Mental Work

Happy New Year Mental Workers, and welcome back a new season of the Mental Work podcast - it's great to be back! 🥳⭐ In this ep, Bron and Matthew chat about how to reclaim the joy of being a psychologist if you've lost it. They discuss 👉🏽 The factors that can lead to disillusionment for early-career psychs 👉🏻 What gives us joy in our work 👉 Matthew's journey of reclaiming joy after losing it (hint: being authentic plays a BIG part). Thanks to listener Neta for suggesting this fantastic topic! 🌈

Guest: Matthew Jackson, Psychologist

LINKS

• Matthew's Insta - Matilda Mercury (@matildamercuryqueen)
• Previous episode with Matthew on being a queer therapist, authenticity, and leaving the clinical bridging program

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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It's our last episode for 2023! Thanks SO much for listening ❤️ Bron thought she would treat you to some uplifting content to round off the year. In this ep, Bron unpacks all the good things about being a psychologist, just in case you've forgotten how unique, valuable, and special our work is. Tune in for some good vibes and a reminder of why we do this mental work.

New beaut episodes from January 11, 2024 ⭐. Until then, consider leaving us a rating & review on Apple and Spotify. And let Bron know what you wanna see on the podcast in 2024 by emailing [email protected] or sliding into her DM's on Facebook and Instagram.

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

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Keep the pod alive by joining our Patreon for $2 a month 😎 Thanks SO MUCH to new Patron Matthew! 🥰

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YouTube (with captions & transcript) / Website / Apply to be a guest / Email Bron

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Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Bron unpacks what end-of-year burnout looks like for therapists and her 🔥 red hot 🔥strategies for preventing burnout (book your leave for next year NOW!). 

LINKS

• Comic by Gemma Correll on burnout: https://www.instagram.com/p/CbAi-OrrSBw/

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Reviews really help! Leave a rating & review on Apple and Spotify.

Keep the pod alive by joining our Patreon for $2 a month 😎

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕

Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

Facebook / Instagram / YouTube (with captions & transcript) / Website / Apply to be a guest / Email Bron

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Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Nervous about including parents in therapy? Wish you could run the other way when a parent asks to speak with you? Our guest today, Marie Vakakis, wants EVERY therapist to feel comfortable working with parents and families. Marie helps Bron to 👉🏽 address common anxieties that psychs have about working with parents 👉🏻 How to involve parents in therapy 👉 Common dilemmas and how to address them. 

Guest: Marie Vakakis, Mental Health Social Worker (AMHSW) and Family & Couples Therapist, Host of This Complex Life podcast

LINKS

• The Bouverie Centre for Family Therapy courses
• Sign-up to Marie's professional development workshops and live events for professionals working with couples, families, and relationships.

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Reviews really help! Leave a rating & review on Apple and Spotify.

Keep the pod alive by joining our Patreon for $2 a month 😎

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕

Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

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Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Bron unpacks saying 'goodbye' to clients when the therapist is the one who is ending the relationship. Otherwise known as 'therapist-led termination' or 'unilateral termination', this is something that all therapists will encounter when they change workplaces, take extended leave, or decide that therapy just isn't working with a particular client. Bron takes you through 👉 Ethical considerations in ending therapy 👉🏽 How to tell clients that you are ending therapy 👉🏼 How to process the ending of therapy with clients once you've told them 👉🏻 When to start declining referrals and other practicalities 👉🏿 Managing your own feelings of sadness, overwhelm, and guilt. Don't skip this one!

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Mental Work is your companion to early-career psychology, hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Reviews really help! Leave a rating & review on Apple and Spotify.

Keep the pod alive by joining our Patreon for $2 a month 😎

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕

Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

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Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Bron and Matthew unpack 👉🏽 Being part of the LGBTIQA+ community as a psychologist 👉🏻 The importance of being authentic inside and outside of therapy 👉 Matthew's passions outside of therapy 👉🏿 Why Matthew chose to leave the clinical psychology bridging program 😲 

Guest: Matthew Jackson, Psychologist

LINKS

• Matthew's Insta - Matilda Mercury (@matildamercuryqueen)

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Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Reviews really help! Leave a rating & review on Apple and Spotify.

