I hope you are enjoying the episodes that talk about Chronic Pain and Mental Health. It is an important topic that we often don't talk about - and perhaps, do not pay enough attention to when providing services to those experiencing CP. 

In this episode (ep. 03 of the series), I review possible barriers to the treatment of individuals with non-malignant chronic pain. I also review implications to treatment offered by mental health professionals. 

This episode is also available on IGVT (Instagram: @letspsyconnect) and YouTube.

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In this episode, LT psyconnects with Dr. Borchert @danaborchertphd to talk about her journey as an I/O psychologist - what motivated her to become an I/O psychologist, the types of work she does with employees/employers, and how she and clinician psychologists collaborate. LT and Dr. Borchert also talk about how research informs her work - topics addressed: burnout, stress, COVID, and much more!  

This episode is also available on all major podcast platforms, Youtube and IGVT @letspsyconnect  

A bit about Dr. Borchert: Since starting at CMA in 2010, Dana Borchert has helped arm her clients with the tools to develop into the professionals they wanted to become. Drawing on her extensive experience, Dana works to understand each organization to help put them at ease. Her expertise is partnering with leadership to improve individual and organizational performance through succession planning, assessment, performance evaluation, M&A team evaluation, team building, and executive coaching.  Dana has a unique understanding of the brain’s many facets—both psychological and physiological—thanks to a Ph.D. and a Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Saint Louis University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Iowa with an emphasis in neuroscience. In addition to being recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of the “30 Under 30” up-and-coming young professionals in 2012, she has co-authored publications and presented many professional papers throughout her career. She’s very active in community affairs, where she has served as chairs for the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Young Friends Board and the United Way of Greater St. Louis Young Leaders Society.

Suicide prevention series is back! This time LT psyconnected with Allie, Taylor, and Shelby. They are psychology doctoral students working in the Suicide and Emotion Dysregulation (SEDL) Lab at the University of Southern Mississippi. 

LT and these wonderful human beings talk about how research has informed clinical practices to improve suicide risk assessment and interventions. They also talk about stigma and the importance of fighting it. The episode can also be watched on the IGVT - Let's Psyconnect instagram page. 

Stay psyconnected with Allie via Science.Simplified 

Let's Psyconnect with Dr. Jackson - from student to the owner of her business. We talked about her career choices,  treatment approaches she is trained on, what is like to work with children, and more!  

This episode is also available on www.instagram.com/letspsyconnect and Youtube.  

Of note: there are some glitches on the recording - I am sorry - you can still listen/watch it and enjoy the conversation. There are also lots of laughs and good energy!  

Dr. Kezia Jackson is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the owner of Healing Spaces Psychological Services LLC located in Clayton Missouri. Healing Spaces aims to provide comprehensive, quality, and inclusive psychological services to members of the St. Louis community, particularly those from traditionally underserved populations.  As a clinician, Dr. Jackson provides assessment and therapeutic services for children with emotional regulation difficulties and oppositional and defiant behavior. She also provides therapy to adults experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety, and difficulty with life transitions.  Dr. Jackson obtained a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at Loyola University Maryland in 2016. She an APA-accredited internship at Terry Children's Center, a residential treatment center in Delaware, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Behavioral Health (CBH).

As mental health professionals, we often learn from past research/theories/other people’s work. Dr. Maddy took a step beyond - she learned from the work of others, found a gap, and decided to develop her own program.  

Let’s Psyconnect and Dr. Maddy talked about her journey, what inspired her, and some of the steps she took in order to develop her program - and what is next for her!  

The episode is available on all major podcast platforms. 

You can watch this episode on IGTV - Let's Psyconnect Instagram page.

You can stay psyconnected with Dr. Maddy via https://www.instagram.com/_doctormaddy/

More information about her can be found here: https://doctormaddy.mykajabi.com/ 

Let's Psyconnect with Sam and Kayla from Suicide and Emotion Dysregulation Lab (@science.simplified) to talk about suicide prevention research - considerations for telehealth work, individuals at high risk, strategies that have shown to be effective, and much more!

You can watch the conversation on IGTV  and Youtube or Listen to it - podcast episode is available on all major podcast platforms.

You can also psyconnect with them on Twitter:

Sam: @sdaruwala1

Kayla:  @KaylaWagler

Remember to check out the other episodes as part of the series - available on all major podcast platforms.

(PTSD/Trauma Series Ep. 04): Trauma and the Body with Megan Chang - this episode is part of Let's Psyconnect series on PTSD/Trauma. So far, in the series, we talked about what research has shown us about trauma and some of the PTSD criterion/criteria. Other topics discussed were the investigations on PTSD in populations other than military personnel. 

In the fourth episode of the series, LT and Ronnie Lee psyconnected with Megan K. Chang @mytraumacoach to talk about trauma and how trauma impacts the brain and the body - because there is more to trauma than we can see. We explored the associations between trauma and pain, changes in the brain and more!

You can also watch the conversation on instagram.com/lespsyconnect or YouTube.