How to Grieve Whilst Building your Career

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 143: How to Grieve whilst Building your Career In this podcast episode, I am chatting with Jazmyn, an incoming trainee clinical psychologist. We discuss her journey to becoming a trainee clinical psychologist and the challenges she faced along the way. We also talk about the recent loss of Jazmyn’s mother and how it has affected her personally and professionally. We emphasise the importance of allowing oneself to grieve and process emotions while also pursuing their goals. We go on to discuss the impact of personal experiences on one's ability to connect with clients and the importance of having a supportive supervisor. The Highlights: 00:00 - Introduction to the episode's theme 00:33 - Welcome to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast 01:40 - Dr. Trent introduces Jazmyn Thompson 02:14 - Jazmyn shares her feelings about starting her training 03:38 - Jazmyn talks about her mother's passing 06:04 - Reflecting on her mother's strength and motto 09:59 - Deciding to continue her psychology career 11:01 - Impact of her mother's terminal diagnosis 13:30 - Dr. Trent shares her own experience with grief 18:29 - How grief has shaped Jazmyn as a psychologist 24:15 - Finding moments of joy amidst grief 30:16 - Importance of honouring one's own grief journey 32:37 - Advice for trainees dealing with grief 38:47 - Encouragement to apply despite personal challenges 41:17 - Closing remarks and final thoughts 42:27 - Invitation to join the Aspiring Psychologist Community Links: 📲 Connect with Jazmyn Thompson here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jazmyn-thompson-1a7826125/ 🖥️ Check out my brand new short courses for aspiring psychologists and mental health professionals here: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/short-courses 🫶 To support me by donating to help cover my costs for the free resources I provide click here: https://the-aspiring-psychologist.captivate.fm/support 📚 To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0 📖 To check out The Aspiring Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3CP2N97 💡 To check out or join the aspiring psychologist membership for just £30 per month head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/membership-interested ✍️ Get your Supervision Shaping Tool now: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/supervision 📱Connect socially with Marianne and check out ways to work with her, including the Aspiring Psychologist Book, Clinical Psychologist book and The Aspiring Psychologist Membership on her Link tree: https://linktr.ee/drmariannetrent 💬 To join my free Facebook group and discuss your thoughts on this episode and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aspiringpsychologistcommunity 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. Hashtags: #aspiringpsychologist #dclinpsy #psychology #assistantpsychologist #psychologycareers #podcast #psychologypodcast #clinicalpsychologist #mentalhealth #traineeclinicalpsychologist #clinicalpsychology #drmariannetrent #mentalhealthprofessional #gettingqualified #mentalhealthprofessionals #traineepwp #mdt #qualifiedpsychologist #traineepsychologist #aspiringpsychologists #wellbeing 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