Mental Status

By Megan KellyBusiness Health & Fitness Mental Health Careers

Mental Status episodes

January 10, 2022MS26: Kelley Stevens, MA, LMFT Wants You to Cultivate the Life You Desire
About Today's Guest
Kelley Stevens is a LMFT and business consultant. She teaches therapists how to build successful, cash pay private practices. You can follow along on Instagram @theprivatepractice guide to get simple guides on how to launch your dream practice. Kelley’s email is [email protected] and her phone number is 310.717.7889. Kelley has an online course launching in January 2022.

Join the Antiwork Therapist Collective for $25/month: Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective.mn.co)
Credits, links & other things:
Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Mental Status IG: @mentalstatuspod
Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
Apply to be a guest on this show: Interviewee Interest form
Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
Support the show: ways to support

Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.
1 hr 3 min
January 03, 2022MS25: "2021 Really Sucked"
About Today's Episode

In this episode, Meg reflects on the things she learned over 2021, the things she lost to her work life, and the things she wants to bring forward into the new year.
Join the Anti-Work Therapist Collective for $25/year: Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective.mn.co)
Credits, links & other things:
Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Mental Status IG: @mentalstatuspod
Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
Apply to be a guest on this show: Interviewee Interest form
Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
Support the show: ways to support

Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.
51 min
December 27, 2021MS24: Sarah Leitschuh, LMFT helps therapists go from overwhelmed to vibrant
About Today's Guest
Sarah Leitschuh, an LMFT from Minnesota, supports other therapists in addition to seeing clients in her therapy practice.
She works with therapists who find themselves exhausted and overwhelmed trying to balance their therapy practice with the obligations of having a family. Sarah provides support to those therapists looking to finding a way to approach their practices and their lives in a way that brings them more energy and success. After working with Sarah, therapists find themselves feeling more at ease as they navigate running their therapy practices while also maintaining quality relationships and self-care outside of work.

Links from today's show:
Overwhelm Assessment for Stressed Out Therapists:
https://www.sarahleitschuh.com/overwhelm-assessment-stressed-therapists/

Laura's Ted Talk:
https://youtu.be/uOzDGrcvmus

Mara's website and podcast info:
https://www.maraglatzel.com/
https://www.maraglatzel.com/needy/
Join the Antiwork Therapist Collective for $10/year: Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective.mn.co)
Credits, links & other things:
Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Mental Status IG: @mentalstatuspod
Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
Apply to be a guest on this show: Interviewee Interest form
Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
Support the show: ways to support

Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.
1 hr 8 min
December 20, 2021MS23: Lydia Banton, LMHC, LAC Needed Out of the System
About Today's Episode

In this episode, Meg talks with Lydia Banton about Lydia's journey through systems that expected her to operate at "super human" level, which ended up wreaking havoc in her personal life and disrupting her ability to do her best work with her clients.
About Today's Guest
Lydia Baton, LMHC, LAC is a licensed mental health counselor who grew up in military and moved to Indiana in 2001. Her first degree is in music education because of her passion for music and teaching others. Later she studied marriage and family therapy, addictions and mental health because she enjoys looking for the root cause of issues and resolving them. She also enjoys singing and helping others in the community of Indianapolis.
Education: Masters in Marriage and Family Counseling, Indiana Wesleyan
Specialties: Trauma (EMDR trained), Dual diagnosis with severe mental illness, mental health assessments
Join the Antiwork Therapist Collective for $10/year: Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective.mn.co)
Credits, links & other things:
Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Mental Status IG: @mentalstatuspod
Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
Apply to be a guest on this show: Interviewee Interest form
Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
Support the show: ways to support

Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.
1 hr 4 min
December 13, 2021MS22: The Time Meg Got Sick & Pushed On Anyway
About Today's Episode

In this episode, Meg talks about the time she learned the hard way about how internalized capitalism is sneaky & pernicious, and how it isn't so easy to eradicate. This discovery brought to you by the time Meg realized she had food poisoning only AFTER a full day of clients, pushing herself to keep being productive, and nearly fainting on the kitchen floor.
Join the Antiwork Therapist Collective for $10/year: Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective.mn.co)
Credits, links & other things:
Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Mental Status IG: @mentalstatuspod
Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
Apply to be a guest on this show: Interviewee Interest form
Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
Support the show: ways to support

Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.
22 min
December 06, 2021MS21: the Anti-Work Therapist
About Today's Episode

In this episode, Meg talks about the Anti-Work Therapist Collective, a space where mental health providers can gather & learn how incorporate antiwork philosophy into their practices & unlearn hustle culture mentality.
Get on the list to join the collective for $10/year: Get on the list
Credits, links & other things:
Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Join the Patreon Community! www.patreon.com/mentalstatuspod
Mental Status IG: @mentalstatuspod
Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
Apply to be a guest on this show: Interviewee Interest form
Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
Support the show: ways to support

Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.
37 min
November 29, 2021MS20: Felicia Keller Boyle, MA, wants you to be a "bad therapist"
About Today's Episode

In this episode, Meg talks with Felicia Keller Boyd about her journey from working as a therapist to moving into coaching other therapists through opening their own businesses. Meg and Felicia explore what it means to be a good vs. bad therapist, and Felicia talks about why she self-identifies as a "bad therapist" and wants others to do the same. Join us as we explore mindset challenges, the taboo of talking about money, the spirituality of owning your own business, and her desire to "tear it all down" when it comes to the shitty systems that keep therapists hustling, tired, exhausted, and broke.
About Today's Guest
Felicia Keller Boyle is a licensed psychotherapist, mentor, and coach. She helps therapists all over the country build thriving private practices working with clients they adore. Being a therapist doesn't need to be a hustle. There's no award for being the most burnt out therapist. Instead Felicia reimagines what it means to be a therapist through her year long practice building program, Liberated Business, which will welcome it's next cohort in January, 2022. Graduates of Liberated Business not only have the practices of their dreams but live fulfilling, joyful lives outside of work. They are more courageous and empowered, and apologizing about their deepest desires and goals is a thing of the past.
The Six Figure Therapist Challenge begins Dec 6th: https://felicitastherapy.org/sftc

