Is It Unethical to Stay Quiet?

I got a message recently from someone who felt I was "selling too much."

I hear that. And I want to be honest about why I keep going anyway.

There's a logic trap I see in a lot of deeply caring clinicians. I call it the "Polite Healer" Trap.

The idea is that by being "low-key" and not "pushing" your services, you're being ethical. You're being "respectful."

But let's sit with the logic for a second:

If you have a client with a "Door with no Keyhole"... someone who is quietly sabotaging their life because of a preverbal wound they can't even name... and I have the "Map" to open that door...

...is it actually respectful for me to stay quiet because I don't want to "annoy" people?

If I stop writing, the people who were never going to take action stay comfortable. But the therapist who is on the verge of burnout because they can't move their "stuck" cases... stays in the dark.

To me, that's the harder thing to sit with.

You can worry about "overselling," or you can put your energy into not over-failing your clients. One of those will move your practice forward. The other will just keep the room feeling comfortable while your results stay flat.

I'm moving forward with the clinicians who want the breakthroughs.

If that's you, I'd love to see you join us. Want to experience a taste of what we cover in The Trauma Mastery Program? Take a workshop with me.

Warmly,

Esther