Bron is joined by James Clarke (Clinical psychologist/PhD candidate) to unpack emotional labour. Get ready for a huge dose of validation as James confirms that delivering therapy is not just 'tea and biscuits' - it's REALLY hard work! They chat about 👉🏽 The unique emotional labour that psychologists undertake👉🏻 Strategies to manage emotional labour in session 👉 How to decompress outside of sessions 👉🏿 Why we are self-compassion converts.

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.

LINKS

• James' research article, 'Managing emotional labour in the provision of psychotherapy' (it's such a good read! A++)
• Contact James - LinkedIn / Email: james.j.clarke@postgrad.curtin.edu.au
• Kristin Neff - Self-compassion researcher and author: https://self-compassion.org/

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CREDITS

Producer: Michael English
Music: Home