This study explored the experiences of work–life balance (WLB) of development nongovernment organization (NGO) workers in the Philippines. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to make sense of the data gathered from semistructured interviews with 6 NGO fieldworkers. Findings surfaced 3 superordinate themes arising from the WLB experiences of NGO workers as (a) work–life synthesis (WLS) rather than WLB characterized by perceiving that work is life, living out one’s calling, and having integrated relationships; (b) challenges disrupting WLS such as heavy and unpredictable workload, unintended spillover, and fatigue; and (c) the presence of both internal and external factors enabling WLS. This study contributes to psychological literature by introducing a new conception of WLB as WLS outside its conventionally associated corporate interpretation. Practical implications of this study include the identification of several enabling and hindering factors affecting the WLS of NGO workers that could be addressed by organizational leaders and/or human resource management units of NGOs.

Due to the stigma therapists‐in‐training face within the field owing to their woundedness, and the dearth of psychological literature on the healing of wounded healers (WHs), this study examined the healing journeys of nine Filipino therapists‐in‐training who self‐identify as WHs. Narrative Identity framework was utilized to analyse the healing narratives gathered from nine semi‐structured interviews with therapists‐in‐training. Results focussed on the healing narratives and how these shaped the identity and development of these future practitioners. The healing narratives of therapists‐in‐training were generally composed of four chapters: (a) identifying the wounded‐client identity and its wounds, (b) entering the counselling field brings the emergence of the healer‐therapist identity, (c) nonlinearity of healing transforms into a fluid WH, and (d) continuing the healing journey. These never‐ending and nonlinear journeys shaped how therapists‐in‐training perceived and constructed or deconstructed their identification, with their dual identities influencing their practice. Additionally, their healing journeys contributed to their development as therapists who continue to heal from their woundedness. This study contributes to the literature regarding therapists‐in‐training who self‐identify as WHs through the emphasised healing process. Moreover, this study may both lessen the stigma surrounding therapists‐in‐training's woundedness and help colleagues, educators, mentors and supervisors within the counselling field to better help trainees through the creation of open spaces, classes and training programmes that may help in enhancing their well‐being and utilising their woundedness to increase, rather than impair, their therapeutic ability.