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Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

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Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Bron is joined by Allison to unpack the highs and lows of Allison's journey to licensure. Allison went through some downright scary experiences as a therapist-in-training, but wanted to come on the podcast to share with you a story of hope and the lessons she has learned about 👉🏽 Burnout 👉🏻 Unethical placements 👉 The importance of supportive colleagues 👉🏿 Basic workplace needs 👉🏾 Not blaming yourself for systemic failures.

Guest: Allison O'Leary, Licensed Associate Counsellor in Arizona

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Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Reviews really help! Leave a rating & review on Apple and Spotify.

Keep the pod alive by joining our Patreon for $2 a month 😎

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕

Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

Facebook / Instagram / Website / Apply to be a guest / Email Bron

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Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Bron and Natalie unpack her 4+2 journey as a school provisional psych. They chat about 👉🏽 Natalie's transition from primary school teacher to provisional psych 👉🏻 Great things about being a psych 👉 Managing complex cases and vicarious trauma 👉🏿 Supporting LGBTIQA+ young people 👉🏾 Self-disclosure when you are neurodiverse and part of the queer community 👉🏼 Tips for case reports.

Guest: Natalie Shamir, Provisional Psychologist (@thatschoolcounsellor)

LINKS

• NSW Teacher to Psychologist Retraining Program

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Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Reviews really help! Leave a rating & review on Apple and Spotify.

Keep the pod alive by joining our Patreon for $2 a month 😎

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕

Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

Facebook / Instagram / Website / Apply to be a guest / Email Bron

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Bron and Amanda unpack treating generalised anxiety disorder by applying two treatment approaches (CBT and Schema Therapy) to the same hypothetical case. They chat about 👉🏽 The downsides of worry and how it can become problematic for clients 👉🏻 How to set up anxiety treatment for a client using CBT and Schema 👉 Similarities and differences between CBT and Schema techniques. 

Guest: Amanda Moses, Psychologist and Supervisor at Amanda Moses Psychology

LINKS

• Treating Anxiety: A Manual for Therapists, written by Amanda
• Book: CBT Basics and Beyond by Judith Beck (a ripper of a book)
• Book: Reinventing Your Life by Klosko & Young (Good intro to Schema Therapy for clients & therapists)
• Oz Yalcin, Young Schema Questionnaire - Revised

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Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Reviews really help! Leave a rating & review on Apple and Spotify.

Keep the pod alive by joining our Patreon for $2 a month 😎

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕

Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

Facebook / Instagram / Website / Apply to be a guest / Email Bron

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Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

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Bron and Sahra unpack whether it's okay to be yourself on social media. They chat about 👉🏽 challenges and responsibilities that psychologists have in managing their online presence 👉🏻How to be authentic online while managing risk 👉 What clients think of their therapists' social media.

Guest: Psychologist and Co-Director of Mindscape Psychology / Director of the Australian Association of Psychologists Inc (AAPi)

LINKS

• Research talked about in the episode (subscription-only access): Client discovery of psychotherapist personal information online
• Open access (free) research: Current ethical dilemmas experienced by therapists who use social media: A systematic review
• Open access (free) research: Therapist + Social Media = Mental health influencer? Considering the research focusing upon key ethical issues around the use of social media by therapists
• Subscription-only research: Navigating the multidimensionality of social media presence: ethical considerations and recommendations for psychologists
• Subscription-only research: "I can't do that…I'm a counsellor: Implications of professional boundaries on counsellors' public life as entertainers"
• Smarter In Seconds - Blair Imani Insta

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Mental Work is the podcast unpacking the challenges faced by early career psychologists, so they don’t have to go it alone. Hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

Love the podcast? Reviews really help! Leave a rating & review on Apple and Spotify.

Keep the pod alive by joining our Patreon for $2 a month 😎

Support the show by buying me a virtual coffee! ☕

Have an early-career question? Send it to our mailbag!

Facebook / Instagram / Website / Apply to be a guest / Email Bron

CREDITS

Producer: Michael English

Music: Home

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.