In our sixteenth episode we meet with Chantelle Towers, also known online as the @theassertivesocialworker. This year Chantelle has opened up her own private practice, Reach Wellbeing where she hosts a range of therapeutic offerings. 

Chantelle is the epitome of when passion meets profession, and as she puts it, she “cares a lot about a lot”. This is a BIG episode, we talk about the emotional labour of working in the helping profession and break down what a Social Worker is. We also talk about the vulnerability and load we experience in holding difficult and controversial conversations. 

Chantelle is leading conversations about what it really means to be “professional” and is challenging the stigma around this. Chantelle also discusses the benefit of a ‘micro influence’ that you can have from social media. 

Chantelle is an experienced clinician and works with people who have experienced family and domestic violence. We unpack this area including intergenerational trauma and how this can affect more of us than we may realise. 

Chantelle generously shares helpful information online, please find her work here:

• @theassertivesocialworker 
• Reach Wellbeing 

Trigger warning - in this episode we discuss family and domestic violence, sexual assault and suicide. If this episode raises any concerns for you please seek your own support, you can access free support via:

• 1800RESPECT / 1800 737 732 24-hour national sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line 
• National Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Trauma Counselling and Recovery Service: 1800 385 578
• National Sexual Abuse and Redress Support Service: 1800 211 028

As we acknowledged at the start of the episode, unfortunately we had some serious interruptions to our recording, we apologise for this. Despite this it is still an informative and impactful conversation, please enjoy. 

Music Credit

• https://uppbeat.io/t/walz/ception
• Licence code: SEBJDVP5ASAG7PH3