What Am I Doing Here?Rediscovering Purpose and Joy in Your Work

What am I doing here? What steps can I take when at times I feel tempted to despair about my work? How will I be able to continue to do the work I love in a culture of such fracture, polarization and contempt that only seems to be intensifying? At a time when finding joy in what we do seems so distant, and resilience in such a challenging moment appears virtually impossible to create, it turns out that there is more hope to be found than you might suspect. This conversation will invite you to see how what we are learning about how God has made the mind and relationships to work symphonically can provide practical ways of discerning what it means to faithfully live out the vocational callings that perhaps for many of us feel so overwhelming. 

Curt Thompson, MD, is a board certified psychiatrist, author, speaker, and co-host of The Being Known Podcast. He has been in private practice for over 30 years in Falls Church, Virginia, graduated from Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine, and completed his psychiatric residency at Temple University Hospital. He strives to help patients develop flourishing lives by telling their stories more truly, in order to become more deeply known, for the purpose of creating beauty and goodness in the world. With conviction and humor, he trains clinicians and speaks at workshops, retreats and conferences, integrating neuroscience, human relationships and Christian faith. He and his wife Phyllis are the parents of two adult children and live in Northern Virginia.

Dr. Thompsons books include The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community, The Soul of Shame: Retelling the Stories We Believe About Ourselves, and Anatomy of the Soul.