Today we’d like to introduce you to Denette King.
Hi Denette, we’re thrilled to have a chance to learn your story today. So, before we get into specifics, maybe you can briefly walk us through how you got to where you are today?
My journey as a trauma-informed sound healer began with a question that wouldn’t let me go: Who supports the helpers and the healers?
I experienced burnout and extreme fatigue with nowhere to turn for respite, after working in inner city schools for over a decade and another seven years as a trauma-informed therapist. Like many helping professionals, I showed up consistently for others, without questioning the sustainability of the work or my own limitations. Everything shifted during the pandemic. I was faced with the dilemma of providing better care for my patients than I was receiving as a patient. I was experiencing debilitating fatigue, high work demands, physical ailments, and dismissive medical practices as a patient in need of care with nowhere to turn. I looked into the eyes of my medical providers and saw the same burnout I was experiencing. There seemed to be an unspoken expectation that helping professionals should hold space for everyone else with little to no consideration, as we navigated our own collective and personal crises.