist. Yes, a therapist also see therapist. Actually, therapists are supposed to see therapist. And we get lazy, or maybe I should say I and you know and then suddenly it's been a few

months a few years and you haven't seen a therapist in a while and so for me I used to see a therapist once a week and then of course I got

busy or I you know felt like I really didn't need to see one and this is one of the common mistakes

that many people make with therapy

is they think that something has to be going wrong

in your life to see a therapist, right?

Like, and it's always like the last resort.

You go to your friends, you go to everyone else,

and then you're like, fuck, maybe I should just go see a therapist.

There's still definitely the stigma and shame

about seeing a therapist.

I get it and we need to erase that.

Seeing a therapist is a fucking luxury. I mean, think about this. Going into a room with your coffee, sitting down and the other person is going to make the entire 50 minutes about you and they're

not going to interrupt and they're going to hold space.

What about that isn't amazing? Who wouldn't want that right?

Of course this can be expensive and so if you have insurance the first thing I want to say and remind you guys is

If you have insurance you have no excuse to not see a therapist and it doesn't matter if your life is good. Seeing a therapist is only going to make you understand yourself better. It's only going to because here's the thing we all need

It's not just about talking about your feelings. I think that's the other thing a lot of people think oh I don't need to talk about my feelings blah blah blah I have my partner I have my friends I don't need to see a therapist it's not just about that

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