{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"A Lifetime to Learn","title":"\"Every Good Social Worker Has a Good Social Worker\" — Dr. VaShonda Eason on Mental Health, Access, and Entrepreneurship","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1423,"description":"What if the voices you heard growing up are still shaping the way you see yourself today? \nIn this powerful conversation, I sit down with Dr. VaShonda Eason — licensed clinician, entrepreneur, and founder of Eason Counseling and Associates — to talk about mental health, identity, and what it really means to show up for yourself and others.\nDr. Eason built her practice from the ground up in 2012 as a one-woman operation. Today she employs 45 people, operates two clinics, and serves over 3,000 clients across Northwest Arkansas. But the numbers are just part of the story.\nWe talk about the gaps in the mental health system that drove her to start Eason Counseling, why access to care is still one of the biggest challenges facing families today, and the danger of replacing real, individualized therapy with social media advice.\nWe also get into the deeper stuff — how identity shapes our mental health, why asking for help still feels like weakness for so many of us, and what it looks like to lead a team, run a business, and still take care of yourself at the end of the day.\nAnd yes — we talk about the CEO hat coming off at 3pm. Every single day.If you've ever felt like you're carrying too much, or like you've lost touch with who you actually are underneath all of it — this one is for you.\nFind Dr. VaShonda Eason at easoncounseling.com \nFor more information or to sign up for Leslie's newsletter, please visit lesliezanoff.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/tvdz6R4ufrg3Fvayaey6876j5kA9Ok8GYcP618gmg3A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NGFk/ZDI2ZGY1NzY0ZWE4/Y2U5Nzk0N2YyYzMx/MzIzMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}