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Study Psychology? Why your family’s mental health is not your responsibility

Study Psychology? Why your family’s mental health is not your responsibility

  • August 1, 2021
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When you’re a therapist, psychologist, or even an undergrad studying psychology, you will likely run into the assumption that you can fix everyone’s problems.  In episode 263, I received a question from a listener who is studying psychology whilst trying to navigate certain family expectations that they should be able to make their family mentally well because of this. In this post, I take a stance on this viewpoint and describe why this should never be the case and why your family’s mental health is not your responsibility.

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Episode 263: Treating Family Members & Sibling Mental Health Fears

Episode 263: Treating Family Members & Sibling Mental Health Fears

  • July 30, 2021
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Hello, friends! In this episode, I tackle two questions relating to family. The first looks at the expectation that can be placed on you to ‘treat’ family members when you are studying Psychology, while the second considers the inheritance of mental illness within families and the worry this can cause. 

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Episode 211: 10 Common Thinking Traps

Episode 211: 10 Common Thinking Traps

  • June 25, 2020
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This episode features a re-release of one of my favorite episodes of all time. I go through 10 of the most common thinking traps. Also called cognitive distortions, thinking traps are patterns of unhelpful thinking that we all fall into at times. For those with mental health issues, they can become quite common.

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Episode 183: Life Coaches, My History, and Future Directions of Psychology with Mxiety

Episode 183: Life Coaches, My History, and Future Directions of Psychology with Mxiety

  • November 7, 2019
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Hello! I am back from vacation and wishing I never left! In all seriousness, I had a great time. But now I’m back with another great episode for you. This episode is a recording of a live stream that I did on Mxiety’s Mixer stream. She interviewed me and we cover a lot of ground.

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Episode 182: Spooky Psychology Experiments

Episode 182: Spooky Psychology Experiments

  • October 31, 2019
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Hello, friends! If you’re listening to this on the day of release…Happy Halloween! In this episode, I re-release a Halloween special I recorded 100 episodes ago! I take a look at some spooky and very creepy social psychology experiments from the past and talk about the darker side of the human condition. It’s an episode I love to listen back to and I hope you enjoy it just as much!

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