Dr. Jameca CooperForensic Psychology Consultant, Emergence Psychological Services · Board Certified Counseling Psychologist and Forensic Psychology Consultant

Tired of feeling invisible in your own life? #burnoutrecovery #boundariesmatter #mentalwellness

25 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief segment of Dr. Jameca Cooper's burnout recovery video, the speaker addresses the experience of feeling like a background character whose needs are ignored. She explains that the brain notices what it is trained to notice, and offers a concrete self‑care practice: set a daily phone alarm labeled “What do I need right now?” to pause, reflect, and meet an immediate need. She also references Module 3 of her course, the Somatic Stress Tracker, as a tool to help listeners become attuned to bodily signals and better identify what they truly need in the moment. The overall aim is to empower viewers to reclaim agency over their mental wellness through simple, repeatable check‑ins.

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Are you feeling like a background character in your own life and like your needs don't even matter? Your brain is trained to see what you train your brain to see. Mm. What I would like for you to try is to set an alarm on your phone labeled, "What do I need right now?" And so whenever you set that alarm for— maybe it's 3 o'clock every day— you stop and pause and ask yourself, "You know what? What is it that I really need right now?" And try to deliver that to yourself. In my course, Module 3's Somatic Stress Tracker will really help you get in tune with your body and what you need.