S3 | E9 Burnout: what is it, why it happens and how to avoid it

This is the audio of my second YouTube video about managing moving into uncertainty when going through career change to become a therapist/psychotherapist/counsellor.

I set out 5 pieces of advice, covering ways of thinking, some things to do and also the importance of others in the journey.

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

Really pleased to have had this fascinating conversation with Annalisa. She writes the dilemma column ‘Ask Annalisa’ in the Guardian, one of the UK’s national newspapers and also now hosts a very successful podcast ‘Conversations with Annalisa Barbieri’, in which she speaks with therapists and psychiatrists about a whole range of psychological issues.

Amongst many interesting subjects we cover: 

- how Annalisa began working on her column 

- how she chooses the letters 

- writing her new book with all the things she’s learned from the column 

- why she began her podcast 

- how her own childhood experiences have affected her throughout life 

-reflections on her parents and her own parenting 

-the importance of connections and relationships generally 

- the benefits of therapy and her own experiences of it

- her thoughts on the current state of the media and how she approaches social media herself

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

A couple more things it would have been helpful to know before I became a therapist. 

In this I cover:

- working with difference and different world views, including religion and spirituality 

- what I would see as therapist responsibilities, including the applicability of the idea of ‘deliberate practice’ to continuing professional development

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

I speak to Richard who’s in the process of training to be a counsellor/therapist.

Richard talks about topics including:

- the moment he thought he might want to change career retrain as a therapist 

- the kind of challenges and concerns that training to be a therapist and making a career change generally might bring 

- starting his own Substack blog with his reflections about the training process, as well as his podcast  ‘Everyday Therapists’

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

Part 1 (ease) - Career change: letting go of previous career and moving into uncertainty plus an update for videos coming to the channel in early 2024

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

Conversation with consultant, coach, author, podcaster and trainee hypno-psychotherapist Volker Ballueder.

We cover Volker training to be a therapist and combining this with his career as a coach and consultant, plus topics including: 

- defining success 
- publishing his bestselling book on success strategies 
- the importance of self-care practices to maintain balance in life 
- his ManUpManDown podcast 
- mid-life transitions and the mental health challenges facing men, particularly middle aged men
- Volker’s first tattoo : ) 

Contact Volker on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ballueder where you also find links to his Podcasts and Book and the work he does. You can also check out his podcast www.manupdown.com or on any podcast outlet you are listening to your favourite podcast. For coaching, you can just reach out to him directly on volker@balluederpartners.com

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

In this video I talk about 5 things that it would have been helpful for me to have know as I was starting my training and which I have learned from the years of client work since.

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

Interview with Richard Nicholls about his career. He’s a hypno-psychotherapist, has written a best-selling self-help book and produces a successful podcast which has previously been at the top of the podcast charts. 

In this episode, we cover topics including:

- why and how he trained to be a therapist

- how he grew his private practice 

- why and how he now produces his podcasts 

- some challenges of being a podcaster 

- valuable advice for people coming into the therapy profession and also for anyone who wants to produce their own podcast

Link for Richard’s podcast etc is here: https://t.co/rJoZTudFmB

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

Here’s most of the podcast I recently recorded with Fahim Hamed for his channel (details below). Really enjoyed being a guest and speaking with him, lots of great questions and thoughts from Fahim as he continues his own journey into the world of therapy and psychology.

We talk about topics including: 

- Career Changes: navigating career transitions, offering tips for those contemplating a change

- Welcoming Risk: how embracing risk can lead to personal growth and fulfilment

- Self-Awareness: the transformative power of self-awareness and strategies to deepen your understanding of yourself and your life's purpose

- The Life of a Therapist 

- Practical advice from a psychological standpoint that you can apply to your own life, relationships, and personal development.

Fahim's YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/@FahimAhmed02_?si=ZvJDmDq3IPX5F9BX
 
Fahim's weekly newsletter: https://fahim1.substack.com/ 
 
Fahim's Website: 
https://fahimsch.wixsite.com/fahim 
 
 Fahim's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fahimahmed02_/
 
Fahim's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fahimahmed02_ 
 
Fahim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/FahimAhmed02_

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk

Audio of my YouTube video about how men being in the place where drive is dominating can affect therapy and relationships generally and how we might encourage more time and energy for connection to improve wellbeing. 

If there’s anything else you’d like to know about John-Paul and how he might be able to help you, please do contact him via his website www.thistrustedplace.co.uk