Being a parent whilst training as a Psychologist: The Highs and Lows with Rose Dunstan

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 25: Being a parent whilst training as a psychologist: the highs and lows Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Aspiring psychologists often feel they must put their lives on hold for training. Today we speak to a Trainee Clinical Psychologist studying at Salomons who explores how she navigated moving to England from Australia and then having a baby before getting onto training. We explore the experiences of parents, what support parents need, and how other trainees and courses may be able to help. I hope that you enjoy this podcast episode because I very much enjoyed recording it! The Highlights: 00:28: Introduction for topic and guest speaker 02:35: New incoming Trainees and membership spaces! 03:30: Male perspectives needed 04:47: Introducing Rose! 05:26: A psychology journey in Australia 07:17: “Jobs that I just really enjoyed” 09:09: For the Australian listeners   11:10: Having a baby and training 12:28: Imagining life with children as a trainee 13:17: A post-natal interview 15:05: Financial pressure 16:37: Any family friendly courses out there? 17:29: An offer for training and reflecting on parenting 18:57: Improving access to psychology 20:11: Role models 21:01: A diverse cohort 23:00: Employment rights 24:33: Flexible supervisors 28:39: Parenting and placements while completing assignments! 29:53: COVID as a trainee and parent 33:16: Pros and cons of parenting 40:01: The difficult parts, like SLEEP! 43:28: Parental support 46:29: How to support the parents in your cohort? 51:08: A supportive university 51:54: Thank you Rose! 52.41: Thank you for listening and I hope it helps! Links: Connect socially with Marianne and check out ways to work with her including the upcoming aspiring psychologist collective book and the Aspiring Psychologist membership on her LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/drmariannetrent To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0  Like, Comment, Subscribe & get involved: If you enjoy the podcast, please do subscribe and rate and review episodes. If you'd like to learn how to record and submit your own audio testimonial to be included in future shows head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/podcast and click the blue request info button at the top of the page. Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by WriteUpp Tap to Pay This episode is sponsored by WriteUpp. Their Tap to Pay app turns your smartphone into a card reader, helping private practitioners take secure payments without additional hardware. Use code MARIANNE30 for a free 30-day trial and 30% off your first 6 months at this link: https://writeupp.com/?refid=142336