The 2022 cohort of Liberated Business opens for enrollment on December 10th and the cohort begins on January 17th: https://felicitastherapy.org/liberated-business

People can find Felicia on instagram @felicitas_for_therapist
Therapists and service workers can also join her online community, Healing Money, for free
Credits, links & other things:
Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Join the Patreon Community! www.patreon.com/mentalstatuspod
Mental Status IG: @mentalstatuspod
Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
Apply to be a guest on this show: Interviewee Interest form
Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
Support the show: ways to support

Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.
1 hr 10 min
November 22, 2021MS19: Surviving the Holiday Surge
About Today's Episode

In this episode, Meg goes over 7 tips to help beat burnout during holiday surges:
Look at your emotions with soft eyes
Build end-of-day rituals
Delegate tasks!
Use scripts to set & maintain boundaries
Communicate what your needs look like when it comes to holiday celebrations
Demonstrate what healthy boundaries look like by using them for yourself
Create an ideal professional roadmap for the year ahead
Bonus! If you want a deeper dive into the rituals & scripts, join the Patreon community for exclusive access to a Patron-only episode where I discuss specific rituals & scripts + downloadable PDFs full of actual ritual ideas & actual scripts you can use with clients, staff, colleagues, and admins.
Credits, links & other things:
Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Join the Patreon Community! www.patreon.com/mentalstatuspod
Mental Status IG: @mentalstatuspod
Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
Apply to be a guest on this show: Interviewee Interest form
Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
Support the show: ways to support

Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.
38 min
November 15, 2021MS18: Anti-Hustle Culture & Toxic Capitalism with the Therapists Next Door
About Today's Episode

In this episode, Meg talks with the co-hosts of the TND Podcast, Sarah and Johanna, about finding our way through the world of mental health without literally losing our health, our happiness, and even our lives. Sarah and Johanna talk about how burnout can lead to some really serious consequences for therapists that go far beyond their capacity to keep working with clients. They chat about how moving into private practice transformed their ability to say no more often, set boundaries that worked for them, and operate from a place of authenticity and comfy-coziness, rather than an inauthentic, cold, and clinical stance. We go all-in on anti-hustle culture and anti-toxic-capitalism, and talk about how we're not going to let others tell us what to do with our arms.
Content warning: this episode contains discussion of SI. Please listen at your own discretion & be gentle with yourselves as you do ❤
About Today's Guests

Johanna Dwinells is a licensed professional counselor and board certified music therapist working in Pennsylvania. She has worked with individuals and groups ranging in age from adolescents to older adults. She has extensive training in DBT, which helps in her treatment of individuals with anxiety in her private practice. She enjoys creating in various mediums, including yarn, card making and collages. She collects rocks and loves her dog, Pumpkin Pie. She also enjoys playing video games and yoga.

Sarah Bryski-Hamrick is a licensed professional counselor and owns a virtual private practice in Pennsylvania. She is certified in treating trauma and anxiety and is a board certified music therapist. Sarah works hard to make her practice anti-oppressive. She treats professional millennials from working class backgrounds. She is a radical intersectional feminist, proud millennial, happily partnered and a cat mom. She loves hiking, yoga, talking to people, off-beat comedy, and learning enough of a new language to order food and coffee wherever she travels. She is an HSP and an introvert who talks a lot.

TND Podcast: Licensed professional counselors Johanna Dwinells and Sarah Bryski-Hamrick are slowly demystifying and destigmatizing therapy, one episode at a time. Recording and living in the Philadelphia area, Johanna and Sarah work to make therapy feel more accessible, with quirky, sometimes intrusive questions that reveal the human side of healthcare professionals, all while they overcome their own anxieties and internalized stigmas.

Find them on Instagram @tndpod
Credits, links & other things:
Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Join the Patreon Community! www.patreon.com/mentalstatuspod
Mental Status IG: @mentalstatuspod
Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
Apply to be a guest on this show: Interviewee Interest form
Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
Support the show: ways to support

Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.
1 hr 2 min
November 08, 2021MS17: Meg Talks About Big Burnout Feelings
About Today's Episode

In this episode, Meg goes over some of the big emotions that come with burnout, and explore what these emotions might be trying to tell us about our burnout experience. Meg talks about how it's not super helpful to keep those emotions bottled up/pushed aside, and offers a helpful expressive writing exercise that will give you a chance to write it all out and maybe even figure out your next steps.
Credits, links & other things:
Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Join the Patreon Community! www.patreon.com/mentalstatuspod
Mental Status IG: @mentalstatuspod
Talk to me: mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com
Apply to be a guest on this show: Interviewee Interest form
Submit an anonymous burnout story: Lister-Submitted Story Form
Support the show: ways to support

Disclaimer, y'all: This is a podcast meant for education and entertainment purposes only. I'm not your therapist. This podcast doesn't replace therapy or clinical supervision and isn't supposed to replace those things. If you need a therapist or supervisor, please find one. My opinions are my own and don't reflect the opinion(s) of my past/present/future employers.
42 min