Making the most of not that relevant experience as an aspiring psychologist

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 1 Making the most of ‘Not that Relevant’ Experience Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode I talk about some of the ‘unrelated’ job roles I’ve had on my way into Clinical Psychology. I discuss how you can try to make the most of your time there and also how to carve out areas of relevance even in areas which feel far from your goals! The Highlights: Welcome 00:29 Intro to the Podcast 00:42 Who Are you? 01:44 Making the most of your situation 02:58 Fun & Games & Office Chair Olympics 04:50 Using or losing brain power…. 05:37 Catching Breathing Space 07:25 A Typical Day for you? 8:07 Managing your diary 10:15 Perpetually chopping carrots 11:21 Talking to clients about supervision 12:28 A bit about me 13:22 Jo 19:29 Upcoming Themes 21:19 Upcoming 5 Day Challenge 23:36 Summary & Close 25:03  Links: To register for the upcoming free 5-day challenge: www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/aspire To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0 To check out The Grief collective Book: https://amzn.to/3pmbz5t To check out The Our Tricky Brain Kit: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/tricky-brain Connect on Socials: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-marianne-trent-psychology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodThinkingPsychologicalServices Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmariannetrent/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodThinkingPs1 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